# Japan national futsal team

The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō), nicknamed Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu), represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022. It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2023

* Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

### 2024

* Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 9 October 2022
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Kenichiro Kogure |
| Assistant coach | Kensuke Takahashi Takehiro Suga |
| Goalkeeping coach | Keitaro Uchiyama |
| Physical coach | Motonori Baba |

### Manager history

    As of 24 September 2023.
| Name | Period | Ref |
| Bruno García Formoso | 2016–2021 | |
| Kenichiro Kogure | 2021– | |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for friendlies, played against Uzbekistan, on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Fabio Fiuza | (1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 38) | Shonan Bellmare |
| 2 | 1GK | Guilherme Kuromoto | (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 (age 38) | Shinagawa City |
| 3 | 1GK | Takuya Uehara | (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28) | Vasagey Oita |
| 4 | FP | Kentaro Ishida | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27) | Bardral Urayasu |
| 5 | FP | Kyo Takahashi | (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27) | YSCC Yokohama |
| 6 | FP | Tomoki Yoshikawa | (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 36) | Nagoya Oceans |
| 7 | FP | Shoto Yamanaka | (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22) | Pescadola Machida |
| 8 | FP | Yuta Tsutsumi | (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26) | YSCC Yokohama |
| 9 | FP | Takehiro Motoishi | (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 25) | Bardral Urayasu |
| 10 | FP | Sora Kanazawa | (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 (age 23) | Nagoya Oceans |
| 11 | FP | Kazuya Shimizu | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) | Nagoya Oceans |
| 12 | FP | Ruan Nakamatsu | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23) | Shriker Osaka |
| 13 | FP | Hyuga Saito | (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 26) | Shriker Osaka |
| 14 | FP | Shunta Uchimura | (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 33) | Shonan Bellmare |
| 15 | FP | Mitsuru Nakamura | (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 27) | Tachikawa Athletic |
| 16 | FP | Takumi Nagasaka | (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30) | Bardral Urayasu |

### Previous squads

*Bold indicates winning squad

## Competitive record
### Summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Futsal Asian Cup | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Asian Indoor Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| East Asian Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
    *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 | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
| 2012 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 5/10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | -30 |

### AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record :
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1999 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 26 | +10 |
| 2001 | Fourth Place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 9 | +39 |
| 2006 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | +27 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 |
| 2008 | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 |
| 2010 | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 |
| 2012 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 |
| 2014 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 |
| 2016 | Seventh Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 |
| 2022 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 2024 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| Total | 17/17 | 101 | 74 | 7 | 20 | 477 | 195 | +282 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup history :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Japan 5–5 Malaysia | Draw |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Japan 4–1 Kazakhstan | Win |
| 1999 | Round 1 | Japan 5–5 Uzbekistan | Draw |
| 1999 | Semi-finals | Japan 2–5 Iran | Loss |
| 1999 | Third place | Japan 2–2 (3–4)p Kazakhstan | Loss |
| 2000 | Round 1 | Japan 4–2 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2000 | Round 1 | Japan 2–6 Iran | Loss |
| 2000 | Round 1 | Japan 12–1 Macau | Win |
| 2000 | Round 1 | Japan 6–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2000 | Semi-finals | Japan 6–9 Kazakhstan | Loss |
| 2000 | Third place | Japan 6–8 Thailand | Loss |
| 2001 | Round 1 | Japan 6–5 Chinese Taipei | Win |
| 2001 | Round 1 | Japan 8–1 Singapore | Win |
| 2001 | Round 1 | Japan 2–3 Palestine | Loss |
| 2001 | Round 1 | Japan 4–8 Iran | Loss |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | Japan 2–2 (7–6)p Kazakhstan | Win |
| 2001 | Semi-finals | Japan 2–8 Iran | Loss |
| 2001 | Third place | Japan 1–2 South Korea | Loss |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 5–1 Indonesia | Win |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 2–1 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 7–2 China | Win |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Kuwait | Win |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | Japan 1–0 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2002 | Semi-finals | Japan 3–0 Thailand | Win |
| 2002 | Final | Japan 0–6 Iran | Loss |
| 2003 | Round 1 | Japan 4–0 Palestine | Win |
| 2003 | Round 1 | Japan 14–1 Macau | Win |
| 2003 | Round 1 | Japan 5–0 Kuwait | Win |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | Japan 7–0 Chinese Taipei | Win |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | Japan 3–2 (a.e.t) Thailand | Win |
| 2003 | Final | Japan 4–6 Iran | Loss |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Japan 4–0 Lebanon | Win |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Japan 4–1 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Japan 12–0 Philippines | Win |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Japan 17–0 Macau | Win |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | Japan 5–2 China | Win |
| 2004 | Semi-finals | Japan 4–2 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2004 | Final | Japan 3–5 Iran | Loss |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Japan 18–0 Guam | Win |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Japan 7–0 Malaysia | Win |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Japan 7–0 Indonesia | Win |
| 2005 | Round 2 | Japan 3–1 Iran | Win |
| 2005 | Round 2 | Japan 5–1 China | Win |
| 2005 | Round 2 | Japan 4–2 Thailand | Win |
| 2005 | Semi-finals | Japan 4–3 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2005 | Final | Japan 0–2 Iran | Loss |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Japan 12–0 Hong Kong | Win |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Iraq | Win |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Japan 11–6 Tajikistan | Win |
| 2006 | Semi-finals | Japan 5–1 Iran | Win |
| 2006 | Final | Japan 5–1 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2007 | Round 1 | Japan 16–0 Philippines | Win |
| 2007 | Round 1 | Japan 8–0 Hong Kong | Win |
| 2007 | Round 1 | Japan 6–2 Tajikistan | Win |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | Japan 9–6 Thailand | Win |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | Japan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2007 | Final | Japan 1–4 Iran | Loss |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 8–2 Chinese Taipei | Win |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 4–1 Turkmenistan | Win |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 4–2 Australia | Win |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | Japan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | Japan 0–1 Iran | Loss |
| 2008 | Third Place | Japan 5–3 China | Win |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 5–1 China | Win |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 10–1 Iraq | Win |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 1–0 Turkmenistan | Win |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | Japan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2010 | Semi-finals | Japan 0–7 Iran | Loss |
| 2010 | Third Place | Japan 6–1 China | Win |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 3–2 Lebanon | Win |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 6–1 Tajikistan | Win |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 6–1 Chinese Taipei | Win |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | Japan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | Japan 3–0 Australia | Win |
| 2012 | Final | Japan 6–1 Thailand | Win |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Japan 12–0 South Korea | Win |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Japan 1–2 Uzbekistan | Loss |
| 2014 | Round 1 | Japan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan | Win |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | Japan 3–2 Thailand | Win |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | Japan 6–1 Kuwait | Win |
| 2014 | Final | Japan 2–2(3–0)p Iran | Win |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 1–0 Qatar | Win |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 11–1 Malaysia | Win |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 3–1 Australia | Win |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | Japan 4–4(1–2)p Vietnam | Loss |
| 2016 | Fifth Place | Japan 2–6 Kyrgyzstan | Loss |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 4–2 Tajikistan | Win |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 5–2 South Korea | Win |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 4–2 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | Japan 2–0 Bahrain | Win |
| 2018 | Semi-finals | Japan 3–0 Iraq | Win |
| 2018 | Final | Japan 0–4 Iran | Loss |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 1–2 Saudi Arabia | Loss |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 6–0 South Korea | Win |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Vietnam | Win |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | Japan 3–2 Indonesia | Win |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | Japan 2–1 Uzbekistan | Win |
| 2022 | Final | Japan 3–2 Iran | Win |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 2–3 Kyrgyzstan | Loss |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 5–0 South Korea | Win |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 1–1 Tajikistan | Draw |

### Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2005 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| 2009 | Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 |
| 2017 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| Total | 4/5 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 | +15 |

### 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | 1/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 |

### Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2005 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2013 | Eighth Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2018 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Total | 1/11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 |

### Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2013 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | Sixth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 000.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 000.00 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 000.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 022.22 |

## World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking. As of 12 January 2024, the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:
| FIFA | AFC | Nation | Points |
| 7 | 1 | Iran | 1593 |
| 11 | 2 | Japan | 1409 |
| 25 | 3 | Thailand | 1230 |
| 26 | 4 | Uzbekistan | 1229 |
| 37 | 5 | Australia | 1122 |
| 38 | 6 | Vietnam | 1118 |
| 42 | 7 | Indonesia | 1083 |
| 43 | 8 | Iraq | 1080 |
| 44 | 9 | Kuwait | 1080 |
| 51 | 10 | Tajikistan | 976 |
    As of 12 January 2024