The represents
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
in international
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competitions and is controlled by the
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
. It is one of the strongest futsal teams in Asia, the champions in the
2006
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2012
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2014
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and
2022
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AFC Futsal Asian Cup
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has ...
. Japan has also played in five
FIFA Futsal World Cup
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherland ...
s.
Team image
Nicknames
The Japan national futsal team has been known or nicknamed as
Media coverage
FIFA Futsal World Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Friendly and Qualifiers
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2019
Fixtures & Results (Futsal 2019) JFA.jp
2021
JFA.jp
2022
JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
''(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)''
Players
Current squad
''The following players were called up for the
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup tournament, held from 27 September to 8 October on Kuwait.''
Previous squads
''*Bold indicates winning squad''
;FIFA Futsal World Cup
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1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
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2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
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2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
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2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
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2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad
;AFC Futsal Asian Cup
*2006 AFC Futsal Championship squad
*2012 AFC Futsal Championship squad
*2014 AFC Futsal Championship squad
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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
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
EAFF Futsal Championship
Grand Prix de Futsal
Futsal Confederations Cup
World ranking
There is currently no official futsal ranking.
, the top 5 AFC teams according to one
Elo-based ranking system are:
See also
;Japan
;Men's
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International footballers
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National football team (
Results (2020–present))
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National under-23 football team
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National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
*National futsal team
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National under-20 futsal team
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National beach soccer team
;Women's
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International footballers
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National football team (
Results
A result is the outcome of an event.
Result or Results may also refer to: Music
* Results (album), ''Results'' (album), a 1989 album by Liza Minnelli
* ''Results'', a 2012 album by Murder Construct
* "The Result", a single by The Upsetters
* "The ...
)
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National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
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National futsal team
References
External links
Japan national futsal team– official website a
JFA.jpJapan national teams 2021 schedule
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JFA.jp
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Asian national futsal teams
Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
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