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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Japan National Team Media Guide
President Message ごあいさつ
財団法人 日本サッカー協会 会長
犬飼 基昭
President of the Japan Football Association (JFA)
Motoaki INUKAI
To place in the top four in the FIFA World Cup. This of athletes blossom when they are young, adding
is the goal that the Japan National Team "SAMURAI depth and value to the football of that country.
BLUE", lead by Coach Okada, has set for themselves Modern football is constantly changing. In order
for the World Cup in South Africa. Hearing the words for Japan to ride this current, a framework that is
"top four", there are those who would question this exemplary of Japan's abilities should be developed
thinking, considering Japan's ranking in 45th place. based on the keyword of "world standards" in
However, if the strengths of Japanese football, such order to turn out many talented athletes. The most
as the speed, agility, and intelligent plays, are put important factor for this is the training of athletes
to effective use, it should be possible to beat the starting with the children's age group. Further, it
opponents who excel in physique and power. In is necessary to aggressively move forward with
Japan's fourth World Cup in a row, we are dead set improving the J. League, training coaches and
on placing in the "top four" and making "SAMURAI referees, and improving the football environment.
BLUE" a name known throughout the world. Japan is a candidate for hosting the FIFA World
Cup in 2022. If this is realized, then the athletes
Japanese football, which has advanced by leaps who will compete at that time are today's youth age
and bounds since the inception of the J. League, group. It is also necessary to maintain a view for the
has made it to the World Cup ever since its first entry future and take specific action in order to realize the
in France in 1998. The World Cup is no longer a dream presented in "The JFA Declaration, 2005" to
dream competition for us, and the attitude of the host a FIFA World Cup in Japan at which the Japan
Japanese people toward it is changing to one of National Team will be the Champion by 2050.
aiming for the top eight or top four, let alone making Asia has the largest population in the world. Within
it through the group stage. Asia, Japan comprises a unique people with a
Growing stronger in football is essential for Japan, national character of hospitality and a diligent and
a developing country with respect to this sport, for exacting spirit, possessing numerous resources that
stepping out on to the global stage. On the other are the envy of the world such as our advanced
hand, efforts for development in Japanese football infrastructure and cutting edge technology. I wish
looking forward to the next 20 and 30 years are to realize the hosting of the World Cup in Japan
also essential. in 2022 and utilize the greatness of Japan for the
The importance of "training and cultivation" is development of World Cups of the future and of
being reaffirmed in the leading football nations, football throughout the world.
and the inclusion of human and social education in To this end also, I want Japan to achieve a superb
athlete training is becoming the norm. In countries performance at the World Cup and surprise the
where such efforts have been adopted, the talents world.
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General Information 日本サッカー協会インフォメーション
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The three-legged crow holding a ball is called "Yatagarasu" and represents the god of day,
namely, the sun, cited from a classical book of old China.
It is believed that the Yatagarasu provided Emperor Jimmu and his army with directions on
his expedition to the East and so there is a familiarity with the bird in Japan.
The yellow and blue colors of the flag represent fair play and youth, respectively,
thereby suggesting Japan Football Association's spirit of
fairness backed by the vigorous power of youth.
Federation: JAPAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (JFA) Official Japan kits
Honorary Patron: Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado
Honorary President: Saburo KAWABUCHI
President: Motoaki INUKAI [1st Color]
Vice Presidents: Junji OGURA
Kenji ONITAKE Shirts:Blue
Kuniya DAINI
General Secretary: Kohzo TASHIMA
Address: JFA HOUSE Football Ave.
Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-8311 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3830-2004
Fax: +81-3-3830-2005
Official web site: http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/
Establishment: 1921
Affiliated to FIFA: 1929
Affiliated to AFC: 1954
Teams Registered: 28,818(2009)
Players Registered: 888,916(2009)
Staffs and Players
Japan National Team Emblem Shorts:White Socks:Blue
[2nd Color]
Shirts:White
Japan National Team Mascot
Shorts:Blue Socks:White
Goal Keeper
[1s t Color] Shirts:Black Shorts:Black Socks:Black
[2nd Color] Shirts:Yellow Shorts:Yellow Socks:Yellow
Honours Major Competitions Participated in by Japan
Olympic Games Mexico 1968 (Bronze Medal) 1998 FIFA World Cup France
AFC Asian Cup 1992 HIROSHIMA (Champion) 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan
AFC Asian Cup 2000 LEBANON (Champion) 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
AFC Asian Cup 2004 CHINA (Champion) FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001
5th Aflo-Asian Championship 1993 (Champion) FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003
Dynasty Cup in 1992,1995 and 1998 (Champion) FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005
10th FIFA World Youth Championship 1999 (Runners-up) The 2nd Intercontinental Championship for The King Fahd Cup in 1995
FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001 (Runners-up) AFC Asian Cup in 1988,1992,1996,2000,2004 and 2007
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan (Round of 16) Olympic Games in 1936,1956,1964,1968,1996,2000,2004 and 2008
AFC U-16 Championship 1994 and 2006 (Champion) FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1979,1995,1997,1999,2001,2003,2005
and 2007
FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1993,1995,2001,2007 and 2009 Statistical data compiled on 16 May 2010
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Japan National Team Coaching Staffs サムライブルー（日本代表）
Assistant Coach 大木 武 Assistant Coach 大熊 清
コーチングスタッフ紹介
Takeshi OKI Kiyoshi OKUMA
Head Coach 岡田 武史 Date of Birth:16 July 1961 Nationality:Japan Date of Birth:21 June 1964 Nationality:Japan
Takeshi OKADA Personal Data Personal Data
Date of Birth:25 August 1956 Nationality:Japan Coaching Career Coaching Career
1991-1993 Assistant Coach of Tokyo University of Agriculture (Japan) 1993 Assistant Coach of Chuo University (Japan)
1993 Head Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse Youth (Japan) 1994 Assistant Coach of Tokyo Gas FC (Japan)
1994 Head Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse Reserve (Japan) 1995-2001 Head Coach of Tokyo Gas FC / FC Tokyo (Japan)
1995 Assistant Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse Reserve (Japan) 2002-2003 Head Coach of U-19,20 Japan National Team
1996-2001 Assistant Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse (Japan) 2003-2005 Head Coach of U-18,19,20 Japan National Team
2002 Head Coach of Ventforet Kofu (Japan) 2006- Assistant Coach of Japan National Team
2003 Head Coach of Shimizu S-Pulse (Japan)
2004 Head Coach of Kawasaki Frontale U-18 (Japan) Honours
2005-2007 Head Coach of Ventforet Kofu (Japan) In 1998,Won the Japan Football League with Tokyo Gas FC.
2008- Assistant Coach of Japan National Team AFC Coach of the month on March 2000.
In 2003,Participated in the FIFA World Youth Championship UAE with
Playing Career U-20 Japan National Team.
1977-1980 Shimizu East High School (Japan) In 2005,Participated in the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands with
1980-1984 Tokyo University of Agriculture (Japan) U-20 Japan National Team.
1984-1991 Fujitsu SC (Japan)
Playing Career
1980-1983 Urawa Minami High School (Japan)
1983-1987 Chuo University (Japan)
1987-1992 Tokyo Gas FC (Japan)
Assistant Coach 小倉 勉 Goalkeeper Coach 加藤 好男
Personal Data
Tsutomu OGURA Yoshio KATO
Date of Birth:18 July 1966 Nationality:Japan Date of Birth:1 August 1957 Nationality:Japan
Coaching Career Playing Career
1990-1994 Assistant Coach of Furukawa Electric SC / 1972-1975 Tennoji High School (Japan)
JEF United Ichihara (Japan) 1976-1980 Waseda University (Japan) Personal Data Personal Data
1994-1997 Assistant Coach of Japan National Team 1980-1990 Furukawa Electric SC (Japan)
1997-1998 Head Coach of Japan National Team Coaching Career Coaching Career
1999-2001 Head Coach of Consadole Sapporo (Japan) Honours 1992-1996 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara Youth (Japan) 1994-1998 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara Youth (Japan)
2003-2006 Head Coach of Yokohama F.Marinos (Japan) 1996-1997 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara Reserve (Japan) 1998-1999 Instructor of JFA GK Project
In 1982 and 1986,Won the Japan Soccer League Cup 1997-2001 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara (Japan) 1999 Assistant Coach of U-15 Japan National Team
2007- Head Coach of Japan National Team with Furukawa Electric SC. 2001-2002 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara Reserve (Japan) 2000 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara (Japan)
In 1985,Won the Japan Soccer League with 2002-2005 Assistant Coach of JEF United Ichihara (Japan) 2000-2001 GK Coach of U-16,17 Japan National Team
Honours Furukawa Electric SC. 2005-2007 Assistant Coach of U-15,16,17 Japan National Team 2001-2003 GK Coach of U-18,19,20 Japan National Team
2006- Assistant Coach of Japan National Team 2003-2004 GK Coach of U-15,16 Japan National Team
In 1998,participated in the FIFA World Cup France with In 1986,Won the Asian Club Championship with 2004-2005 GK Coach of U-19,20 Japan National Team
Japan National Team. Furukawa Electric SC. Honours 2005-2006 GK Coach of U-18,19 Japan National Team
In 2000,Won the J2.League with Consadole Sapporo. In 1975,Registered to the Asian Youth Championship In 2006,Won the AFC U-17 Championship Singapore with 2006- GK Coach of Japan National Team
In 2003 and 2004,Won the J1.League with Kuwait with U-20 Japan National Team. U-16 Japan National Team.
Yokohama F.Marinos. Holds record as scoring 1 goals in 24 “A”games for In 2007,Participated in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea with Honours
In 2003 and 2004, J.League Head Coach of the Year. Japan National Team. U-17 Japan National Team. In 2001,Participated in the FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and
Tobago with U-17 Japan National Team.
Playing Career In 2003,Participated in the FIFA World Youth Championship UAE with
U-20 Japan National Team.
After the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany ended, F. Marinos to the J. League championship twice. 1982-1985 Settsu High School (Japan)
In 2005,Participated in the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands with
1985-1989 Tenri University (Japan)
Ivica Osim, who had taken over as head coach of For this his second term as head coach of the Japan U-20 Japan National Team.
the Japan National Team, had a stroke, and Takeshi National Team, Coach Okada, with his extensive Team Staffs Playing Career
Okada took over the responsibilities of head coach experience, will engage in football that puts to the Head of Delegation: Kuniya Daini
1973-1976 Hongo High School (Japan)
1976-1980 Osaka University of Commerce (Japan)
on short notice. fore the characteristic Japanese style of breaking Technical Staff: Ichiro WADA,Akira MUTO
1980-1993 Furukawa Electric SC / JEF United Ichihara (Japan)
Doctor: Kuniaki SHIMIZU,Takahisa MORI
Coach Okada was promoted from assistant coach down the opponent by outrunning them, working Conditioning Doctor: Masaaki SUGITA
Athletic Trainer: Naoki HAYAKAWA,Hiroshi MAEDA,Makoto IKEUCHI
Honours
to head coach during the Asian qualifications for the hard and aggressively on all aspects including Chief Administrator: Masato WATANABE In 1982 and 1986,Won the Japan Soccer League Cup with Furukawa Electric SC.
1998 FIFA World Cup in France and carried Japan to defense based on his concept of "all players Team Coordinator: Tetsuji KOYAMA In 1985,Won the Japan Soccer League with Furukawa Electric SC.
Administrator: Naoki TSUMURA In 1986,Won the Asian Club Championship with Furukawa Electric SC.
its first appearance at the FIFA World Cup. After that, offensive, all players defensive" to face opponents Security Officer: Naoto TAKANO Holds record as participation in 8 “A”games for Japan National Team.
he directed Consadole Sapporo and the Yokohama from throughout the world. Media Officer: Kazutake NISHIZAWA,Ichirota FUKUSHI
Team Cameraman: Toshiyuki MATSUDA
F. Marinos. He demonstrated his skills through such In this Japan's fourth FIFA World Cup, the goal will Kit Manager: Takenobu YAMANE
Kit Staff: Hideo ASO
feats as bringing Consadole Sapporo up in rank to be to reach the top four and to surprise the world in Chef: Yoshiteru NISHI,Minoru IMAI
the J.League 1st division and leading the Yokohama this event that is the pinnacle of the football world. Team Logistics: Tsuyoshi HARAKAWA
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1 GOALKEEPER 楢﨑 正剛 21 GOALKEEPER 川島 永嗣
Seigo NARAZAKI Eiji KAWASHIMA
Date of Birth:15 April 1976 Height/Weight:187cm/80kg Date of Birth:20 March 1983 Height/Weight:185cm/80kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Nagoya Grampus (Japan) Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Nara Ikuei High School (Japan) Urawa East High School (Japan)
Yokohama Flugels (Japan) Omiya Ardija (Japan)
Nagoya Grampus Eight (Japan)
Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award Personal Honours
1996,1998,2003,2008 J.League Best Eleven Award 2009
Participation Participation
Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1994 AFC U-20 Championship 2002
AFC Asian Cup 1996, 2004 and 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship 2003
1998 FIFA World CupTM AFC Asian Cup 2007
Copa America 1999
Olympic Games Sydney 2000 National Team Honours
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003 and 2005 AFC U-20 Championship 2002 Runners-up
2002 FIFA World CupTM
International A Match Debut
2006 FIFA World CupTM
17 February 2008 against DPR Korea
National Team Honours
Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1994 Runners-up
International A Match First Goal
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Runners-up
AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match Debut
15 February 1998 against Australia
International A Match First Goal
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
1998 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1995 Yokohama Flugels J 23 2152min 0 11 - 12 2008 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2001 Omiya Ardija J2 0 0min 0 0 0 0
1999 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1996 Yokohama Flugels J 23 2144min 0 18 - 5 2009 7 7 0 0 4 1 2 2002 Omiya Ardija J2 8 720min 0 2 5 1
2000 9 9 0 0 3 4 2 1997 Yokohama Flugels J 24 2220min 0 16 - 8 2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Omiya Ardija J2 33 2887min 0 15 5 13
2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1998 Yokohama Flugels J 34 3147min 0 19 - 15 Total 8 8 0 0 4 2 2 2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 4 360min 0 2 1 1
2002 10 10 0 0 3 5 2 1999 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 25 2350min 0 13 2 10 2005 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 3 218min 0 0 0 3
2003 12 12 0 0 5 3 4 2000 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 30 2852min 0 14 2 14 2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 10 900min 0 2 3 5
2004 9 9 0 0 5 1 3 2001 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 28 2699min 0 15 3 10 2007 Kawasaki Frontale J1 34 3060min 0 14 12 8
2005 4 4 0 0 2 1 1 2002 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 30 2751min 0 15 1 14 2008 Kawasaki Frontale J1 34 3060min 0 18 6 10
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 28 2451min 0 11 12 5 2009 Kawasaki Frontale J1 34 3060min 0 19 7 8
2007 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 26 2340min 0 10 7 9 2010 Kawasaki Frontale J1 11 990min 0 6 2 3
2008 12 12 0 0 7 4 1 2005 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 32 2842min 0 10 9 13
2009 6 6 0 0 4 1 1 2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 24 2160min 0 11 6 7
2010 6 6 0 0 2 2 2 2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 29 2530min 0 12 6 11
Total 75 75 0 0 34 23 18 2008 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 30 2700min 0 15 7 8
2009 Nagoya Grampus J1 26 2340min 0 10 7 9
2010 Nagoya Grampus J1 12 1080min 0 7 1 4
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23 GOALKEEPER 川口 能活 3 DEFENDER 駒野 友一
Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI Yuichi KOMANO
Date of Birth:15 August 1975 Height/Weight:180cm/77kg Date of Birth:25 July 1981 Height/Weight:172cm/76kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Jubilo Iwata (Japan) Jubilo Iwata (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Shimizu Commercial High School (Japan) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth (Japan)
Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos (Japan) Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan)
Portsmouth (England)
Personal Honours
Nordsjaelland (Denmark)
Personal Honours Participation
J.League Rookie of the Year 1995 AFC U-20 Championship 2000
AFC Player of the Month June 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship 2001
J.League Best Eleven Award 2006 Olympic Games Athens 2004
Participation 2006 FIFA World CupTM
AFC Asian Cup 2007
Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1992
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996 National Team Honours
1998 FIFA World CupTM AFC U-20 Championship 2000 Runners-up
Copa America 1999
AFC Asian Cup 2000, 2004 and 2007 International A Match Debut
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003 and 2005 03 August 2005 against China PR
2002 FIFA World CupTM
International A Match First Goal
2006 FIFA World CupTM
National Team Honours
AFC Asian Cup 2000 Champion
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Runners-up
AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match Debut
13 February 1997 against Sweden
International A Match First Goal
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
1997 21 21 0 0 11 6 4 1995 Yokohama Marinos J 41 3888min 0 24 - 17 2005 5 5 0 0 2 2 1 2000 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 0 0min 0 0 0 0
1998 9 9 0 0 1 2 6 1996 Yokohama Marinos J 15 1385min 0 10 - 5 2006 10 8 2 0 7 1 2 2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 24 2011min 1 12 0 12
1999 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1997 Yokohama Marinos J 22 2048min 0 15 - 7 2007 12 12 0 0 7 4 1 2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 27 2586min 1 8 3 16
2000 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 1998 Yokohama Marinos J 34 3160min 0 22 - 12 2008 13 10 3 0 7 4 2 2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J2 23 1965min 0 11 8 4
2001 9 9 0 0 6 1 2 1999 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 28 2677min 0 17 3 8 2009 9 7 2 0 8 1 0 2004 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 18 1558min 1 4 9 5
2002 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2000 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 28 2524min 0 17 1 10 2010 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2005 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 34 2968min 2 13 11 10
2003 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2001 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 25 2434min 0 8 3 14 Total 51 43 8 0 32 13 6 2006 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 31 2731min 2 12 6 13
2004 11 11 0 0 10 1 0 01-02 Portsmouth ENG 11 990min 0 4 1 6 2007 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 34 3024min 2 8 8 18
2005 14 14 0 0 8 1 5 02-03 Portsmouth ENG 1 45min 0 0 1 0 2008 Jubilo Iwata J1 34 3060min 1 10 7 17
2006 19 19 0 0 9 4 6 03-04 Nordsjaelland DEN 8 643min 0 1 2 5 2009 Jubilo Iwata J1 34 3060min 1 11 8 15
2007 12 12 0 0 6 5 1 2005 Jubilo Iwata J1 29 2539min 0 12 7 10 2010 Jubilo Iwata J1 10 900min 0 3 2 5
2008 6 6 0 0 3 2 1 2006 Jubilo Iwata J1 34 3036min 0 17 7 10
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Jubilo Iwata J1 32 2880min 0 14 4 14
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Jubilo Iwata J1 33 2953min 0 10 7 16
Total 116 116 0 0 63 26 27 2009 Jubilo Iwata J1 26 2338min 0 10 5 11
2010 Jubilo Iwata J1 0 0min 0 0 0 0
ENG:England/DEN:Denmark
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4 DEFENDER 田中 マルクス 闘莉王 5 DEFENDER 長友 佑都
Marcus Tulio TANAKA Yuto NAGATOMO
Date of Birth:24 April 1981 Height/Weight:185cm/82kg Date of Birth:12 September 1986 Height/Weight:170cm/68kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Nagoya Grampus (Japan) F.C. Tokyo (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Shibuya Makuhari High School (Japan) Higashi Fukuoka High School (Japan)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan) Meiji University (Japan)
Mito Hollyhock (Japan)
Urawa Reds (Japan) Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award 2009
Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award
Participation
2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009 Olympic Games Beijing 2008
J.League MVP 2006
National Team Honours
Participation
Olympic Games Athens 2004 International A Match Debut
National Team Honours 24 May 2008 against Cote d'lvoire
International A Match First Goal
International A Match Debut 13 November 2008 against Syria
09 August 2006 against Trinidad and Tobago
International A Match First Goal
15 November 2006 against Saudi Arabia
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2006 5 5 0 1 4 0 1 2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 17 1254min 1 3 2 12 2008 7 6 1 1 4 2 1 2007 F.C. Tokyo J1 0 0min 0 0 0 0
2007 4 4 0 1 3 1 0 2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 22 1556min 1 7 2 13 2009 11 11 0 2 7 1 3 2008 F.C. Tokyo J1 29 2410min 3 15 5 9
2008 10 10 0 2 7 3 0 2003 Mito Hollyhock J2 42 3780min 10 15 11 16 2010 5 5 0 0 1 2 2 2009 F.C. Tokyo J1 31 2665min 1 15 4 12
2009 13 13 0 2 8 3 2 2004 Urawa Reds J1 21 1890min 3 13 4 4 Total 23 22 1 3 12 5 6 2010 F.C. Tokyo J1 12 1080min 0 3 5 4
2010 5 5 0 1 2 2 1 2005 Urawa Reds J1 26 2222min 9 15 5 6
Total 37 37 0 7 24 9 4 2006 Urawa Reds J1 33 2942min 7 22 6 5
2007 Urawa Reds J1 26 2280min 3 17 7 2
2008 Urawa Reds J1 31 2677min 11 14 8 9
2009 Urawa Reds J1 31 2546min 4 16 4 11
2010 Nagoya Grampus J1 11 990min 3 7 1 3
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6 DEFENDER 内田 篤人 13 DEFENDER 岩政 大樹
Atsuto UCHIDA Daiki IWAMASA
Date of Birth:27 March 1988 Height/Weight:176cm/62kg Date of Birth:30 January 1982 Height/Weight:187cm/85kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Kashima Antlers (Japan) Kashima Antlers (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Shimizu East High School (Japan) Iwakuni High School (Japan)
Tokyo Gakugei University (Japan)
Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award Personal Honours
2008,2009 J.League Best Eleven Award
2007,2008,2009
Participation
AFC U-17 Championship 2004 Participation
AFC Youth Championship 2006
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 National Team Honours
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
National Team Honours International A Match Debut
AFC Youth Championship 2006 Runners-up 10 October 2009 against Scotland
International A Match Debut
International A Match First Goal
26 January 2008 against Chile
International A Match First Goal
22 June 2008 against Bahrain
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2008 14 14 0 1 7 6 1 2006 Kashima Antlers J1 28 2378min 2 16 4 8 2009 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2004 Kashima Antlers J1 18 1013min 4 11 1 6
2009 13 12 1 0 7 3 3 2007 Kashima Antlers J1 31 2779min 0 20 6 5 2010 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2005 Kashima Antlers J1 31 2663min 4 15 10 6
2010 4 4 0 0 2 1 1 2008 Kashima Antlers J1 25 2165min 1 17 5 3 Total 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2006 Kashima Antlers J1 30 2616min 3 15 3 12
Total 31 30 1 1 16 10 5 2009 Kashima Antlers J1 31 2675min 0 17 6 8 2007 Kashima Antlers J1 33 2961min 6 22 6 5
2010 Kashima Antlers J1 9 773min 0 4 3 2 2008 Kashima Antlers J1 33 2970min 2 17 9 7
2009 Kashima Antlers J1 33 2925min 4 19 6 8
2010 Kashima Antlers J1 11 990min 1 6 3 2
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15 DEFENDER 今野 泰幸 22 DEFENDER 中澤 佑二
Yasuyuki KONNO Yuji NAKAZAWA
Date of Birth:25 January 1983 Height/Weight:178cm/73kg Date of Birth:25 February 1978 Height/Weight:187cm/78kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
F.C. Tokyo (Japan) Yokohama F.Marinos (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Tohoku High School (Japan) Misato Technological High School (Japan)
Consadole Sapporo (Japan) FC America (Brazil)
Verdy Kawasaki / Tokyo Verdy 1969 (Japan)
Personal Honours
Personal Honours
Participation J.League Rookie of the Year 1999
J.League Best Eleven Award
AFC U-20 Championship 2002
1999,2003,2004,2005,2008
FIFA World Youth Championship 2003
J.League MVP 2004
Olympic Games Athens 2004
AFC Asian Cup 2007 Participation
National Team Honours Olympic Games Sydney 2000
AFC Asian Cup 2000, 2004 and 2007
AFC U-20 Championship 2002 Runners-up
2006 FIFA World CupTM
International A Match Debut
National Team Honours
03 August 2005 against China PR
AFC Asian Cup 2000 Champion
International A Match First Goal AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match Debut
08 September 1999 against IR.Iran
International A Match First Goal
13 February 2000 against Singapore
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2005 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 2001 Consadole Sapporo J1 17 1342min 0 4 5 8 1999 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1999 Verdy Kawasaki J1 28 2622min 1 16 2 10
2006 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 2002 Consadole Sapporo J1 22 2090min 0 3 1 18 2000 6 6 0 2 5 0 1 2000 Verdy Kawasaki J1 29 2780min 4 12 4 13
2007 8 1 7 0 4 4 0 2003 Consadole Sapporo J2 26 2184min 2 6 6 14 2001 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2001 Tokyo Verdy 1969 J1 26 2367min 0 10 1 15
2008 12 4 8 0 8 3 1 2004 F.C. Tokyo J1 26 2340min 4 9 11 6 2002 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2002 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 27 2618min 1 16 4 7
2009 7 4 3 0 4 2 1 2005 F.C. Tokyo J1 34 3060min 7 11 14 9 2003 4 4 0 0 2 0 2 2003 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 29 2610min 4 17 6 6
2010 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2006 F.C. Tokyo J1 28 2520min 5 11 4 13 2004 15 14 1 5 12 2 1 2004 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 27 2332min 1 14 8 5
Total 34 15 19 0 22 10 2 2007 F.C. Tokyo J1 33 2970min 5 14 3 16 2005 12 11 1 1 10 0 2 2005 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 27 2430min 3 10 9 8
2008 F.C. Tokyo J1 32 2748min 4 14 7 11 2006 12 12 0 1 4 4 4 2006 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 23 2070min 1 8 4 11
2009 F.C. Tokyo J1 34 3060min 2 16 5 13 2007 13 13 0 2 7 5 1 2007 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 32 2880min 2 13 8 11
2010 F.C. Tokyo J1 12 1080min 3 3 5 4 2008 16 16 0 4 8 6 2 2008 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 33 2921min 4 12 9 12
2009 14 14 0 2 9 3 2 2009 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 32 2880min 3 9 13 10
2010 6 6 0 0 2 2 2 2010 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 12 1080min 0 5 3 4
Total 102 98 4 17 59 26 17
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2 MIDFIELDER 阿部 勇樹 7 MIDFIELDER 遠藤 保仁
Yuki ABE Yasuhito ENDO
Date of Birth:06 September 1981 Height/Weight:177cm/77kg Date of Birth:28 January 1980 Height/Weight:178cm/75kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Urawa Reds (Japan) Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
JEF United Ichihara Youth (Japan) Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School (Japan)
JEF United Ichihara / JEF United Chiba (Japan) Yokohama Flugels (Japan)
Kyoto Purple Sanga (Japan)
Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award
Personal Honours
2005,2006,2007 J.League Best Eleven Award
2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009
Participation AFC Champions League MVP 2008
Olympic Games Athens 2004 AFC Player of the Year 2009
AFC Asian Cup 2007 Participation
National Team Honours Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1998
FIFA World Youth Championship 1999
FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 and 2005
International A Match Debut AFC Asian Cup 2004 and 2007
29 January 2005 against Kazakhstan 2006 FIFA World CupTM
International A Match First Goal National Team Honours
16 August 2006 against Yemen Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1998 Runners-up
FIFA World Youth Championship 1999 Runners-up
AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match Debut
20 November 2002 against Argentina
International A Match First Goal
20 August 2003 against Nigeria
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2005 5 2 3 0 4 1 0 1998 JEF United Ichihara J 1 10min 0 0 - 1 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1998 Yokohama Flugels J 16 1292min 1 9 - 7
2006 8 7 1 1 4 0 4 1999 JEF United Ichihara J1 30 2643min 1 10 2 18 2003 11 9 2 1 4 3 4 1999 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 24 2062min 4 9 0 15
2007 11 11 0 1 6 4 1 2000 JEF United Ichihara J1 25 2343min 0 8 2 15 2004 16 12 4 2 11 2 3 2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 29 2762min 5 8 2 19
2008 9 9 0 0 4 3 2 2001 JEF United Ichihara J1 17 1347min 3 9 2 6 2005 8 6 2 0 6 0 2 2001 Gamba Osaka J1 29 2716min 4 14 2 13
2009 8 4 4 1 6 1 1 2002 JEF United Ichihara J1 24 2202min 1 9 3 12 2006 8 7 1 0 3 1 4 2002 Gamba Osaka J1 30 2787min 5 19 1 10
2010 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2003 JEF United Ichihara J1 27 2429min 3 13 8 6 2007 13 13 0 1 7 5 1 2003 Gamba Osaka J1 30 2688min 4 10 9 11
Total 42 34 8 3 24 9 9 2004 JEF United Ichihara J1 24 2147min 5 10 9 5 2008 16 15 1 3 9 6 1 2004 Gamba Osaka J1 29 2489min 9 15 6 8
2005 JEF United Chiba J1 33 2970min 12 15 11 7 2009 12 12 0 0 9 2 1 2005 Gamba Osaka J1 33 2945min 10 17 6 10
2006 JEF United Chiba J1 33 2937min 11 12 5 16 2010 6 6 0 1 2 2 2 2006 Gamba Osaka J1 25 2126min 9 15 4 6
2007 Urawa Reds J1 33 2943min 3 19 10 4 Total 91 80 11 8 51 21 19 2007 Gamba Osaka J1 34 3060min 8 19 10 5
2008 Urawa Reds J1 33 2970min 6 15 8 10 2008 Gamba Osaka J1 27 2368min 6 12 7 8
2009 Urawa Reds J1 34 3056min 2 16 4 14 2009 Gamba Osaka J1 32 2865min 10 17 6 9
2010 Urawa Reds J1 12 1080min 3 6 2 4 2010 Gamba Osaka J1 9 765min 1 2 4 3
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Daisuke MATSUI Shunsuke NAKAMURA
Date of Birth:11 May 1981 Height/Weight:175cm/64kg Date of Birth:24 June 1978 Height/Weight:178cm/70kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Grenoble Foot 38 (France) Yokohama F.Marinos (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School (Japan) Toko Gakuen High School (Japan)
Kyoto Purple Sanga (Japan) Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F.Marinos (Japan)
Le Mans (France) Reggina (Italy)
AS Saint-Etienne (France) Celtic (Scotland)
Personal Honours RCD Espanyol (Spain)
Personal Honours
Participation J.League Best Eleven Award
FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 1999,2000
Olympic Games Athens 2004 J.League MVP 2000
AFC Asian Cup MVP 2004
National Team Honours Scotish Premier League MVP 2006-07
Participation
International A Match Debut Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1996
22 June 2003 against Colombia FIFA World Youth Championship 1997
Olympic Games Sydney 2000
International A Match First Goal
AFC Asian Cup 2000, 2004 and 2007
16 November 2005 against Angola FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 and 2005
2006 FIFA World CupTM
National Team Honours
AFC Asian Cup 2000 Champion
AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match Debut
13 February 2000 against Singapore
International A Match First Goal
16 February 2000 against Brunei
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2003 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 22 1356min 1 3 1 18 2000 16 14 2 3 11 4 1 1997 Yokohama Marinos J 27 1232min 5 18 - 9
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga J2 37 2017min 7 24 5 8 2001 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1998 Yokohama Marinos J 33 2646min 9 21 - 12
2005 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2002 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 23 1666min 4 13 1 9 2002 6 4 2 2 2 3 1 1999 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 26 2114min 7 17 3 6
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 27 2161min 2 5 5 17 2003 8 8 0 4 3 3 2 2000 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 30 2706min 5 18 1 11
2007 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2004 Kyoto Purple Sanga J2 18 1392min 2 8 6 4 2004 15 14 1 3 12 3 0 2001 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 24 2337min 3 8 4 12
2008 7 5 2 0 5 2 0 04-05 Le Mans FRA 25 3 2005 11 10 1 3 6 2 3 2002 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 8 775min 4 7 1 0
2009 8 3 5 0 4 3 1 05-06 Le Mans FRA 33 3 2006 6 6 0 1 1 3 2 02-03 Reggina ITA 31 2405min 7 9 7 15
2010 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 06-07 Le Mans FRA 27 4 2007 10 10 0 4 4 5 1 03-04 Reggina ITA 16 792min 2 1 10 5
Total 22 11 11 1 12 7 3 07-08 Le Mans FRA 34 5 2008 9 9 0 2 5 4 0 04-05 Reggina ITA 33 2058min 2 8 14 11
08-09 AS Saint-Etienne FRA 22 1 2009 11 11 0 2 7 3 1 05-06 Celtic SCO 33 2562min 6 26 5 2
09-10 Grenoble Foot 38 FRA 29 4 2010 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 06-07 Celtic SCO 37 3226min 5 26 6 5
FRA:France Total 95 89 6 24 52 30 13 07-08 Celtic SCO 26 2080min 6 21 2 3
08-09 Celtic SCO 32 2614min 8 20 9 2
09-10 RCD Espanyol ESP 13 567min 0 1 3 9
2010 Yokohama F.Marinos J1 11 806min 1 5 3 3
ITA:Italy/SCO:Scotland/ESP:Spain
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14 MIDFIELDER 中村 憲剛 17 MIDFIELDER 長谷部 誠
Kengo NAKAMURA Makoto HASEBE
Date of Birth:31 October 1980 Height/Weight:175cm/67kg Date of Birth:18 January 1984 Height/Weight:177cm/66kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
Previous Club Previous Club
Kurume High School (Japan) Fujieda Higashi High School (Japan)
Chuo University (Japan) Urawa Reds (Japan)
Personal Honours Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award J.League Best Eleven Award 2004
2006,2007,2008,2009
Participation
Participation
AFC Asian Cup 2007
National Team Honours
National Team Honours
International A Match Debut
International A Match Debut 10 February 2006 against USA
04 October 2006 against Ghana
International A Match First Goal
International A Match First Goal 18 November 2009 against Hong Kong
11 October 2006 against India
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2006 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 2003 Kawasaki Frontale J2 34 936min 4 16 12 6 2006 6 2 4 0 3 0 3 2002 Urawa Reds J1 0 0min 0 0 0 0
2007 13 9 4 0 7 5 1 2004 Kawasaki Frontale J2 41 3195min 5 32 3 6 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 Urawa Reds J1 28 1712min 2 13 6 9
2008 13 10 3 2 7 4 2 2005 Kawasaki Frontale J1 29 2561min 2 14 3 12 2008 10 9 1 0 5 4 1 2004 Urawa Reds J1 27 2104min 5 16 5 6
2009 12 12 0 2 8 1 3 2006 Kawasaki Frontale J1 34 2998min 10 20 7 7 2009 11 11 0 1 8 2 1 2005 Urawa Reds J1 31 2701min 2 16 8 7
2010 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 2007 Kawasaki Frontale J1 30 2684min 4 14 10 6 2010 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2006 Urawa Reds J1 32 2732min 2 22 5 5
Total 45 38 7 5 25 12 8 2008 Kawasaki Frontale J1 34 3049min 4 18 6 10 Total 28 23 5 1 17 6 5 2007 Urawa Reds J1 31 2399min 1 18 9 4
2009 Kawasaki Frontale J1 32 2875min 4 17 7 8 07-08 VfL Wolfsburg GER 16 1
2010 Kawasaki Frontale J1 5 404min 1 2 1 2 08-09 VfL Wolfsburg GER 25 0
09-10 VfL Wolfsburg GER 23 1
GER:Germany
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Keisuke HONDA Junichi INAMOTO
Date of Birth:13 June 1986 Height/Weight:182cm/76kg Date of Birth:18 September 1979 Height/Weight:181cm/75kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
CSKA Moscow (Russia) Kawasaki Frontale (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Seiryo High School (Japan) Gamba Osaka Youth (Japan) Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Nagoya Grampus Eight (Japan) Arsenal (England) Fulham (England)
V V V Venlo (Netherlands) West Bromwich Albion (England)
Cardiff City (England)
Personal Honours West Bromwich Albion (England)
Eerste divisie (Dutch League 2nd Division) MVP 2008-09 Galatasaray (Turkey)
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
Participation Stade Rennais (France)
FIFA World Youth Championship 2005
Personal Honours
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
J.League Best Eleven Award 2000
National Team Honours
Participation
Asian Youth U-16 Championship 1994
International A Match Debut FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995
22 June 2008 against Bahrain Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1998
FIFA World Youth Championship 1999
International A Match First Goal
Olympic Games Sydney 2000
27 May 2009 against Chile AFC Asian Cup 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001, 2003 and 2005
2002 FIFA World CupTM 2006 FIFA World CupTM
National Team Honours
Asian Youth U-16 Championship 1994 Champion
Asian Youth U-19 Championship 1998 Runners-up
FIFA World Youth Championship 1999 Runners-up
AFC Asian Cup 2000 Champion
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Runners-up
International A Match Debut
05 February 2000 against Mexico
International A Match First Goal
04 July 2001 against Yugoslavia
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2008 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 0 0min 0 0 0 0 2000 14 14 0 0 9 3 2 1997 Gamba Osaka J 27 2229min 3 18 - 9
2009 10 4 6 3 5 2 3 2005 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 31 1862min 2 10 8 13 2001 11 11 0 1 5 2 4 1998 Gamba Osaka J 28 2526min 6 10 - 18
2010 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 29 2506min 6 11 8 10 2002 10 10 0 2 4 4 2 1999 Gamba Osaka J1 22 2005min 1 9 1 12
Total 12 6 6 4 7 2 3 2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 30 2596min 3 12 5 13 2003 10 10 0 1 3 3 4 2000 Gamba Osaka J1 28 2594min 4 14 2 12
07-08 V V V Venlo NED 14 2 2004 6 6 0 0 4 1 1 2001 Gamba Osaka J1 13 1161min 2 8 0 5
08-09 V V V Venlo NED 36 3180min 16 23 5 8 2005 10 5 5 0 5 1 4 01-02 Arsenal ENG 0 0min 0 0 0 0
09-10 V V V Venlo NED 18 1613min 6 4 8 6 2006 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 02-03 Fulham ENG 19 842min 2 7 4 8
2010 CSKA Moscow RUS 11 2 2007 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 03-04 Fulham ENG 22 1298min 2 9 8 5
NED:Netherlands/RUS:Russia 2008 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 04-05 West Bromwich Albion ENG 0 0min 0 0 0 0
2009 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 04-05 Cardiff City ENG 12 0
2010 5 4 1 0 1 2 2 04-05 West Bromwich Albion ENG 3 0
Total 79 68 11 5 35 23 21 05-06 West Bromwich Albion ENG 22 0
06-07 West Bromwich Albion ENG 3 0
06-07 Galatasaray TUR 25 0
07-08 Eintracht Frankfult GER 24 0
08-09 Eintracht Frankfult GER 19 0
09-10 Stade Rennais FRA 5 0
2010 Kawasaki Frontale J1 9 686min 0 5 1 3
22 ENG:England/TUR:Turkey/GER:Germany/FRA:France 23
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9 FORWARD 岡崎 慎司 11 FORWARD 玉田 圭司
Shinji OKAZAKI Keiji TAMADA
Date of Birth:16 April 1986 Height/Weight:174cm/76kg Date of Birth:11 April 1980 Height/Weight:173cm/67kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Shimizu S-Pulse (Japan) Nagoya Grampus (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Takigawa Daini High School (Japan) Narashino High School (Japan)
Kashiwa Reysol (Japan)
Personal Honours
J.League Best Eleven Award 2009 Personal Honours
Participation
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
Participation
AFC Asian Cup 2004
National Team Honours FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
2006 FIFA World CupTM
International A Match Debut National Team Honours
09 October 2008 against UAE AFC Asian Cup 2004 Champion
International A Match First Goal International A Match Debut
20 January 2009 against Yemen 31 March 2004 against Singapore
International A Match First Goal
25 April 2004 against Hungary
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2008 4 2 2 0 2 2 0 2005 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 1 11min 0 0 0 1 2004 18 15 3 5 12 3 3 1999 Kashiwa Reysol J1 5 157min 0 2 0 3
2009 16 14 2 15 10 3 3 2006 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 7 256min 0 3 1 3 2005 16 10 6 2 9 2 5 2000 Kashiwa Reysol J1 5 103min 0 3 0 2
2010 5 5 0 1 1 2 2 2007 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 21 1145min 5 10 4 7 2006 7 5 2 2 2 3 2 2001 Kashiwa Reysol J1 2 24min 0 0 0 2
Total 25 21 4 16 13 7 5 2008 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 27 1689min 10 15 3 9 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 Kashiwa Reysol J1 13 733min 3 3 2 8
2009 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 34 2877min 14 13 12 9 2008 12 10 2 4 7 3 2 2003 Kashiwa Reysol J1 28 2401min 11 9 10 9
2010 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 11 970min 5 6 4 1 2009 10 9 1 1 5 2 3 2004 Kashiwa Reysol J1 28 2385min 10 5 9 14
2010 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 2005 Kashiwa Reysol J1 28 2417min 6 7 8 13
Total 68 52 16 16 37 14 17 2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 26 1904min 6 11 6 9
2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 14 741min 5 7 2 5
2008 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 31 2456min 4 15 8 8
2009 Nagoya Grampus J1 27 2141min 8 11 5 11
2010 Nagoya Grampus J1 7 508min 2 5 0 2
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12 FORWARD 矢野 貴章 16 FORWARD 大久保 嘉人
Kisho YANO Yoshito OKUBO
Date of Birth:05 April 1984 Height/Weight:185cm/76kg Date of Birth:09 June 1982 Height/Weight:170cm/73kg
Personal Data Personal Data
Club Club
Albirex Niigata (Japan) Vissel Kobe (Japan)
Previous Club Previous Club
Hamana High School (Japan) Kunimi High School (Japan)
Kashiwa Reysol (Japan) Cerezo Osaka (Japan)
RCD Mallorca (Spain)
Personal Honours
Cerezo Osaka (Japan)
Vissel Kobe (Japan)
Participation VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 Personal Honours
AFC U-20 Championship 2002
AFC Asian Cup 2007
Participation
National Team Honours AFC U-20 Championship 2000
AFC U-20 Championship 2002 Runners-up FIFA Confederations Cup 2003
International A Match Debut Olympic Games Athens 2004
24 March 2007 against Peru National Team Honours
International A Match First Goal AFC U-20 Championship 2000 Runners-up
11 September 2007 against Switzerland International A Match Debut
31 May 2003 against Korea Rep.
International A Match First Goal
17 October 2007 against Egypt
International A Match Record Domestic League Record International A Match Record Domestic League Record
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses
2007 7 2 5 1 3 3 1 2003 Kashiwa Reysol J1 18 495min 2 5 6 7 2003 14 8 6 0 5 4 5 2001 Cerezo Osaka J1 20 727min 2 5 2 13
2008 5 0 5 0 2 3 0 2004 Kashiwa Reysol J1 2 9min 0 0 0 2 2004 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 2002 Cerezo Osaka J2 29 1787min 18 18 7 4
2009 4 0 4 1 3 0 1 2005 Kashiwa Reysol J1 19 1181min 2 5 6 8 2005 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2003 Cerezo Osaka J1 24 1923min 16 8 4 12
2010 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2006 Albirex Niigata J1 33 2555min 6 12 5 16 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Cerezo Osaka J1 22 1885min 15 5 6 11
Total 17 2 15 2 8 6 3 2007 Albirex Niigata J1 33 2887min 7 15 6 12 2007 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 04-05 RCD Mallorca ESP 13 3
2008 Albirex Niigata J1 33 2941min 6 10 9 14 2008 12 10 2 3 6 5 1 05-06 RCD Mallorca ESP 26 2
2009 Albirex Niigata J1 33 2968min 8 13 11 9 2009 9 6 3 0 7 2 0 2006 Cerezo Osaka J1 21 1415min 6 4 6 11
2010 Albirex Niigata J1 12 1019min 0 4 5 3 2010 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 2007 Vissel Kobe J1 31 2698min 14 13 7 11
Total 46 30 16 5 23 14 9 2008 Vissel Kobe J1 31 2736min 11 12 10 9
08-09 VfL Wolfsburg GER 9 0
2009 Vissel Kobe J1 19 1573min 8 5 6 8
2010 Vissel Kobe J1 10 653min 2 3 2 5
ESP:Spain/GER:Germany
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19 FORWARD 森本 貴幸
Referees ェ
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Referee
Takayuki MORIMOTO
西村 雄一
Date of Birth:07 May 1988 Height/Weight:180cm/75kg
Yuichi NISHIMURA Date of Birth:17 April 1972
Refereeing Career
1990 Qualified
Personal Data 1999 Class 1 Referee
Club 2000 J.League Assistant Referee
2003 J.League Div.1 Referee
Catania (Italy) 2004 FIFA Referee
Previous Club 2004 Professional Referee
Verdy Youth (Japan) Honours
Tokyo Verdy 1969 (Japan) 2009 J.League Referee of the Year
Personal Honours Playing Career
J.League Rookie of the Year 2004 Shinjuku High School (Japan)
Komazawa SC (Japan)
Participation
AFC Youth Championship 2004 Career Highlights
FIFA World Youth Championship 2005 Overseas
Olympic Games Beijing 2008 2006 AFC Youth Championship
2007 AFC Asian Cup
National Team Honours
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2008 CAF Africa Cup of Nations
International A Match Debut 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
10 October 2009 against Scotland Total Games
International A Match First Goal International Matches 114
(International A Matches 28)
14 October 2009 against Togo
J.League Matches as Referee 170
as Assistant Referee 29
Assistant Referee 相樂 亨
Toru SAGARA Date of Birth:25 June 1976
Refereeing Career
1993 Qualified
2002 Class 1 Referee
2003 J.League Assistant Referee
2007 FIFA Assistant Referee
2009 Professional Referee
Honours
2007 AFC Assistant Referee of the Year
International A Match Record Domestic League Record 2007 J.League Assistant Referee of the Year
Year Matches Start Sub. Goals Wins Draws Loses Year Team League Matches Playing Times Goals Wins Draws Loses 2009 J.League Assistant Referee of the Year
2009 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2004 Tokyo Verdy 1969 J1 22 896min 4 7 4 11
2010 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2005 Tokyo Verdy 1969 J1 18 615min 1 2 7 9 Playing Career
Total 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 2006 Tokyo Verdy 1969 J2 6 196min 0 2 1 3 Utsunomiya Kita High School (Japan)
06-07 Catania ITA 5 1 Toyo University (Japan)
07-08 Catania ITA 14 1
08-09 Catania ITA 23 7 Career Highlights
09-10 Catania ITA 27 5 Overseas
ITA:Italy 2007 AFC Asian Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2008 CAF Africa Cup of Nations
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Total Games
International Matches 51
(International A Matches 24)
J.League Matches 130
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Date Results Opponent Venue Competition Goal Scorers Date Results Opponent Venue Competition Goal Scorers
2010 FIFA World Cup
26.01.08 D 0-0 Chile Tokyo (Japan) Friendly 28.03.09 W 1-0 Bahrain Saitama (Japan) S.Nakamura
Asian Qualifiers
30.01.08 W 3-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Nakazawa,Yamase(2) 27.05.09 W 4-0 Chile Osaka (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2009 Okazaki(2),Abe,Honda
2010 FIFA World Cup Nagatomo,K.Nakamura,
06.02.08 W 4-1 Thailand Saitama (Japan) Endo,Okubo,Nakazawa,Maki 31.05.09 W 4-0 Belgium Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2009
Asian Qualifiers Okazaki,Yano
East Asian Football Championship Tashkent 2010 FIFA World Cup
17.02.08 D 1-1 DPR Korea Chongqing (China PR) Maeda 06.06.09 W 1-0 Uzbekistan Okazaki
2008 (Uzbekistan) Asian Qualifiers
East Asian Football Championship 2010 FIFA World Cup
20.02.08 W 1-0 China PR Chongqing (China PR) Yamase 10.06.09 D 1-1 Qatar Yokohama (Japan) Own Goal
2008 Asian Qualifiers
East Asian Football Championship 2010 FIFA World Cup
23.02.08 D 1-1 Korea Rep. Chongqing (China PR) Yamase 17.06.09 L 1-2 Australia Melbourne (Australia) Tulio
2008 Asian Qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup Enschede
26.03.08 L 0-1 Bahrain Manama (Bahrain) 05.09.09 L 0-3 Netherlands Friendly
Asian Qualifiers (Netherlands)
Utrecht K.Nakamura,Tamada,
24.05.08 W 1-0 Côte d'Ivoire Toyota (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2008 Tamada 09.09.09 W 4-3 Ghana Friendly
(Netherlands) Okazaki,Inamoto
AFC Asian Cup Qatar Okazaki(3),Nagatomo,
27.05.08 D 0-0 Paraguay Saitama (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2008 08.10.09 W 6-0 Hong Kong Shizuoka (Japan)
2011 Qualifiers Nakazawa,Tulio
2010 FIFA World Cup
02.06.08 W 3-0 Oman Yokohama (Japan) Nakazawa,Okubo,S.Nakamura 10.10.09 W 2-0 Scotland Yokohama (Japan) Friendly Own Goal,Honda
Asian Qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup
07.06.08 D 1-1 Oman Muscat (Oman) Endo 14.10.09 W 5-0 Togo Miyagi (Japan) Friendly Okazaki(3),Morimoto,Honda
Asian Qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup Port Elizabeth
14.06.08 W 3-0 Thailand Bangkok (Thailand) Tulio,Nakazawa,K.Nakamura 14.11.09 D 0-0 South Africa Friendly
Asian Qualifiers (South Africa)
2010 FIFA World Cup Hong Kong AFC Asian Cup Qatar
22.06.08 W 1-0 Bahrain Saitama (Japan) Uchida 18.11.09 W 4-0 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Hasebe,Sato,S.Nakamura,Okazaki
Asian Qualifiers 2011 Qualifiers
AFC Asian Cup Qatar
20.08.08 L 1-3 Uruguay Sapporo (Japan) Friendly Own Goal 06.01.10 W 3-2 Yemen Sana’a (Yemen) Hirayama(3)
2011 Qualifiers
2010 FIFA World Cup
06.09.08 W 3-2 Bahrain Manama (Bahrain) S.Nakamura,Endo,K.Nakamura 02.02.10 D 0-0 Venezuela Oita (Japan) Friendly
Asian Qualifiers
East Asian Football Championship
09.10.08 D 1-1 UAE Niigata (Japan) Friendly Kagawa 06.02.10 D 0-0 China PR Tokyo (Japan)
2010
2010 FIFA World Cup East Asian Football Championship
15.10.08 D 1-1 Uzbekistan Saitama (Japan) Tamada 11.02.10 W 3-0 Hong Kong Tokyo (Japan) Tamada(2),Tulio
Asian Qualifiers 2010
East Asian Football Championship
13.11.08 W 3-1 Syria Kobe (Japan) Friendly Nagatomo,Tamada,Okubo 14.02.10 L 1-3 Korea Rep. Tokyo (Japan) Endo
2010
2010 FIFA World Cup AFC Asian Cup Qatar
19.11.08 W 3-0 Qatar Doha (Qatar) T.Tanaka,Tamada,Tulio 03.03.10 W 2-0 Bahrain Toyota (Japan) Okazaki,Honda
Asian Qualifiers 2011 Qualifiers
AFC Asian Cup Qatar
20.01.09 W 2-1 Yemen Kumamoto (Japan) Okazaki,T.Tanaka 07.04.10 L 0-3 Serbia Osaka (Japan) Friendly
2011 Qualifiers
AFC Asian Cup Qatar
28.01.09 L 0-1 Bahrain Manama (Bahrain) 24.05.10 Korea Rep. Saitama (Japan) Friendly
2011 Qualifiers
Okazaki(2),Kagawa,
04.02.09 W 5-1 Finland Tokyo (Japan) Friendly 30.05.10 England Graz (Austria) Friendly
Nakazawa,Yasuda
2010 FIFA World Cup
11.02.09 D 0-0 Australia Yokohama (Japan) 04.06.10 Côte d'Ivoire Sion (Switzerland) Friendly
Asian Qualifiers
06 Feb 2008 vs Thailand 19 Nov 2008 vs Qatar 28 Mar 2009 vs Bahrain 06 Jun 2009 vs Uzbekistan
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2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Review 2010 FIFA ワールドカップ アジア予選レビュー
The Japan National Team SAMURAI BLUE, aiming Japan, with no home wins to date, entered the final 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 3rd Round
to participate in the fourth FIFA World Cup in a row, qualification with a home game against Bahrain.
06.02.08 / Saitama (Japan) 07.06.08 / Muscat (Oman)
began its fight in February 2008. In the third round Japan entered the game with the coach's strong
of qualifications for Asia, Japan found itself in the words "I'm not considering anything other than Japan 4-1 Thailand Japan 1-1 Oman
(1-1,3-0) (0-1,1-0)
same group as Bahrain, Oman, and Thailand. a win; I'm convinced we will win", aggressively Goal Scorers Endo,Okubo,Nakazawa,Maki Goal Scorer Endo
While Japan beat Thailand with a score of 4-1 in and boldly reaching toward a goal. Just at the
26.03.08 / Manama (Bahrain) 14.06.08 / Bangkok (Thailand)
the first home game, they lost to Bahrain in the start of the second half, Shunsuke Nakamura and
second match. However, they were able to amass Yasuhito Endo stood before the goal for a free kick. Japan 0-1 Bahrain Japan 3-0 Thailand
(0-0,0-1) (2-0,1-0)
points steadily after that to place first in their group Shunsuke Nakamura passed the ball lightly to Endo Goal Scorer Goal Scorers Tulio,Nakazawa,K.Nakamura
in the final Asian qualifications. who stopped it, and Nakamura made the shot. The
02.06.08 / Yokohama (Japan) 22.06.08 / Saitama (Japan)
In the final Asian qualifications of September 2008, ball entered the goal and upset the balance against
Japan was put into the same group with Australia, Bahrain. With this extra point, Japan's score rose Japan 3-0 Oman Japan 1-0 Bahrain
(2-0,1-0) (0-0,1-0)
Bahrain, Uzbekistan, and Qatar. In the first match to 11 points putting entry into the World Cup within Goal Scorers Nakazawa,Okubo,S.Nakamura Goal Scorer Uchida
Japan faced Bahrain who they had already played their grasp.
against in the third round of qualifications, and Just one step away from the World Cup, Japan
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they took a three goal lead resulting from goals played against Uzbekistan in an away game on
06.09.08 / Manama (Bahrain) 28.03.09 / Saitama (Japan)
by Shunsuke Nakamura and others, making for June 6, 2009. With SAMURAI BLUE carrying the
a strong start. However, their opponents came expectations of the supporters who traveled to see Japan 3-2 Bahrain Japan 1-0 Bahrain
(2-0,1-2) (0-0,1-0)
back with two goals at the last moment making the game and the viewers at home, Shinji Okazaki Goal Scorers S.Nakamura,Endo,K.Nakamura Goal Scorer S.Nakamura
for a dicey finish, but were still able to achieve scored a priceless goal at the nine minute mark. GK:Narazaki DF:Nakazawa,Tulio,Uchida GK:Narazaki DF:Nagatomo,Tulio,Nakazawa,Uchida
Players MF:Abe,S. Nakamura,Endo,Matsui(K.Nakamura),Hasebe(Konno) Players MF:Endo,Hasebe(Hashimoto),S.Nakamura
those three points which are priceless in an away While the opponent also staged an aggressive FW:Tamada(Sato),Tanaka FW:Okubo,Tamada(Matsui),Tanaka(Okazaki)
game. This was followed by a home game against offensive, the team fought as one, achieving a
15.10.08 / Saitama (Japan) 06.06.09 / Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan in which they were under strong pressure tenacious win. Japan secured their place in the FIFA
from the opponent's attack and were unable to go World Cup for the fourth time in a row, as the first Japan 1-1 Uzbekistan Japan 1-0 Uzbekistan
(1-1,0-0) (1-0,0-0)
on the offensive, giving up the first goal. While they team in the world to qualify, following on from the Goal Scorer Tamada Goal Scorer Okazaki
were able to match this with a goal scored by Keiji previous World Cup in Germany. GK:Narazaki DF:Abe,Tulio,Nakazawa,Uchida GK:Narazaki DF:Nakazawa,Komano,Tulio,Nagatomo
Players MF:Endo,Hasebe,Kagawa(Inamoto),S.Nakamura Players MF:Endo,S.Nakamura(Abe),K.Nakamura(Honda),Hasebe
Tamada, they were unable to flip the balance and Bringing their place in the FIFA World Cup home FW:Okubo(Okazaki),Tamada(Koroki) FW:Okazaki,Okubo(Yano)
the game ended in a draw. Japan arrived in Doha to Japan as a gift, Japan then faced Qatar. While
19.11.08 / Doha (Qatar) 10.06.09 / Yokohama (Japan)
for the following game which played out to be a they gained an early point due to an own goal by
match in which the team brought their tenacity to the opposite team, they gave up a penalty kick Japan 3-0 Qatar Japan 1-1 Qatar
(1-0,2-0) (1-0,0-1)
win to the fore. They beat Qatar with goals scored in the second half and the game ended in a 1-1 Goal Scorers Tanaka,Tamada,Tulio Goal Scorer Own Goal
by Tatsuya Tanaka, Tamada, and Marcus Tulio tie with Japan unable to win. In the final game, GK:Kawaguchi DF:Terada,Tulio,Nagatomo,Uchida GK:Narazaki DF:Nakazawa,Tulio,Uchida
Players MF:S.Nakamura,Endo,Hasebe,Okubo(Okazaki) Players MF:Abe(Matsui),Hashimoto,S.Nakamura(Honda),K.Nakamura,Konno
Tanaka, adding points to their total. Japan faced Australia, already qualified for entry FW:Tamada(Sato),Tanaka(Matsui) FW:Okazaki,Tamada(Koroki)
In the February 2009 home game against Australia, into the World Cup, in an away game. Japan led
11.02.09 / Yokohama (Japan) 17.06.09 / Melbourne (Australia)
considered the toughest opponent in the group, with a goal from a header by Tulio, but gave away
Japan did its best to slice through the opponent's two goals in the second half under pressure from Japan 0-0 Australia Japan 1-2 Australia
(0-0,0-0) (1-0,0-2)
strong defense, but to no avail. Unable to find Australia which overturned the game to a loss Goal Scorer Goal Scorer Tulio
an opportunity to score until the end, the game making Japan unable to gain a win in their final GK:Tsuzuki DF:Nagatomo,Tulio,Nakazawa,Uchida GK:Narazaki DF:Abe,Tulio,Uchida,Nagatomo
Players Players
ended in a goalless draw. Finally in March 2009, game. MF:Endo,Hasebe,Matsui(Okubo),S.Nakamura
FW:Tamada,Tanaka(Okazaki)
MF:Hashimoto(Koroki),Konno,Matsui(Yano),K.Nakamura
FW:Okazaki,Tamada
02 Jun 2008 vs Oman 22 Jun 2008 vs Bahrain 28 Mar 2009 vs Bahrain 06 Jun 2009 vs Uzbekistan
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Group Stage France 1998 Head Coach:Takeshi OKADA
Group A South Africa Mexico Uruguay France Group E Netherlands Denmark Japan Cameroon Date Results Opponent Venue Goal Scorers
South 6/11 16:00 6/16 20:30 6/22 16:00 6/14 13:30
Johannesburg- Tshwane/ Mangaung/ Netherlands Johannesburg- 6/19 13:30 6/24 20:30 14.06.1998 L 0-1 Argentina Toulouse
Africa Durban Cape Town
JSC Pretoria Bloemfontein JSC
6/11 16:00 6/14 13:30 6/19 20:30
20.06.1998 L 0-1 Croatia Nantes
6/22 16:00 6/17 20:30 6/24 20:30
Mexico Johannesburg-
Rustenburg Polokwane Denmark Johannesburg- Rustenburg Tshwane/
26.06.1998 L 1-2 Jamaica Lyon Nakayama
JSC JSC Pretoria
6/16 20:30 6/14 16:00
6/22 16:00 6/11 20:30 6/19 13:30 6/24 20:30
Uruguay Tshwane/
Rustenburg Cape Town Japan Durban Rustenburg Mangaung/
Pretoria Bloemfontein
France
6/22 16:00
Mangaung/ 6/17 20:30 6/11 20:30
Cameroon 6/24 20:30
6/19 20:30
Tshwane/
6/14 16:00
Mangaung/
SQUAD
Bloemfontein Polokwane Cape Town Cape Town Pretoria Bloemfontein
1 Nobuyuki KOJIMA (GK) 7 Teruyoshi ITO 13 Toshihiro HATTORI 19 Eisuke NAKANISHI
Group B Argentina Nigeria Korea Rep. Greece Group F Italy Paraguay New Zealand Slovakia
2 Akira NARAHASHI 8 Hidetoshi NAKATA 14 Masayuki OKANO 20 Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI (GK)
6/12 16:00 6/17 13:30 6/24 16:00
6/22 20:30 6/14 20:30 6/20 16:00
Argentina Johannesburg- Johannesburg-
Polokwane Italy Cape Town Nelspruit Johannesburg- 3 Naoki SOMA 9 Masashi NAKAYAMA 15 Hiroaki MORISHIMA 21 Seigo NARAZAKI (GK)
JEP JSC JEP
6/12 16:00 6/22 20:30 6/17 16:00
6/14 20:30 6/24 16:00 6/20 13:30 4 Masami IHARA 10 Hiroshi NANAMI 16 Toshihide SAITO 22 Takashi HIRANO
Nigeria Johannesburg- Durban Mangaung/ Paraguay Cape Town Polokwane Mangaung/
JEP Bloemfontein Bloemfontein 5 Norio OMURA 11 Shinji ONO 17 Yutaka AKITA
Korea 6/17 13:30 6/12 13:30 New
Johannesburg-
6/22 20:30
Durban Nelson Mandela
6/20 16:00
Nelspruit
6/24 16:00
Polokwane
6/15 13:30
Rustenburg
6 Motohiro YAMAGUCHI 12 Wagner LOPES 18 Shoji JO
Rep. JSC Bay/Port Elizabeth Zealand
6/17 16:00 6/12 13:30 6/24 16:00 6/20 13:30
6/22 20:30 6/15 13:30
Greece Polokwane
Mangaung/ Nelson Mandela Slovakia Johannesburg- Mangaung/
Rustenburg
Bloemfontein Bay/Port Elizabeth JEP Bloemfontein
Group C England USA Algeria Slovenia Group G Brazil Korea DPR Côte d'Ivoire Portugal
6/23 16:00 6/15 20:30 6/20 20:30
Korea/Japan 2002 Head Coach:Philippe TROUSSIER
6/12 20:30 6/18 20:30 6/25 16:00
England Nelson Mandela Brazil Johannesburg- Johannesburg-
Rustenburg Cape Town Bay/Port Elizabeth JEP JSC Durban Date Results Opponent Venue Goal Scorers
6/23 16:00 6/18 16:00 6/15 20:30
USA 6/12 20:30 Tshwane/ Johannesburg- Korea DPR Johannesburg-
6/25 16:00 6/21 13:30 04.06.2002 D 2-2 Belgium Saitama Suzuki,Inamoto
Rustenburg Pretoria JEP JEP
Nelspruit Cape Town
09.06.2002 W 1-0 Russia Yokohama Inamoto
6/23 16:00 Côte 6/20 20:30 6/15 16:00
6/18 20:30 6/13 13:30 6/25 16:00
Algeria Cape Town
Tshwane/ Polokwane Johannesburg- Nelspruit
Nelson Mandela
14.06.2002 W 2-0 Tunisia Osaka Morishima,H.Nakata
Pretoria d'Ivoire JSC Bay/Port Elizabeth
6/23 16:00 6/18 16:00 6/13 13:30 6/15 16:00 18.06.2002 L 0-1 Turkey Miyagi
6/25 16:00 6/21 13:30
Slovenia Nelson Mandela Johannesburg- Polokwane Portugal Durban Cape Town
Nelson Mandela
Bay/Port Elizabeth JEP Bay/Port Elizabeth
Group D Germany Australia Serbia Ghana Group H Spain Switzerland Honduras Chile
6/18 13:30 6/23 20:30 6/21 20:30 6/25 20:30 SQUAD
6/13 20:30 6/16 16:00
Germany Durban Nelson Mandela Johannesburg- Spain Durban Johannesburg- Tshwane/
Bay/Port Elizabeth JSC JEP Pretoria 1 Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI (GK) 7 Hidetoshi NAKATA 13 Atsushi YANAGISAWA 19 Mitsuo OGASAWARA
6/25 20:30 6/21 16:00
6/13 20:30 6/23 20:30 6/19 16:00 6/16 16:00 2 Yutaka AKITA 8 Hiroaki MORISHIMA 14 Alessandro SANTOS 20 Tomokazu MYOJIN
Australia Durban Nelspruit Rustenburg Switzerland Durban
Mangaung/ Nelson Mandela
Bloemfontein Bay/Port Elizabeth
6/18 13:30 6/13 16:00 6/21 20:30 6/25 20:30 3 Naoki MATSUDA 9 Akinori NISHIZAWA 15 Takashi FUKUNISHI 21 Kazuyuki TODA
6/23 20:30 6/16 13:30
Serbia Nelson Mandela Nelspruit
Tshwane/ Honduras Johannesburg- Mangaung/
Nelspruit
Bay/Port Elizabeth Pretoria JEP Bloemfontein 4 Ryuzo MORIOKA 10 Masashi NAKAYAMA 16 Koji NAKATA 22 Daisuke ICHIKAWA
6/23 20:30 6/13 16:00 6/25 20:30 6/21 16:00
Ghana Johannesburg- 6/19 16:00 Tshwane/ Chile Tshwane/ Nelson Mandela 6/16 13:30 5 Junichi INAMOTO 11 Takayuki SUZUKI 17 Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO 23 Hitoshi SOGAHATA (GK)
JSC Rustenburg Pretoria Nelspruit
Pretoria Bay/Port Elizabeth
6 Toshihiro HATTORI 12 Seigo NARAZAKI (GK) 18 Shinji ONO
Stage 2 Round of 16 Quarter Semi Final Semi Quarter Round of 16
Finals Finals Finals Finals
A 1st 1st B
6/26 16:00
6/27 20:30
Nelson Mandela Bay
/Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg-JSC Germany 2006 Head Coach:ZICO
B 2nd 2nd A Date Results Opponent Venue Goal Scorers
7/2 20:30 7/3 16:00
Johannesburg-JSC Cape Town
12.06.2006 L 1-3 Australia Kaiserslautern S.Nakamura
18.06.2006 D 0-0 Croatia Nuremberg
C 1st 1st D
6/27 16:00 22.06.2006 L 1-4 Brazil Dortmund Tamada
6/26 20:30
Mangaung
Rustenburg
/Bloemfontein
D 2nd 2nd C
7/6 20:30 7/11 20:30 7/7 20:30 SQUAD
Cape Town Johannesburg-JSC Durban
1 Seigo NARAZAKI (GK) 7 Hidetoshi NAKATA 13 Atsushi YANAGISAWA 19 Keisuke TSUBOI
E 1st 1st F
6/28 16:00 6/29 16:00 2 Teruyuki MONIWA 8 Mitsuo OGASAWARA 14 Alessandro SANTOS 20 Keiji TAMADA
Durban Tshwane/Pretoria
3 Yuichi KOMANO 9 Naohiro TAKAHARA 15 Takashi FUKUNISHI 21 Akira KAJI
F 2nd 2nd E
7/2 16:00 4 Yasuhito ENDO 10 Shunsuke NAKAMURA 16 Masashi OGURO 22 Yuji NAKAZAWA
7/3 20:30
Nelson Mandela Bay
/Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg-JEP 5 Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO 11 Seiichiro MAKI 17 Junichi INAMOTO 23 Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI (GK)
G 1st 1st H 6 Koji NAKATA 12 Yoichi DOI (GK) 18 Shinji ONO
6/28 20:30 6/29 20:30
Johannesburg-JEP 3rd place Cape Town
H 2nd G
7/10 20:30
Nelson Mandela Bay 2nd
/Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg-JSC:Soccer City Stadium Johannesburg-JEP:Ellis Park Stadium
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ALL-time Results vs. Japanese Opponents 対戦国過去戦績表
Group A
South Africa Total Games vs South Africa 1 (Wins 0 / Draws 1 / Losses 0) Greece Total Games vs Greece 1 (Wins 1/ Draws 0 / Losses 0)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
14.11.2009 D 0-0 Port Elizabeth (South Africa) Friendly 19.06.2005 W 1-0 Frankfurt (Germany) FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 Oguro
Mexico Total Games vs Mexico 3 (Wins 1/ Draws 0 / Losses 2) Group C
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers England Total Games vs England 2 (Wins 0/ Draws 1 / Losses 1)
29.05.1996 W 3-2 Fukuoka (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1996 Morishima,Kazu Miura,Soma
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
05.02.2000 L 0-1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Friendly
03.06.1995 L 1-2 London (England) Friendly Ihara
16.06.2005 L 1-2 Hannover (Germany) FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 Yanagisawa 01.06.2004 D 1-1 Manchester (England) Friendly Ono
30.05.2010 Graz (Austria) Friendly
Urguay Total Games vs Urguay 4 (Wins 1/ Draws 1 / Losses 2)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers USA Total Games vs USA 2 (Wins 1/ Draws 0 / Losses 1)
26.05.1985 L 1-4 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1985 Kimura
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
25.08.1996 W 5-3 Osaka (Japan) Friendly Maezono,Kazu Miura(2),Takagi,Okano
14.03.1993 W 3-1 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1993 Kazu Miura(2),Own Goal
28.03.2003 D 2-2 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly S.Nakamura, Inamoto
10.02.2006 L 2-3 San Francisco (USA) Friendly Maki,Nakazawa
20.08.2008 L 1-3 Sapporo (Japan) Friendly Own Goal
Algeria Total Games vs Algeria 0 (Wins 0/ Draws 0 / Losses 0)
France Total Games vs France 5 (Wins 0/ Draws 1 / Losses 4)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
29.05.1994 L 1-4 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1994 Ogura
04.06.2000 D 2-2(PSO 2-4) Casablanca (Morocco) Hassan ⅡInternational Cup Morishima,Nishizawa Slovenia Total Games vs Slovenia 0 (Wins 0/ Draws 0 / Losses 0)
24.03.2001 L 0-5 Saint-Denis (France) Friendly
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
10.06.2001 L 0-1 Yokohama (Japan) FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 (Final)
20.06.2003 L 1-2 Saint-Etienne (France) FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 S.Nakamura
Group D
Group B
Germany Total Games vs Germany 2 (Wins 0 / Draws 1 / Losses 1)
Argentina Total Games vs Argentina 6 (Wins 0 / Draws 0 / Losses 6)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 16.12.2004 L 0-3 Yokohama (Japan) Friendly
31.05.1992 L 0-1 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1992 30.05.2006 D 2-2 Leverkusen (Germany) Friendly Takahara(2)
08.01.1995 L 1-5 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) The 2nd Intercontinental Championship for The King Fahd Cup Kazu Miura
14.06.1998 L 0-1 Toulouse (France) 1998 FIFA World Cup France Australia Total Games vs Australia 18 (Wins 5 / Draws 6 / Losses 7)
20.11.2002 L 0-2 Saitama (Japan) Friendly Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
08.06.2003 L 1-4 Osaka (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2003 Akita 27.11.1956 L 0-2 Melbourne (Australia) Olympic Games Melbourne 1956
18.08.2004 L 1-2 Shizuoka (Japan) Friendly Suzuki 30.03.1968 D 2-2 Sydney (Australia) Friendly Kamamoto(2)
31.03.1968 L 1-3 Melbourne (Australia) Friendly Kuwahara
Nigeria Total Games vs Nigeria 4 (Wins 2/ Draws 1 / Losses 1)
04.04.1968 W 3-1 Adelaide (Australia) Friendly Sugiyama,Kamamoto(2)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 10.10.1969 L 1-3 Seoul (Korea Rep.) 1970 FIFA World Cup Asian Oceanian Qualifiers Watanabe
14.10.1968 W 3-1 Puebla (Mexico) Olympic Games Mexico 1968 Kamamoto(3) 16.10.1969 D 1-1 Seoul (Korea Rep.) 1970 FIFA World Cup Asian Oceanian Qualifiers Miyamoto
06.01.1995 L 0-3 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) The 2nd Intercontinental Championship for The King Fahd Cup 22.05.1994 D 1-1 Hiroshima (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1994 Asano
07.10.2001 D 2-2 Southampton (England) Friendly Yanagisawa,Suzuki 27.09.1994 D 0-0 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly
20.08.2003 W 3-0 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Takahara(2),Endo 15.02.1995 L 1-2 Sydney (Australia) Friendly K.Hasegawa
10.02.1996 W 4-1 Wollongong (Australia) Friendly Yamaguchi,Takagi(2),Moriyasu
Korea Rep. Total Games vs Korea Rep. 67 (Wins 13/ Draws 17 / Losses 37) First time Korea Rep. at 1954/Match results after 1990 14.02.1996 L 0-3 Melbourne (Australia) Friendly
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 15.02.1998 W 3-0 Adelaide (Australia) Friendly H.Nakata,Hirano(2)
27.07.1990 L 0-2 Beijing (China PR) 1st Dynasty Cup
07.06.2001 W 1-0 Yokohama (Japan) FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 H.Nakata
27.07.1991 L 0-1 Nagasaki (Japan) Friendly
15.08.2001 W 3-0 Shizuoka (Japan) AFC/OFC Challenge Cup 2001 Yanagisawa,Hattori,Nakayama
22.08.1992 D 0-0 Beijing (China PR) 2nd Dynasty Cup
12.06.2006 L 1-3 Kaiserslautern (Germany) 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany S.Nakamura
29.08.1992 D 2-2(PSO 4-2) Beijing (China PR) 2nd Dynasty Cup Nakayama,Takagi
21.07.2007 D 1-1(PSO 4-3) Hanoi (Vietnam) AFC Asian Cup 2007 Takahara
25.10.1993 W 1-0 Doha (Qatar) 1994 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Kazu Miura
11.02.2009 D 0-0 Yokohama (Japan) 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
11.10.1994 L 2-3 Hiroshima (Japan) The 12th Asian Games 1994 Kazu Miura,Ihara
17.06.2009 L 1-2 Melbourne (Australia) 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Tulio
21.02.1995 D 1-1 Hong Kong(Hong Kong) 3rd Dynasty Cup Kurosaki
26.02.1995 D 2-2(PSO 5-3) Hong Kong(Hong Kong) 3rd Dynasty Cup Fukuda,Yamaguchi Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) Total Games vs Serbia 6 (Wins 3 / Draws 0 / Losses 3)
21.05.1997 D 1-1 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Kazu Miura
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
28.09.1997 L 1-2 Tokyo (Japan) 1998 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Yamaguchi 28.11.1961 L 0-1 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly
01.11.1997 W 2-0 Seoul (Korea Rep.) 1998 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Nanami,Lopez 26.05.1996 W 1-0 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1996 Kazu Miura
01.03.1998 W 2-1 Yokohama (Japan) 4th Dynasty Cup Nakayama,Jo 03.06.1998 L 0-1 Lausanne (Switzerland) Friendly
01.04.1998 L 1-2 Seoul (Korea Rep.) Friendly Nakayama 04.07.2001 W 1-0 Oita (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2001 Inamoto
26.04.2000 L 0-1 Seoul (Korea Rep.) Friendly 13.07.2004 W 1-0 Yokohama (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2004 Endo
20.12.2000 D 1-1 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Hattori 07.04.2010 L 0-3 Osaka (Japan) Friendly
16.04.2003 W 1-0 Seoul (Korea Rep.) Friendly Nagai
31.05.2003 L 0-1 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Ghana Total Games vs Ghana 5 (Wins 3 / Draws 0 / Losses 2)
10.12.2003 D 0-0 Yokohama (Japan) East Asian Football Championship 2003 Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
07.08.2005 W 1-0 Daegu (Korea Rep.) East Asian Football Championship 2005 Nakazawa 16.10.1964 L 2-3 Tokyo (Japan) Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 Sugiyama,Yaegashi
28.07.2007 D 0-0(PSO 5-6) Palembang (Indonesia) AFC Asian Cup 2007 08.07.1994 W 3-2 Nagoya (Japan) Friendly Kazu Miura(2),Natsuka
23.02.2008 D 1-1 Chongqing (China PR) East Asian Football Championship 2008 Yamase 14.07.1994 W 2-1 Kobe (Japan) Friendly Iwamoto,Kazu Miura
14.02.2010 L 1-3 Tokyo (Japan) East Asian Football Championship 2010 Endo 04.10.2006 L 0-1 Yokohama (Japan) Friendly
24.05.2010 Saitama (Japan) Friendly 09.09.2009 W 4-3 Utrecht (Netherlands) Friendly K.Nakamura,Tamada,Okazaki,Inamoto
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Group E
Netherlands Total Games vs Netherlands 1 (Wins 0 / Draws 0 / Losses 1) Korea DPR Total Games vs Korea DPR 15 (Wins 6 / Draws 4 / Losses 5)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
05.09.2009 L 0-3 Enschede (Netherlands) Friendly 17.06.1975 L 0-1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) AFC Asian Cup 1975 Qualifiers
23.08.1979 D 0-0 Pyongyang (Korea DPR) Friendly
Denmark Total Games vs Denmark 1 (Wins 0 / Draws 0 / Losses 1) 30.12.1980 L 0-1 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 1982 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 21.03.1985 W 1-0 Tokyo (Japan) 1986 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Hara
28.07.1971 L 2-3 Copenhagen (Denmark) Friendly Kamamoto(2) 30.04.1985 D 0-0 Pyongyang (Korea DPR) 1986 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
04.06.1989 W 2-1 Tokyo (Japan) 1990 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Mizunuma,Own Goal
Cameroon Total Games vs Cameroon 3 (Wins 2 / Draws 1 / Losses 0) 25.06.1989 L 0-2 Pyongyang (Korea DPR) 1990 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 31.07.1990 L 0-1 Beijing (China PR) 1st Dynasty Cup
02.06.2001 W 2-0 Niigata (Japan) FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Suzuki(2) 26.08.1992 W 4-1 Beijing (China PR) 2nd Dynasty Cup Fukuda,Takagi(2),Kazu Miura
19.11.2003 D 0-0 Oita (Japan) Friendly 01.11.1992 D 1-1 Hiroshima (Japan) AFC Asian Cup 1992 Nakayama
22.08.2007 W 2-0 Oita (Japan) Friendly Tulio,Yamase 21.10.1993 W 3-0 Doha (Qatar) 1994 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Kazu Miura(2),Nakayama
09.02.2005 W 2-1 Saitama (Japan) 2006 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Ogasawara,Oguro
Group F 08.06.2005 W 2-0 Bangkok (Thailand) 2006 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Yanagisawa,Oguro
Italy Total Games vs Italy 2 (Wins 0 / Draws 1 / Losses 1) 31.07.2005 L 0-1 Daejeon (Korea Rep.) East Asian Football Championship 2005
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 17.02.2008 D 1-1 Chongqing (China PR) East Asian Football Championship 2008 Maeda
07.08.1936 L 0-8 Berlin (Germany) Olympic Games Berlin 1936
07.11.2001 D 1-1 Saitama (Japan) Friendly Yanagisawa Côte d'Ivoire Total Games vs Côte d'Ivoire 2 (Wins 2 / Draws 0 / Losses 0)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
Paraguay Total Games vs Paraguay 6 (Wins 1 / Draws 3 / Losses 2) 04.10.1993 W 1-0 Tokyo (Japan) Aflo-Asian Championship Kazu Miura
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers 24.05.2008 W 1-0 Toyota (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2008 Tamada
20.09.1995 L 1-2 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Kazu Miura 04.06.2010 Sion (Switzerland) Friendly
17.05.1998 D 1-1 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 1998 Soma
02.07.1999 L 0-4 Asuncion (Paraguay) Copa America 1999 Portugal Total Games vs Portugal 0 (Wins 0 / Draws 0 / Losses 0)
01.07.2001 W 2-0 Sapporo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2001 Yanagisawa(2) Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
11.06.2003 D 0-0 Saitama (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2003
27.05.2008 D 0-0 Saitama (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2008
Group H
New Zealand Total Games vs New Zealand 3 (Wins 1 / Draws 0 / Losses 2)
Spain Total Games vs Spain 1 (Wins 0 / Draws 0 / Losses 1)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
25.09.1983 L 1-3 Auckland (New Zealand) Olympic Games Los Angels Asian Oceanian Qualifiers Hara
25.04.2001 L 0-1 Cordoba (Spain) Friendly
07.10.1983 L 0-1 Tokyo (Japan) Olympic Games Los Angels Asian Oceanian Qualifiers
18.06.2003 W 3-0 Saint-Denis (France) FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 S.Nakamura(2),H.Nakata
Switzerland Total Games vs Switzerland 1 (Wins 1 / Draws 0 / Losses 0)
3 (Wins 2 / Draws 1 / Losses 0) Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
Slovakia Total Games vs Slovakia
11.09.2007 W 4-3 Klagenfurt (Austria) Friendly S.Nakamura(2),Maki,Yano
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
11.06.2000 D 1-1 Miyagi (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2000 S.Nakamura
Honduras Total Games vs Honduras 2 (Wins 1 / Draws 1 / Losses 0)
29.04.2002 W 1-0 Tokyo (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2002 Nishizawa
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
09.07.2004 W 3-1 Hiroshima (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2004 Fukunishi,Suzuki,Yanagisawa
02.05.2002 D 3-3 Kobe (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2002 S.Nakamura(2),Alex
Group G 07.09.2005 W 5-4 Miyagi (Japan) Friendly Takahara,Yanagisawa(2),S.Nakamura,Ogasawara
Brazil Total Games vs Brazil 8 (Wins 0 / Draws 2 / Losses 6) Chile Total Games vs Chile 2 (Wins 1 / Draws 1 / Losses 0)
Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers Date Results Venue Competition Goal Scorers
23.07.1989 L 0-1 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Friendly 26.01.2008 D 0-0 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly
06.06.1995 L 0-3 Liverpool (England) Friendly 27.05.2009 W 4-0 Osaka (Japan) KIRIN CUP 2009 Okazaki(2),Abe,Honda
09.08.1995 L 1-5 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly Fukuda
13.08.1997 L 0-3 Osaka (Japan) Friendly
31.03.1999 L 0-2 Tokyo (Japan) Friendly
04.06.2001 D 0-0 Kashima (Japan) FIFA Confederations Cup 2001
22.06.2005 D 2-2 Cologne (Germany) FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 S.Nakamura,Oguro
22.06.2006 L 1-4 Dortmund (Germany) 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Tamada
14 Feb 2010 vs Korea Rep. 17 Jun 2009 vs Australia 05 Sep 2009 vs Netherlands 27 May 2009 vs Chile
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Advancement in Japanese Football 日本サッカーの躍進
1993 J.League Kick off 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/JapanTM
This is the fourth time in a row for Japan to have in 1993. The league became explosively popular learned by example to make giant steps forward. a three in one strengthening strategy of "national
qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The first time immediately from its inception and a new The J.League, which began with ten clubs, is today team strengthening", "youth education", and
was in 1998, a major achievement 34 years after generation of football fans and sports fans were divided into the two divisions of J1 and J2, with "coach training", while also focusing efforts on the
Japan's first entry into the Asian qualifications for born in Japan where football had previously 18 clubs in J1 and 19 clubs in J2 competing to cultivation of excellent coaches and the nurturing of
the World Cup in 1954. In 2002, Japan succeeded been a lackluster sport. Today that popularity is rise up to victory. Each club is steadily increasing youths. Further, the JFA Academy was established
in co-hosting the World Cup with Korea, placing exceeded only by baseball and sumo wrestling. its competitiveness each year, and this strength has to carry out elite education including human
in the top 16, breaking through the group stage in One factor that increased that popularity quickly started to be proven in competitions throughout Asia education.
their second appearance at the World Cup. was the presence of such world class star athletes and the world in recent years. In 2007, the Urawa One of the results of these efforts was the entry by
Japan achieved three victories in the AFC Asian Cup, as Zico, Pierre Littbarski, Dragan Stojkovic, Dunga, Reds won the AFC Champions League, followed by Japan into the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for the first
including consecutive victories in 2000 and 2004. and Leonardo. Many fans and children were Gamba Osaka the following year in 2008. Each time in 28 years. With Hidetoshi Nakata, Japan
Leading Asia in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, mesmerized by the outstanding performances they performed well to reach third place in the FIFA Club beat the Brazilian team which featured such top
Japan overcame leading countries such as Brazil made on the pitch. Not only their skill, but their World Cup in which Japan entered as the best in players as Rivaldo and Ronaldo with a score of 1-0
and Mexico to come in second place. mentality as professionals took root in the Japanese Asia. It can thus be said that Japan is becoming a for a historic victory. Since then, Japan participated
Since the establishment of the J.League, Japanese football world. Their impact is still felt today even prominent force in Asian football not only with the in the Olympics four times in a row up to the Beijing
football has advanced by leaps and bounds, and after retiring as athletes, with Zico coaching the national team but at the club level as well. Olympics.
the World Cup has become a competition not Japan National Team in 2002, and Stojkovic The growth of Japanese football is not limited to In the youth age group, Japan placed second in
to dream of but one in which top placement is coaching Nagoya Grampus. the development and expansion of the J.League. the FIFA World Youth Championship (now the FIFA
attainable. By coming into contact with the playing skills of Using the keyword of "world standards", the JFA U-20 World Cup) held in Nigeria in 1999. Athletes
The professional league J.League was established first class world athletes, the clubs of the J.League is pressing forward with spreading popularity and who later were active in Europe's top leagues such
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by TOYOTA
Urawa Reds won AFC Champions League 2007 Gamba Osaka vs Manchester United Japan won AFC Asian Cup 2004/Head Coach:Zico
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J.League Champions/Top Scorers/MVP
1993 Verdy Kawasaki
Top Scorer Ramon DIAZ (Yokohama Marinos)
MVP Kazuyoshi MIURA (Verdy Kawasaki)
1994 Verdy Kawasaki
Top Scorer OTZE (JEF United Ichihara)
MVP PEREIRA (Verdy Kawasaki)
1995 Yokohama Marinos
Top Scorer Masahiro FUKUDA (Urawa Reds)
MVP Dragan STOJKOVIC (Nagoya Grampas Eight)
1996 Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer Kazuyoshi MIURA (Verdy Kawasaki)
MVP JORGINHO (Kashima Antlers)
1997 Jubilo Iwata
Top Scorer Patrick MBOMA (Gamba Osaka)
MVP DUNGA (Jubilo Iwata)
1998 Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer Masashi NAKAYAMA (Jubilo Iwata)
MVP Masashi NAKAYAMA (Jubilo Iwata)
1999 Jubilo Iwata
Top Scorer HWANG Sun-Hong (Cerezo Osaka)
MVP ALEX (Shimizu S-Pulse)
2000 Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer Masashi NAKAYAMA (Jubilo Iwata)
MVP Shunsuke NAKAMURA (Yokohama F.Marinos)
2001 Kashima Antlers
Top Scorer WILL (Consadole Sapporo)
MVP Toshiya FUJITA (Jubilo Iwata)
2002 Jubilo Iwata
Top Scorer Naohiro TAKAHARA (Jubilo Iwata)
MVP Naohiro TAKAHARA (Jubilo Iwata)
2003 Yokohama F.Marinos
Top Scorer UESLEI (Nagoya Grampas Eight)
MVP EMERSON (Urawa Reds)
2004 Yokohama F.Marinos
Top Scorer EMERSON (Urawa Reds)
MVP Yuji NAKAZAWA (Yokohama F.Marinos)
2005 Gamba Osaka
Top Scorer ARAUJO (Gamba Osaka)
MVP ARAUJO (Gamba Osaka)
as Shinji Ono, Junichi Inamoto, Naohiro Takahara, to CSKA Moscow (Russia) in 2010. He advanced to 2006 Urawa Reds
and Mitsuo Ogasawara, shined brilliantly on that the quarter finals in the UEFA Champions League. Top Scorers
WASHINGTON (Urawa Reds)
MAGNO ALVES (Gamba Osaka)
occasion. Many other Japanese athletes are now active MVP Marcus Tulio TANAKA (Urawa Reds)
The environment surrounding the athletes is throughout the world, particularly in Europe. Further,
2007 Kashima Antlers
improving with advanced facilities and talented athletes such as Shunsuke Nakamura, Ono, and Top Scorer JUNINHO (Kawasaki Frontale)
coaches, and among the athletes trained therein, Inamoto, who gained experience in Europe's top MVP PONTE (Urawa Reds)
some are showing their skills throughout Asia and leagues, are returning to the J.League to contribute 2008 Kashima Antlers
the world beginning at a young age. Takayuki that experience to Japanese football. Top Scorer MARQUINHOS (Kashima Antlers)
Morimoto joined the Italian team Catania at the The Japanese football community will continue to MVP MARQUINHOS (Kashima Antlers)
age of 18 in 2006. Last season he played in 23 turn out as many athletes like them as possible and 2009 Kashima Antlers
games scoring 7 goals. Keisuke Honda, who went work to make the Japanese National Team SAMURAI Top Scorer Ryoichi MAEDA (Jubilo Iwata)
to Netherlands in 2007 at the age of 21, transferred BLUE one of the top ten in the world. 2009 J.League Champion Kashima Antlers MVP Mitsuo OGASAWARA (Kashima Antlers)
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Social Contributions
The fiscal scale of the JFA has increased with help
from the spread and development of football and
the success of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and it
has become involved in countless activities through
football.
The JFA is a member of the "Team Minus 6%"
citizen's project for the prevention of global warming
being promoted by the government with the Ministry
Astroboy, Special Bid Ambassador to the Bid Committee
of the Environment in the lead. Further, trash
the people of many nations. separation and paper cup recycling activities are
Not only were many stadiums and practice facilities being carried out at stadiums together with Kirin
built or improved for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Group, the official sponsor for the Japan National
but the Japanese people received many gifts Team, and the fans and supporters who come to
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/JapanTM
both tangible and intangible, including amicable watch the matches. In 2007, an "Environment
international relations and social interaction that Project" was started, formed by persons related to
crossed generational boundaries.
Further, the JFA is a candidate to host the FIFA
national team, achieving victory while wowing World Cup in 2022 and is currently engaged in
Hosting International Competitions Japan's football fans with his amazing playing skills. promotional activities with the support of the entire
By hosting top level world football events in Also, for 25 years between 1981 and 2004, Japan Japanese football community. We will be increasing
Japan, the JFA enables the many football fans and held the TOYOTA European/South American Cup in our momentum to make possible a World Cup
supporters in Japan to experience those events while which the grand champions of Europe and South that only Japan could put on while making
promoting the spread and growth of soccer. America competed. Japanese football fans were comprehensive preparations so that football fans in
The Japan Cup, which began in 1978 with intoxicated by the world's top level matches. In Japan and throughout the world can enjoy a great
invitations to national teams and club teams from all 2005, in recognition of Japan's quarter century of event again in Japan. And finally, we will continue
over the world, changed its name to the Kirin Cup experience hosting events, Japan was chosen to to improve the skill of the Japan National Team so
in 1985, and the following year it became an event host the FIFA Club World Cup where club champions that they can win that event.
in which the Japan National Team participates. In from six continents compete fiercely to be first in the
1992 it was accredited as an international "A" match world. Since then, the event has been held in Japan
by FIFA, and today it is an important opportunity for each year up to 2008 and is scheduled to be held
strengthening the Japan National Team. here again in 2011 and 2012.
The first FIFA sponsored competition hosted by Japan
was the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship (now The 2002 FIFA World Cup
the FIFA U-20 World Cup). A young Diego Maradona co-hosted by Japan and Korea
(now the head coach of the Argentina national Japan's candidacy to host the
2022 FIFA World Cup
team) visited Japan as a member of the Argentina
In 1995, Japan became an official candidate to host
the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and co-hosted the first
FIFA World Cup to be held in Asia. This competition
was called "the World Cup of smiles". Not only
were the fans of the world able to fully enjoy the
ultimate in football, but warm interaction between
athletes and fans was possible in the hosting areas
and camps, and friendship with Korea, who joined
Japan in hosting the World Cup, was deepened. The
World Cup was a great success in which the national
character of the Japanese, their history, and culture
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by TOYOTA was expressed to the world, gaining the approval of
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the J.League and other key persons. contribution activities were given the title of the "JFA In order to achieve these goals, the JFA will
The JFA Declaration, 2005
In addition to encouraging the installation of more DREAM ASIA PROJECT". Based on a more stable To become one of the top 10 gather together the combined strength of
natural grass grounds throughout the country which support structure made possible by solicitation of in the world by 2015 the "football family" and aim for continued
are effective toward preventing global warming, supporting companies, proactive support is provided development.
the JFA is also promoting recycling and the use of including overseas deployment of coaches and On January 1, 2005, the president at the time,
public transportation, as well as other activities in referees and hosting of camps for national teams, Saburo Kawabuchi, made the "JFA Declaration,
order to contribute to the protection of the global including those of developing age groups. Further, 2005" based on the principle of "creating an
environment. a course which presents the coach development abundant sports culture through football and
and referee training systems which are garnering contributing to the health and development of
International Contributions attention from the nations of Asia is held every the minds and bodies of the people", presenting
With the establishment of the J.League in 1993, year. Additionally, financial support is provided a vision of contributing to international
football in Japan has grown by leaps and bounds, for the foundation and operation of youth oriented society and deepening the friendship between
and today the nations of Asia have come to competitions in each nation through the "Asia Youth the world's peoples while at the same time
request cooperation for the development of football Cultivation Program", and the JFA also cooperates spreading and strengthening football. Also,
throughout Asia. As a result, the JFA has become with Dentsu Group and the National Federation of a "JFA Pledge" was made to become one of
proactively involved in contribution activities in Asia UNESCO Associations for efforts in the "Project to the top 10 football associations by 2015, to
beginning in 2002, supporting personnel training Deliver Soccer Balls to Asia's Children". The JFA increase the number of friends who love football
of the athletes and coaches of each nation as well aims for the development of Asian football through and the members of the "football family" to
as the cultivation of the youth. In 2009, the Asian these numerous activities. 5 million people, and for the Japan National
Team to be ranked among the top ten teams in
the world. Further, a pledge was made with the
goal to increase the football family to 10 million
people and to host the FIFA World Cup and win
it by 2050.
The purpose and goals of the
JFA DREAM ASIA PROJECT
"Make Asia the leading football region of the world" "Make the JFA the leader of Asia"
By 2015, we will become one of the top 10
Without improving the level of Asian football, Based on the recognition that significant The JFA Declaration 2005
football associations of the world, and realise
Japan cannot truly improve its own level. developments have been achieved in football
The JFA Ideal the following two objectives:
We will aim for co-existence and co- in recent years, the JFA should become
Through football, we realise the full benefits 1.The Football Family of Japan, the fans
prosperity by solidifying unification and the leader of Asia and work toward the
that sports can bring to our lives - the with a true love for football, will number 5
collaboration with the diversity between the improvement of the level in Asia overall.
soundness of our bodies, the expansion of million strong.
nations.
our minds, and enrichment of our societies. 2.The Japan National Team will be ranked
among the top 10 teams of the world.
The JFA Vision
By bringing the football experience closer, The JFA Pledge for 2050
we bring sport itself closer to all;from this By 2050, we will realise two key objectives
affinity, we will create an enviroment rich in that will allow all to share a special joy.
enjoyment and happiness. 1. The Football Family of Japan, the fans with
By strengthening the base of football in a true love for football, will number 10 million
Japan, we will create world-class National strong.
Teams that will move, inspire and encourage 2. We will host the FIFA World Cup in Japan,
the people of Japan. and the Japan National Team will be the
We will always act in a spirit of fair play, Champion.
fostering friendships among the people
in Japan and beyond, to contribute to the
betterment of the international community.
JFA International Coaching Course 2010 The JFA Pledge for 2015
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Bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™
Kohzo Tashima, JFA General Secretary (left) and Motoaki Inukai, JFA President
and Bid Chairman (center) at the Bid Book Handover Ceremony on 14 May.
208 Smiles
We learned so much from so many countries by In order to make 208 Smiles a reality, Japan will
hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, and now it is develop the “next generation” World Cup that
our turn to give something back. We want to share would guarantee a revolutionary and permanent
the benefits of our knowledge with the rest of the development of world football.
world. Some of the main proposals are as follows.
From the “World Cup of Smiles” to “208 Smiles.” 1. A revolution in technology: New ways to enjoy
The FIFA World Cup will be staged all over the watching football
world, starting with the 208 countries and regions “3D Court Vision”, “Freepoint View Vision” will
that belong to FIFA. In all 208 FIFA countries and provide an exciting, inspiring football experience,
regions, every person will share the excitement and delivering 208 Smiles to every corner of the world.
joy of the World Cup regardless of ethnic, cultural, 2. A revolution in public viewing: “Universal Fan
and language barriers. This is Japan’s proposal for Fests in all 208 Nations“
the 2022 FIFA World Cup™. Fan Fests will be set in 400 locations around the
world, reaching 360 million people
3. A revolution in education: Learning programmes
for children
6000 children will be invited to Japan to
participate in the “208 Kids Dream Workshop”
Publishing Date:20 May 2010
Publishers: Japan Football Association
Editor in Chief: Kunji Matsuda (JFA)
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Editor: Japan Football Association Communications Department
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