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The Japan national under-23 football team（Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表）is a national
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youth team of Japan and is controlled by the
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. The team won the gold medal at the
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and were champions in the
2016 AFC U-23 Championship The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) f ...
. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes to Japan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics and Japan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this is the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed for one year, so in 2021, the team will be called the Japan national under-24 football team.


Team image


Nicknames

"サムライ・ブルー (
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Blue)" basically refers to the
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, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as ''"Young" Samurai Blue''. However, in reality, ''Samurai Blue'' is not often used.


Rivalries


South Korea

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with
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.


Media coverage


Summer Olympics


AFC U-23 Asian Cup


Friendly and Qualifiers

; Dubai Cup U-23


Results and fixtures

;Legend


2022


U-23/University


Fixtures & Results (U-23)
JFA.jp


U-21



JFA.jp


Head-to-head record

, ''after the match against .'' The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Players

On the following lists, each player's age and club on the squad lists refers to the release date of the call-ups of each under-23 section. However, the recent call-ups section does not utilize this method.


Current U-23 squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match against
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on 23 September 2022.


Current U-22 squad

The following players were called up for the
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, where they played against
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and
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, in October 2021.


Current U-21 squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against
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and
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on 18 and 22 November 2022, respectively.


Current University squad

The following players were called up for a "intern" friendly match against Japan U-21s on May 2022. The players' age display their ages at the time of the call-up.


Recent U-23, U-22, and U-21 call-ups

The following players have been called up to an under-23, under-22, or under-21 squad in the past 12 months. Each players' age and clubs are updated frequently. INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
U23 Player selected for an U-23 squad
U22 Player selected for an U-22 squad
U21 Player selected for an U-21 squad ''(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)''


Previous squads

:''Bold indicates winning squads'' ;Olympic Games * 1996 Summer Olympics Squad * 2000 Summer Olympics Squad * 2004 Summer Olympics Squad * 2008 Summer Olympics Squad * 2012 Summer Olympics Squad * 2016 Summer Olympics Squad * 2020 Summer Olympics Squad ;AFC U-23 Asian Cup * 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Squad * 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Squad * 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Squad * 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Squad * 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Squad ;Asian Games * 2002 Asian Games Squad * 2006 Asian Games Squad * 2010 Asian Games Squad * 2014 Asian Games Squad * 2018 Asian Games Squad


Overaged playes in the Olympic Games


Manager history


Records

: :''Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.'' :''Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U21, U22, and U23.''


Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  


Olympic Games


Match history


AFC U-23 Asian Cup


Match history


Asian Games


Match history


See also

* Sport in Japan ** Football in Japan ***
Women's football in Japan Women's football in Japan is one of the rising powers of women's football. History The first women's football team in Japan was formed in 1966. In the first national female football tournament in 1980, women played 8-a-side football and on small ...
* Japan Football Association (JFA) *
Kirin Cup The is an association football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Brewery Company. The host, Japan, is a participant in every edition. The tournament was founded in 1978 then known as Japan Cup (International competition which nationa ...
(Invitational tournament) * (International friendly match) * Kirin Company ;National teams ;Men's * National football team ** Results and fixtures *** 2020–present ** International footballers *National under-23 football team * National under-20 football team * National under-17 football team * National futsal team * National under-20 futsal team * National beach soccer team ;Women's * National football team ** Results and fixtures ***
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** International footballers * National under-20 football team * National under-17 football team * National futsal team


References


External links

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Japan national under-21 football team (2022)
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JFA.jp
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Japan national under-24 football team (2021)
– official website a
JFA.jp
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Japan national under-23 football team (2020)
– official website a
JFA.jp
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Japan national team 2021 schedule
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JFA.jp
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