Japan national futsal team

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.

Japan
Nickname(s)サムライ・ファイブ
(Samurai Five)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachKenichiro Kogure[1]
FIFA codeJPN
FIFA ranking12 (16 October 2022)[2]
Home colours
Away colours
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)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1989)
Best resultRound of 16 (2012, 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances16 (First in 1999)
Best resultGold Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances4 (First in 2009)
Best resultGold Champions (2017, 2019, 2022)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result6th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best result8th place (2013)

Japan is one of the two strongest futsal teams in Asia besides Iran, won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022.[3] It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.[4]

Results and fixtures
See also: 2023 in Japanese football
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022
30 March Friendly Japan  2–1  United Arab Emirates Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAE (UTC+4)
  • Oliveira 1'
  • Kanazawa 37'
 Report
  • 31'
 Stadium: Zayed Complex Arena
1 April Friendly Japan  4–2  Saudi Arabia Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates
14:00 UAE (UTC+4)
  • Own goal 5'
  • Crepaldi 15'
  • Yoshikawa 21'
  • Uchida 36'
 Report
  • 25', 39'
 Stadium: Khorfakkan Stadium Arena
13 May Friendly Japan  5–0 Malaysia Selangor Shah Alam, Malaysia
Report Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
18 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Hong Kong  2–11  Japan Shah Alam, Malaysia
17:00
Report
  • Crepaldi 2', 28', 30'
  • Kanazawa 3'
  • Uchida 6'
  • Uemura 12', 24'
  • Yoshikawa 20'
  • Oliveira 28'
  • Tsutsumi 31'
  • Mori 40'
 Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
Referee: Ali Hafizi
19 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Japan  15–0  Mongolia Shah Alam, Malaysia
17:00
  • Yoshikawa 4'
  • Nagisa 6'
  • Motoishi 8', 33', 35'
  • Kanazawa 11'
  • Oliveira 12'
  • Mori 14', 26'
  • Harada 24', 40'
  • Battogtokh 24' (og)
  • Crepaldi 30'
  • Uemura 35'
  • Tumurbaatar 35' (og)
 Report Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
20 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification South Korea  0–9  Japan Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30 Report
  • Lee Jin-hyuk 5' (o.g.)
  • Uemura 7'
  • Oliveira 8'
  • Kanazawa 12', 21'
  • Kuromoto 19'
  • Hirata 32'
  • Uchida 39'
  • Kato 40'
 Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
21 May 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Japan  7–1  Chinese Taipei Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:30
  • Uchida 6', 16', 22'
  • Crepaldi 24'
  • Oliveira 29'
  • Hirata Neto 33'
  • Takami 37'
  • Chi Sheng-Fa 2'
 Stadium: Panasonic Sports Complex
10 September Friendly Japan  6–3 Japan Bardral Urayasu Chiba, Japan
18:00 Report Stadium: JFA YUME Field
15 September International friendly match Japan  1–5  Brazil Matsue, Japan
19:00 JST (UTC+9)
  • Oliveira 30'
 Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Pito 3', 4', 18'
  • Lucas Gomes 7'
  • Darlan 31'
 Stadium: Matsue City General Gymnasium
Referee: Ebrahim Mehrabi (Iran)
18 September International friendly match Japan  1–5  Brazil Toyota, Japan
JST (UTC+9)
  • Oliveira 39'
 Report
Stadium: Sky Hall Toyota
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia)
23 September Friendly Japan  5–3  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
18:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Goal 25', 34', 39'
 Stadium: Bahrain Handball Federation Hall
28 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  1–2  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3
  • Crepaldi 3'
  • Al-Harthi 11'
  • Fqihe 15'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
30 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  6–0  South Korea Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3
  • Seo Jung-woo 6' (o.g.)
  • Oliveira 7'
  • Mizutani 18'
  • Ishida 28'
  • Kanazawa 29'
  • Yoshikawa 36'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
2 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  2–0  Vietnam Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
4 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup QF Japan  3–2  Indonesia Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3
  • Kanazawa 32'
  • Pires 38'
  • Mizutani 39'
  • Eko 21'
  • Dewa 40'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
6 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup SF Uzbekistan  1–2  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3
  • Khamroev 16'
  • Oliveira 22'
  • Kanazawa 29'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
8 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup F Iran  2–3  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

2023
2 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] Mozambique  0–5  Japan Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Report (JFA)
  • Mori 18', 38', 39'
  • Own goal 21'
  • Arthur 35'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
3 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] Japan  4–1  Thailand Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7
  • Kanazawa 7'
  • Shimizu 13'
  • Mizutani 25'
  • Nakamura 31'
 Report (JFA)
  • Goal 34'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
5 March NFDF Futsal Championship SF[5] Japan  1–0  Saudi Arabia Pattaya, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7
Report (JFA) Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
7 March NFDF Futsal Championship F[5] Iran  4–1  Japan Pattaya, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7
  • Goal 31', 33', 36', 39'
 Report (JFA)
  • Tsutsumi 6'
 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
14 April Friendly/Morocco Tour Japan  v  Morocco Rabat, Morocco
15 April Friendly/Morocco Tour Japan  v  France Rabat, Morocco
17 April Friendly/Morocco Tour Japan  v  Croatia Rabat, Morocco
14 December International friendly[6] Japan  v TBC Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Report (JFA) Stadium: Ota City General Gymnasium
17 December International friendly[6] Japan  v TBC TBC, Japan
Report (JFA) Stadium: TBC

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 9 October 2022[7]
Role Name
Head coach Japan Kenichiro Kogure
Assistant coach Japan Kensuke Takahashi
Japan Takehiro Suga
Goalkeeping coach Japan Keitaro Uchiyama
Physical coach Japan Motonori Baba

Manager history
As of 23 November 2021
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref.
Spain Bruno García Formoso 2016–2021 0 0 0 0 00.0%
Japan Kenichiro Kogure 2021– 0 0 0 0 00.0% [8]

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly tour on Morocco from 10 to 19 April 2023. [9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Hiroshi Tabuchi (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 Japan Nagoya Oceans
2 1GK Guilherme Kuromoto (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 Japan Shinagawa City
3 FP Soma Mizutani (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 Japan Nagoya Oceans
4 FP Kentaro Ishida (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Japan Bardral Urayasu
5 FP Kaito Yamada (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 Spain Inter Movistar
6 FP Tomoki Yoshikawa (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 Japan Nagoya Oceans
7 FP Sora Kanazawa (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 Japan Nagoya Oceans
8 FP Atsuya Uemura (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 Japan YSCC Yokohama
9 FP Massanori Antonio (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 Unattached
10 FP Rafael Henmi (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 Japan Real Betis
11 FP Kazuya Shimizu (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 Japan Nagoya Oceans
12 FP Kokoro Harada (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 Spain FC Barcelona B
13 FP Minami Kato (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 Japan Shriker Osaka
14 FP Shunta Uchimura (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 Japan Shonan Bellmare
15 FP Kyo Takahashi (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 Japan YSCC Yokohama
16 FP Shoto Yamanaka (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 Japan Pescadola Machida

Previous squads

*Bold indicates winning squad

Competitive record

Summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Futsal Asian Cup46212
Asian Indoor Games0112
East Asian Championship2103
Total68317
*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
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989Group Stage3003311
Hong Kong 1992Did Not Qualify
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004Group Stage3012511
Brazil 2008Group Stage42021324
Thailand 2012Round of 1641121317
Colombia 2016Did Not Qualify
Lithuania 2020Round of 1641031314
Total5/91842124777

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
See also: AFC Futsal Championship

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Thailand 2005did not enter
Macau 2007Quarter Final421162
Vietnam 2009Quarter Final31021011
South Korea 2013Runners-up54011915
Turkmenistan 2017Third Place53201911
Total4/51710345439

EAFF Futsal Championship
See also: EAFF Futsal Championship
EAFF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
China 2009Runners-up5401329
Vietnam 2013did not enter
Total1/25401329

Grand Prix de Futsal
See also: Grand Prix de Futsal
Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Brazil 2005did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010
Brazil 2011
Brazil 2013Eighth Place4004819
Brazil 2014did not enter
Brazil 2015
Brazil 2017TBD------
Total1/114004819

Futsal Confederations Cup
See also: Futsal Confederations Cup
Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
Libya 2009did not enter
Brazil 2013
Kuwait 2014Sixth Place310269
Total1/3310269

World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 9 April 2021, the top 5 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[10]

FIFA AFC Nation Points
6 1  Iran 1608
14 2  Japan 1363
18 3  Thailand 1323
27 4  Uzbekistan 1221
33 5  Australia 1177
As of 25 August 2021

See also
Japan
Men's
Women's

References
  1. "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. Futsal World Ranking
  3. "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  4. "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  5. "NFDF Futsal Championship Pattaya Thailand 2023". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "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.
  8. "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. "フットサル日本代表 モロッコ遠征（4.10-19）メンバー" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  10. "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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