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) | ||
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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) | |||
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]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] | Mozambique | 0–5 | Japan | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:00 UTC+7 | Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
3 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5] | Japan | 4–1 | Thailand | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:00 UTC+7 |
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Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
5 March NFDF Futsal Championship SF[5] | Japan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Pattaya, Thailand |
20:15 UTC+7 |
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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 |
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Report (JFA) |
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Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
14 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 2–3 | Morocco | Rabat, Morocco |
22:00 UTC±0 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
15 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 0–3 | France | Rabat, Morocco |
18:00 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
17 April Friendly/Morocco Tour | Japan | 1–0 | Croatia | Rabat, Morocco |
21:00 UTC±0 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
13 September Futsal Nations Cup GS | Brazil | 2–0 | Japan | São Paulo, Brazil |
20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
15 September Futsal Nations Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Japan | São Paulo, Brazil |
15:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
16 September Futsal Nations Cup SF | Japan | 0–2 | Iran | São Paulo, Brazil |
13:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
17 September Futsal Nations Cup 3rd place match | Japan | 3–7 | Paraguay | São Paulo, Brazil |
07:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Sorocaba |
7 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual. | Australia | 0–4 | Japan | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
19:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium |
11 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual. | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
19:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium |
22 November International friendly[6] | Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Report | Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex |
24 November International friendly[6] | Uzbekistan | 3–4 | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Report | Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex |
14 December International friendly[6] | Japan | 1–1 | Argentina | Ota, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Ota City General Gymnasium |
17 December International friendly[6] | Japan | 1–1 | Argentina | Obihiro, Japan |
Report | Stadium: Obihiro City General Gymnasium |
3 February Friendly | Portugal | 4–1 | Japan | Porto, Portugal |
20:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos |
5 February Friendly | Portugal | 2–1 | Japan | Porto, Portugal |
20:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos |
18 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan | 2–3 | Kyrgyzstan | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
20 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | South Korea | 0–5 | Japan | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
22 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | Japan | 1–1 | Tajikistan | Bangkok, Thailand |
Stadium: Bangkok Arena |
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Kenichiro Kogure |
Assistant coach | Kensuke Takahashi Takehiro Suga |
Goalkeeping coach | Keitaro Uchiyama |
Physical coach | Motonori Baba |
Name | Period | Ref |
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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]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Fabio Fiuza | 26 January 1987 | Shonan Bellmare | ||
2 | GK | Guilherme Kuromoto | 16 May 1986 | Shinagawa City | ||
3 | GK | Takuya Uehara | 2 November 1996 | Vasagey Oita | ||
4 | FP | Kentaro Ishida | 1 January 1998 | Bardral Urayasu | ||
5 | FP | Kyo Takahashi | 5 August 1997 | YSCC Yokohama | ||
6 | FP | Tomoki Yoshikawa | 3 February 1989 | Nagoya Oceans | ||
7 | FP | Shoto Yamanaka | 30 July 2002 | Pescadola Machida | ||
8 | FP | Yuta Tsutsumi | 7 October 1998 | YSCC Yokohama | ||
9 | FP | Takehiro Motoishi | 19 September 1999 | Bardral Urayasu | ||
10 | FP | Sora Kanazawa | 26 December 2001 | Nagoya Oceans | ||
11 | FP | Kazuya Shimizu | 6 February 1997 | Nagoya Oceans | ||
12 | FP | Ruan Nakamatsu | 23 January 2002 | Shriker Osaka | ||
13 | FP | Hyuga Saito | 18 June 1998 | Shriker Osaka | ||
14 | FP | Shunta Uchimura | 1 August 1991 | Shonan Bellmare | ||
15 | FP | Mitsuru Nakamura | 2 January 1998 | Tachikawa Athletic | ||
16 | FP | Takumi Nagasaka | 8 November 1994 | Bardral Urayasu |
*Bold indicates winning squad
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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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 |
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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||||
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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 record | |||||||||
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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 record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
2005 | did not enter | ||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2008 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
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 record | |||||||||
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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 |
Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Ref |
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1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [11] |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [12] |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [13] |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [14] |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [15] |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [16] |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [17] |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [18] |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [19] |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [20] |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [22] |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [24] |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [25] |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | [26] |
There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 12 January 2024[update], the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:[27]
FIFA | AFC | Nation | Points |
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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 |