Japan men's national field hockey team

Japan
Nickname(s)	Samurai Japan
Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Akira Takahashi
Manager	Hiroki Watanabe
Captain	Seren Tanaka
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	17 (23 December 2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1932)
Best result	2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances	16 (first in 1958)
Best result	1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Asian Champions Trophy

The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the . As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.^[1]

The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team is coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman.^[2]^[3] At the 2018 Asian Games, they won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia.

Tournament history[]

Summer Olympics[]

1932 –
1936 – 7th place
1956 – Withdrew
1960 – 14th place
1964 – 7th place
1968 – 13th place
2020 – 11th place

World Cup[]

1971 – 9th place
1973 – 10th place
2002 – 12th place
2006 – 9th place

Asian Games[]

1958 – 5th place
1962 – 4th place
1966 –
1970 –
1974 – 4th place
1978 – 4th place
1982 – 4th place
1986 – 5th place
1990 – 6th place
1994 – 4th place
1998 – 4th place
2002 – 6th place
2006 – 4th place
– 6th place
2014 – 6th place
2018 –

Asia Cup[]

1985 – 4th place
1989 – 4th place
1993 – 9th place
1999 – 5th place
2003 – 4th place
2007 – 4th place
2009 – 6th place
2013 – 5th place
2017 – 5th place

Asian Champions Trophy[]

2011 – 4th place
2012 – 6th place
2013 –
2016 – 6th place
2018 – 4th place
2021 –

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[]

1987 – 6th place
2016 – 7th place
2017 – 6th place
2019 – 5th place
2020 – Cancelled

Hockey World League[]

2012–13 – 12th place
2014–15 – 16th place
2016–17 – 20th place

Champions Challenge[]

2001 – 5th place
2007 – 5th place
2011 – 7th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 7th place

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named on 29 November 2021 for the 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[4]

Caps updated as of 22 December 2021, after the match against South Korea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
30	GK	Takashi Yoshikawa	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 27)	107	Gifu Asahi Club
33	GK		(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 22)	1	Asahi University

13	DF	Manabu Yamashita	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 32)	199	Oyabe REDOX
14	DF		(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22)	17	Ritsumeikan University
20	DF	Masaki Ohashi	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 28)	107	LIEBE Tochigi
25	DF	Shota Yamada	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 27)	115	Gifu Asahi Club
32	DF	Yoshiki Kirishita	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 23)	68	LIEBE Tochigi

3	MF		(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 21)	5	Asahi University
5	MF	Seren Tanaka (Captain)	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 29)	116	Gifu Asahi Club
6	MF	Hiromasa Ochiai	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 27)	88	LIEBE Tochigi
8	MF		(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 20)	5	Ritsumeikan University
15	MF	Ken Nagayoshi	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 22)	22	Tenri University
16	MF		(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 22)	5	Tenri University
22	MF	Kaito Tanaka	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 26)	56	Hyojito Frater

7	FW	Kazuma Murata	(1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 30)	133	LIEBE Tochigi
9	FW	Kenta Tanaka	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 33)	166	HGC
18	FW		(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 24)	17	LIEBE Tochigi
21	FW		(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 20)	3	Tenri University
23	FW		(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 22)	4	Yamanashi Gakuin University
26	FW		(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 20)	5	Meiji University

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK		(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 25)	48	Yamanashi Gakuin University	v. Canada, 17 July 2021

DF	Hirotaka Zendana	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 28)	124	Tenri University	2020 Summer Olympics

MF	Genki Mitani	(1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 31)	175	Vercosta Fukui	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Yuma Nagai	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 25)	16	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics

FW	Kenji Kitazato	(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 32)	169	ALDER Hanno	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Koji Yamasaki	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 25)	104	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Kota Watanabe	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 25)	81	Vercosta Fukui	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Kentaro Fukuda	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 26)	72	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics

References[]

^ ^a ^b "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ "2021 Asian Champions Trophy - Men's National Team Staffs and Players" (PDF). Japan Hockey Association. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

External links[]

[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[2] (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan

[3] "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[4] "2021 Asian Champions Trophy - Men's National Team Staffs and Players" (PDF). Japan Hockey Association. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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