# Japan national beach soccer team

The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football in Japan. One of the leading Asian beach soccer teams, Japan's best performance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was in the 2021 edition, when they were runners-up to the hosts Russia, which played as the Russian Football Union (RFU).

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2023

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 21 September 2022
| Role | Name |
| Player/Head Coach | Ozu Moreira (JFA National Coaching Staff/Tokyo Verdy BS) |
| Assistant coach | Teruki Tabata (JFA National Coaching Staff/Veertien Mie BS) |
| Physical Coach | Akihiro Tanaka (JFA Physical Fitness Project) |
* Source: Coaches

### Manager history

* Ruy Ramos (20xx–2019)
* Teruki Tabata (2020–present)
* Ozu Moreira (2021, interim)

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the NEOM Beach Soccer Cup and a UAE Tour, held from October to November 2023. Takuya Akaguma was eventually forced to leave the squad due to an injury, announced on 31 October.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 12 | 1GK | Shinya Shibamoto | (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 16 | 1GK | Takeru Furusato | | Loewe Yokohama |
| 1 | 1GK | Yusuke Kawai | (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 2 | FP | Ryunosuke Miyama | (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 30) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 3 | FP | Yuki Kibune | (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31) | Averdade Kumamoto |
| 4 | FP | Kosuke Matsuda | (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38) | Loewe Yokohama |
| 5 | FP | Takumi Uesato | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 6 | FP | Takuya Akaguma | (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 35) | Lazo Apego Kitakyushu |
| 7 | FP | Takaaki Oba | (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32) | Loewe Yokohama |
| 8 | FP | Naoya Matsuo | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) | Averdade Kumamoto |
| 9 | FP | Shusei Yamauchi | (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 10 | FP | Ozu Moreira | (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 39) | Tokyo Verdy |
| 18 | FP | Rikuto Otani | | Loewe Yokohama |
| 19 | FP | Takahito Yamada | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 29) | Tokyo Verdy |

### Previous squads

* 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squad

## Competitive record
### Beach Soccer World Championships

Beach Soccer World Championships :
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 |
| 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | −6 |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | –6 |
| 2001 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2002 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2003 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 |
| 2004 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | 0 titles | 4/10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 78 | –38 |

### FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2005 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | –14 | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches | No qualification matches |
| 2006 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | −8 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | –1 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
| 2009 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 |
| 2013 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +25 |
| 2021 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 25 | –1 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –3 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0 titles | 12/12 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 160 | 123 | +37 | 3 titles | 10/10 | 49 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 260 | 123 | +137 |
* ↑ The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May, and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021. In place of the qualifiers, the AFC handpicked their three representatives to go to the World Cup on 21 April, choosing the best-performing nations over the course of the previous three editions of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship.

### AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup :
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 2017 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
| Total | 2 titles | 8/8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 194 | 105 | +89 |

### Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games :
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | Quarterfinal | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| 2012 | Quarterfinal | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 |
| Total | 1 title | 4/5 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 81 | 39 | +42 |

### Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup :
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2011 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2012 | 7th place | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 |
| 2013 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2014 | 7th place | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
| 2015 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2016 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| Total | 0 titles | 2/6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 41 | −8 |

### Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament :
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2016 | Third place | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 |

## World ranking

* Source: Beach Soccer Worldwide