2014 in Japanese football

2014 season

Japanese football in 2014.

J.League Division 1
Main article: 2014 J.League Division 1
J.League Division 1
Season2014
ChampionsGamba Osaka
2nd J.League title
2nd Japanese title
RelegatedOmiya Ardija
Cerezo Osaka
Tokushima Vortis
Champions LeagueGamba Osaka
Urawa Red Diamonds
Kashima Antlers
Matches played306
Goals scored774 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerYoshito Ōkubo (18 goals)
Highest attendance56,758
Reds vs Gamba
Lowest attendance0
Reds vs S-Pulse
Average attendance17,240
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 J.League Division 1 season was the 49th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 22nd since the establishment of the J.League in 1993. The season began on 1 March and ended on 8 December. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were the defending champions.

Due to Japan's participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there was an extended break to allow for preparation after the 14th-week matches on 17 and 18 May, with the league resuming on 15 July for four clubs who participated in the 2014 AFC Champions League to play rescheduled 12th-week matches, and 19 July for other 14 clubs.[1]

2014 saw the league played via a home and away system over a single season for the last time until at least 2020. From 2015 the league will revert to an Apertura and Clausura system, with a multi-team play-off 'super stage' to decide the champions, similar to the format used when the J.League began.[2]

The league was won by Gamba Osaka, who won their second J.League title following a 0–0 away draw against Tokushima Vortis. They became the second league champions (after Kashiwa Reysol) to win the first division after being promoted as second division champions.

Clubs

18 teams compete in this year's competition. Both Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe return to J1 after a single season outside the top flight; they finished as the J.League Division 2 champions and runners-up, respectively. Tokushima Vortis, who finished fourth in the regular season and won the promotion playoff, will make their top-flight debut, becoming the first club from Shikoku to do so. Those three teams replaced Oita Trinita, Shonan Bellmare and Júbilo Iwata; Júbilo were relegated from J1 for the first time after twenty seasons in the top tier, while Bellmare and Trinita were bumped down after cameo appearances in J1.

Locations of the 2014 J.League 1 teams
Club Name Coach Home Town(s) Stadium Capacity Note(s)
Albirex Niigata Masaaki Yanagishita Niigata & Seirō, Niigata Big Swan Stadium 42,300
Kashima Antlers Toninho Cerezo Kashima, Ibaraki Kashima Soccer Stadium 40,728
Omiya Ardija Hiroki Shibuya Omiya, Saitama NACK5 Stadium 15,500
Cerezo Osaka Yuji Okuma Osaka Nagai Stadium 47,816 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League fourth-placed)
Yokohama F. Marinos Yasuhiro Higuchi Yokohama, Kanagawa & Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nissan Stadium 72,327 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League runners-up)
Kawasaki Frontale Yahiro Kazama Kawasaki, Kanagawa Todoroki Athletics Stadium 26,232 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League Third placed team)
Gamba Osaka Kenta Hasegawa Suita, Osaka Osaka Expo '70 Stadium 21,000 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013
Nagoya Grampus Akira Nishino Nagoya, Aichi Mizuho Athletic Stadium 27,000
Urawa Red Diamonds Mihailo Petrović Urawa, Saitama Saitama Stadium 63,700
Kashiwa Reysol Nelsinho Baptista Kashiwa, Chiba Kashiwa Soccer Stadium 15,900
Shimizu S-Pulse Katsumi Oenoki Shizuoka IAI Stadium Nihondaira 20,339
Sagan Tosu Megumu Yoshida Tosu, Saga Tosu Stadium 24,490
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hajime Moriyasu Hiroshima Hiroshima Big Arch 50,000 2014 AFC Champions League participant
(as 2013 J.League winners)
FC Tokyo Massimo Ficcadenti Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium 49,970
Tokushima Vortis Shinji Kobayashi All cities/towns in Tokushima Pocarisweat Stadium 20,441 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013
(through a play-off system)
Vegalta Sendai Susumu Watanabe Sendai, Miyagi Yurtec Stadium 19,694
Ventforet Kofu Hiroshi Jofuku Kofu, Yamanashi Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium 17,000
Vissel Kobe Ryo Adachi Kobe, Hyōgo Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 Promoted from J.League Division 2 in 2013

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Non-Visa Foreign Type-C Contract[3]
Albirex Niigata Léo Silva Rafael Silva Lee Myung-Jae Song Ju-Hun
Kashima Antlers Davi Jorge Wagner Luís Alberto Caio
Omiya Ardija Carlinhos Paraiba Dragan Mrđa Zlatan Ljubijankić Cho Won-hee
Cerezo Osaka Cacau Kim Seong-jun Diego Forlán Kim Jin-Hyeon Gu Sung-Yun
Yokohama F. Marinos Fabio Rafinha
Kawasaki Frontale Jeci Paulinho Renato An Byong-Jun
Gamba Osaka Lins Patric Oh Jae-Suk
Nagoya Grampus Leandro Domingues Régis Danilson Córdoba Joshua Kennedy Gustavo
Urawa Red Diamonds Márcio Richardes
Kashiwa Reysol Dudu Dudu Leandro Kim Chang-Soo
Shimizu S-Pulse Dejan Jaković Calvin Jong-a-Pin Milivoje Novaković Lee Ki-Je Bueno
Sagan Tosu Choi Sung-Keun Kim Min-Hyeok Kim Min-Woo
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Mihael Mikić Byeon Jun-Byum Park Hyung-Jin Hwang Seok-Ho
FC Tokyo Edu Michele Canini
Ventforet Kofu Cristiano Gilsinho Marquinhos Paraná Irfan Bachdim Thiago Quirino
Vegalta Sendai Ramon Lopez Wilson Ryang Yong-Gi
Vissel Kobe Fabio Simplicio Marquinhos Pedro Júnior Jung Woo-Young
Tokushima Vortis Adriano Alex Esteven Kim Jong-min Lee Yon-Jick Son Se-Hwang

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Vegalta Sendai Graham Arnold Mutual consent Susumu Watanabe
Cerezo Osaka Ranko Popović Mutual consent Marco Pezzaiuoli
Shimizu S-Pluse Afshin Ghotbi Mutual consent Katsumi Oenoki
Sagan Tosu Yoon Jung-Hwan Sacked Megumu Yoshida
Omiya Ardija Kiyoshi Okuma Sacked Hiroki Shibuya
Cerezo Osaka Marco Pezzaiuoli Sacked Yuji Okuma

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gamba Osaka (C) 34 19 6 9 59 31 +28 63 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 34 18 8 8 52 32 +20 62
3 Kashima Antlers 34 18 6 10 64 39 +25 60
4 Kashiwa Reysol 34 17 9 8 48 40 +8 60 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sagan Tosu 34 19 3 12 41 33 +8 60
6 Kawasaki Frontale 34 16 7 11 56 43 +13 55
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 34 14 9 11 37 29 +8 51
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 13 11 10 44 37 +7 50
9 FC Tokyo 34 12 12 10 47 33 +14 48
10 Nagoya Grampus 34 13 9 12 47 48 −1 48
11 Vissel Kobe 34 11 12 11 49 50 −1 45
12 Albirex Niigata 34 12 8 14 30 36 −6 44
13 Ventforet Kofu 34 9 14 11 27 31 −4 41
14 Vegalta Sendai 34 9 11 14 35 50 −15 38
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 10 6 18 42 60 −18 36
16 Omiya Ardija (R) 34 9 8 17 44 60 −16 35 Relegation to 2015 J2 League
17 Cerezo Osaka (R) 34 7 10 17 36 48 −12 31
18 Tokushima Vortis (R) 34 3 5 26 16 74 −58 14
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J.League Data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Because Gamba Osaka won the 2014 Emperor's Cup, the group stage spot has been given to third-placed Kashima Antlers, while ACL qualification spot has been awarded to the fourth-placed Kashiwa Reysol.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Gamba Osaka145911141615131415161511161311865787555422222211
Urawa Red Diamonds69551164354122111121111111111111122
Kashima Antlers2111112411237444444433443234433333
Kashiwa Reysol1012141012991096674567989676898998766554
Sagan Tosu1149485535311222211322334553554445
Kawasaki Frontale8141614947889786833333244222345345666
Yokohama F. Marinos33235710111314111215129810111111101010101010101081010777
Sanfrecce Hiroshima6476321242445675576899979887988998
FC Tokyo1012131615121312101012131210109757558786666677889
Nagoya Grampus1276461112151513141113151514141516141414121211121212121211121110
Vissel Kobe8118127331235633566989656677791099101011
Albirex Niigata51010681067778587810111010101111111112111111111112111212
Ventforet Kofu17151513131516141212131416141616161414151515151513131415161313131313
Vegalta Sendai13161717171717171717171714111112131313121213141414151313131414141414
Shimizu S-Pulse4812151614116681010991215121212131312131315171616151615151515
Omiya Ardija1616118101314161616151617171717171717171717171717161514141516161616
Cerezo Osaka15532258911119910131413151615161616161616141717171717171717
Tokushima Vortis18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Leader and qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2015 J2 League
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League Data Site
Note 1: Matchday 12 results for 2014 AFC Champions League Participants (Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Yokohama F. Marinos, Cerezo Osaka vs. Kawasaki Frontale), held on 15 July 2014, are included in Matchday 15 ranking. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kawasaki Frontale and Cerezo Osaka qualified to the Round of 16 of the 2014 AFC Champions League, in which the First Leg matches overlap with matches for Matchday 12

Results
Home \ Away ALB ANT ARD CER FMA FRO GAM GRA RED REY SAG SFR SSP TOK VEG VEN VIS VOR
Albirex Niigata 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Kashima Antlers 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 5–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0
Omiya Ardija 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–3 1–3
Cerezo Osaka 0–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0
Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 4–1 3–4 5–4 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0
Gamba Osaka 5–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Nagoya Grampus 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–5 2–3 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
Sagan Tosu 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–4 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
FC Tokyo 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 4–4 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–0
Vegalta Sendai 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–1
Ventforet Kofu 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1
Vissel Kobe 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–5 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Tokushima Vortis 1–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2014. Source: J. League Data
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale
18
2 Yohei Toyoda Sagan Tosu
15
3 Marquinhos Vissel Kobe
14
4 Pedro Júnior Vissel Kobe
13
Yoshinori Muto FC Tokyo
13
Milivoje Novaković Shimizu S-Pulse
13
8 Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale
12
Shinzo Koroki Urawa Red Diamonds
12
Kensuke Nagai Nagoya Grampus
12
11 Edu FC Tokyo
11
Leandro Kashiwa Reysol
11
Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima
11

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data

Awards

Individual
AwardRecipientClubNotes
Most Valuable Player Yasuhito EndōGamba Osaka
Rookie of the Year CaioKashima Antlers
Manager of the Year Kenta HasegawaGamba Osaka
Top scorer Yoshito ŌkuboKawasaki Frontale18 goals.

Best Eleven
Position Footballer Club Nationality
GK Shusaku Nishikawa (3) Urawa Red Diamonds  Japan
DF Kosuke Ota (1) FC Tokyo  Japan
DF Masato Morishige (2) FC Tokyo  Japan
DF Tsukasa Shiotani (1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima  Japan
MF Gaku Shibasaki (1) Kashima Antlers  Japan
MF Yoshinori Muto (1) FC Tokyo  Japan
MF Léo Silva (1) Albirex Niigata  Brazil
MF Yasuhito Endō (11) Gamba Osaka  Japan
FW Yoshito Ōkubo (2) Kawasaki Frontale  Japan
FW Takashi Usami (1) Gamba Osaka  Japan
FW Patric (1) Gamba Osaka  Brazil

* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 603,770 56,758 0 35,516 −4.3%†
2 FC Tokyo 428,184 42,059 13,048 25,187 +0.5%†
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 392,496 40,571 11,088 23,088 −16.0%†
4 Albirex Niigata 390,648 35,533 2,104 22,979 −12.0%†
5 Cerezo Osaka 367,651 42,723 10,262 21,627 +14.9%†
6 Kashima Antlers 300,310 32,099 8,840 17,665 +7.6%†
7 Nagoya Grampus 284,474 38,966 5,599 16,733 +3.7%†
8 Kawasaki Frontale 283,241 19,668 10,609 16,661 +0.1%†
9 Vegalta Sendai 257,949 18,914 11,144 15,173 +2.1%†
10 Vissel Kobe 255,185 25,382 9,375 15,010 +30.3%†
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 254,951 24,734 9,515 14,997 −7.5%†
12 Gamba Osaka 250,738 19,569 10,898 14,749 +20.0%†
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 241,577 19,824 8,539 14,210 +0.5%†
14 Sagan Tosu 240,323 23,277 8,276 14,137 +22.8%†
15 Ventforet Kofu 206,904 36,505 5,416 12,170 −3.5%†
16 Omiya Ardija 183,791 14,182 7,001 10,811 −2.9%†
17 Kashiwa Reysol 182,161 14,623 6,115 10,715 −14.6%†
18 Tokushima Vortis 151,034 17,274 3,594 8,884 +104.3%†
League total 5,275,387 56,758 0 17,240 +0.1%†

Updated to games played on 8 December 2014
Source: J. League Data
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.

References
  1. "J.League season to begin on March 1". Japan Times. 2013-12-17.
  2. "J-League switches to two-stage season in order to boost fans and revenue". Inside World Football.com. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  3. "Player registration and contracts". J.League. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 28 November 2014.

J.League Division 2
Main article: 2014 J.League Division 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shonan Bellmare (C, P) 42 31 8 3 86 25 +61 101 Qualification for 2015 J1 League
2 Matsumoto Yamaga (P) 42 24 11 7 65 35 +30 83
3 JEF United Chiba 42 18 14 10 55 44 +11 68 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Júbilo Iwata 42 18 13 11 67 55 +12 67
5 Giravanz Kitakyushu 42 18 11 13 50 50 0 65 Ineligible for promotion
6 Montedio Yamagata (P) 42 18 10 14 57 44 +13 64 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
7 Oita Trinita 42 17 12 13 52 55 −3 63
8 Fagiano Okayama 42 15 16 11 52 48 +4 61
9 Kyoto Sanga 42 14 18 10 57 52 +5 60
10 Consadole Sapporo 42 15 14 13 48 44 +4 59
11 Yokohama FC 42 14 13 15 49 47 +2 55
12 Tochigi SC 42 15 10 17 52 58 −6 55
13 Roasso Kumamoto 42 13 15 14 45 53 −8 54
14 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 12 16 14 45 42 +3 52
15 Mito HollyHock 42 12 14 16 46 46 0 50 Ineligible for promotion
16 Avispa Fukuoka 42 13 11 18 52 60 −8 50
17 FC Gifu 42 13 10 19 54 61 −7 49 Ineligible for promotion
18 Thespakusatsu Gunma 42 14 7 21 45 54 −9 49
19 Ehime FC 42 12 12 18 54 58 −4 48
20 Tokyo Verdy 42 9 15 18 31 48 −17 42
21 Kamatamare Sanuki 42 7 12 23 34 71 −37 33 Qualification for Relegation Playoffs[lower-alpha 2]
22 Kataller Toyama (R) 42 5 8 29 28 74 −46 23 Relegation to 2015 J3 League[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: J.League data
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Only teams that meet J1 license criteria can participate in promotion playoffs. If one or more teams fail to meet the criteria, only eligible teams that finished 3rd to 6th will participate and no replacement teams will be added.
  2. The playoffs and direct exchange between J2 and J3 are subject to eligibility of J2-licensed teams in top 2 of 2014 J3 League

J3 League
Main article: 2014 J3 League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zweigen Kanazawa (C, P) 33 23 6 4 56 20 +36 75 Promotion to 2015 J2 League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Nagano Parceiro 33 20 9 4 58 23 +35 69 Qualification for J2 promotion playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Machida Zelvia 33 20 8 5 59 22 +37 68
4 Gainare Tottori 33 14 11 8 34 25 +9 53
5 Grulla Morioka 33 12 9 12 43 39 +4 45
6 SC Sagamihara 33 12 7 14 44 48 −4 43
7 Fukushima United 33 9 9 15 30 38 −8 36
8 Blaublitz Akita 33 10 4 19 38 57 −19 34
9 FC Ryukyu 33 8 10 15 31 50 −19 34
10 J.League U-22 Selection 33 9 6 18 37 63 −26 33
11 Fujieda MYFC 33 7 9 17 36 52 −16 30
12 YSCC Yokohama 33 4 12 17 29 58 −29 24
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2014. Source: J.League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Only clubs that hold J2 licence are eligible for promotion.

Japan Football League
Main article: 2014 Japan Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SP Kyoto FC 26 20 1 5 58 20 +38 61
2 Kagoshima United 26 18 3 5 45 19 +26 57
3 Honda FC (C) 26 16 5 5 58 28 +30 53
4 Renofa Yamaguchi (P) 26 16 3 7 51 27 +24 51 Promotion to 2015 J3 League
5 Sony Sendai 26 13 7 6 45 29 +16 46
6 Yokogawa Musashino 26 9 8 9 31 31 0 35
7 Verspah Oita 26 8 9 9 30 28 +2 33
8 Azul Claro Numazu 26 8 8 10 26 35 −9 32
9 Vanraure Hachinohe 26 8 6 12 30 32 −2 30
10 Honda Lock 26 7 6 13 31 52 −21 27
11 Fagiano Okayama Next 26 5 8 13 24 46 −22 23
12 MIO Biwako Shiga 26 6 4 16 24 50 −26 22
13 Tochigi Uva 26 4 7 15 16 37 −21 19
14 Maruyasu Okazaki 26 3 7 16 23 58 −35 16
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2014. Source: Japan Football League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

National team (Men)

Results
5 March Japan 4 – 2 New Zealand Tokyo, Japan [1][2]
19:40 JST Okazaki  4', 17'
Kagawa  7' (pen.)
Morishige  11'		 JFA Report Wood  39', 80' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 47,670
Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)
27 May Japan 1 – 0 Cyprus Saitama, Japan [3]
19:30 JST Uchida  43' JFA Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 58,564
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
2 June Costa Rica 1 – 3 Japan Tampa, United States [4]
21:00 UTC−4 Ruiz  31' JFA Report Endo  60'
Kagawa  80'
Kakitani  90+2'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Chris Penso (USA)
6 June Zambia 3 – 4 Japan Tampa, United States [5]
19:30 UTC−4 Katongo  9'
Sinkala  29'
Musonda  89'		 JFA Report Honda  40' (pen.), 75'
Kagawa  73'
Okubo  90+1'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 7,275
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
14 June Group CIvory Coast 2 – 1 Japan Recife, Brazil
22:00 UTC−3 Bony  64'
Gervinho  66'		 FIFA Report Honda  16' Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
19 June Group CJapan 0 – 0 Greece Natal, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 FIFA Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
24 June Group CJapan 1 – 4 Colombia Cuiabá, Brazil
16:00 UTC−4 Okazaki  45+1' FIFA Report Cuadrado  17' (pen.)
Martínez  55', 82'
Rodríguez  90'		 Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 40,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
5 September Japan 0 – 2 Uruguay Sapporo, Japan [1]
19:30 JST JFA Report Cavani  34'
Hernández  71'		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 39,294
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
9 September Japan 2 – 2 Venezuela Yokohama, Japan [1]
19:20 JST Muto  51'
Shibasaki  66'		 FIFA Listing Rondon  61' (pen.)
Cichero  71'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 64,007
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
10 October Japan 1 – 0 Jamaica Niigata, Japan
19:25 JST Nosworthy  16' (o.g.) JFA Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
Attendance: 39,628
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
14 October Japan 0 – 4 Brazil Singapore
18:45 UTC+8 JFA Report Neymar  18', 48', 77', 81' Stadium: Singapore National Stadium
Attendance: 51,577
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
14 November Japan 6 – 0 Honduras Toyota, Japan [1]
19:35 JST Yoshida  9'
Honda  40'
Endō  44'
Inui  47', 74'
Toyoda  69'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 42,126
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
18 November Japan 2 – 1 Australia Osaka, Japan [1]
19:25 JST Konno  61'
Okazaki  68'		 JFA Report Cahill  90+2' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 46,312
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)


  Win   Draw   Loss

Players statistics
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Yasuhito Endo140(12)OOO(1)OOO-----O(1)O8(2)148(14)
Yasuyuki Konno78(1)-OOO-OO-----O(1)6(1)84(2)
Makoto Hasebe77(2)-O--OOO----OO6(0)83(2)
Shinji Okazaki72(36)O(2)OOOOOO(1)OOOOOO(1)13(4)85(40)
Yuto Nagatomo66(3)OOOOOOOOOO---10(0)76(3)
Atsuto Uchida65(1)-O(1)OOOOO----O-7(1)72(2)
Yoshito Okubo54(5)-OOO(1)OOO------6(1)60(6)
Shinji Kagawa53(16)O(1)OO(1)O(1)OOO--O-OO10(3)63(19)
Eiji Kawashima53(0)OOO-OOOOO-OOO11(0)64(0)
Keisuke Honda52(20)OOOO(2)O(1)OOOOOOO(1)O13(4)65(24)
Maya Yoshida37(2)OOOOOOOOO--O(1)O11(1)48(3)
Hajime Hosogai25(1)O------OOOO--5(0)30(1)
Hiroshi Kiyotake23(1)OO----O------3(0)26(1)
Masahiko Inoha20(1)-O-----------1(0)21(1)
Hiroki Sakai14(0)OOOO---O-----5(0)19(0)
Shusaku Nishikawa12(0)---O-----O-O-3(0)15(0)
Takashi Inui12(0)-----------O(2)O2(2)14(2)
Gotoku Sakai11(0)O------OOOOOO7(0)18(0)
Yoichiro Kakitani9(4)-OO(1)OO-OOOOO--9(1)18(5)
Hotaru Yamaguchi8(0)OOOOOOO------7(0)15(0)
Yuya Osako6(3)O-OOOO--O----6(0)12(3)
Masato Morishige6(0)O(1)OOOO--OOOOOO11(1)17(1)
Hiroki Mizumoto5(0)--------O----1(0)6(0)
Manabu Saito3(1)O--O---------2(0)5(1)
Toshihiro Aoyama3(0)O-OO--O------4(0)7(0)
Yohei Toyoda3(0)O----------O(1)O3(1)6(1)
Junya Tanaka1(0)-------OO-O--3(0)4(0)
Kosuke Ota1(0)---------OO-O3(0)4(0)
Daisuke Suzuki1(0)----------O--1(0)2(0)
Yoshinori Muto0(0)-------OO(1)OOOO6(1)6(1)
Gaku Shibasaki0(0)--------O(1)OOO-4(1)4(1)
Taishi Taguchi0(0)---------OOO-3(0)3(0)
Ryota Morioka0(0)-------O--O--2(0)2(0)
Tsukasa Shiotani0(0)---------OO--2(0)2(0)
Yu Kobayashi0(0)---------OO--2(0)2(0)
Tatsuya Sakai0(0)-------O-----1(0)1(0)
Yusuke Minagawa0(0)-------O-----1(0)1(0)

National team (Women)

Results
2014.03.05 Japan1-1United StatesPortugal
Miyama  ?' ?  ?'
2014.03.07 Japan1-0DenmarkPortugal
Iwabuchi  ?'
2014.03.10 Japan2-1SwedenPortugal
Ogimi  ?'
Miyama  ?'		 ?  ?'
2014.03.12 Japan0-3GermanyPortugal
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
2014.05.08 Japan2-1New ZealandOsaka, Japan
Takase  ?'
Sugasawa  ?'		 ?  ?' Stadium: Nagai Football Stadium
2014.05.14 Japan2-2AustraliaVietnam
 ?' (o.g.)
Ogimi  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
2014.05.16 Japan4-0VietnamVietnam
Kawasumi  ?', ?'
Kiryu  ?'
Ogimi  ?'
2014.05.18 Japan7-0JordanVietnam
Kira  ?', ?'
Nakajima  ?', ?'
Sakaguchi  ?', ?'
 ?' (o.g.)
2014.05.22 Japan2-1ChinaVietnam
Sawa  ?'
Iwashimizu  ?'		 ?  ?'
2014.05.25 Japan1-0AustraliaVietnam
Iwashimizu  ?'
2014.09.13 Japan5-0GhanaYamagata, Japan
Takase  ?', ?'
Sakaguchi  ?'
Osafune  ?'
Nakajima  ?'		 Stadium: Yamagata Park Stadium
2014.09.15 Japan0-0ChinaSouth Korea
2014.09.18 Japan12-0JordanSouth Korea
Kawasumi  ?', ?'
Sugasawa  ?', ?', ?'
Sakaguchi  ?', ?', ?'
 ?' (o.g.)
Kira  ?', ?'
Miyama  ?'
2014.09.22 Japan3-0Chinese TaipeiSouth Korea
Sakaguchi  ?'
Kira  ?'
Kawasumi  ?'
2014.09.26 Japan9-0Hong KongSouth Korea
Masuya  ?', ?'
 ?' (o.g.)
Nakajima  ?'
Iwashimizu  ?'
Kiryu  ?', ?'
Takase  ?'
Sugasawa  ?'
2014.09.29 Japan3-0VietnamSouth Korea
Sakaguchi  ?'
Osafune  ?'
Sugasawa  ?'
2014.10.01 Japan1-3North KoreaSouth Korea
Miyama  ?' ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
2014.10.25 Japan3-0CanadaCanada
Ogimi  ?'
Kawamura  ?'
Kawasumi  ?'
2014.10.28 Japan3-2CanadaCanada
Nagasato  ?'
Ogimi  ?'
Sameshima  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'

Players statistics
Player-201303.0503.0703.1003.1205.0805.1405.1605.1805.2205.2509.1309.1509.1809.2209.2609.2910.0110.2510.282014Total
Homare Sawa189(81)O-OOO-OOO(1)O---------8(1)197(82)
Aya Miyama127(30)O(1)OO(1)OOOO-OOOOO(1)O-OO(1)OO17(4)144(34)
Shinobu Ono119(39)OOOO-------------OO6(0)125(39)
Kozue Ando115(18)-OOO-------------O-4(0)119(18)
Yuki Ogimi103(47)OOO(1)O-O(1)O(1)O---------O(1)O(1)9(5)112(52)
Azusa Iwashimizu95(8)OOOOOOO-O(1)O(1)--OOO(1)-O-O14(3)109(11)
Yukari Kinga88(5)O-OO-------------O-4(0)92(5)
Karina Maruyama77(14)----O-O------------2(0)79(14)
Miho Fukumoto70(0)-O----O-OO--------O5(0)75(0)
Mizuho Sakaguchi68(18)O-OOOO-O(2)OOO(1)OO(3)O(1)OO(1)OOO17(8)85(26)
Rumi Utsugi62(5)OOOOOOOOOO-------OO12(0)74(5)
Saki Kumagai58(0)O-OO-------------OO5(0)63(0)
Aya Sameshima55(2)-----------------OO(1)2(1)57(3)
Nahomi Kawasumi50(12)OOOOOOO(2)-OOOOO(2)O(1)OOOO(1)-17(6)67(18)
Ayumi Kaihori40(0)--O----O--OO--O-O--6(0)46(0)
Megumi Takase35(5)OOOOO(1)OOOOOO(2)O--O(1)OOOO17(4)52(9)
Asuna Tanaka28(3)-O----------------O2(0)30(3)
Megumi Kamionobe23(2)OO----O-----------O4(0)27(2)
Mana Iwabuchi20(2)OO(1)OO--------------O5(1)25(3)
Saori Ariyoshi13(0)OOOOOOO-OOOOOO-OOOO17(0)30(0)
Yuika Sugasawa12(2)----O(1)-O-OOOOO(3)-O(1)O(1)OOO12(6)24(8)
Emi Nakajima9(1)-O--OO-O(2)OOO(1)OOOO(1)O---12(4)21(5)
Kana Osafune8(0)----------O(1)OO-OO(1)O--6(2)14(2)
Nanase Kiryu6(0)OO---OO(1)-O-OOOOO(2)----10(3)16(3)
Asano Nagasato6(0)------------------O(1)1(1)7(1)
Erina Yamane4(0)O--OOO----O-OO-O-O-9(0)13(0)
Yuri Kawamura4(0)----OOO-OO-------O(1)O7(1)11(1)
Michi Goto3(2)----OO-O-O---------4(0)7(2)
Kana Kitahara1(0)-O--------OOOO-O---6(0)7(0)
Chinatsu Kira0(0)----OO-O(2)OOOOO(2)O(1)OOO--12(5)12(5)
Rika Masuya0(0)----------OOOOO(2)OO--7(2)7(2)
Hikaru Naomoto0(0)----O--O--O--OOO---6(0)6(0)
Rie Usui0(0)----------OOOOO-O--6(0)6(0)
Hisui Haza0(0)----------O--OOO---4(0)4(0)
Ruka Norimatsu0(0)----O--O-----------2(0)2(0)
Yuria Obara0(0)-------O-----------1(0)1(0)
Shiho Kohata0(0)-------O-----------1(0)1(0)
Ami Sugita0(0)-------O-----------1(0)1(0)

References
  1. Japan to play New Zealand in World Cup warm-up Japan Football Association, 2013-12-12.
  2. Matches FIFA.com. Retrieved: 2014-02-02.
  3. Japan schedules friendly against Cyprus The Japan Times, 2014-02-12.
  4. Selección de Costa Rica tendrá fogueo en junio ante Japón La Nación, 2014-02-04. (in Spanish)
  5. Japan will play Zambia in Tampa, Florida Japan Football Association, 2014-03-28.
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