Japan national futsal team

The , nicknamed , represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022. It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.

Results and fixtures

Legend

2023

Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

2024

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

Role Name Head coach Kenichiro Kogure Assistant coach Kensuke Takahashi Takehiro Suga Goalkeeping coach Keitaro Uchiyama Physical coach Motonori Baba

Manager history

Name Period Ref Bruno García Formoso2016–2021 Kenichiro Kogure2021–

Players

Current squad The following players were called up for friendlies, played against , on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively.

Previous squads *Bold indicates winning squad

FIFA Futsal World Cup 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad

AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2006 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2012 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2014 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2016 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup squad

Competitive record Summary EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal Futsal Asian Cup 4 6 2 12 Asian Indoor Games 0 1 1 2 East Asian Championship 3 1 0 4 Total 7 8 3 18

*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.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordYearRoundMWDLGFGAGD 1989Group stage3003311-8 1992Did not qualify 1996 2000 2004Group stage3012511-6 2008Group stage42021324-11 2012Round of 1641121317-4 2016Did not qualify 2021Round of 1641031314-1 2024Did not qualifyTotal5/101842124777-30

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian CupQualificationYearRoundMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGDLink 1999Fourth Place513118180No qualification 200063033626+10 200172142529-4 2002Runners-up76012010+10 20036501379+28 200476014910+39 20058701489+39 2006Champions5500358+27Automatically qualifiedLink 2007Runners-up65014112+29Qualified as hostLink 2008Third Place6501259+16Automatically qualifiedLink 201065012610+165401329+23Link 2012Champions6600255+20Automatically qualifiedLink 20146411287+21Automatically qualifiedLink 20165th place play-offs53112112+9Automatically qualifiedLink 2018Runners-up65011810+83300242+22Link 2020Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2200214+17Link 2022Champions6501177+104400423+39Link 2024Group Stage311184+4220070+7Link 2026Semi-finals5401208+123300211+20LinkTotal:18/184 Titles10678721497203+294 19180114719+128– In 2010 Automatically qualified but was played in 5 matches (EAFF Futsal Championship).

AFC Futsal Asian Cup Results AFC Futsal Asian Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult1999Round 1 5–5 DrawRound 1 4–1 WinRound 1 5–5 DrawSemi-finals 2–5 LossThird place 2–2 (3–4)p Loss2000Round 1 4–2 WinRound 1 2–6 LossRound 1 12–1 WinRound 1 6–0 WinSemi-finals 6–9 LossThird place 6–8 Loss2001Round 1 6–5 WinRound 1 8–1 WinRound 1 2–3 LossRound 1 4–8 LossQuarter-finals 2–2 (7–6)p WinSemi-finals 2–8 LossThird place 1–2 Loss2002Round 1 5–1 WinRound 1 2–1 WinRound 1 7–2 WinRound 1 2–0 WinQuarter-finals 1–0 WinSemi-finals 3–0 WinFinal 0–6 Loss2003Round 1 4–0 WinRound 1 14–1 WinRound 1 5–0 WinQuarter-finals 7–0 WinSemi-finals 3–2 (a.e.t) WinFinal 4–6 Loss2004Round 1 4–0 WinRound 1 4–1 WinRound 1 12–0 WinRound 1 17–0 WinQuarter-finals 5–2 WinSemi-finals 4–2 WinFinal 3–5 Loss2005Round 1 18–0 WinRound 1 7–0 WinRound 1 7–0 WinRound 2 3–1 WinRound 2 5–1 WinRound 2 4–2 WinSemi-finals 4–3 WinFinal 0–2 Loss2006Round 1 12–0 WinRound 1 2–0 WinRound 1 11–6 WinSemi-finals 5–1 WinFinal 5–1 Win2007Round 1 16–0 WinRound 1 8–0 WinRound 1 6–2 WinQuarter-finals 9–6 WinSemi-finals 1–0 WinFinal 1–4 Loss2008Round 1 8–2 WinRound 1 4–1 WinRound 1 4–2 WinQuarter-finals 4–0 WinSemi-finals 0–1 LossThird Place 5–3 Win2010Round 1 5–1 WinRound 1 10–1 WinRound 1 1–0 WinQuarter-finals 4–0 WinSemi-finals 0–7 LossThird Place 6–1 Win2012Round 1 3–2 WinRound 1 6–1 WinRound 1 6–1 WinQuarter-finals 1–0 WinSemi-finals 3–0 WinFinal 6–1 Win2014Round 1 12–0 WinRound 1 1–2 LossRound 1 4–0 WinQuarter-finals 3–2 WinSemi-finals 6–1 WinFinal 2–2(3–0)p Win2016Round 1 1–0 WinRound 1 11–1 WinRound 1 3–1 WinQuarter-finals 4–4(1–2)p LossFifth Place 2–6 Loss2018Round 1 4–2 WinRound 1 5–2 WinRound 1 4–2 WinQuarter-finals 2–0 WinSemi-finals 3–0 WinFinal 0–4 Loss2022Round 1 1–2 LossRound 1 6–0 WinRound 1 2–0 WinQuarter-finals 3–2 WinSemi-finals 2–1 WinFinal 3–2 Win2024Round 1 2–3 LossRound 1 5–0 WinRound 1 1–1 Draw2026Round 1 6–2 WinRound 1 3–0 WinRound 1 2–1 WinQuarter-finals 6–0 WinSemi-finals 3–5 Loss

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGAGD 2005did not enter 2007Quarter-final421162+4 2009Quarter-final31021011-1 2013Runners-up54011915+4 2017Third Place53201911+8Total4/51710345439+15

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal recordYearRoundPldWD*LGSGA 2005did not enter 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013Eighth Place4004819 2014did not enter 2015 2018Total1/114004819

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPldWD*LGSGA 2009did not enter 2013 2014Sixth Place310269Total1/3310269

Head-to-head record The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. OpponentWin %Total

World ranking , the top 10 AFC teams according to FIFA are: FIFAAFCNationPoints511507.711121354.781231315.111441269.822151194.682261191.442371187.742481186.904191083.5243101080.32

Japan national futsal team

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