Japan national futsal team

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]

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 ranking15 (1 October 2021)[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
Appearances4 (First in 1989)
Best resultRound of 16 (2012, 2021)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1999)
Best result Champions (2006, 2012, 2014)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2009)
Best result Champions (2017, 2019)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result6th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2013)
Best result8th place (2013)

Team image

Nicknames

The Japan national futsal team has been known or nicknamed as Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu)

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Television channel Period Ref.
J Sports, J Sports on demand, BS Fuji 2021 [5]

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Television channel Period Ref.

Friendly and Qualifiers
Television channel Period Ref.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2019
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification Macau  2–17  Japan Ordos, Mongolia
13:00
  • Ho Wai Tong  7'
  • Fong Chi Wa  22'
 Report (AFC)
  • Hoshi  2', 10'
  • Yoshikawa  3', 21', 35'
  • Murota  6', 15', 29'
  • Kato  6', 14', 26'
  • Morimura  7'
  • Ando  11'
  • Shimizu  14'
  • Nishitani  22'
  • Morioka  26'
  • Nibuya  36'
 Stadium: Ordos Sports Centre
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification Japan  4–2  South Korea Ordos, Mongolia
13:00
  • Murota  7'
  • Kato  22', 26', 32' (pen.)
 Report (AFC)
  • Lee Min-yong  10' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
 Stadium: Ordos Sports Centre
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdallah Ghaith (Lebanon)

2021
19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) Friendly Portugal  3–2  Japan Rio Maior, Portugal
19:00 *Local time
  • ?  25'
  • ?  29'
  • ?  37'
 Report (JFA)
Stadium: Pavilhao Polidesportivo Rio Maior Sports Centre
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) Friendly Japan  2–2  Venezuela Rio Maior, Portugal
19:00 *Local time
  • Murota  7'
  • Arthur  16'
 Report (JFA)
  • ?  16'
  • ?  39'
 Stadium: Pavilhão Polidesportivo Rio Maior
25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) Friendly Argentina  2–1  Japan Jaén, Spain
20:30 *Local time
  • ?  1'
  • ?  6'
 Report (JFA)
Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) Friendly Japan  1–0  Vietnam Jaén, Spain
18:00 *Local time
  • Shimizu  36'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena
31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) Friendly Spain  2–0  Japan Jaén, Spain
20:15 *Local time Report (JFA) Stadium: Palacio de deportes Olivo Arena
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Friendly Japan  3–0  Morocco Lithuania
Report (JFA)
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E Angola  4–8  Japan Klaipėda, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Guga  19', 21'
  • R. Hoshi  24' (o.g.)
  • Kaluanda  29'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Oliveira  13', 20', 23', 37'
  • Murota  14'
  • R. Hoshi  25'
  • Nishitani  25'
  • S. Hoshi  40'
 Stadium: Švyturys Arena
Attendance: 607
Referee: Diego López (Costa Rica)
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E Spain  4–2  Japan Klaipėda, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Díaz  4'
  • Chino  26'
  • Campos  30'
  • Tolrà  39'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Švyturys Arena
Attendance: 712
Referee: Valeria Palma (Chile)
20 September 2021 (2021-09-20) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group E Japan  1–2  Paraguay Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (JFA)
  • Mareco  7'
  • J. Salas  33'
 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
Attendance: 792
Referee: Roberto López (Panama)
23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16 Brazil  4–2  Japan Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report (FIFA)
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Žalgiris Arena
Attendance: 918
Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 23 November 2021[6]
Role Name
Head coach Kenichiro Kogure

Manager history
As of 23 November 2021
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref.
Bruno García Formoso 2016–2021 0 0 0 0 00.0%
Kenichiro Kogure 2021– 0 0 0 0 00.0% [7]

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

Players

Current squad

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
1 1GK Yushi Sekiguchi (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 29) Nagoya Oceans
2 1GK Higor Pires (1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 41) Pescadola Machida
16 1GK Daimu Yazawa (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 27) Vasagey Oita
3 FP Ryuta Hoshi (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 29) Nagoya Oceans
4 FP Kiyoto Yagi (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 27) Nagoya Oceans
5 FP Akira Minamoto (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 34) Fuchu Athletic
6 FP Tomoki Yoshikawa (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 32) Nagoya Oceans
7 FP Yuki Murota (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 29) Espolada Hokkaido
8 FP Minami Kato (1986-07-26)26 July 1986 (aged 35) Shriker Osaka
9 FP Kazuya Shimizu (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 24) Córdoba CF Futsal
10 FP Rafael Henmi (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 29) Benfica
11 FP Shota Hoshi (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 35) Bardral Urayasu
12 FP Takashi Morimura (1997-02-06)6 February 1997 (aged 24) Vasagey Oita
13 FP Gensuke Mori (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 (aged 35) Pescadola Machida
14 FP Ryosuke Nishitani (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 35) Nagoya Oceans
15 FP Oliveira Arthur (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 28) Nagoya Oceans

Previous squads

*Bold indicates winning squad

Competitive record

Summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Futsal Asian Cup36211
Asian Indoor Games0112
East Asian Championship2103
Total58316
*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
1989Group Stage3003311
1992Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004Group Stage3012511
2008Group Stage42021324
2012Round of 1641121317
2016Did Not Qualify
2020Round of 1641031314
Total4/91842124777

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
2005Did not enter
2007Quarter Final421162
2009Quarter Final31021011
2013Runners-up54011915
2017Third Place53201911
Total4/51710345439

EAFF Futsal Championship
See also: EAFF Futsal Championship
EAFF Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2009Runners-up5401329
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
2005Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013Eighth Place4004819
2014Did not enter
2015
2017TBD------
Total1/114004819

Futsal Confederations Cup
See also: Futsal Confederations Cup
Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2009Did not enter
2013
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 EAFF Nation Points
6 1  Iran 1608
14 2 1  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. "TV放送". JFA.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. "Japan Futsal National Team Squad - FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2021™【9/12-10/3】". Japan Football Association (JFA). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. "Selected Players / Staffs". JFA.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  10. "Futsal World Ranking". Futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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