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).
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Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
Saudi Arabia v Japan 27 May World Beach Games Qualif. 3rd/4th | Saudi Arabia | 3–6 | Japan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
19:15 UTC+3 | - Al-Yami 13'
- Shamhani 18'
- Dakman 28'
| Report | - Ozu 6'
- Matsuo 8'
- Miyama 11', 21', 29'
- Oba 19'
| Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium Referee: Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim (Bahrain) |
Japan v Saudi Arabia 14 October Friendly | Japan | 6–1 | Saudi Arabia | Sennan, Osaka |
14:00 UTC+9 | - Kibune 5'
- Oba 8', 9'
- Yamada 24'
- Furusato 29'
- Otani 34'
| Report | - Tumayhi 18'
| Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 350 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand) |
Japan v Saudi Arabia 15 October Friendly | Japan | 5–1 | Saudi Arabia | Sennan, Osaka |
14:00 UTC+9 | | Report | - Al-Duoasri 28'
| Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 550 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand) |
Germany v Japan 25 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Germany | 2–4 | Japan | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
14:00 UTC+3 | - Petry 22'
- Peterson 30'
| Report | | Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Attila Balint (Romania) |
Japan v England 26 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Japan | 7–0 | England | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
17:00 UTC+3 | - Oba 1'
- Ozu 5'
- Miyama 9', 23'
- Yamada 13'
- Shibamoto 17'
- Akaguma 31'
| Report | | Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait) |
Japan v Saudi Arabia 27 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Japan | 5–1 | Saudi Arabia | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
21:00 UTC+3 | - Kibune 6', 15'
- Akaguma 13'
- Matsuda 15'
- Yamada 23'
| Report | - Al-Duoasri 1'
| Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Ozcan Sultanoglu (Turkey) |
Brazil v Japan 28 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup Final | Brazil | 5–2 | Japan | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 | - Mauricinho 15'
- Brendo 18', 25'
- Catarino 21'
- Edson Hulk 34'
| Report | - Yamauchi 10'
- Kibune 17'
| Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim (Iraq) |
Japan v Morocco 2 November Friendly | Japan | 4–1 | Morocco | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 UTC+4 | - Miyama 7'
- Oba 10', 44'
- Matsuo 26'
| Report | - Goal 30' (pen.)
| Stadium: UAEFA |
- Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 21 September 2022[2]
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) |
Manager history
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.[3] 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 |
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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 30) | Averdade Kumamoto |
4 | FP | Kosuke Matsuda | (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37) | 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 34) | Lazo Apego Kitakyushu |
7 | FP | Takaaki Oba | (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) | 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 38) | Tokyo Verdy |
18 | FP | Rikuto Otani | | Loewe Yokohama |
19 | FP | Takahito Yamada | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | Tokyo Verdy |
Previous squads
Competitive record
Beach Soccer World Championships
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | | Qualification (AFC) |
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 |
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[a] |
2024 | Quarterfinals | TBD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –3 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 |
2025 | 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.[4][5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May,[6] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021.[7] 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.[8]
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 |
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
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament
World ranking
- Source: Beach Soccer Worldwide
See also
- Asia portal
- Japan portal
- Sports portal
- Association football portal
- Japan
- Men's
- Women's
References
- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad - International Friendly Match vs Ukraine (9/27-10/2@Hyogo)". Japan Football Association (JFA). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad & schedule - NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2023 & UAE Tour (10/21-29@Saudi Arabia, 10/30-11/4@UAE)". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
- ^ "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
- (in English) Japan at JFA.jp
- Japan at BSWW
- (in Russian) Japan at Beach Soccer Russia
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