Japan national under-23 football team

The Japan national under-23 football team（Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表）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. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes to Japan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics and Japan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed one year, so in 2021, the team was called the Japan national under-24 football team.

Japan U23
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachGo Oiwa
Most capsKensuke Nagai
Keigo Higashi
Reo Hatate
(31 each)
Top scorerShoya Nakajima (19)
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malaysia 1–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
 Japan 13–0 Philippines 
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–1 Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996)
Best resultFourth place (2012, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best result Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2016)

Team image

Nicknames

"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as "Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality, Samurai Blue is not often used.

South Korea
Main article: Japan–South Korea football rivalry

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Results and fixtures
Main article: Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2023 in Japanese football
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

U-22
24 March Friendly[2] Germany  2–2  Japan Frankfurt, Germany
18:15 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang
28 March Friendly[3] Belgium  3–2  Japan Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
10 June Friendly[3] England  0–2  Japan Newport, England
--:-- Report
Stadium: St. George's Park
14 June Friendly[3] Netherlands  0–0  Japan Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
6 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Japan  6–0  Pakistan Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
9 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Palestine  0–1  Japan Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
12 September AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Japan  0–0  Bahrain Arad, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
20 September Asian Games GS Japan  3–1  Qatar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
  • Al-Sulaiti 79'
 Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 5,904
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
25 September Asian Games GS Palestine  0–1  Japan Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
28 September Asian Games R16 Japan  7–0  Myanmar Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 7,217
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
1 October Asian Games QF Japan  2–1  North Korea Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
4 October Asian Games SF Hong Kong  0–4  Japan Hangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
7 October Asian Games Final South Korea  2–1  Japan Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium
Attendance: 68,018
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
14 October Friendly[3] Mexico  1–4  Japan Arizona, United States
15:00 UTC−7
  • Ávila 73'
 Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
17 October Friendly[3] United States  4–1  Japan Arizona, United States
19:30 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
18 November Friendly[3] Japan  v  Argentina Shimizu, Japan
14:00 UTC+9 Stadium: IAI Stadium Nihondaira

U-21
18 November Friendly Spain  2–0  Japan Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
Report (365Scores) Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja
22 November Friendly Portugal  1–2  Japan Portimão, Portugal
19:15 UTC+2
Report (JFA)
Report (FPF)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão

Head-to-head record
As of 17 October 2023, after the match against  United States.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Australia115062015+5AFC
 Bahrain311162+4AFC
 Cambodia220060+6AFC
 China730485+3AFC
 Chinese Taipei4400151+14AFC
 Hong Kong7601194+15AFC
 Indonesia3200103+7AFC
 India110010+1AFC
 Iran5221107+3AFC
 Iraq411246–2AFC
 Jordan1010220AFC
 Kuwait5320152+13AFC
 Lebanon220061+5AFC
 Macau3300210+21AFC
 Malaysia171340477+40AFC
 Myanmar3300230+23AFC
   Nepal5500210+21AFC
 Oman110041+3AFC
 North Korea330064+2AFC
 Qatar642185+3AFC
 Saudi Arabia551196+3AFC
 South Korea1963102522+3AFC
 Palestine6600111+10AFC
 Philippines3300320+32AFC
 Pakistan3300132+11AFC
 Singapore220041+3AFC
 Syria2101220AFC
 Tajikistan110030+3AFC
 Thailand10901263+23AFC
 Timor-Leste220070+7AFC
 Uzbekistan200206–6AFC
 United Arab Emirates541172+5AFC
 Vietnam430171+6AFC
 Angola1010110CAF
 Egypt621328–6CAF
 Ghana4301112+9CAF
 Mali1010110CAF
 Morocco330072+5CAF
 Nigeria300359–4CAF
 South Africa330061+5CAF
 Tunisia310246–2CAF
 Canada100101–1CONCACAF
 Costa Rica412154+1CONCACAF
 Honduras211031+2CONCACAF
 Jamaica2200130+13CONCACAF
 Mexico521210100CONCACAF
 United States402259–4CONCACAF
 Argentina320141+3CONMEBOL
 Brazil522165+1CONMEBOL
 Chile110061+5CONMEBOL
 Colombia201124–2CONMEBOL
 Ecuador100101–1CONMEBOL
 Paraguay100134–1CONMEBOL
 Venezuela110040+4CONMEBOL
 Belgium100123–1UEFA
 Croatia1100000UEFA
 Denmark201116–5UEFA
 England321041+3UEFA
 Italy301237–4UEFA
 France110040+4UEFA
 Germany311195+4UEFA
 Greece1010110UEFA
 Hungary110032+1UEFA
 Kazakhstan220051+4UEFA
 Netherlands201101–1UEFA
 Norway100123–1UEFA
 Portugal2101220UEFA
 Republic of Ireland110020+2UEFA
 Russia522175+2UEFA
 Spain411224–2UEFA
 Slovakia110021+1UEFA
 Sweden110010+1UEFA
  Switzerland2101330UEFA
 New Zealand422091+8OFC
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation

Coaching staff

U-22 staff
As of 29 March 2023.

The following staff managed the players selected for friendly matches on March 2023.[4]

Role Name
Head coach Japan Go Oiwa
Assistant coach Japan Kenji Haneda
Goalkeeper coach Japan Yukiya Hamano
Physical coach Japan Yoshiharu Yano
Technical staff Japan Shigeyuki Ochi
Japan Hideaki Watanabe

Players

Caps and goals are counted in this section separately, with players in each age group (U-23, U-22 and U-21) having a distinct amount of caps and goals.

Current U-22 squad

The following players were called up for matches against  Mexico and  United States, played on 14 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 October 2023, after the match against  United States.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 2 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
12 1GK Taishi Brandon Nozawa (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 1 0 Japan FC Tokyo
23 1GK Ryoya Kimura (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 0 0 Japan Nihon University
2 2DF Takashi Uchino (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 9 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
3 2DF Ryuya Nishio (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 6 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka
4 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 5 2 Japan Júbilo Iwata
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 8 0 Japan FC Tokyo
15 2DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 5 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare
17 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2 0 Japan FC Tokyo
21 2DF Ayumu Ohata (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 4 0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
22 2DF Anrie Chase (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 3 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart II
6 3MF Taichi Fukui (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 2 0 Germany FC Bayern Munich II
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 9 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 11 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
10 3MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 10 1 Denmark Brøndby
13 3MF Satoshi Tanaka (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 4 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 7 2 Japan Albirex Niigata
16 3MF Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 6 2 Japan FC Tokyo
18 3MF Yuta Arai (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 2 0 Japan Toyo University
19 3MF Tomoki Kondo (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 2 0 Japan Yokohama FC
20 3MF Fuki Yamada (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 7 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
9 4FW Kotaro Uchino (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 6 5 Japan University of Tsukuba
11 4FW Mao Hosoya (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 9 7 Japan Kashiwa Reysol

Recent U-22 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kazuki Fujita (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 5 0 Japan Tochigi SC Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
GK Yuma Obata (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 2 0 Japan Vegalta Sendai Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
GK Taiki Yamada WD (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 0 0 Japan Fagiano Okayama Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 2 0 Portugal Benfica AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 5 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
GK Keitaro Nakajima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 0 0 Japan Tokoha University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
DF Taichi Yamasaki (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 6 1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Hayato Okuda (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 6 0 Japan Momoyama Gakuin University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Ibuki Konno (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 6 0 Japan Hosei University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 7 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Manato Yoshida (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 5 0 Japan NIFS Kanoya Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Hiroki Sekine (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 7 0 Japan Takushoku University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Kenta Nemoto (2002-12-13) 13 December 2002 2 0 Japan Ryutsu Keizai University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
DF Shinya Nakano (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 2 0 Japan Gamba Osaka AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
DF Kota Takai (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 1 0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 5 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos v.  Netherlands, 14 Jun '23
DF Teppei Oka (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 0 0 Japan Meiji University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
DF Shiva Tafari Nagasawa (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 0 0 Japan Kanto Gakuin University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
DF Kanta Sakagishi (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 0 0 Japan Niigata University HW Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
DF Takumi Nakamura (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 2 0 Japan Yokohama FC v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '23
MF Yu Hirakawa INJ (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 3 0 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 Oct '23
MF Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 8 0 Japan Sagan Tosu Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 10 2 Japan Kashima Antlers Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Daiki Matsuoka (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 6 0 Brazil Novorizontino Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 12 4 Germany Werder Bremen II Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Masato Shigemi (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 7 0 Japan Fukuoka University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Teppei Yachida (2001-11-01) 1 November 2001 5 2 Japan Kyoto Sanga Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Kakeru Yamauchi (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 3 0 Japan University of Tsukuba Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Yota Komi (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 5 1 Japan Albirex Niigata Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Koshiro Sumi (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 4 1 Japan University of Tsukuba Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Shota Hino (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 5 3 Japan Takushoku University Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 3 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 2 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
MF Yutaro Oda (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 4 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF, Sep '23
MF Hinata Yamauchi (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 0 0 Japan Toin University of Yokohama Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Kanta Nagata (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 0 0 Japan Chukyo University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Koya Fujii (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 0 0 Japan Chukyo University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Kohei Hosoya (2001-12-11) 11 December 2001 0 0 Japan Hosei University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Rin Mito (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 0 0 Japan Kwansei Gakuin University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Nobuteru Nakagawa (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 0 0 Japan Hosei University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Tatsunori Sakurai (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 0 0 Japan Tokushima Vortis Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Sota Nakamura (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 0 0 Japan Meiji University Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
MF Taiyo Hiraoka (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 2 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare v.  Belgium, 27 Mar '2
MF Fuchi Honda INJ (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 0 0 Japan Sagan Tosu v.  Germany, 24 Mar '23
FW Shota Fujio INJ (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 7 3 Japan Machida Zelvia v.  Mexico, 14 Oct '23
FW Shun Ayukawa (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 4 3 Japan Oita Trinita Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
FW Yudai Kimura INJ (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 2 0 Japan Zweigen Kanazawa Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
FW Naoki Kumata INJ (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 0 0 Japan FC Tokyo Asian Games, Sep-Oct '23
FW Reiju Tsuruno (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 0 0 Japan Avispa Fukuoka Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23
FW Taika Nakashima (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 0 0 Japan Nagoya Grampus Training camp, 23-26 Apr '23

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Current U-21 squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Spain and Portugal on 18 and 22 November 2022, respectively.[6]
Caps and goals as of 22 November 2022, after the match against  Portugal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Masato Sasaki (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 3 0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
12 1GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 7 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
23 1GK Leo Kokubo (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 3 0 Portugal Benfica
2 2DF Riku Handa (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 11 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
3 2DF Seiya Baba (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 7 0 Japan Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
4 2DF Kaito Suzuki (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 7 0 Japan Júbilo Iwata
5 2DF Seiji Kimura (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 6 0 Japan FC Tokyo
15 2DF Hijiri Kato (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 12 0 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
21 2DF Kashif Bangnagande (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2 0 Japan FC Tokyo
22 2DF Taiga Hata (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 20) 5 0 Japan Shonan Bellmare
6 3MF Sota Kawasaki (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 6 0 Japan Kyoto Sanga
7 3MF Rihito Yamamoto (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 10 1 Belgium Sint-Truiden
8 3MF Joel Chima Fujita (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 13 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
10 3MF Yuito Suzuki (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 12 3 Denmark Brøndby
13 3MF Kein Sato (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 7 2 Germany Werder Bremen II
14 3MF Shunsuke Mito (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 6 0 Japan Albirex Niigata
16 3MF Daiki Matsuoka (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 9 0 Brazil Novorizontino
17 3MF Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 2 0 Japan Sagan Tosu
18 3MF Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 12 1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
20 3MF Yuta Matsumura (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 5 0 Japan Kashima Antlers
9 4FW Shota Fujio (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 11 3 Japan Cerezo Osaka
11 4FW Itsuki Someno (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 1 0 Japan Tokyo Verdy
19 4FW Yutaro Oda (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 3 2 Scotland Heart of Midlothian

Recent U-21 call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Ryuya Nishio INJ (2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 21) 4 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka v.  Spain, 18 Nov '22
FW Mao Hosoya INJ (2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21) 9 4 Japan Kashiwa Reysol v.  Spain, 18 Nov '22

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Previous squads
Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games

Overaged players in the Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 not selected
2000
 Seigo Narazaki (GK) Ryuzo Morioka (DF) Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
2004
 Hitoshi Sogahata (GK) Shinji Ono (MF) not selected
2008
 not selected
2012
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Yūhei Tokunaga (DF) not selected
2016
 Hiroki Fujiharu (DF) Tsukasa Shiotani (DF) Shinzo Koroki (FW)
2020
 Maya Yoshida (DF) Hiroki Sakai (DF) Wataru Endo (MF)

Manager history
Name Period
Japan Yoshitada Yamaguchi 1990–1992
Japan Akira Nishino 1993–1996
France Philippe Troussier 1998–2000
Japan Masakuni Yamamoto 2002–2004
Japan Yasuharu Sorimachi 2006–2008
Japan Takashi Sekizuka 2010–2012
Japan Makoto Teguramori 2014–2016
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2017–2020
Japan Akinobu Yokouchi 2020
Japan Hajime Moriyasu 2020–2021
Japan Koichi Togashi 2021
Japan Go Oiwa 2021–present[7]

Records
As of 12 September 2023
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U21, U22, and U23.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games
Main article: Japan at the Olympics
See also: Football at the Summer Olympics
A match vs Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Glasgow in the United Kingdom
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Japan national team
Spain 1992 did not qualify
United States 1996 Group stage 9th 3 2 0 1 4 4
Australia 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 5
Greece 2004 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 6 7
China 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4
United Kingdom 2012 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5
Brazil 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 7 7
Japan 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 8 5
France 2024 To be Determined
United States 2028
Australia 2032
TotalFourth place7/728124123838

Match history
Summer Olympics history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
1996 Group stage Brazil1–0Win
 Nigeria0–2Loss
 Hungary3–2Win
2000 Group stage South Africa2–1Win
 Slovakia2–1Win
 Brazil0–1Loss
Quarter-finals United States2–2
4–5		Draw
Loss
2004 Group stage Paraguay3–4Loss
 Italy2–3Loss
 Ghana1–0Win
2008 Group stage United States0–1Loss
 Nigeria1–2Loss
 Netherlands0–1Loss
2012 Group stage Spain1–0Win
 Morocco1–0Win
 Honduras0–0Draw
Quarter-finals Egypt3–0Win
Semi-finals Mexico1–3Loss
Bronze Play-off South Korea0–2Loss
2016 Group stage Nigeria4–5Loss
 Colombia2–2Draw
 Sweden1–0Win
2020 Group stage South Africa1–0Win
 Mexico2–1Win
 France4–0Win
Quarter-finals New Zealand0–0
(4–2 p.)		Draw Win
Semi-finals Spain0–1Loss
Bronze Play-off Mexico1–3Loss

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
See also: AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualifier record
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Oman 2013Quarter-finals7th412185 5500202
Qatar 2016Champions1st6600154 3300100
China 2018Quarter-finals5th430155 3300112
Thailand 2020Group stage15th301235 3300210
Uzbekistan 2022Third place3rd6411113 220080
Qatar 2024Qualified 321070
Saudi Arabia 2026To be determined To be determined
Total5/7Champions2314454222 161600704

Match history
AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2013 Group stage Iran3–3Draw
 Kuwait0–0Draw
 Australia4–0Win
Quarter-finals Iraq0–1Loss
2016 Group stage North Korea1–0Win
 Thailand4–0Win
 Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Quarter-finals Iran3–0Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–1Win
Final South Korea3–2Win
2018 Group stage Palestine1–0Win
 Thailand1–0Win
 North Korea3–1Win
Quarter-finals Uzbekistan0–4Loss
2020 Group stage Saudi Arabia1–2Loss
 Syria1–2Loss
 Qatar1–1Draw
2022 Group stage UAE2–1Win
 Saudi Arabia0–0Draw
 Tajikistan3–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea3–0Win
Semi-finals Uzbekistan0–2Loss
3rd place match Australia3–0Win
2024 Group stageTBDv
TBDv
TBDv

Asian Games
Main article: Japan at the Asian Games
See also: Football at the Asian Games
Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
South Korea 2002 Silver26501134
Qatar 2006Round 111320154
China 2010 Gold17700171
South Korea 2014Quarter-finals65302105
Indonesia 2018 Silver27502104
China 2022 Silver26501184
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total5/5 Gold2822065518

Match history
Asian Games history
Year Round Opponent Score Result
2002 Round 1 Palestine2–0Win
 Bahrain5–2Win
 Uzbekistan1–0Win
Quarter-finals China1–0Win
Semi-finals Thailand3–0Win
Final Iran1–2Loss
2006 Round 1 Pakistan3–2Win
 Syria1–0Win
 North Korea1–2Loss
2010 Round 1 China3–0Win
 Malaysia2–0Win
 Kyrgyzstan3–0Win
Round 2 India5–0Win
Quarter-finals Thailand1–0Win
Semi-finals Iran2–1Win
Final UAE1–0Win
2014 Round 1 Kuwait4–1Win
 Iraq1–3Loss
   Nepal4–0Win
Round 2 Palestine4–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea0–1Loss
2018 Round 1   Nepal1–0Win
 Pakistan4–0Win
 Vietnam0–1Loss
Round 2 Malaysia1–0Win
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Semi-finals UAE1–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss
2022 Round 1 Qatar3–1Win
 Palestine1–0Win
Round 2 Myanmar7–0Win
Quarter-finals North Korea2–1Win
Semi-finals Hong Kong4–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss

See also
National teams
Men's
Women's

References
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