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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1989
1.78m
Average age in 1989
25.8
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1989
No jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

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
11 (6 / 5)
Goto coach Kenzō Yokoyama

Players of Japan in 1989

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Matsunaga, Shigetatsu 1962-08-12 Goalkeeper Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 9 0 0 0 0 0
Morishita, Shinichi 1960-12-28 Goalkeeper Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ihara, Masami 1967-09-18 Centre Back Japan Tsukuba University 11 0 0 0 0 0
Horiike, Takumi 1965-09-06 Centre Back Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 10 1 1 0 0 0
Shinto, Katsuyoshi 1960-09-15 Centre Back Japan Mazda SC Hiroshima 7 1 1 0 0 0
Kajino, Tomoyuki 1960-07-11 Defender Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 7 1 1 0 0 0
Hirakawa, Hiroshi 1965-01-10 Centre Back Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sano, Tōru 1963-11-15 Defender Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sasaki, Masanao 1962-06-19 Right Midfielder Japan Honda Hamamatsu 11 0 0 0 0 0
Hashiratani, Tetsuji 1964-07-15 Defensive Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Mitsunori 1962-03-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 9 1 1 0 0 0
Mori, Masaaki 1961-07-12 Midfielder Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mizunuma, Takashi 1960-05-28 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 6 2 1 0 0 0
Natori, Atsushi 1961-11-12 Defensive Midfielder Japan Mitsubishi Motors Tōkyō 3 2 0 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Satoru 1964-05-18 Centre Midfielder Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ōenoki, Katsumi 1965-04-03 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 3 1 0 0 0 0
Asaoka, Tomoyasu 1962-04-06 Midfielder Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Matsuyama, Yoshiyuki 1966-07-31 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hasegawa, Kenta 1965-09-25 Right Winger Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 11 0 1 0 0 0
Maeda, Osamu 1965-09-05 Striker Japan ANA Yokohama 8 1 5 0 0 0
Kurosaki, Hisashi 1968-05-08 Secondary striker Japan Honda Hamamatsu 1 6 1 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1989

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-01-20
Iran
Iran
Japan
Japan
2:2 c
Iran vs. Japan
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
1989-05-05
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Friendly
Dongdaemun Stadium
1989-05-10
Japan
Japan
China
China
2:2 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
1989-05-13
Japan
Japan
China
China
2:0 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
City Light Stadium
1989-05-22
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
Hong Kong vs. Japan
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
Hong Kong Stadium
1989-05-28
Indonesia
Indonesia
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
Indonesia vs. Japan
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
1989-06-04
Japan
Japan
North Korea
North Korea
2:1 c
Japan vs. North Korea
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
National Olympic Stadium
1989-06-11
Japan
Japan
Indonesia
Indonesia
5:0 c
Japan vs. Indonesia
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka
1989-06-18
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
0:0 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
1989-06-25
North Korea
North Korea
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
North Korea vs. Japan
World Cup 1990 - Group 6
Yanggakdo Stadium
1989-07-23
Brazil
Brazil
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Brazil vs. Japan
Friendly
Estádio São Januário
11 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1989

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
Thailand
Thailand
13 9 2 2 25
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Iraq
Iraq
10 7 2 1 19
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
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
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
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
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 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
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
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
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 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
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
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
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
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
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
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
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