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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1988
1.78m
Average age in 1988
23.9
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1988
No jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Yokoyama, Kenzō (Coach)

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Yokoyama, Kenzō (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-01-21
Place of Birth
Saitama (Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
9 (4 / 5)
Goto coach Kenzō Yokoyama

Yamaguchi, Yoshitada (Coach)

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Yamaguchi, Yoshitada (Coach)

Day of Birth
1944-09-28
Place of Birth
Fujieda (Japan)
Height
1.67m
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach Yoshitada Yamaguchi

Players of Japan in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Sanada, Masanori 1968-03-06 Goalkeeper Japan Juntendō University 7 0 0 0 0 0
Matsui, Kiyotaka 1961-01-04 Goalkeeper Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 1 0 0 1 0 0
Matsunaga, Shigetatsu 1962-08-12 Goalkeeper Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuchida, Hisashi 1967-02-01 Goalkeeper Japan Ōsaka University of Economics 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morishita, Shinichi 1960-12-28 Goalkeeper Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 0 0 0 2 0 0
Horiike, Takumi 1965-09-06 Centre Back Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 9 0 0 0 0 0
Ihara, Masami 1967-09-18 Centre Back Japan Tsukuba University 8 0 0 3 0 0
Sakakura, Yūji 1967-06-07 Defender Japan Juntendō University 7 0 0 0 0 0
Taguchi, Yoshinori 1965-09-14 Defender Japan Tsukuba University 7 0 0 0 0 0
Ōtake, Naoto 1968-10-18 Centre Back Japan Juntendō University 5 1 0 0 0 0
Sano, Tōru 1963-11-15 Defender Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 2 0 0 3 0 0
Motoyoshi, Takeshi 1967-07-26 Defender Japan Chūō University 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hirakawa, Hiroshi 1965-01-10 Centre Back Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 0 0 3 0 0
Kajino, Tomoyuki 1960-07-11 Defender Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ueno, Nobuhiro 1965-08-26 Defender Japan ANA Yokohama 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shinto, Katsuyoshi 1960-09-15 Centre Back Japan Mazda SC Hiroshima 0 0 0 3 0 0
Matsuyama, Yoshiyuki 1966-07-31 Midfielder Japan Waseda University 8 0 3 0 0 0
Ōenoki, Katsumi 1965-04-03 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 3 1 1 0 0 0
Ikenoue, Shunichi 1967-02-16 Midfielder Japan Ōsaka University of Commerce 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sugimoto, Masao 1967-06-26 Midfielder Japan Juntendō University 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shirasawa, Hisanori 1964-12-13 Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mizunuma, Takashi 1960-05-28 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 2 0 0 1 0 0
Sasaki, Masanao 1962-06-19 Right Midfielder Japan Honda Hamamatsu 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hashiratani, Tetsuji 1964-07-15 Defensive Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 0 0 3 0 1
Mochizuki, Satoru 1964-05-18 Centre Midfielder Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 1 0 0 2 1 1
Kusaki, Katsuhiro 1962-04-12 Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 1 0 0 1 0 0
Natori, Atsushi 1961-11-12 Defensive Midfielder Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Yasuhiro 1969-07-14 Centre Midfielder Japan Meiji University 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mori, Masaaki 1961-07-12 Midfielder Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Noda, Satoru 1969-03-19 Midfielder Japan Kokushikan University 1 0 0 0 0 0
Asaoka, Tomoyasu 1962-04-06 Midfielder Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 0 2 0 3 0 0
Oishi, Hideya 1972-08-29 Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nishimura, Akihiro 1958-08-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sugano, Yuji 1961-04-14 Midfielder Japan Toyota Motors Nagoya 0 0 0 1 0 0
Maeda, Osamu 1965-09-05 Striker Japan ANA Yokohama 8 0 1 3 0 0
Minoguchi, Yusuke 1965-08-23 Striker Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 6 0 2 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Tsukuba University 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kurosaki, Hisashi 1968-05-08 Secondary striker Japan Honda Hamamatsu 4 0 0 0 0 0
Takagi, Takuya 1967-11-12 Centre Forward Japan Ōsaka University of Commerce 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hara, Hiromi 1958-10-19 Centre Forward Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tezuka, Satoshi 1958-09-04 Striker Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 0 0 0 2 1 0
Fujishiro, Nobuyo 1960-01-25 Striker Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 0 0 0 1 1 0

Matches of Japan in 1988

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-01-27
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
1:1 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
Friendly
Al-Maktoum Stadium
1988-01-30
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
2:0 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
Friendly
Zayed Sports City
1988-02-02
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
1:1 p
Oman vs. Japan
Friendly Muscat
1988-04-08
Kuwait
Kuwait
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Kuwait vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group 2
Stadium Merdeka
1988-04-11
Malaysia
Malaysia
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Malaysia vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group 2
Stadium Merdeka
1988-04-16
Japan
Japan
Jordan
Jordan
1:1 p
Japan vs. Jordan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group 2
Stadium Merdeka
1988-04-18
Japan
Japan
Pakistan
Pakistan
4:1 p
Japan vs. Pakistan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group 2
Stadium Merdeka
1988-06-02
Japan
Japan
China
China
0:3 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
Paloma Mizuho Stadium
1988-10-26
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
0:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1988-12-04
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
Iran vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group A
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
1988-12-06
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group A
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
1988-12-10
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Asian Cup 1988 - Group A
Al-Ahli Stadium
1988-12-12
Qatar
Qatar
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
Qatar vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1988 - Group A
Al-Ahli Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1988

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
38 12 8 18 53
China
China
25 14 7 4 35
Australia
Australia
21 11 6 4 35
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
18 5 7 6 22
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
North Korea
North Korea
16 8 3 5 19
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Thailand
Thailand
13 9 2 2 25
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Iraq
Iraq
10 7 2 1 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Syria
Syria
9 8 1 0 26
Singapore
Singapore
9 8 1 0 19
Qatar
Qatar
9 2 4 3 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
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
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 0 2 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
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
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
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
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