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. One of the leading Asian beach soccer teams, Japan's best performance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was in the 2021 edition, when they were runners-up to the hosts Russia, which played as the Russian Football Union (RFU).
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Results and fixtures
Legend
2023
Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Role Name Player/Head Coach Ozu Moreira (JFA National Coaching Staff/Tokyo Verdy BS) Assistant coach Teruki Tabata (JFA National Coaching Staff/Veertien Mie BS) Physical Coach Akihiro Tanaka (JFA Physical Fitness Project) Source: Coaches
Manager history
Ruy Ramos (20xx–2019) Teruki Tabata (2020–present) Ozu Moreira (2021, interim)
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for the NEOM Beach Soccer Cup and a UAE Tour, held from October to November 2023. Takuya Akaguma was eventually forced to leave the squad due to an injury, announced on 31 October.
Previous squads 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squad
Competitive record
Beach Soccer World Championships Beach Soccer World ChampionshipsYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 1995did not enter 1996 1997Group stage8th3003521−16 1998did not enter 1999Quarterfinals8th31021521−6 2000Fourth place4th52121622–6 2001did not enter 2002 2003Group stage7th3003414−10 2004did not enterTotal0 titles4/101431104078–38
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World CupQualification (AFC)YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGDRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2005Fourth place4th52031024No qualification matches 2006Quarterfinals8th41031725−8Runners-up2nd43012910+19 2007Group stage15th3003613−7Runners-up2nd42021819–1 2008Group stage15th3003518−13 Runners-up2nd4211198+11 2009Quarterfinals5th42111611+5Champions1st43011610+6 2011Group stage14th3003610−4Champions1st54012313+10 2013Quarterfinals7th41121112−1Runners-up2nd54012315+8 2015Quarterfinals7th42021213−1Runners-up2nd65012412+12 2017Group stage10th31021517−2Third place3rd53024118+23 2019Fourth place4th64022420+4Champions1st6420328+25 2021Runners-up2nd64022425–1Cancelled 2024Quarterfinals8th42021417–3Runners-up2nd65013511+24 2025Quarterfinals5th42022517+8Third placeTotal0 titles13/135321230185222–373 titles10/104930311260123+137
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup AFC Beach Soccer Asian CupYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2006Runners-up2nd43012910+19 2007Runners-up2nd42021819−1 2008Runners-up2nd4211198+11 2009Champions1st43011610+6 2011Champions1st54012313+10 2013Runners-up2nd54012315+8 2015Runners-up2nd65012412+12 2017Third place3rd53024118+23 2019Champions1st6420328+24 2021Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2023Runners-up2nd65013511+24 2025Third place3rd65012813+15Total3 titles11/115540312288137+151
Asian Beach Games Asian Beach GamesYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2008did not enter 2010Quarterfinal–4202147+7 2012Quarterfinal–4202119+2 2014Runners-up2nd53022211+11 2016Champions1st54103412+22Total1 title4/51811168139+42
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Beach Soccer Intercontinental CupYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2011Did Not Enter 20127th place7th30031419−5 2013Did Not Enter 20147th place7th52031922−3 2015Did Not Enter 2016 2017 2018 20195th place5th53022114+7 20215th place5th52032227–5 20225th place5th52032516+9Total5th place5/1123901410198+3
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Continental Beach Soccer TournamentYearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD 2016Third place332012113+8Total0 titles1/132012113+8
World ranking Source: Beach Soccer Worldwide
See also
Japan Men's International footballers National football team (Results (2020–present)) National under-23 football team National under-20 football team National under-17 football team National futsal team National under-20 futsal team National beach soccer team Women's International footballers National football team (Results) National under-20 football team National under-17 football team National futsal team
References
External links Japan at JFA.jp Japan at BSWW Japan at Beach Soccer Russia