Japan Nickname(s) サムライ・ファイブ Association Japan Football Association Confederation AFC (Asia)Head coach Kenichiro Kogure [1] FIFA code JPN FIFA ranking 15 (1 October 2021)[2]
Belgium 3–0 Japan Rotterdam , Netherlands , 6 January 1989)Japan 18–0 Guam Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , 24 May 2005)Spain 16–0 Japan Torrejon de Ardoz , Spain , 29 March 2002)Appearances 4 (First in 1989 ) Best result Round of 16 (2012 , 2021 ) Appearances 15 (First in 1999 ) Best result Champions (2006 , 2012 , 2014 )Appearances 3 (First in 2009 ) Best result Champions (2017 , 2019 )Appearances 1 (First in 2014 ) Best result 6th place (2014 ) 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] FIFA Futsal World Cups .[4]
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
Media coverage [ ] This section needs expansion . You can help by . (September 2021 )
FIFA Futsal World Cup [ ]
Television channel
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Ref.
J Sports , J Sports on demand , BS Fuji
2021
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AFC Futsal Asian Cup [ ]
Television channel
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Friendly and Qualifiers [ ]
Television channel
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Results and fixtures [ ] Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture
2019 [ ] Macau v Japan 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22 ) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification Macau 2–17 Japan Ordos , Mongolia13:00
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 Kyrgyzstan )
Japan v South Korea 24 October 2019 (2019-10-24 ) 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification Japan 4–2 South Korea Ordos , Mongolia13:00
Murota 7'
Kato 22' , 26' , 32' (pen. ) Report (AFC)
Lee Min-yong 10' (pen. ) , 39' (pen. ) Stadium: Ordos Sports Centre Lebanon )
2021 [ ] Japan v Venezuela 22 August 2021 (2021-08-22 ) Friendly Japan 2–2 Venezuela Rio Maior , Portugal19:00 *Local time
Murota 7'
Arthur 16' Report (JFA)
? 16'
? 39' Stadium: Pavilhão Polidesportivo Rio Maior
2022 [ ] Coaching staff [ ] Current coaching staff [ ] As of 23 November 2021 [6] Manager history [ ] This section needs expansion . You can help by . (September 2021 )
As of 23 November 2021 (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.
Previous squads [ ] *Bold indicates winning squad
FIFA Futsal World Cup 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2006 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2012 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2014 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squad
Competitive record [ ] Summary [ ] *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 [ ]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year
Round
Pld
W
D
L
GS
GA
1989 Group Stage
3
0
0
3
3
11
1992 Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004 Group Stage
3
0
1
2
5
11
2008 Group Stage
4
2
0
2
13
24
2012 Round of 16
4
1
1
2
13
17
2016 Did Not Qualify
2020 Round of 16
4
1
0
3
13
14
Total 4/9
18
4
2
12
47
77
AFC Futsal Asian Cup [ ] See also: AFC Futsal Championship
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games [ ] EAFF Futsal Championship [ ]
EAFF Futsal Championship record
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 [ ] Futsal Confederations Cup [ ]
Futsal Confederations Cup record
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
World ranking [ ] There is currently no official futsal ranking.Elo -based ranking system are:[10]
As of 25 August 2021 See also [ ]
Asia portal Japan portal Sports portal Association football portal
Japan
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Preceded by
Asian Champions 2006 (First title)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Asian Champions 2012 (Second title) 2014 (Third title)
Succeeded by
AFC Futsal Championship · Champions
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