Japan national under-23 football team
The Japan national under-23 football team 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 ago.
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| Nickname(s) | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||
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| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Akinobu Yokouchi | ||
| Captain | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | ||
| Most caps | Kensuke Nagai (31) Keigo Higashi (31) | ||
| Top scorer | Shoya Nakajima (19) | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Biggest win | |||
 (Hong Kong; 12 June 1999) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994) | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2012) | ||
| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Winner (2016) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result |  | ||
History
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Physical Coach | |
- Reference: National Coaching Staff of Japan, JFA.jp (in English)
Players
Current squad
- The final squad was announced on 29 December 2019.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Ryosuke Kojima | 30 January 1997 (aged 22) |  |
| 2 | DF | Yugo Tatsuta | 21 June 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 3 | DF | Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 5 February 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | MF | Daiki Suga | 10 September 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 5 | DF | Daiki Sugioka | 8 September 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | MF | Mitsuki Saito | 10 January 1999 (aged 20) | |
| 7 | MF | Shunta Tanaka | 26 May 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | MF | Ao Tanaka | 10 September 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 9 | FW | Koki Ogawa | 8 August 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 10 | MF | Ryotaro Meshino | 18 June 1998 (aged 21) |  |
| 11 | MF | Keita Endo | 22 November 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | GK | Keisuke Osako | 28 July 1999 (aged 20) | |
| 13 | FW | Ayase Ueda | 10 September 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 14 | MF | Tsukasa Morishima | 25 April 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 15 | DF | Makoto Okazaki | 10 October 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 16 | MF | Yuki Soma | 25 February 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 17 | DF | Koki Machida | 25 August 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 18 | FW | Kyosuke Tagawa | 11 February 1999 (aged 20) | |
| 19 | FW | Reo Hatate | 21 November 1997 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | DF | Taiyo Koga | 28 October 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 21 | MF | Taishi Matsumoto | 22 April 1998 (aged 21) | |
| 22 | DF | Daiki Hashioka | 17 May 1999 (aged 20) | |
| 23 | GK | Kosei Tani | 22 November 2000 (aged 19) | |
Previous squads
Olympics Games
AFC U-23 Championship
Asian Games
- 2006 Asian Games Squad
- 2010 Asian Games Squad
- 2014 Asian Games Squad
- 2018 Asian Games Squad
Managers
| Name | Nat. | Period |
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| Yoshitada Yamaguchi | |
1990–1992 |
| Akira Nishino | |
1993–1996 |
| Philippe Troussier |  |
1998–2000 |
| Masakuni Yamamoto | |
2002–2004 |
| Yasuharu Sorimachi | |
2006–2008 |
| Takashi Sekizuka | |
2010–2012 |
| Makoto Teguramori | |
2014–2016 |
| Hajime Moriyasu | |
2017–2020 |
| Akinobu Yokouchi | |
2020-Present |
Schedule and results
Win Draw Lose
2019
| 22 March 2019 2020 AFC U23 Q | Japan | 8–0 |  | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 15:00 | Machida  Ueda Endo Maeda Itakura |
Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 303 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) |
| 24 March 2019 2020 AFC U23 Q | Timor-Leste  | 0–6 | | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 15:00 | Report | Tagawa Kubo Tatsuta Itakura Ueda |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
| 24 March 2019 2020 AFC U23 Q | Japan | 7–0 |  | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 9,875 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) |
| 1 June 2019 Toulon Tournament | England  | 1–2 | | Aubagne, France |
| 15:05 | Chalobah |
Report | Ominami Naganuma |
Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Felipe González Alveal (Chile) |
| 4 June 2019 Toulon Tournament | Japan | 6–1 |  | Salon-de-Provence, France |
| 16:05 | Mitoma Hatate Iwasaki |
Report | Araos |
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland) |
| 7 June 2019 Toulon Tournament | Portugal  | 1–0 | | Fos-sur-Mer, France |
| 17:05 | Umaro Embaló |
Report | Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
2020
| 15 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship | Japan | 1-1 |  |
Honours
Competitive record
Olympic Games
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See also
References
- Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- "U-23 Japan National Team Squad, Schedule - AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020". JFA. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
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