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Japan national futsal team

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Japan national futsal team
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FieldValue
NameJapan
Image_size140px
ImageJapan national futsal team in 2025.jpg
FIFA TrigrammeJPN
FIFA Rank
FIFA max13
FIFA max dateNovember 2024 – April 2025
FIFA min15
FIFA min dateMay 2024
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Nicknameサムライ・ファイブ
(Samurai Five)
AssociationJFA
Subconfederation = EAFF
ConfederationAFC
CoachKensuke Takahashi
First game3–0
(Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989)
Largest loss16–0
(Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002)
Largest win18–0
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)
World cup apps5
World cup first1989
World cup bestRound of 16 (2012, 2021)
Regional nameAFC Asian Cup
Regional cup apps16
Regional cup first1999
Regional cup bestChampions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
2ndRegional nameEAFF Futsal Championship
2ndRegional cup apps4
2ndRegional cup first2009
2ndRegional cup bestChampions (2017, 2019, 2022)
Grand Prix apps1
Grand Prix first2013
Grand Prix best8th place (2013)
Confederations cup apps1
Confederations cup first2014
Confederations cup best6th place (2014)

(Samurai Five) (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989) (Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002) (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)

Japan national futsal team in the match Japan-Uzbekistan, 16th September 2025

The Japan national futsal team, nicknamed Samurai Five, 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

  • Mori
  • Own goal
  • Arthur
  • Kanazawa
  • Shimizu
  • Mizutani
  • Nakamura
  • Goal
  • Henmi
  • Goal
  • Tsutsumi
  • Antonio
  • Goal
  • Goal
  • Henmi
  • Matheus
  • Rafa
  • Goal
  • Arthur
  • Tsutsumi
  • Goal
  • Uchida
  • Shimizu
  • Goal
  • Yoshikawa
  • Arthur
  • Antonio
  • Uchida
  • Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

NamePeriodRef
ESP Bruno García Formoso2016–2021
JPN Kenichiro Kogure2021–{{cite newsauthor=date=22 November 2021title=Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Teamurl=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/futsal_2021/news/00028397/work=Japan Football Association (JFA)location=Tokyo

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendlies, played against , on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively. | access-date = 9 November 2023

Previous squads

*Bold indicates winning squad ;FIFA Futsal World Cup

Competitive record

Summary

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalTotal78318
Futsal Asian Cup46212
Asian Indoor Games0112
East Asian Championship3104

: *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 recordYearRoundMWDLGFGAGDTotal5/101842124777-30
NED 1989Group stage3003311-8
HKG 1992Did not qualify
ESP 1996
GUA 2000
TWN 2004Group stage3012511-6
BRA 2008Group stage42021324-11
THA 2012Round of 1641121317-4
COL 2016Did not qualify
LIT 2021Round of 1641031314-1
UZB 2024Did not qualify

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian CupQualificationYearRoundMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGDLinkTotal:18/184 Titles10477720488198+29019180114719+128–
MAS 1999Fourth Place513118180No qualification
THA 200063033626+10
IRN 200172142529-4
IDN 2002Runners-up76012010+10
IRN 20036501379+28
MAC 200476014910+39
VIE 20058701489+39
UZB 2006Champions5500358+27Automatically qualifiedLink
JPN 2007Runners-up65014112+29Qualified as hostLink
THA 2008Third Place6501259+16Automatically qualifiedLink
UZB 201065012610+165401329+23Link
UAE 2012Champions6600255+20Automatically qualifiedLink
VIE 20146411287+21Automatically qualifiedLink
UZB 20165th place play-offs53112112+9Automatically qualifiedLink
TWN 2018Runners-up65011810+83300242+22Link
TKM 2020Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2200214+17Link
KUW 2022Champions6501177+104400423+39Link
THA 2024Group Stage311184+4220070+7Link
INA 2026Quarter-finals3300113+83300211+20Link
  • In 2010 Automatically qualified but was played in 5 matches.

AFC Futsal Asian Cup Results

AFC Futsal Asian Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult
1999Round 15–5Draw
Round 14–1Win
Round 15–5Draw
Semi-finals2–5Loss
Third place2–2 (3–4)pLoss
2000Round 14–2Win
Round 12–6Loss
Round 112–1Win
Round 16–0Win
Semi-finals6–9Loss
Third place6–8Loss
2001Round 16–5Win
Round 18–1Win
Round 12–3Loss
Round 14–8Loss
Quarter-finals2–2 (7–6)pWin
Semi-finals2–8Loss
Third place1–2Loss
2002Round 15–1Win
Round 12–1Win
Round 17–2Win
Round 12–0Win
Quarter-finals1–0Win
Semi-finals3–0Win
Final0–6Loss
2003Round 14–0Win
Round 114–1Win
Round 15–0Win
Quarter-finals7–0Win
Semi-finals3–2 (a.e.t)Win
Final4–6Loss
2004Round 14–0Win
Round 14–1Win
Round 112–0Win
Round 117–0Win
Quarter-finals5–2Win
Semi-finals4–2Win
Final3–5Loss
2005Round 118–0Win
Round 17–0Win
Round 17–0Win
Round 23–1Win
Round 25–1Win
Round 24–2Win
Semi-finals4–3Win
Final0–2Loss
2006Round 112–0Win
Round 12–0Win
Round 111–6Win
Semi-finals5–1Win
Final5–1Win
2007Round 116–0Win
Round 18–0Win
Round 16–2Win
Quarter-finals9–6Win
Semi-finals1–0Win
Final1–4Loss
2008Round 18–2Win
Round 14–1Win
Round 14–2Win
Quarter-finals4–0Win
Semi-finals0–1Loss
Third Place5–3Win
2010Round 15–1Win
Round 110–1Win
Round 11–0Win
Quarter-finals4–0Win
Semi-finals0–7Loss
Third Place6–1Win
2012Round 13–2Win
Round 16–1Win
Round 16–1Win
Quarter-finals1–0Win
Semi-finals3–0Win
Final6–1Win
2014Round 112–0Win
Round 11–2Loss
Round 14–0Win
Quarter-finals3–2Win
Semi-finals6–1Win
Final2–2(3–0)pWin
2016Round 11–0Win
Round 111–1Win
Round 13–1Win
Quarter-finals4–4(1–2)pLoss
Fifth Place2–6Loss
2018Round 14–2Win
Round 15–2Win
Round 14–2Win
Quarter-finals2–0Win
Semi-finals3–0Win
Final0–4Loss
2022Round 11–2Loss
Round 16–0Win
Round 12–0Win
Quarter-finals3–2Win
Semi-finals2–1Win
Final3–2Win
2024Round 12–3Loss
Round 15–0Win
Round 11–1Draw

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGAGDTotal4/51710345439+15
THA 2005did not enter
MAC 2007Quarter-final421162+4
VIE 2009Quarter-final31021011-1
KOR 2013Runners-up54011915+4
TKM 2017Third Place53201911+8

EAFF Futsal Championship

EAFF Futsal Championship recordYearRoundPldWD*LGSGATotal1/25401329
CHN 2009Runners-up5401329
VIE 2013did not enter

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal recordYearRoundPldWD*LGSGATotal1/114004819
BRA 2005did not enter
BRA 2006
BRA 2007
BRA 2008
BRA 2009
BRA 2010
BRA 2011
BRA 2013Eighth Place4004819
BRA 2014did not enter
BRA 2015
BRA 2018

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPldWD*LGSGATotal1/3310269
Libya 2009did not enter
Brazil 2013
Kuwait 2014Sixth Place310269

Head-to-head record

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

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking.

, the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:

FIFAAFCNationPoints
711593
1121409
2531230
2641229
3751122
3861118
4271083
4381080
4491080
5110976

References

References

  1. (2021-11-22). "Mr. Kensuke Takahashi appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". [[Japan Football Association.
  2. "Asian Futsal Championship Overview".
  3. "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview".
  4. "NFDF Futsal Championship Pattaya Thailand 2023". Japan Football Association.
  5. "List of International matches". [[Japan Football Association]] (JFA).
  6. "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com.
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