Japan national futsal team

The Japan national futsal team represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the champions in the 2006, 2012 and 2014 Asian Futsal Championships.[2] Japan has also played in four FIFA Futsal World Cups.[3]

Japan
Nickname(s)サムライ・ファイブ
(Samurai Five)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachBruno García Formoso
FIFA codeJPN
FIFA ranking16 (12 May 2020)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belgium 3–0 Japan 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
 Japan 18–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 16–0 Japan 
(Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1989)
Best resultRound of 16, (2012)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1999)
Best result Champions, (2006, 2012, 2014)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2009)
Best result Runners-up, (2009)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result6th place, (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best result8th place, (2013)

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
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (Group B) Macau  2–17  Japan Ordos Sports Centre, Ordos
13:00
  • Ho Wai Tong  7'
  • Fong Chi Wa  22'
 Report
  • Hoshi  2', 10'
  • Yoshikawa  3', 21', 35'
  • Murota  6', 15', 29'
  • Kato  6', 14', 26'
  • Morimura  7'
  • Ando  11'
  • Shimizu  14'
  • Nishitani  22'
  • Morioka  26'
  • Nibuya  36'
 Attendance: 100
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification (Group B) Japan  4–2  South Korea Ordos Sports Centre, Ordos
13:00
  • Murota  7'
  • Kato  22', 26', 32' (pen.)
 Report
  • Lee Min-yong  10' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
 Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdallah Ghaith (Lebanon)

Future schedules

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Bruno Garcia Formoso
Assistant Coach Kenichiro Kogure
Assistant Coach Takakuwa Daijiro
Goalkeeper Coach Keitaro Uchiyama

Players

Current squad

The following 15 players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Yushi Sekiguchi (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 26) Nagoya Oceans
2 1GK Higor Pires (1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 37) Pescadola Machida
16 1GK Daimu Yazawa (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 23) Fugador Sumida
3 FP Yuki Murota (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 25) Pescadola Machida
4 FP Koichi Saito (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 23) Nagoya Oceans
5 FP Minamoto Akira (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 31) Fuchu Athletic
6 FP Tomoki Yoshikawa (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 28) Nagoya Oceans
7 FP Rafael Henmi (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 25) Benfica
8 FP Manabu Takita (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 31) Pescadola Machida
9 FP Kaoru Morioka (1979-04-07)7 April 1979 (aged 38) Pescadola Machida
10 FP Kazuhiro Nibuya (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 30) Vasagey Oita
11 FP Shota Hoshi (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 32) Bardral Urayasu
12 FP Kazuya Shimizu (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 20) Thái Sơn Nam FC
13 FP Tomoaki Watanabe (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 (aged 31) Fuchu Athletic
14 FP Ryosuke Nishitani (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 32) Nagoya Oceans
15 FP Minami Kato (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 25) Shriker Osaka

Previous squads

Competitive record

Summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Futsal Asian Cup36211
Asian Indoor Games0112
East Asian Championship0101
Total38314

FIFA Futsal World Cup
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
1989Group Stage3003311
1992Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004Group Stage3012511
2008Group Stage42021324
2012Round of 1641121317
2016Did Not Qualify
2020To be determined
Total4/9143293463

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
See also: AFC Futsal Championship

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2005Did not enter
2007Quarter Final421162
2009Quarter Final31021011
2013Runners-up54011915
2017Third Place53201911
Total4/51710345439

EAFF Futsal Championship
See also: EAFF Futsal Championship
EAFF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2009Runners-up5401329
2013Did not enter
Total1/25401329

Grand Prix de Futsal
See also: Grand Prix de Futsal
Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2005Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013Eighth Place4004819
2014Did not enter
2015
2017TBD------
Total1/114004819

Futsal Confederations Cup
See also: Futsal Confederations Cup
Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2009Did not enter
2013
2014Sixth Place310269
Total1/3310269
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also
Japan
Men's
Women's

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  3. "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  4. フットサル日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール　国際親善試合 アルゼンチン代表戦 (in Japanese). jfa.jp. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
Preceded by
2005
 Iran		 Asian Champions
2006 (First title)		 Succeeded by
2007
 Iran
Preceded by
2010
 Iran		 Asian Champions
2012 (Second title)
2014 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
2016
 Iran
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