Nickname(s) | サムライ・ファイブ (Samurai Five) | ||
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Kenichiro Kogure[1] | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
FIFA ranking | 15 (1 October 2021)[2] | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1989) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2012, 2021) | ||
AFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (First in 1999) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
EAFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
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) |
The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō) represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the champions in the 2006, 2012 and 2014 Asian Futsal Championships.[3] Japan has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.[4]
The Japan national futsal team has been known or nicknamed as Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu)
Television channel | Period | Ref. |
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J Sports, J Sports on demand, BS Fuji | 2021 | [5] |
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See also: 2022 in Japanese football, 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar |
Win Draw Lose Fixture
22 October 2019 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification | Macau ![]() | 2–17 | ![]() | Ordos, Mongolia |
13:00 |
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Report (AFC) | Stadium: Ordos Sports Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) |
24 October 2019 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification | Japan ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Ordos, Mongolia |
13:00 |
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Report (AFC) | Stadium: Ordos Sports Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Abdallah Ghaith (Lebanon) |
19 August 2021 Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Rio Maior, Portugal |
19:00 *Local time |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Pavilhao Polidesportivo Rio Maior Sports Centre |
22 August 2021 Friendly | Japan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Rio Maior, Portugal |
19:00 *Local time |
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Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Pavilhão Polidesportivo Rio Maior |
25 August 2021 Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Jaén, Spain |
20:30 *Local time |
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Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena |
29 August 2021 Friendly | Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Jaén, Spain |
18:00 *Local time |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena |
31 August 2021 Friendly | Spain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Jaén, Spain |
20:15 *Local time | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena |
7 September 2021 Friendly | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Lithuania |
Report (JFA) |
14 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E | Angola ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 607 Referee: Diego López (Costa Rica) |
17 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E | Spain ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 712 Referee: Valeria Palma (Chile) |
20 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E | Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Vilnius, Lithuania |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 792 Referee: Roberto López (Panama) |
23 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16 | Brazil ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Kaunas, Lithuania |
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 918 Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia) |
1–15 April AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | v |
1–15 April AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | v |
1–15 April AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | v |
15 September International friendly match | Japan ![]() | v | Matsue, Japan | |
JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Matsue City General Gymnasium |
18 September International friendly match | Japan ![]() | v | Toyota, Japan | |
JST (UTC+9) | Stadium: Sky Hall Toyota |
25 September – 20 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan ![]() | v | Kuwait |
25 September – 20 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan ![]() | v | Kuwait |
25 September – 20 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan ![]() | v | Kuwait |
Role | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Ref. |
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2016–2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
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2021– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | [7] |
(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)
The following 16 players were called up for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[8][9]
Caps and goals are correct as of 29 August 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Yushi Sekiguchi | 24 October 1991 (aged 29) | ![]() |
2 | GK | Higor Pires | 7 July 1980 (aged 41) | ![]() |
16 | GK | Daimu Yazawa | 27 February 1994 (aged 27) | ![]() |
3 | FP | Ryuta Hoshi | 13 April 1992 (aged 29) | ![]() |
4 | FP | Kiyoto Yagi | 25 August 1994 (aged 27) | ![]() |
5 | FP | Akira Minamoto | 28 January 1987 (aged 34) | ![]() |
6 | FP | Tomoki Yoshikawa | 3 February 1989 (aged 32) | ![]() |
7 | FP | Yuki Murota | 30 July 1992 (aged 29) | ![]() |
8 | FP | Minami Kato | 26 July 1986 (aged 35) | ![]() |
9 | FP | Kazuya Shimizu | 6 February 1997 (aged 24) | ![]() |
10 | FP | Rafael Henmi | 30 July 1992 (aged 29) | ![]() |
11 | FP | Shota Hoshi | 17 November 1985 (aged 35) | ![]() |
12 | FP | Takashi Morimura | 6 February 1997 (aged 24) | ![]() |
13 | FP | Gensuke Mori | 29 April 1986 (aged 35) | ![]() |
14 | FP | Ryosuke Nishitani | 31 January 1986 (aged 35) | ![]() |
15 | FP | Oliveira Arthur | 20 December 1992 (aged 28) | ![]() |
*Bold indicates winning squad
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Futsal Asian Cup | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
Asian Indoor Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
East Asian Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup |
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
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Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||
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Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 |
Total | 4/9 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 |
See also: AFC Futsal Championship |
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Quarter Final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
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Quarter Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
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Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | ||
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Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | ||
Total | 4/5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 |
See also: EAFF Futsal Championship |
EAFF Futsal Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
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Did not enter | ||||||||
Total | 1/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
See also: Grand Prix de Futsal |
Grand Prix de Futsal record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Eighth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
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TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 1/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
See also: Futsal Confederations Cup |
Futsal Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Sixth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 9 April 2021[update], the top 5 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[10]
FIFA | AFC | EAFF | Nation | Points |
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6 | 1 | ![]() |
1608 | |
14 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
1363 |
18 | 3 | ![]() |
1323 | |
27 | 4 | ![]() |
1221 | |
33 | 5 | ![]() |
1177 |