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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2003
1.78m
Average age in 2003
26.2
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2003
No jersey in 2003

Coaches in 2003

Zico, (Coach)

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Zico, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-03-03
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) (Brazil)
Height
1.72m
Matches
16 (6 / 10)
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Players of Japan in 2003

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 12 0 0 0 0 0
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Denmark FC Nordsjælland 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sogahata, Hitoshi 1979-08-02 Goalkeeper Japan Kashima Antlers 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuboi, Keisuke 1979-09-16 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11 0 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Akita, Yutaka 1970-08-06 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 4 0 1 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 4 0 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryūzō 1975-10-07 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 4 0 0 0 0 0
Narahashi, Akira 1971-11-26 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 4 0 0 0 0 0
Moniwa, Teruyuki 1981-09-08 Centre Back Japan FC Tōkyō 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kaji, Akira 1980-01-13 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 1 0 0 0 0 0
Miura, Atsuhiro 1974-06-24 Left Back Japan Tōkyō Verdy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Santos, Alex 1977-07-20 Left Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 13 2 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Yamada, Nobuhisa 1975-09-10 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11 0 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder England Fulham FC 10 0 1 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 9 2 1 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Italy Reggina Calcio 8 0 4 0 0 0
Ogasawara, Mitsuo 1979-04-05 Centre Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 7 1 0 0 0 0
Fukunishi, Takashi 1976-09-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 5 1 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 4 3 0 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 4 1 0 0 0 0
Fujita, Toshiya 1971-10-04 Centre Midfielder Netherlands FC Utrecht 1 2 0 0 0 0
Motoyama, Masashi 1979-06-20 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 0 3 0 0 0 0
Oku, Daisuke 1976-02-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 3 0 0 0 0
Matsui, Daisuke 1981-05-11 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kyōto Sanga 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamada, Takuya 1974-08-24 Right Midfielder Japan Tōkyō Verdy 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ōkubo, Yoshito 1982-06-09 Secondary striker Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 8 6 0 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Germany Hamburger SV 8 0 2 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Italy Sampdoria Genova 5 0 2 0 0 0
Suzuki, Takayuki 1976-06-06 Centre Forward Belgium Heusden-Zolder SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama F Marinos 3 0 2 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 3 0 0 0 0 0
Yamashita, Yoshiteru 1977-11-21 Centre Forward Japan Vegalta Sendai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nagai, Yūichirō 1979-02-14 Secondary striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 4 1 0 0 0
Kurobe, Teruaki 1978-03-06 Centre Forward Japan Kyōto Sanga 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ishikawa, Naohiro 1981-05-12 Right Winger Japan FC Tōkyō 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2003

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2003-03-28
Japan
Japan
Uruguay
Uruguay
2:2 c
Japan vs. Uruguay
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2003-04-16
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Friendly
Seoul World Cup Stadium
2003-05-31
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
0:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2003-06-08
Japan
Japan
Argentina
Argentina
1:4 c
Japan vs. Argentina
Friendly
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
2003-06-11
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
0:0 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
2003-06-18
Japan
Japan
New Zealand
New Zealand
3:0 c
Japan vs. New Zealand
ConfedCup 2003 - Group A
Stade de France
2003-06-20
France
France
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
France vs. Japan
ConfedCup 2003 - Group A
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
2003-06-22
Colombia
Colombia
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Colombia vs. Japan
ConfedCup 2003 - Group A
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
2003-08-20
Japan
Japan
Nigeria
Nigeria
3:0 c
Japan vs. Nigeria
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2003-09-10
Japan
Japan
Senegal
Senegal
0:1 c
Japan vs. Senegal
Friendly
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2003-10-08
Tunisia
Tunisia
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Tunisia vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
2003-10-11
Romania
Romania
Japan
Japan
1:1 c
Romania vs. Japan
Friendly
Stadionul Dinamo București
2003-11-19
Japan
Japan
Cameroon
Cameroon
0:0 c
Japan vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Ōita Bank Dome
2003-12-04
Japan
Japan
China
China
2:0 c
Japan vs. China
East Asia 2003 - Group Stage
National Olympic Stadium
2003-12-07
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1:0 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
East Asia 2003 - Group Stage
Saitama Stadium 2002
2003-12-10
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
0:0 c
Japan vs. South Korea
East Asia 2003 - Group Stage
International Stadium Yokohama
16 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2003

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
North Korea
North Korea
16 8 3 5 19
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
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
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
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
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
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
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
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
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
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
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
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
547 287 109 151 1,033

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