Japan national under-23 football team









































































Japan U23

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
Association
Japan Football Association
Confederation
AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation
EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach
JapanHajime Moriyasu
Captain
Koji Miyoshi
FIFA code
JPN


















First colours














Second colours



First international

 Malaysia 1–1 Japan Japan
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win

Japan Japan 13–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat

 Denmark 6–1 Japan Japan
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Summer Olympics
Appearances
7 (first in 1996)
Best result
Fourth place (2012)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances
2 (first in 2013)
Best result
Winner (2016)
Asian Games
Appearances
5 (first in 2002)
Best result
Gold medal asia.svg Gold Medal (2010)

The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and were champions in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.




Contents






  • 1 Competition records


    • 1.1 Olympic Games record


    • 1.2 AFC U-23 Championship record


    • 1.3 Asian Games record




  • 2 Schedule and results


    • 2.1 2018


    • 2.2 Olympic Games Rosters


    • 2.3 Asian Games Rosters


    • 2.4 Coaches




  • 3 Team


    • 3.1 Current squad


    • 3.2 Previous squads




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Competition records



Olympic Games record











AFC U-23 Championship record











Asian Games record











Schedule and results


  Win
  Draw
  Lose



2018



Japan  v  Palestine


















Thailand  v  Japan


















Japan  v  North Korea


















Japan  v  Uzbekistan


















Japan  v  Chile


















Venezuela  v  Japan


















Paraguay  v  Japan


















Turkey  v  Japan


















Japan  v  Portugal


















Japan  v  Canada


















Japan  v  Togo


















Japan  v    Nepal


















Pakistan  v  Japan


















Japan  v  Vietnam


















Malaysia  v  Japan


















Saudi Arabia  v  Japan


















Japan  v  United Arab Emirates


















South Korea  v  Japan


















Olympic Games Rosters



  • 1996 Olympic Games

  • 2000 Olympic Games

  • 2004 Olympic Games

  • 2008 Olympic Games

  • 2012 Olympic Games

  • 2016 Olympic Games



Asian Games Rosters



  • 2006 Asian Games

  • 2010 Asian Games

  • 2014 Asian Games



Coaches
















































Name
Nat.
Period

Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Japan
1990–1992

Akira Nishino

Japan
1993–1996

Philippe Troussier

France
1998–2000

Masakuni Yamamoto

Japan
2002–2004

Yasuharu Sorimachi

Japan
2006–2008

Takashi Sekizuka

Japan
2010–2012

Makoto Teguramori

Japan
2014–2016

Hajime Moriyasu

Japan
2017–present


Team



Current squad



  • The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games.[2]


  • Match date: 1 September 2018


  • Opposition:  South Korea

























































































































































Number

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Club
1

1GK
Ryosuke Kojima

(1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 21)

Japan Waseda University
12

1GK
Obi Powell Obinna

(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 20)

Japan Ryutsu Keizai University

5

2DF

Daiki Sugioka

(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 20)

Japan Shonan Bellmare
7

2DF

Teruki Hara

(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 20)

Japan Albirex Niigata
3

2DF

Makoto Okazaki

(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 20)

Japan FC Tokyo
22

2DF

Yugo Tatsuta

(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 20)

Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
4

3MF

Ko Itakura

(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 21)

Japan Vegalta Sendai

10

3MF

Koji Miyoshi

(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 21)

Japan Kawasaki Frontale
2

3MF

Yoichi Naganuma

(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 21)

Japan Montedio Yamagata
17

3MF

Yuta Kamiya

(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 21)

Japan Ehime
11

3MF

Keita Endo

(1997-11-22) 22 November 1997 (age 20)

Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
13

3MF

Yuto Iwasaki

(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 20)

Japan Kyoto Sanga
8

3MF
Kaoru Mitoma

(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 21)

Japan University of Tsukuba
6

3MF

Ryo Hatsuse

(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 21)

Japan Gamba Osaka
19

3MF

Kakeru Funaki

(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 21)

Japan Cerezo Osaka
14

3MF

Taishi Matsumoto

(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 20)

Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
16

3MF

Kota Watanabe

(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 20)

Japan Tokyo Verdy

18

4FW

Daizen Maeda

(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 21)

Japan Matsumoto Yamaga FC
9

4FW
Reo Hatate

(1997-11-21) 21 November 1997 (age 20)

Japan Juntendo University
15

4FW
Ayase Ueda

(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 20)

Japan Hosei University


Previous squads



  • 1996 Summer Olympics squads – Japan

  • 2000 Summer Olympics squads – Japan

  • 2008 Summer Olympics squads – Japan

  • 2012 Summer Olympics squads – Japan

  • 2016 Summer Olympics squads – Japan



See also


  • Japan national football team


References





  1. ^ Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "U-21 Japan National Team squad, schedule - The 18th Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang (8/14-9/1)". Japan Football Association. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.




External links




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  • Japan Football Association (in English)













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