Japan national futsal team
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The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō), nicknamed Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu), represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | サムライ・ファイブ (Samurai Five) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Kenichiro Kogure[1] | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 15 (6 May 2024)[2] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 3–0 Japan  (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Japan 18–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 16–0 Japan (Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2012, 2021) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022) | ||
| EAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017, 2019, 2022) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2014) | ||
| Best result | 6th place (2014) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2013) | ||
| Best result | 8th place (2013) | ||
Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022.[3] It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.[4]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
- Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
- Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp
Current coaching staff
- As of 9 October 2022[7]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Kenichiro Kogure |
| Assistant coach | Kensuke Takahashi Takehiro Suga |
| Goalkeeping coach | Keitaro Uchiyama |
| Physical coach | Motonori Baba |
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2021)
- As of 24 September 2023.
| Name | Period | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno García Formoso | 2016–2021 | |
| Kenichiro Kogure | 2021– | [8] |
The following players were called up for friendlies, played against Uzbekistan, on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively. [9]
*Bold indicates winning squad
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
| 2012 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 5/10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | -30 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 2005 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2007 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 2009 | Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | ||
| 2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | ||
| 2017 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | ||
| Total | 4/5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 | +15 | ||
EAFF Futsal Championship
| EAFF Futsal Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | 1/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal
| Grand Prix de Futsal record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 2005 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
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| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | Eighth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2014 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Total | 1/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
Futsal Confederations Cup
| Futsal Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 2009 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Sixth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
This page shows Japan's Head-to-head record at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
| Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 12 January 2024, the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[10]
| FIFA | AFC | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Iran | 1593 |
| 11 | 2 | Japan | 1409 |
| 25 | 3 | Thailand | 1230 |
| 26 | 4 | Uzbekistan | 1229 |
| 37 | 5 | Australia | 1122 |
| 38 | 6 | Vietnam | 1118 |
| 42 | 7 | Indonesia | 1083 |
| 43 | 8 | Iraq | 1080 |
| 44 | 9 | Kuwait | 1080 |
| 51 | 10 | Tajikistan | 976 |
- As of 12 January 2024
- 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
- ^ "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
- ^ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ a b c d "NFDF Futsal Championship Pattaya Thailand 2023". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "フットサル日本代表 メンバー AFCフットサルアジアカップクウェート2022（9.27-10.8）". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Japan Futsal National Team squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Uzbekistan Futsal National Team (11/22&24＠Tashkent, Uzbekistan)". Japan Football Association (JFA). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- (in English) Japan national futsal team – official website at JFA.jp
- Japan national teams 2021 schedule at JFA.jp