Japan national futsal team

The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō), nicknamed Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu), represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Japan

Nickname(s)	サムライ・ファイブ (Samurai Five)
Association	JFA
Confederation	AFC
Head coach	Kensuke Takahashi[1]
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	13 (4 April 2025)[2]
Highest FIFA ranking	13 (November 2024 – April 2025)
Lowest FIFA ranking	15 (May 2024)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Belgium 3–0 Japan  (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
Japan 18–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
Spain 16–0 Japan  (Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1989)
Best result	Round of 16 (2012, 2021)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	16 (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2017, 2019, 2022)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	6th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	8th place (2013)

Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022.^[3] It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.^[4]

Results and fixtures

See also: 2025 in Japanese football

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

Mozambique  v  Japan

2 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5]	Mozambique	0–5	Japan	Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7		Report (JFA)	Mori 18', 38', 39' Own goal 21' Arthur 35'	Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center

Japan  v  Thailand

3 March NFDF Futsal Championship GS[5]	Japan	4–1	Thailand	Pattaya, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7	Kanazawa 7' Shimizu 13' Mizutani 25' Nakamura 31'	Report (JFA)	Goal 34'	Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center

Japan  v  Saudi Arabia

5 March NFDF Futsal Championship SF[5]	Japan	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Pattaya, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Henmi 28'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center

Iran  v  Japan

7 March NFDF Futsal Championship F[5]	Iran	4–1	Japan	Pattaya, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Goal 31', 33', 36', 39'	Report (JFA)	Tsutsumi 6'	Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center

Japan  v  Morocco

14 April Friendly/Morocco Tour	Japan	2–3	Morocco	Rabat, Morocco
22:00 UTC+0	Antonio 18', 26'	Report	Goal 9', 12', 32'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Japan  v  France

15 April Friendly/Morocco Tour	Japan	0–3	France	Rabat, Morocco
18:00 UTC+0		Report	Goal 4', 26', 39'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Japan  v  Croatia

17 April Friendly/Morocco Tour	Japan	1–0	Croatia	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+0	Henmi 8'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Brazil  v  Japan

13 September Futsal Nations Cup GS	Brazil	2–0	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
20:30 UTC−3	Matheus 23' Rafa 35'	Report		Stadium: Arena Sorocaba

Saudi Arabia  v  Japan

15 September Futsal Nations Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
15:00 UTC−3	Goal 33'	Report	Arthur 21' Tsutsumi 33'	Stadium: Arena Sorocaba

Japan  v  Iran

16 September Futsal Nations Cup SF	Japan	0–2	Iran	São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3		Report	Goal 33', 34'	Stadium: Arena Sorocaba

Japan  v  Paraguay

17 September Futsal Nations Cup 3rd place match	Japan	3–7	Paraguay	São Paulo, Brazil
07:00 UTC−3	Uchida 1' Shimizu 3', 32'	Report	Goal 3', 6', 8', 17', 22', 32', 38'	Stadium: Arena Sorocaba

Australia  v  Japan

7 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual.	Australia	0–4	Japan	Taipei, Chinese Taipei
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Yoshikawa 9' Arthur 13' (pen.), 33', 35'	Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium

Japan  v  Chinese Taipei

11 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup qual.	Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Taipei, Chinese Taipei
19:00 UTC+8	Antonio 7' Uchida 17', 33'	Report		Stadium: University of Taipei, Tianmu Campus Gymnasium

Uzbekistan  v  Japan

22 November International friendly[6]	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		Report		Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

Uzbekistan  v  Japan

24 November International friendly[6]	Uzbekistan	3–4	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		Report		Stadium: Yunusobod Sport Complex

Japan  v  Argentina

14 December International friendly[6]	Japan	1–1	Argentina	Ota, Japan
19:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Ota City General Gymnasium

Japan  v  Argentina

17 December International friendly[6]	Japan	1–1	Argentina	Obihiro, Japan
		Report		Stadium: Obihiro City General Gymnasium

• Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

2024

Portugal  v  Japan

3 February Friendly	Portugal	4–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC+0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

Portugal  v  Japan

5 February Friendly	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC+0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

Japan  v  Kyrgyzstan

18 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	2–3	Kyrgyzstan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

South Korea  v  Japan

20 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	South Korea	0–5	Japan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

Japan  v  Tajikistan

22 April 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	Japan	1–1	Tajikistan	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Bangkok Arena

• Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 9 October 2022^[7]

Role	Name
Head coach	Kenichiro Kogure
Assistant coach	Kensuke Takahashi Takehiro Suga
Goalkeeping coach	Keitaro Uchiyama
Physical coach	Motonori Baba

Manager history

As of 24 September 2023.

Name	Period	Ref
Bruno García Formoso	2016–2021
Kenichiro Kogure	2021–	[8]

Players

See also: Category:Japanese men's futsal players and Category:Japanese futsal players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendlies, played against  Uzbekistan, on 22 and 24 November 2023, respectively. ^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Fabio Fiuza	(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 38)	Shonan Bellmare
2	1GK	Guilherme Kuromoto	(1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 (age 39)	Shinagawa City
3	1GK	Takuya Uehara	(1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28)	Vasagey Oita
4	FP	Kentaro Ishida	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27)	Bardral Urayasu
5	FP	Kyo Takahashi	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 28)	YSCC Yokohama
6	FP	Tomoki Yoshikawa	(1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 36)	Nagoya Oceans
7	FP	Shoto Yamanaka	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 23)	Pescadola Machida
8	FP	Yuta Tsutsumi	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)	YSCC Yokohama
9	FP	Takehiro Motoishi	(1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 25)	Bardral Urayasu
10	FP	Sora Kanazawa	(2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 (age 23)	Nagoya Oceans
11	FP	Kazuya Shimizu	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28)	Nagoya Oceans
12	FP	Ruan Nakamatsu	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)	Shriker Osaka
13	FP	Hyuga Saito	(1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 27)	Shriker Osaka
14	FP	Shunta Uchimura	(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 34)	Shonan Bellmare
15	FP	Mitsuru Nakamura	(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 27)	Tachikawa Athletic
16	FP	Takumi Nagasaka	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)	Bardral Urayasu

Previous squads

*Bold indicates winning squad

FIFA Futsal World Cup 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad

AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2006 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2012 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2014 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2016 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squad 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup squad

Competitive record

Summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Futsal Asian Cup	4	6	2	12
Asian Indoor Games	0	1	1	2
East Asian Championship	3	1	0	4
Total	7	8	3	18

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1989	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	11	-8
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	11	-6
2008	Group stage	4	2	0	2	13	24	-11
2012	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	13	17	-4
2016	Did not qualify
2021	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	13	14	-1
2024	Did not qualify
Total	5/10	18	4	2	12	47	77	-30

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

See also: AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record Year Round M W D L GF GA GD 1999 Fourth Place 5 1 3 1 18 18 0 2000 Fourth Place 6 3 0 3 36 26 +10 2001 Fourth Place 7 2 1 4 25 29 -4 2002 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 20 10 +10 2003 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 37 9 +28 2004 Runners-up 7 6 0 1 49 10 +39 2005 Runners-up 8 7 0 1 48 9 +39 2006 Champions 5 5 0 0 35 8 +27 2007 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 41 12 +29 2008 Third Place 6 5 0 1 25 9 +16 2010 Third Place 6 5 0 1 26 10 +16 2012 Champions 6 6 0 0 25 5 +20 2014 Champions 6 4 1 1 28 7 +21 2016 Seventh Place 5 3 1 1 21 12 +9 2018 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 18 10 +8 2022 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 2024 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 Total 17/17 101 74 7 20 477 195 +282

AFC Futsal Asian Cup history Year Round Score Result 1999 Round 1 Japan  5–5  Malaysia Draw Round 1 Japan  4–1  Kazakhstan Win Round 1 Japan  5–5  Uzbekistan Draw Semi-finals Japan  2–5  Iran Loss Third place Japan  2–2 (3–4)p  Kazakhstan Loss 2000 Round 1 Japan  4–2  Uzbekistan Win Round 1 Japan  2–6  Iran Loss Round 1 Japan  12–1  Macau Win Round 1 Japan  6–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Semi-finals Japan  6–9  Kazakhstan Loss Third place Japan  6–8  Thailand Loss 2001 Round 1 Japan  6–5  Chinese Taipei Win Round 1 Japan  8–1  Singapore Win Round 1 Japan  2–3  Palestine Loss Round 1 Japan  4–8  Iran Loss Quarter-finals Japan  2–2 (7–6)p  Kazakhstan Win Semi-finals Japan  2–8  Iran Loss Third place Japan  1–2  South Korea Loss 2002 Round 1 Japan  5–1  Indonesia Win Round 1 Japan  2–1  Kyrgyzstan Win Round 1 Japan  7–2  China Win Round 1 Japan  2–0  Kuwait Win Quarter-finals Japan  1–0  Uzbekistan Win Semi-finals Japan  3–0  Thailand Win Final Japan  0–6  Iran Loss 2003 Round 1 Japan  4–0  Palestine Win Round 1 Japan  14–1  Macau Win Round 1 Japan  5–0  Kuwait Win Quarter-finals Japan  7–0  Chinese Taipei Win Semi-finals Japan  3–2 (a.e.t)  Thailand Win Final Japan  4–6  Iran Loss 2004 Round 1 Japan  4–0  Lebanon Win Round 1 Japan  4–1  Kyrgyzstan Win Round 1 Japan  12–0  Philippines Win Round 1 Japan  17–0  Macau Win Quarter-finals Japan  5–2  China Win Semi-finals Japan  4–2  Uzbekistan Win Final Japan  3–5  Iran Loss 2005 Round 1 Japan  18–0  Guam Win Round 1 Japan  7–0  Malaysia Win Round 1 Japan  7–0  Indonesia Win Round 2 Japan  3–1  Iran Win Round 2 Japan  5–1  China Win Round 2 Japan  4–2  Thailand Win Semi-finals Japan  4–3  Kyrgyzstan Win Final Japan  0–2  Iran Loss 2006 Round 1 Japan  12–0  Hong Kong Win Round 1 Japan  2–0  Iraq Win Round 1 Japan  11–6  Tajikistan Win Semi-finals Japan  5–1  Iran Win Final Japan  5–1  Uzbekistan Win 2007 Round 1 Japan  16–0  Philippines Win Round 1 Japan  8–0  Hong Kong Win Round 1 Japan  6–2  Tajikistan Win Quarter-finals Japan  9–6  Thailand Win Semi-finals Japan  1–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Final Japan  1–4  Iran Loss 2008 Round 1 Japan  8–2  Chinese Taipei Win Round 1 Japan  4–1  Turkmenistan Win Round 1 Japan  4–2  Australia Win Quarter-finals Japan  4–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Semi-finals Japan  0–1  Iran Loss Third Place Japan  5–3  China Win 2010 Round 1 Japan  5–1  China Win Round 1 Japan  10–1  Iraq Win Round 1 Japan  1–0  Turkmenistan Win Quarter-finals Japan  4–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Semi-finals Japan  0–7  Iran Loss Third Place Japan  6–1  China Win 2012 Round 1 Japan  3–2  Lebanon Win Round 1 Japan  6–1  Tajikistan Win Round 1 Japan  6–1  Chinese Taipei Win Quarter-finals Japan  1–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Semi-finals Japan  3–0  Australia Win Final Japan  6–1  Thailand Win 2014 Round 1 Japan  12–0  South Korea Win Round 1 Japan  1–2  Uzbekistan Loss Round 1 Japan  4–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Quarter-finals Japan  3–2  Thailand Win Semi-finals Japan  6–1  Kuwait Win Final Japan  2–2(3–0)p  Iran Win 2016 Round 1 Japan  1–0  Qatar Win Round 1 Japan  11–1  Malaysia Win Round 1 Japan  3–1  Australia Win Quarter-finals Japan  4–4(1–2)p  Vietnam Loss Fifth Place Japan  2–6  Kyrgyzstan Loss 2018 Round 1 Japan  4–2  Tajikistan Win Round 1 Japan  5–2  South Korea Win Round 1 Japan  4–2  Uzbekistan Win Quarter-finals Japan  2–0  Bahrain Win Semi-finals Japan  3–0  Iraq Win Final Japan  0–4  Iran Loss 2022 Round 1 Japan  1–2  Saudi Arabia Loss Round 1 Japan  6–0  South Korea Win Round 1 Japan  2–0  Vietnam Win Quarter-finals Japan  3–2  Indonesia Win Semi-finals Japan  2–1  Uzbekistan Win Final Japan  3–2  Iran Win 2024 Round 1 Japan  2–3  Kyrgyzstan Loss Round 1 Japan  5–0  South Korea Win Round 1 Japan  1–1  Tajikistan Draw

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

See also: Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	did not enter
2007	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4
2009	Quarter-final	3	1	0	2	10	11	-1
2013	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	19	15	+4
2017	Third Place	5	3	2	0	19	11	+8
Total	4/5	17	10	3	4	54	39	+15

EAFF Futsal Championship

See also: EAFF Futsal Championship

EAFF Futsal Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2009	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	32	9
2013	did not enter
Total	1/2	5	4	0	1	32	9

Grand Prix de Futsal

See also: Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2005	did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013	Eighth Place	4	0	0	4	8	19
2014	did not enter
2015
2018
Total	1/11	4	0	0	4	8	19

Futsal Confederations Cup

See also: Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2009	did not enter
2013
2014	Sixth Place	3	1	0	2	6	9
Total	1/3	3	1	0	2	6	9

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Angola	1	1	0	0	8	4	+4	100.00
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Brazil	3	0	0	3	4	20	−16	000.00
Canada	1	0	0	1	2	6	−4	000.00
Cuba	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Libya	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Paraguay	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	000.00
Portugal	1	0	1	0	5	5	+0	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	1	9	−8	000.00
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	3	6	−3	000.00
United States	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	18	4	2	12	47	77	−30	022.22

World ranking

There is currently no official futsal ranking.
As of 12 January 2024^[update], the top 10 AFC teams according to one Elo-based ranking system are:^[10]

FIFA	AFC	Nation	Points
7	1	Iran	1593
11	2	Japan	1409
25	3	Thailand	1230
26	4	Uzbekistan	1229
37	5	Australia	1122
38	6	Vietnam	1118
42	7	Indonesia	1083
43	8	Iraq	1080
44	9	Kuwait	1080
51	10	Tajikistan	976

As of 12 January 2024

See also

• Asia portal
• Japan portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal

Japan

Men's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results (2020–present))
• National under-23 football team
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team
• National under-20 futsal team
• National beach soccer team

Women's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team