Japan national under-23 football team

Japan U-23
Nickname	Olympic Japan
Association	JFA
Confederation	AFC
Sub-confederation	EAFF
Head coach	Go Oiwa
Most caps	Mao Hosoya; (35)
Top scorer	Shoya Nakajima (19)
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Malaysia 1–1 Japan ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; December 1990)
Biggest win
	Japan 13–0 Philippines ; (Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 6–1 Japan ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Olympic Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1996)
Best result	Fourth place (2012, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances	7 (first in 2002)
Best result	Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2016, 2024, 2026)

The Japan national under-23 football team (Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表) is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, and the U-20 team, made up of university students and domestic league players, won the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the second consecutive year. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes to Japan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics and Japan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed one year, so in 2021, the team was called the Japan national under-24 football team. At the 2024 Olympics, they advanced to the Knockout stage without three overage players and several key players.

Team image

Nicknames

"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as "Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality, Samurai Blue is not often used. In the Olympic Games, the name Olympíc Japan "オリンピックジャパン (Orinpikku Japan)" is used to referred to U-23 national team.

Rivalries

South Korea

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2025

U-22

25 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–5	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5	Khadhari 28'	Report	Nwadike 6' Yada 45+3' Inoue 56' Shinkawa 90+1' Yasuno 90+5'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

28 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report	Shimamoto 61' Inoue 88'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	3–0	Afghanistan	Yangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30	Shinkawa 8' Nawata 42' Goto 90+4'			Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 340 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Myanmar	1–2	Japan	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
16:00 UTC+6:30	Swan Htet 80'		Okabe 52' Nawata 90+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.	Japan	6–1	Kuwait	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
19:00 UTC+6:30	Kawai 19', 40', 56' Nwadike 32' (pen.) Yada 42' Goto 90+4'		Boodai 10'	Attendance: 85 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

Fixtures & Results (2025)

2026

1 January Friendly	Jordan	1–1	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Al-Fakhouri			Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Note: The match was held behind closed doors.

7 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	5–0	Syria	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3	Ozeki 10' Satō 66', 75' Ishibashi 87' Michiwaki 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 522 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

10 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	0–3	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3		Report	Nwadike 5' (pen.) Ozeki 37' Furuya 82'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 114 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

13 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Qatar	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3	Furuya 30' Satō 80'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 190 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

16 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Jordan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3	Al-Khob 50' (o.g.)	Report	Azaizeh 30'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 877 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Ichihara Michiwaki Satō Kawai		Taha Fraij Al-Fakhouri Al-Shatti

20 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF	Japan	1–0	South Korea	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3	Koizumi 36'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

24 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final	China	0–4	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Ozeki 12' Ogura 20', 76' Satō 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium Attendance: 8,188 Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Head-to-head record

As of 24 January 2026, after the match against China.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	AFC
Australia	11	5	0	6	20	15	+5	AFC
Bahrain	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	AFC
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	AFC
China	9	5	0	4	14	5	+9	AFC
Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	AFC
Hong Kong	7	6	0	1	19	4	+15	AFC
India	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	AFC
Indonesia	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	AFC
Iran	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3	AFC
Iraq	4	2	1	2	6	6	0	AFC
Jordan	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	AFC
Kuwait	6	4	2	0	21	3	+18	AFC
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	AFC
Macau	3	3	0	0	21	0	+21	AFC
Malaysia	17	13	4	0	47	7	+40	AFC
Myanmar	4	4	0	0	25	1	+24	AFC
Nepal	5	5	0	0	21	0	+21	AFC
North Korea	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	AFC
Oman	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	AFC
Palestine	6	6	0	0	11	1	+10	AFC
Philippines	3	3	0	0	32	0	+32	AFC
Qatar	9	6	2	1	14	7	+7	AFC
Saudi Arabia	8	6	1	1	14	7	+7	AFC
Singapore	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
South Korea	21	7	3	11	26	23	+3	AFC
Syria	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	AFC
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	AFC
Thailand	10	9	0	1	26	3	+23	AFC
Timor-Leste	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
United Arab Emirates	8	6	1	1	13	2	+11	AFC
Uzbekistan	4	2	0	2	3	6	–3	AFC
Vietnam	5	4	0	1	9	1	+8	AFC
Angola	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CAF
Egypt	6	2	1	3	2	8	–6	CAF
Ghana	4	3	0	1	11	2	+9	CAF
Mali	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	CAF
Morocco	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	CAF
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	5	9	–4	CAF
South Africa	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	CAF
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	4	6	–2	CAF
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	CONCACAF
Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	CONCACAF
Honduras	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	CONCACAF
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	13	0	+13	CONCACAF
Mexico	5	2	1	2	10	10	0	CONCACAF
United States	5	1	2	2	7	9	–2	CONCACAF
Argentina	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	CONMEBOL
Brazil	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	CONMEBOL
Chile	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	CONMEBOL
Colombia	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2	CONMEBOL
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	CONMEBOL
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	8	4	+4	CONMEBOL
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	CONMEBOL
Belgium	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1	UEFA
Croatia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Denmark	2	0	1	1	1	6	–5	UEFA
England	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	UEFA
Israel	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Italy	3	0	1	2	3	7	–4	UEFA
France	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	UEFA
Germany	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	UEFA
Greece	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Hungary	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	UEFA
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	UEFA
Netherlands	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	UEFA
Norway	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1	UEFA
Portugal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	UEFA
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Russia	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	UEFA
Spain	5	1	1	3	2	7	–5	UEFA
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA
Sweden	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	UEFA
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
New Zealand	4	2	2	0	9	1	+8	OFC
Against:77 Nations	Played:280	Won:170	Drawn:43	Lost:67	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Go Oiwa
Assistant coach	Kenji Haneda
Goalkeeper coach	Yohei Sato

Players & Staffs (U21 & U22) (2025), JFA.jp

Players

Current squad

The following U-22 players were called up on 29 August 2025 for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches, held on September.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Masataka Kobayashi	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 20)	FC Tokyo
12	1GK	Shota Uchiyama	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 19)	Albirex Niigata
23	1GK	Tomoyasu Hamasaki	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 21)	Meiji University

2	2DF	Haruto Matsumoto	(2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 19)	Kashima Antlers
3	2DF	Shuto Nagano	(2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 20)	Gainare Tottori
4	2DF	Kaito Tsuchiya	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 20)	Kawasaki Frontale
5	2DF	Kanta Sekitomi	(2005-10-23) 23 October 2005 (age 20)	Toin University of Yokohama
15	2DF	Kairu Ozaki	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 21)	Waseda University
16	2DF	Atsushi Inagaki	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 21)	Meiji University
21	2DF	Keita Kosugi	(2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 20)	Eintracht Frankfurt
22	2DF	Tariqkani Hayato Okabe	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 20)	Toyo University

6	3MF	Toki Sugasawa	(2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 21)	Kokushikan University
7	3MF	Joi Yamamoto	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 20)	Tokyo Verdy
8	3MF	Ryunosuke Yada	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba
10	3MF	Tokumo Kawai	(2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 19)	Júbilo Iwata
13	3MF	Kenshin Yasuda	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 21)	Jong Genk
14	3MF	Gaku Nawata	(2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 20)	Gamba Osaka
17	3MF	Shusuke Furuya	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 21)	Tokyo International University

9	4FW	Keisuke Goto	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 21)	Sint-Truiden
11	4FW	Kento Shiogai	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 21)	NEC Nijmegen
18	4FW	Sena Ishibashi	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 20)	Shonan Bellmare
19	4FW	Shion Shinkawa	(2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 19)	Sagan Tosu

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up to an U-23, U-22 or U-21 squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Shunta Ikeda	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 21)	University of Tsukuba	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
DF	Kotaro Honda	(2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 20)	Shonan Bellmare	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
DF	Tatsuya Miyazaki	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 21)	Chuo University	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025 ^INJ

MF	Yudai Shimamoto	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 19)	Shimizu S-Pulse	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, September 2025^WD
MF	Kosuke Hara	(2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 21)	Consadole Sapporo	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
MF	Shungo Sugiura	(2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 20)	Nagoya Grampus	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
MF	Rikuto Ando	(2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 20)	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
MF	Ryunosuke Yada	(2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
MF	Yuichiro Ota	(2009-02-10) 10 February 2009 (age 17)	St. Louis City 2

FW	Takumi Yasuno	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 20)	Vegalta Sendai	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
FW	Aren Inoue	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 19)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025
FW	Keito Kumashiro	(2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 18)	Roasso Kumamoto	Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25–28 July 2025 ^INJ
FW	Uche Brian Seo Nwadike	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 21)	Toin University of Yokohama	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^TRP Training partner ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically) -->

Previous squads

Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

Overaged players in the Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	not selected
2000	Seigo Narazaki (GK)	Ryuzo Morioka (DF)	Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
2004	Hitoshi Sogahata (GK)	Shinji Ono (MF)	not selected
2008	not selected
2012	Maya Yoshida (DF)	Yūhei Tokunaga (DF)	not selected
2016	Hiroki Fujiharu (DF)	Tsukasa Shiotani (DF)	Shinzo Koroki (FW)
2020	Maya Yoshida (DF)	Hiroki Sakai (DF)	Wataru Endo (MF)
2024	not selected

Manager history

Name	Period
Yoshitada Yamaguchi	1990–1992
Akira Nishino	1993–1996
Philippe Troussier	1998–2000
Masakuni Yamamoto	2002–2004
Yasuharu Sorimachi	2006–2008
Takashi Sekizuka	2010–2012
Makoto Teguramori	2014–2016
Hajime Moriyasu	2017–2020
Akinobu Yokouchi	2020
Hajime Moriyasu	2020–2021
Koichi Togashi	2021
Go Oiwa	2021–present^[3]

Records

As of 2 August 2024

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Caps and goals are calculated taking into account all national team levels, including U21, U22, and U23.

Most capped players

#	Name	Caps	Goals	Pos	Career
1	Mao Hosoya	35	16	FW	2021–2024
2	Kein Sato	33	8	MF	2021–2024
3	Keigo Higashi	31	5	MF	2010–2012
	Kensuke Nagai	31	13	FW	2009–2012
	Reo Hatate	31	8	MF	2017–2021
6	Shoya Nakajima	30	19	FW	2014–2016
7	Hotaru Yamaguchi	29	1	MF	2010–2012
8	Kazuya Yamamura	26	1	DF	2010–2012
8	Hiroki Sakai	26	3	DF	2011–2021
10	Daisuke Matsui	25	2	MF	2002–2004

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Shoya Nakajima	19	30	0.63	2014–2016
2	Mao Hosoya	16	35	0.46	2021–2024
3	Kensuke Nagai	13	31	0.42	2009–2012
4	Ayase Ueda	12	24	0.5	2017–2021
5	Daizen Maeda	9	18	0.5	2018–2021
6	Reo Hatate	8	31	0.26	2017–2021
6	Kein Sato	8	33	0.24	2021–2024
7	Musashi Suzuki	7	10	0.7	2014–2016
	Takefusa Kubo	7	18	0.39	2018–2021
	Yuito Suzuki	7	20	0.35	2021–2023

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record													Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Link
1908–1988	See Japan national team								See Japan national team
1992	Did not qualify								11	6	1	4	22	11	Link
1996	Group stage	9th	3	2	0	1	4	4	9	7	1	1	25	6	Link
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	5	12	12	0	0	66	3	Link
2004	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	6	7	8	6	1	1	19	2	Link
2008	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	4	12	9	2	1	24	4	Link
2012	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	6	5	8	6	0	2	17	6	Link
2016	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	7	7	via AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2020	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	8	5
2024	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	7	3
2028	To be determinated								To be determinated
2032	To be determinated								To be determinated
Total	Fourth place	12/13	32	15	4	13	45	40	60	46	5	9	173	32	Link

Match history

Summer Olympics history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Group stage	Brazil	1–0	Win
		Nigeria	0–2	Loss
		Hungary	3–2	Win

2000	Group stage	South Africa	2–1	Win
		Slovakia	2–1	Win
		Brazil	0–1	Loss
	Quarter-finals	United States	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (p)	Draw Loss

2004	Group stage	Paraguay	3–4	Loss
		Italy	2–3	Loss
		Ghana	1–0	Win

2008	Group stage	United States	0–1	Loss
		Nigeria	1–2	Loss
		Netherlands	0–1	Loss

2012	Group stage	Spain	1–0	Win
		Morocco	1–0	Win
		Honduras	0–0	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Egypt	3–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Mexico	1–3	Loss
	Bronze Play-off	South Korea	0–2	Loss

2016	Group stage	Nigeria	4–5	Loss
		Colombia	2–2	Draw
		Sweden	1–0	Win

2020	Group stage	South Africa	1–0	Win
		Mexico	2–1	Win
		France	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	New Zealand	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)	Draw Win
	Semi-finals	Spain	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Loss
	Bronze Play-off	Mexico	1–3	Loss

2024	Group stage	Paraguay	5–0	Win
		Mali	1–0	Win
		Israel	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Spain	0–3	Loss

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record									Qualifier record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	8	5	5	5	0	0	20	2
2016	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	15	4	3	3	0	0	10	0
2018	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	5	5	3	3	0	0	11	2
2020	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	5	3	3	0	0	21	0
2022	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	11	3	2	2	0	0	8	0
2024	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	10	3	3	2	1	0	7	0

2026	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	16	1	3	3	0	0	11	2
2028	Qualified as host								Qualified as host
Total	8/8	3 Titles	35	24	5	6	68	26	22	21	1	0	88	6

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Group stage	Iran	3–3	Draw
		Kuwait	0–0	Draw
		Australia	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Iraq	0–1	Loss

2016	Group stage	North Korea	1–0	Win
		Thailand	4–0	Win
		Saudi Arabia	2–1	Win
	Quarter-finals	Iran	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Win
	Semi-finals	Iraq	2–1	Win
	Final	South Korea	3–2	Win

2018	Group stage	Palestine	1–0	Win
		Thailand	1–0	Win
		North Korea	3–1	Win
	Quarter-finals	Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss

2020	Group stage	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Loss
		Syria	1–2	Loss
		Qatar	1–1	Draw

2022	Group stage	UAE	2–1	Win
		Saudi Arabia	0–0	Draw
		Tajikistan	3–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	South Korea	3–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Uzbekistan	0–2	Loss
	3rd place match	Australia	3–0	Win

2024	Group stage	China	1–0	Win
		UAE	2–0	Win
		South Korea	0–1	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Qatar	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Win
	Semi-finals	Iraq	2–0	Win
	Final	Uzbekistan	1–0	Win

2026	Group stage	Syria	5–0	Win
		UAE	3–0	Win
		Qatar	2–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Jordan	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)	Draw Win
	Semi-finals	South Korea	1–0	Win
	Final	China	4–0	Win

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	Silver	2	6	5	0	1	13	4
2006	Round 1	11	3	2	0	1	5	4
2010	Gold	1	7	7	0	0	17	1
2014	Quarter-finals	6	5	3	0	2	10	5
2018	Silver	2	7	5	0	2	10	4
2022	Silver	2	6	5	0	1	18	4
2026
2030
2034
Total	7/7	Gold	34	27	0	7	73	22

Match history

Asian Games history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Round 1	Palestine	2–0	Win
		Bahrain	5–2	Win
		Uzbekistan	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	China	1–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Thailand	3–0	Win
	Final	Iran	1–2	Loss

2006	Round 1	Pakistan	3–2	Win
		Syria	1–0	Win
		North Korea	1–2	Loss

2010	Round 1	China	3–0	Win
		Malaysia	2–0	Win
		Kyrgyzstan	3–0	Win
	Round 2	India	5–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Thailand	1–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Iran	2–1	Win
	Final	UAE	1–0	Win

2014	Round 1	Kuwait	4–1	Win
		Iraq	1–3	Loss
		Nepal	4–0	Win
	Round 2	Palestine	4–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	South Korea	0–1	Loss

2018	Round 1	Nepal	1–0	Win
		Pakistan	4–0	Win
		Vietnam	0–1	Loss
	Round 2	Malaysia	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Win
	Semi-finals	UAE	1–0	Win
	Final	South Korea	1–2	Loss

2022	Round 1	Qatar	3–1	Win
	Round 1	Palestine	1–0	Win
	Round 2	Myanmar	7–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	North Korea	2–1	Win
	Semi-finals	Hong Kong	4–0	Win
	Final	South Korea	1–2	Loss

References

↑ Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
↑ "U-22 Japan National Team squad & schedule - AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers (8/30-9/11＠Yangon, Myanmar)". 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links

(in English) Japan national under-21 football team (2022) – official website at JFA.jp
(in English) Japan national under-24 football team (2021) – official website at JFA.jp
(in English) Japan national under-23 football team (2020) – official website at JFA.jp
(in Japanese) Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp

[1] Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006). "Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[2] "U-22 Japan National Team squad & schedule - AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers (8/30-9/11＠Yangon, Myanmar)". 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[3] "Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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