Japan national under-23 football team

 Japan

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	None
Captain	Riki Harakawa
FIFA code	JPN
First colours Second colours
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (first in 1996)
Best result	Fourth place (2012)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Winner (2016)
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2002)
Best result	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.

Competition Records

Olympic Games Record

See Japan national football team#Olympic Games for the results before 1992 (no age limit).

Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1992 Did Not Qualify 1996 Group Stage 9th 3 2 0 1 4 4 2000 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5 2004 Group Stage 13th 3 1 0 2 6 7 2008 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4 2012 Fourth Place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5 2016 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 7 7 2020 Host Total Fourth Place 7/8 22 9 3 10 30 33

Olympic Games History Year Round Score Result 1936 Round1  Japan 3 – 2  Sweden Win Quarterfinals  Japan 0 – 8  Italy Loss 1956 Round 1  Japan 0 – 2  Australia Loss 1964 Round 1  Japan 3 – 2  Argentina Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 3  Ghana Loss Quarterfinals  Japan 0 – 4  Czechoslovakia Loss 1968 Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  Nigeria Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Brazil Draw Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Spain Draw Quarterfinals  Japan 3 – 1  France Win Semifinals  Japan 0 – 5  Hungary Loss Bronze Play-off  Japan 2 – 0  Mexico Win 1996 Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Brazil Win Round 1  Japan 0 – 2  Nigeria Loss Round 1  Japan 3 – 2  Hungary Win 2000 Round 1  Japan 2 – 1  South Africa Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 1  Slovakia Win Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Brazil Loss Quarterfinals  Japan 2 – 2  United States Draw 2004 Round 1  Japan 3 – 4  Paraguay Loss Round 1  Japan 2 – 3  Italy Loss Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Ghana Win 2008 Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  United States Loss Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Nigeria Loss Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Netherlands Loss 2012 Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Spain Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Morocco Win Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Honduras Draw Quarterfinals  Japan 3 – 0  Egypt Win Semifinals  Japan 1 – 3  Mexico Loss Bronze Play-off  Japan 0 – 2  South Korea Loss 2016 Round 1  Japan 4 – 5  Nigeria Loss Round 1  Japan 2 – 2  Colombia Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Sweden Win

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA 2013 Quarterfinals 7 4 1 2 1 8 5 2016 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 15 4 Total 2/2 Champions 10 7 2 1 23 9

AFC U-22/U-23 Championship History Year Round Score Result 2013 Preliminary Stage  Japan 6 – 0  Macau Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 3 – 1  Singapore Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 1 – 0  Timor-Leste Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 5 – 1  Indonesia Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 5 – 0  Australia Win Group Stage  Japan 3 – 3  Iran Draw Group Stage  Japan 0 – 0  Kuwait Draw Group Stage  Japan 4 – 0  Australia Win Quarterfinals  Japan 0 – 1  Iraq Loss 2016 Preliminary Stage  Japan 7 – 0  Macau Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 2 – 0  Vietnam Win Preliminary Stage  Japan 1 – 0  Malaysia Win Group Stage  Japan 1 – 0  North Korea Win Group Stage  Japan 4 – 0  Thailand Win Group Stage  Japan 2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Win Quarterfinals  Japan 3 – 0  Iran Win Semifinals  Japan 2 – 1  Iraq Win Final  Japan 3 – 2  South Korea Win

Asian Games Record

Asian Games Record Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA 2002 Runners-Up 2 6 5 0 1 13 4 2006 Round 1 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 2010 Champions 1 7 7 0 0 17 1 2014 Quarter Finals 6 5 3 0 2 10 5 Total 4/4 Champions 21 17 0 4 45 14

Asian Games History Year Round Score Result 2002 Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Palestine Win Round 1  Japan 5 – 2  Bahrain Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Uzbekistan Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 0  China PR Win Semifinals  Japan 3 – 0  Thailand Win Final  Japan 1 – 2  Iran Loss 2006 Round 1  Japan 3 – 2  Pakistan Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Syria Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  North Korea Loss 2010 Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  China PR Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Malaysia Win Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  Kyrgyzstan Win Round 2  Japan 5 – 0  India Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 0  Thailand Win Semifinals  Japan 2 – 1  Iran Win Final  Japan 1 – 0  United Arab Emirates Win 2014 Round 1  Japan 4 – 1  Kuwait Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 3  Iraq Loss Round 1  Japan 4 – 0    Nepal Win Round 2  Japan 4 – 0  Palestine Win Quarterfinals  Japan 0 – 1  South Korea Loss

Recent results and fixtures

Japan  v  Syria

6 January 2016 Friendly	Japan	2–1	Syria	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Minamino  36', 70'	Report (JFA)	60'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Japan  v  Vietnam

7 January 2016 Friendly	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Toyokawa  11' Onaiwu  18'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Japan  v  North Korea

13 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Ueda  5'	Report (AFC)		Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,531 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Thailand  v  Japan

16 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS	Thailand	0–4	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3		Report (AFC)	Suzuki  27' Yajima  49' Kubo  75', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Saudi Arabia  v  Japan

19 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship GS	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Madu  57' (pen.)	Report (AFC)	Oshima  32' Ideguchi  53'	Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 807 Referee: Abdulla Hassan (United Arab Emirates)

Japan  v  Iran

22 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship QF	Japan	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Iran	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Toyokawa  95' Nakajima  108', 110'	Report (AFC)		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Japan  v  Iraq

26 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship SF	Japan	2–1	Iraq	Doha, Qatar
16:30 UTC+3	Kubo  26' Harakawa  90+3'	Report (AFC)	Saad N.  43'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)

South Korea  v  Japan

26 January 2016 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Final	South Korea	2–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
17:45 UTC+3	Kwon Chang-hoon  20' Jin Sung-wook  47'	Report (AFC)	Asano  66', 81' Yajima  68'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Japan  v  Mexico

25 March 2016 Friendly	Japan	2–1	Mexico	Rio Maior, Portugal
15:36 UTC	Nakajima  2' Minamino  33'	Report	Bueno  70'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior

Japan  v  Ghana

11 May 2016 Friendly	Japan	3–0	Ghana	Tosu, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Yajima  11' (15) Togashi  30'	Report		Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium Attendance: 11,038 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Japan  v  Paraguay

21 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament	Japan	1-2	Paraguay	Aubagne, France
16:15 CEST	Asano  61'	Report	Báez  18' Díaz  70'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Erick Yair Miranda Galindo (Mexico)

Japan  v  Portugal

23 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament	Japan	0-1	Portugal	Aubagne, France
17:15 CEST		Report	Horta  22'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Japan  v  Guinea

25 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament	Japan	2-1	Guinea	Six-Fours-les-Plages, France
17:15 CEST	Togashi  3' Minamino  39'	Report	Soumah  10'	Stadium: Stade Antoine Baptiste Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

Japan  v  England

27 May 2016 2016 Toulon Tournament	Japan	0-1	England	Toulon, France
17:15 CEST		Report	Baker  15' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Léo Lagrange Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium)

Japan  v  South Africa

29 June 2016 Friendly	Japan	4-1	South Africa	Matsumoto, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Nakajima  37' (45+1) Yajima  45' Asano  48'	Report	Mutopa  30'	Stadium: Matsumotodaira Football Stadium Attendance: 15,571 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Brazil  v  Japan

30 July 2016 Friendly	Brazil	2-0	Japan	Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
16:30 UTC-3				Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada

Nigeria  v  Japan

4 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS	Nigeria	5-4	Japan	Manaus, Brazil
21:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

Japan  v  Colombia

7 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS	Japan	2-2	Colombia	Manaus, Brazil
21:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Arena da Amazônia

Japan  v  Sweden

10 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics GS	Japan	1-0	Sweden	Salvador, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3				Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

Team

Current squad

The following players are called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]
Head Coach: Makoto Teguramori

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kushibiki, MasatoshiMasatoshi Kushibiki	29 January 1993			Kashima Antlers
12	GK	Nakamura, KosukeKosuke Nakamura	27 February 1995			Kashiwa Reysol
2	DF	Muroya, SeiSei Muroya	5 April 1994			F.C. Tokyo
4	DF	Fujiharu, HirokiHiroki Fujiharu*	28 November 1988			Gamba Osaka
5	DF	Ueda, NaomichiNaomichi Ueda	24 October 1994			Kashima Antlers
6	DF	Shiotani, TsukasaTsukasa Shiotani*	5 December 1988			Sanfrecce Hiroshima
15	DF	Kamekawa, MasashiMasashi Kamekawa	28 May 1993			Avispa Fukuoka
17	DF	Iwanami, TakuyaTakuya Iwanami	18 June 1994			Vissel Kobe
3	MF	Endo, WataruWataru Endo	9 February 1993			Urawa Red Diamonds
7	MF	Harakawa, RikiRiki Harakawa	13 August 1993			Kawasaki Frontale
8	MF	Oshima, RyotaRyota Oshima	23 January 1993			Kawasaki Frontale
9	MF	Yajima, ShinyaShinya Yajima	18 January 1994			Fagiano Okayama FC
10	MF	Nakajima, ShoyaShoya Nakajima	23 August 1994			F.C. Tokyo
14	MF	Ideguchi, YosukeYosuke Ideguchi	23 August 1996			Gamba Osaka
18	MF	Minamino, TakumiTakumi Minamino	16 January 1995			FC Red Bull Salzburg
11	FW	Kubo, YuyaYuya Kubo	24 December 1993			BSC Young Boys
13	FW	Koroki, ShinzoShinzo Koroki*	31 July 1986			Urawa Red Diamonds
16	FW	Takuma Asano	10 November 1994			VfB Stuttgart

* Over-aged player.

Alternate Players

The following players will travel with the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics as alternate players.^[2]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	GK	Sugimoto, DaichiDaichi Sugimoto	15 July 1993			Tokushima Vortis
20	DF	Nakatani, ShinnosukeShinnosuke Nakatani	24 March 1996			Kashiwa Reysol
21	MF	Notsuda, GakutoGakuto Notsuda	6 June 1994			Albirex Niigata
19	FW	Suzuki, MusashiMusashi Suzuki	11 February 1994			Albirex Niigata

Training Partners

The following players will travel with the team from 21 to 31 July 2016 as training partners.^[3]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Sugimoto, DaichiDaichi Sugimoto	15 July 1993			Tokushima Vortis
	DF	Kojima, MasayaMasaya Kojima	9 November 1997			Vegalta Sendai
	MF	Watanabe, KotaKota Watanabe	18 October 1998			Tokyo Verdy Youth
	MF	Tomiyasu, TakehiroTakehiro Tomiyasu	5 November 1998			Avispa Fukuoka
	FW	Ogawa, KokiKoki Ogawa	8 August 1997			Júbilo Iwata

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Japan squad in last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Niekawa, AyumiAyumi Niekawa	12 May 1994			Sagan Tosu	v.  Ghana, 11 May 2015
DF	Matsubara, KenKen Matsubara	16 February 1993			Albirex Niigata	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
DF	Miura, GentaGenta Miura	1 March 1995			Shimizu S-Pulse	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
DF	Mitsumaru, HiromuHiromu Mitsumaru	6 July 1993			Sagan Tosu	2016 Toulon Tournament
DF	van Wermeskerken, SaiSai van Wermeskerken	28 June 1994			FC Dordrecht	2016 Toulon Tournament
DF	Ito, YukitoshiYukitoshi Ito	3 September 1993			Kashima Antlers	v.  Ghana, 11 May 2015
DF	Nara, TatsukiTatsuki Nara	19 September 1993			Kawasaki Frontale	v.  Ghana, 11 May 2015
DF	Akino, HirokiHiroki Akino	8 October 1994			Kashiwa Reysol	v.  Mexico, 25 Mar 2016
DF	Yamanaka, RyosukeRyosuke Yamanaka	20 April 1993			Kashiwa Reysol	2016 AFC U-23 Championship
DF	Misao, KentoKento Misao	16 April 1996			Kashima Antlers	2016 AFC U-23 Championship
DF	Nishino, TakaharuTakaharu Nishino	14 September 1993			Gamba Osaka	v.  Yemen, 10 Dec 2015
MF	Hashimoto, KentoKento Hashimoto	16 August 1993			F.C. Tokyo	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
MF	Ito, JunyaJunya Ito	9 March 1993			Kashiwa Reysol	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
MF	Toyokawa, YutaYuta Toyokawa	9 September 1994			Fagiano Okayama FC	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
MF	Kida, TakuyaTakuya Kida	23 August 1994			Yokohama F. Marinos	2016 Toulon Tournament
MF	Maeda, NaokiNaoki Maeda	17 November 1994			Yokohama F. Marinos	2016 Toulon Tournament
MF	Koizumi, KeiKei Koizumi	19 April 1995			Albirex Niigata	v.  Mexico, 25 Mar 2016
MF	Sekine, TakahiroTakahiro Sekine	19 April 1995			Urawa Red Diamonds	v.  Mexico, 25 Mar 2016
MF	Maeda, NaokiNaoki Maeda	17 November 1994			Yokohama F. Marinos	v.  Uzbekistan, 13 Dec 2015
FW	Onaiwu, AdoAdo Onaiwu	8 November 1995			JEF United Chiba	v.  South Africa, 29 Jun 2016
FW	Togashi, CaymanCayman Togashi	10 August 1993			Yokohama F. Marinos	2016 Toulon Tournament
FW	Kamada, DaichiDaichi Kamada	5 August 1996			Sagan Tosu	2016 Toulon Tournament
FW	Kanamori, TakeshiTakeshi Kanamori	4 April 1994			Avispa Fukuoka	v.  Ghana, 11 May 2015
FW	Arano, TakumaTakuma Arano	20 April 1993			Consadole Sapporo	v.  Uzbekistan, 13 Dec 2015

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		1990-1992
Akira Nishino		1993-1996
Philippe Troussier		1998-2000
Masakuni Yamamoto		2002-2004
Yasuharu Sorimachi		2006-2008
Takashi Sekizuka		2010-2012
Makoto Teguramori		2014-

See also

• Japan national football team

References

1. http://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2016/rio_olympic_2016/member.html#pankz
2. http://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00010337/
3. http://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00010337/

External links

• Japan Football Association (Japanese)
• Japan Football Association (English)