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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2009
1.78m
Average age in 2009
26.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2009
No jersey in 2009

Coaches in 2009

Okada, Takeshi (Coach)

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Okada, Takeshi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-08-25
Place of Birth
Ōsaka (Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
17 (9 / 8)
Goto coach Takeshi Okada

Players of Japan in 2009

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper Japan Kawasaki Frontale 7 0 0 0 0 0
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 6 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuzuki, Ryōta 1978-04-18 Goalkeeper Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nishikawa, Shūsaku 1986-06-18 Goalkeeper Japan Ōita Trinita 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 14 0 2 0 0 0
Tanaka, Marcus Túlio 1981-04-24 Centre Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 13 0 2 0 0 0
Uchida, Atsuto 1988-03-27 Right Back Japan Kashima Antlers 12 1 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Japan FC Tōkyō 11 0 2 0 0 0
Komano, Yūichi 1981-07-25 Right Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 7 2 0 0 0 0
Terada, Shuhei 1975-06-23 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tokunaga, Yūhei 1983-09-25 Right Back Japan FC Tōkyō 1 4 0 0 0 0
Takagi, Kazumichi 1980-11-21 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 1 0 0 0 0
Iwamasa, Daiki 1982-01-30 Centre Back Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Yamaguchi, Satoshi 1978-04-17 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 0 2 0 0 0 0
Yasuda, Michihiro 1987-12-20 Right Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 0 1 1 0 0 0
Nakamura, Kengo 1980-10-31 Centre Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 12 0 2 0 0 0
Endō, Yasuhito 1980-01-28 Centre Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 12 0 0 0 0 0
Hasebe, Makoto 1984-01-18 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfL Wolfsburg 11 0 1 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Spain Espanyol Barcelona 10 1 2 0 0 0
Honda, Keisuke 1986-06-13 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands VVV Venlo 4 6 3 0 0 0
Abe, Yūki 1981-09-06 Defensive Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 4 1 0 0 0
Hashimoto, Hideo 1979-05-21 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 4 3 0 0 0 0
Konno, Yasuyuki 1983-01-25 Defensive Midfielder Japan FC Tōkyō 4 3 0 0 0 0
Matsui, Daisuke 1981-05-11 Attacking Midfielder France Grenoble Foot 38 3 5 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder France Stade Rennais 3 1 1 0 0 0
Kagawa, Shinji 1989-03-17 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 2 2 1 0 0 0
Aoki, Takeshi 1982-09-28 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Inui, Takashi 1988-06-02 Left Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kanazaki, Mū 1989-02-16 Right Midfielder Japan Ōita Trinita 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamada, Naoki 1990-07-04 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Okazaki, Shinji 1986-04-16 Secondary striker Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 14 2 15 0 0 0
Tamada, Keiji 1980-04-11 Secondary striker Japan Nagoya Grampus 9 1 1 0 0 0
Ōkubo, Yoshito 1982-06-09 Secondary striker Japan Vissel Kōbe 6 3 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Tatsuya 1982-11-27 Secondary striker Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 1 0 0 0
Maeda, Ryoichi 1981-10-09 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kōroki, Shinzō 1986-07-31 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 1 7 0 0 0 0
Morimoto, Takayuki 1988-05-07 Centre Forward Italy Calcio Catania 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ishikawa, Naohiro 1981-05-12 Right Winger Japan FC Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yano, Kishō 1984-04-05 Right Winger Japan Albirex Niigata 0 4 1 0 0 0
Satō, Hisato 1982-03-12 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 3 1 0 0 0
Maki, Seiichiro 1980-08-07 Centre Forward Japan JEF United Ichihara 0 3 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2009

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2009-01-20
Japan
Japan
Yemen
Yemen
2:1 c
Japan vs. Yemen
Asian Cup 2011 - Group A
Kumamoto Athletics Stadium
2009-01-28
Bahrain
Bahrain
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Bahrain vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2011 - Group A
Bahrain National Stadium
2009-02-04
Japan
Japan
Finland
Finland
5:1 c
Japan vs. Finland
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2009-02-11
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
0:0 c
Japan vs. Australia
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
International Stadium Yokohama
2009-03-28
Japan
Japan
Bahrain
Bahrain
1:0 c
Japan vs. Bahrain
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Saitama Stadium 2002
2009-05-27
Japan
Japan
Chile
Chile
4:0 c
Japan vs. Chile
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2009-05-31
Japan
Japan
Belgium
Belgium
4:0 c
Japan vs. Belgium
Friendly
National Olympic Stadium
2009-06-06
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Uzbekistan vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
2009-06-10
Japan
Japan
Qatar
Qatar
1:1 c
Japan vs. Qatar
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
International Stadium Yokohama
2009-06-17
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
2:1 c
Australia vs. Japan
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Melbourne Cricket Ground
2009-09-05
Netherlands
Netherlands
Japan
Japan
3:0 c
Netherlands vs. Japan
Friendly
De Grolsch Veste
2009-09-09
Japan
Japan
Ghana
Ghana
4:3 c
Japan vs. Ghana
Friendly
Stadion Galgenwaard
2009-10-08
Japan
Japan
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6:0 c
Japan vs. Hong Kong
Asian Cup 2011 - Group A
IAI Stadium Nihondaira
2009-10-10
Japan
Japan
Scotland
Scotland
2:0 c
Japan vs. Scotland
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
2009-10-14
Japan
Japan
Togo
Togo
5:0 c
Japan vs. Togo
Friendly
Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi
2009-11-14
South Africa
South Africa
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
South Africa vs. Japan
Friendly
Rand Stadium
2009-11-18
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Japan
Japan
0:4 c
Hong Kong vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2011 - Group A
Hong Kong Stadium
17 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2009

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
Qatar
Qatar
9 2 4 3 12
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
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
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
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 3 0 2 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
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
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
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
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
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
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
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
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
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
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
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
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
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
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
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
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