Japan national beach soccer team

Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ozu Moreira
Captain	Ozu Moreira
FIFA code	JPN
BSWW ranking	14
; First colours	; Second colours
Biggest defeat
	Japan 2–15 Brazil ; (Miura, Japan; 6 July 1996)

The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football in Japan.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Lose Fixtures

2019

21 November 2019 (2019-11-21) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Group A)	Paraguay	4–5	Japan	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
21:00	Carballo 22', 34' Morán 28' Barreto 32'	Report	Okuyama 13' Ozu 16', 27' Akaguma 24', 36'	Attendance: 2,483[1] Referee: Raúl González (Spain)

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Group A)	United States	3–4	Japan	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
17:50	Canale 9', 33' Toth 20'	Report	Ozu 9', 33' Matsuo 13' Tabata 30'	Attendance: 642[2] Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Group A)	Japan	5–3	Switzerland	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
17:50	Akaguma 2', 8' Oba 21' Ozu 21' Komaki 29'	Report	Ott 10' Stankovic 33' (pen.), 35'	Attendance: 361[3] Referee: Alex Valdiviezo (Peru)

28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Quarter-finals)	Japan	3–2	Uruguay	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
21:00	Oba 8' Okuyama 11' Tabata 16'	Report	Laduche 20' (pen.) Capurro 36'	Attendance: 1,072[4] Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Semi-finals)	Japan	3–3 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p)	Portugal	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
18:00	Ozu 11' Yamauchi 13' Akaguma 36'	Report	L. Martins 2' B. Martins 29', 31'	Attendance: 707[5] Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
	Penalties
	Ozu Yamauchi Tabata		Madjer Coimbra

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Third place match)	Russia	5–4	Japan	Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque
16:15	Zemskov 8', 23', 29' Novikov 8' Makarov 26'	Report	Akaguma 4', 8' Ozu 12' Oba 23'	Attendance: 2,739[6] Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

Future schedules

Source: Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Source: National Coaching Staff of Japan at JFA.jp (in English)

Position	Name
Head Coach

Manager history

Ruy Ramos (–2019)
Ozu Moreira (2020–present)

Players

Source: Players' Information 2020 of the Japan national beach soccer team, JFA.jp (in English)

Current squad

Current as of 2019

The final squad for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was announced on 11 November 2019.[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Shingo Terukina	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 35)	Ryukyu Erythrina
2	4FW	Takuya Akaguma	(1989-11-21)21 November 1989 (aged 30)	Dorsole Kitakyushu
3	3MF	Tomoyuki Iino	(1985-01-29)29 January 1985 (aged 34)	Dorsole Kitakyushu
4	3MF	Kosuke Matsuda	(1986-09-26)26 September 1986 (aged 33)	Loewe Yokohama
5	2DF	Teruki Tabata	(1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 40)	Veertien Mie BS
6	3MF	Naoya Matsuo	(1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 31)	Pracia Yamaguchi
7	3MF	Takaaki Oba	(1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 26)	Tokyo Verdy BS
8	3MF	Masayuki Komaki	(1982-08-30)30 August 1982 (aged 37)	Veertien Mie BS
9	4FW	Shusei Yamauchi	(1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 34)	Tokyo Verdy BS
10	2DF	Ozu Moreira (captain)	(1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 33)	Tokyo Verdy BS
11	4FW	Masanori Okuyama	(1986-06-07)7 June 1986 (aged 33)	Loewe Yokohama
12	1GK	Tomoya Ginoza	(1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 34)	Veertien Mie BS

Notable players

(2007)

Hirofumi Oda
Takashi Arakaki
Gishu Nagayama
cob ona

Player records

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Beach Soccer World Championships record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	5	21	-16	0
1998	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	0	2	15	21	-6	3
2000	Fourth place	5	2	0	1	2	16	22	-6	7
2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	4	14	-10	0
2004	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/10	14	3	0	1	10	40	78	-38	10

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2005	Fourth place	5	2	0	0	3	10	24	-14	6
2006	Quarterfinals	4	1	0	0	3	17	25	-8	3
2007	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	6	13	-7	0
2008	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	5	18	-13	0
2009	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	1	1	16	11	+5	7
2011	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	6	10	-4	0
2013	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	0	2	11	12	-1	4
2015	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	0	2	12	13	-1	6
2017	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	8/8	27	7	1	1	18	93	126	-33	24

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2006	Runners-up	4	3	0	0	1	29	10	+19	9
2007	Runners-up	4	2	0	0	2	18	19	-1	6
2008	Runners-up	4	2	0	1	1	19	8	+11	7
2009	Champions	4	3	0	0	1	16	10	+6	9
2011	Champions	5	4	0	0	1	23	13	+10	12
2013	Runners-up	5	4	0	0	1	23	15	+8	12
2015	Runners-up	6	5	0	0	1	24	12	+12	15
2017	Third place	5	3	0	0	2	41	18	+23	9
Total	8/8	37	26	0	1	10	194	105	+89	79

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2008	Did Not Enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	Quarterfinal	4	2	0	0	2	14	7	+7	6
2012	Quarterfinal	4	2	0	0	2	11	9	+2	6
2014	Runners-up	5	3	0	0	2	22	11	+11	9
2016	Champions	5	4	1	0	0	34	12	+22	15
Total	4/5	18	11	1	0	6	81	39	+42	35

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2016	Third place	3	2	0	0	1	21	13	+8	6
Total	1/1	3	2	0	0	1	21	13	+8	6

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2011	Did Not Enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	7th place	3	0	0	0	3	14	19	-5	0
2013	Did Not Enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	7th place	5	2	0	0	3	19	22	-3	6
2015	Did Not Enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Did Not Enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2/6	8	2	0	0	6	33	41	-8	6

References

"Match report – Group A – Paraguay v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
"Match report – Group A – United States v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
"Match report – Group A – Japan v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
"Match report – Quarter-finals – Japan v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
"Match report – Semi-finals – Japan v Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
"Match report – Match for third place – Russia v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
"Japan Beach Soccer National Team Squad, Schedule - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 (11/21-12/1 ＠Asuncion, Paraguay)". JFA. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)

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[1] "Match report – Group A – Paraguay v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

[2] "Match report – Group A – United States v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[3] "Match report – Group A – Japan v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[4] "Match report – Quarter-finals – Japan v Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[5] "Match report – Semi-finals – Japan v Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[6] "Match report – Match for third place – Russia v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[7] "Japan Beach Soccer National Team Squad, Schedule - FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 (11/21-12/1 ＠Asuncion, Paraguay)". JFA. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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