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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1996
1.78m
Average age in 1996
25.6
Confederation
AFC
Infos provided by
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Emblem
Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Kamo, Shu (Coach)

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Kamo, Shu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-10-29
Place of Birth
Ashiya (Japan)
Matches
13 (4 / 9)
Goto coach Shu Kamo

Players of Japan in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Shimokawa, Kenichi 1970-05-14 Goalkeeper Japan JEF United Ichihara 7 0 0 0 0 0
Maekawa, Kazuya 1968-03-22 Goalkeeper Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kojima, Nobuyuki 1966-01-17 Goalkeeper Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ihara, Masami 1967-09-18 Centre Back Japan Yokohama Marinos 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sōma, Naoki 1971-07-19 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 12 1 2 0 0 0
Yanagimoto, Hiroshige 1972-10-15 Right Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 1 0 0 0 0
Saitō, Toshihide 1973-04-20 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sawada, Kentaro 1970-05-15 Right Back Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Hideto 1974-10-07 Defender Japan Jubilo Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Tadashi 1971-06-10 Right Back Japan Verdy Kawasaki 0 4 0 0 0 0
Akita, Yutaka 1970-08-06 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michiki, Ryuji 1973-08-25 Right Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Motohiro 1969-01-29 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Flügels 13 0 3 0 0 0
Nanami, Hiroshi 1972-11-28 Left Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 13 0 1 0 0 0
Omura, Norio 1969-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama Marinos 12 0 2 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 7 3 1 0 0 0
Honda, Yasuto 1969-06-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 5 8 0 0 0 0
Kitazawa, Tsuyoshi 1968-08-10 Right Midfielder Japan Verdy Kawasaki 4 1 0 0 0 0
Moriyasu, Hajime 1968-08-23 Defensive Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Naoki 1975-08-02 Right Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tsuchihashi, Masaki 1972-07-23 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Miura, Kazuyoshi 1967-02-26 Centre Forward Japan Verdy Kawasaki 12 0 6 0 0 0
Takagi, Takuya 1967-11-12 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9 1 6 0 0 0
Maezono, Masakiyo 1973-10-29 Right Winger Japan Yokohama Flügels 7 0 4 0 0 0
Okano, Masayuki 1972-07-25 Right Winger Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 8 1 0 0 0
Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki 1969-02-11 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jō, Shōji 1975-06-17 Centre Forward Japan JEF United Ichihara 0 3 0 0 0 0
Kurosaki, Hisashi 1968-05-08 Secondary striker Japan Kashima Antlers 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1996

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-02-10
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
1:4 c
Australia vs. Japan
Friendly
Brandon Park
1996-02-14
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
Australia vs. Japan
Friendly
Lakeside Stadium
1996-02-19
Japan
Japan
Poland
Poland
5:0 c
Japan vs. Poland
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
1996-02-22
Sweden
Sweden
Japan
Japan
1:1 (5:4) c
Sweden vs. Japan
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
1996-05-26
Japan
Japan
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Yugoslavia
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1996-05-29
Japan
Japan
Mexico
Mexico
3:2 c
Japan vs. Mexico
Friendly
Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium
1996-08-25
Japan
Japan
Uruguay
Uruguay
5:3 c
Japan vs. Uruguay
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
1996-09-11
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1:0 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
1996-10-13
Japan
Japan
Tunisia
Tunisia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Tunisia
Friendly
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
1996-12-06
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
2:1 c
Japan vs. Syria
Asian Cup 1996 - Group C
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
1996-12-09
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
4:0 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
Asian Cup 1996 - Group C
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
1996-12-12
Japan
Japan
China
China
1:0 c
Japan vs. China
Asian Cup 1996 - Group C
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
1996-12-15
Kuwait
Kuwait
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
Kuwait vs. Japan
Asian Cup 1996 - Quarter Finals
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1996

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
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 4 0 0 22
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
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
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
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
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
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
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
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
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
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
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
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
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
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