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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1982
1.76m
Average age in 1982
23.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1982
No jersey in 1982

Coaches in 1982

Mori, Takaji (Coach)

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Mori, Takaji (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-11-24
Day of Death
2011-07-17
Place of Birth
Fukuyama (Japan)
Height
1.73m
Matches
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach Takaji Mori

Players of Japan in 1982

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Taguchi, Mitsuhisa 1955-02-14 Goalkeeper Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 8 0 0 0 0 0
Tsunami, Satoshi 1961-08-14 Left Back Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 8 0 0 0 0 0
Kato, Hisashi 1956-04-24 Sweeper Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sugamata, Tetsuo 1957-11-29 Defender Japan Hitachi Kodaira 6 0 0 0 0 0
Koshida, Takeshi 1960-10-19 Defender Japan Tsukuba University 5 1 0 0 0 0
Nomura, Mitsugu 1956-11-21 Defender Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 3 1 0 0 0 0
Okada, Takeshi 1956-08-25 Centre Back Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ikeuchi, Yutaka 1961-08-25 Defender Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kaneda, Nobutoshi 1958-02-16 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 8 0 1 0 0 0
Kimura, Kazushi 1958-07-19 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 7 1 2 0 0 0
Tanaka, Kōji 1955-11-02 Midfielder Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 7 0 0 0 0 0
Maeda, Hideki 1954-05-13 Defensive Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 3 0 0 0 0 0
Totsuka, Tetsuya 1961-04-24 Midfielder Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 2 2 3 0 0 0
Kazama, Yahiro 1961-10-16 Midfielder Japan Tsukuba University 2 1 0 0 0 0
Nishimura, Akihiro 1958-08-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kawakatsu, Ryōichi 1958-04-05 Midfielder Japan Toshiba Kawasaki 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ozaki, Kazuo 1960-03-07 Secondary striker Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 6 1 1 0 0 0
Hara, Hiromi 1958-10-19 Centre Forward Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 5 1 2 0 0 0
Hashiratani, Koichi 1961-03-01 Secondary striker Japan Kokushikan University 2 1 0 0 0 0
Matsuura, Toshio 1955-11-20 Secondary striker Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yokoyama, Masafumi 1956-04-10 Striker Japan Nippon Steel Kitakyūshū 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Hiroshi 1958-02-11 Striker Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1982

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1982-03-21
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Friendly
Dongdaemun Stadium
1982-06-02
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Singapore
2:0 c
Japan vs. Singapore
Friendly Hiroshima
1982-07-15
Romania
Romania
Japan
Japan
4:0 c
Romania vs. Japan
Friendly
Stadionul Areni
1982-07-18
Romania
Romania
Japan
Japan
3:1 c
Romania vs. Japan
Friendly
Arena Națională
1982-11-21
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran
1:0 c
Japan vs. Iran
Asian Games 1982 - Group D
Chhatrasal Stadium
1982-11-23
Japan
Japan
South Yemen
South Yemen
3:1 p
Japan vs. South Yemen
Asian Games 1982 - Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
1982-11-25
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
2:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Asian Games 1982 - Group D
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
1982-11-28
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
0:1 AET c
Japan vs. Iraq
Asian Games 1982 - Quarter Finals
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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Match Progress for Japan in 1982

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
51 15 11 25 65
China
China
30 18 8 4 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
North Korea
North Korea
18 10 3 5 23
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
14 1 2 11 8
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
11 9 2 0 36
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Ghana
Ghana
8 6 0 2 18
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 1 5 6
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 3 1 0 7
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
USA
USA
4 2 0 2 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
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