Japan national football team records and statistics
The following is a list of the Japan national football team 's competitive records and statistics.
Player records
As of 5 December 2022 Players in bold are still active with Japan.
Most capped players
Yasuhito Endō capped player with 152 appearances
Top goalscorers
Kunishige Kamamoto goal scorer with 75 goals
Other records
Updated 29 March 2022
Daisuke Ichikawa , 17 years and 322 days old, 1 April 1998 against South Korea Shinji Kagawa , 19 years and 206 days old, 9 October 2008 against United Arab Emirates Gen Shoji , 24 years and 363 days old, 9 December 2017 EAFF E-1 Championship Eiji Kawashima , 39 years and 9 days old, 29 March 2022 against Vietnam Masashi Nakayama , 33 years and 326 days old, 15 August 2001 against Australia Shigeo Yaegashi , 35 years and 203 days old, 13 October 1968 Summer Olympics 8 , Kunishige Kamamoto 6 , Kunishige Kamamoto , 27 September 1967 against Philippines 6 , Kazuyoshi Miura , 22 June 1997 against Macau Most goal in calendar year 18 , Kazuyoshi Miura , 1997
Manager records
Most appearances
Manager achievements
Team records
Updated 19 January 2024 [ 2]
Biggest victory
15–0 vs Philippines , 27 September 1967
Heaviest defeat
15–2 vs Philippines , 10 May 1917
Most consecutive victories
11 , 15 June 2023 vs. El Salvador – 14 January 2024 vs. Vietnam Most consecutive matches without defeat
20 , 24 June 2010 vs. Denmark – 11 November 2011 vs. Tajikistan Most consecutive defeats
6 , 10 June 1956 vs. South Korea – 28 December 1958 vs. Malaya Most consecutive matches without victory
11 , 13 August 1976 vs. Burma – 15 June 1976 vs. South Korea Most consecutive draws
4 , 13 August 1976 vs. Burma – 20 August 1976 vs. Malaysia Most consecutive matches scoring
17 , 1 December 2022 vs. Spain – 24 January 2024 vs. Indonesia Most consecutive matches without scoring
6 , 18 June 1989 vs. Hong Kong – 31 July 1990 vs. North Korea Most consecutive matches conceding a goal
28 , 6 November 1960 vs. South Korea – 11 December 1966 vs. Iran Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
7 , 19 November 2003 vs. Cameroon – 18 February 2004 vs. Oman
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out . Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Result
Position
1930 Did not enter
No qualification
1934
Did not enter
1938 Withdrew
Withdrew
1950 Suspended from FIFA
Suspended from FIFA
1954 Did not qualify
2
0
1
1
3
7
1958 Did not enter
Did not enter
1962 Did not qualify
2
0
0
2
1
4
1966 Did not enter
Did not enter
1970 Did not qualify
4
0
2
2
4
8
1974
4
1
0
3
5
4
1978
4
0
1
3
0
5
1982
4
2
0
2
4
2
1986
8
5
1
2
15
5
1990
6
2
3
1
7
3
1994
13
9
3
1
35
6
1998 Group stage
31st
3
0
0
3
1
4
15
9
5
1
51
12
2002 Round of 16
9th
4
2
1
1
5
3
Qualified as hosts
2006 Group stage
28th
3
0
1
2
2
7
12
11
0
1
25
5
2010 Round of 16
9th
4
2
1
1
4
2
14
8
4
2
23
9
2014 Group stage
29th
3
0
1
2
2
6
14
8
3
3
30
8
2018 Round of 16
15th
4
1
1
2
6
7
18
13
3
2
44
7
2022 Round of 16
9th
4
2
1
1
5
4
18
15
1
2
58
6
2026 To be determined
In progress
Total Round of 16 7/22 25 7 6 12 25 33 138 83 27 28 305 91
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Result
Position
1956 Withdrew
Withdrew
1960
Withdrew
1964
Withdrew
1968 Did not qualify
4
3
1
0
8
4
1972 Withdrew
Withdrew
1976 Did not qualify
5
2
1
2
4
4
1980 Withdrew
Withdrew
1984
Withdrew
1988 Group stage
10th
4
0
1
3
0
6
4
2
1
1
6
3
1992 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 6 3
Qualified as hosts
1996 Quarter-finals
5th
4
3
0
1
7
3
Qualified as champions
2000 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 21 6
3
3
0
0
15
0
2004 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 13 6
Qualified as champions
2007 Fourth place 4th 6 2 3 1 11 7
6
5
0
1
15
2
2011 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 14 6
6
5
0
1
17
4
2015 Quarter-finals
5th
4
3
1
0
8
1
Qualified as champions
2019 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 0 1 12 6
8
7
1
0
27
0
2023 Quarter-finals
7th
5
3
0
2
12
8
8
8
0
0
46
2
2027 Qualified
6
6
0
0
24
0
Total
4 Titles
11/19
53
33
12
8
104
52
50
41
4
5
162
19
Japan is the first team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América , having been invited to the 1999 Copa América . Japan was also invited to the 2011 tournament and initially accepted the invitation. However, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , the JFA later withdrew on 16 May 2011, citing the difficulty of releasing some Japanese players from European teams to play as replacements.[ 3] CONMEBOL invited Costa Rica to replace Japan in the competition.
On 16 August 2013, CONMEBOL president Eugenio Figueredo announced that Japan was invited to the 2015 Copa América .[ 4] [ 5]
On 14 May 2018, CONMEBOL announced that Japan, alongside Qatar , would be the two invited teams for the 2019 Copa América .[ 6]
Copa América record
Year
Result
Position
1999
Group stage
10th
3
0
1
2
3
8
2011
Withdrew
2015
Withdrew
2019
Group stage
9th
3
0
2
1
3
7
Total
Group stage
2/47
6
0
3
3
6
15
FIFA Confederations Cup
Olympic Games
Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.
Asian Games
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Head-to-head record
The list shown below shows the Japan national football team head-to-head record .
As of 15 October 2024.
Japan national football team all-time opponents highlighted in green.
Summary
As of 15 October 2024
Confederation
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
AFC 530
284
110
136
1,070
552
+518
CAF 38
22
7
9
63
39
+24
CONCACAF 35
21
5
9
76
36
+40
CONMEBOL 70
16
22
32
74
114
–40
OFC 8
5
0
3
14
9
+5
UEFA 118
38
24
56
151
197
–46
Total
799
387
168
244
1,437
948
+489
AFC
As of 15 October 2024 [ 7]
CAF
As of 17 October 2023 [ 7]
Opponent
From
To
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Angola 2005
2005
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
Cameroon 2001
2020
5
3
2
0
5
0
+5
Egypt 1998
2007
2
2
0
0
5
1
+4
Ghana 1964
2022
8
5
0
3
18
14
+4
Ivory Coast 1993
2020
5
3
0
2
4
4
0
Mali 2018
2018
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
Nigeria 1968
2003
4
2
1
1
8
6
+2
Senegal 1987
2018
4
0
2
2
4
7
−3
South Africa 2009
2009
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Togo 2009
2009
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
Tunisia 1996
2023
6
5
0
1
8
3
+5
Zambia 2014
2014
1
1
0
0
4
3
+1
Total
1964
2021
37
22
7
8
59
35
+24
CONCACAF
As of 13 October 2023 [ 7]
CONMEBOL
As of 20 June 2023 [ 7]
Opponent
From
To
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Argentina 1992
2010
7
1
0
6
4
15
−11
Bolivia 1999
2019
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
Brazil 1989
2022
13
0
2
11
6
36
−30
Chile 2008
2019
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
Colombia 2003
2023
6
1
1
4
4
9
−5
Ecuador 1995
2022
4
2
2
0
5
1
+4
Paraguay 1995
2022
11
5
4
2
15
10
+5
Peru 1967
2023
8
2
3
3
8
6
+2
Uruguay 1985
2023
10
2
4
4
20
26
−6
Venezuela 2010
2019
5
0
4
1
5
8
−3
Total
1967
2019
66
17
19
30
69
109
−40
OFC
As of 12 October 2021 [ 7]
Opponent
From
To
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
New Zealand 1981
2017
6
3
0
3
10
8
+2
Australia 2021
2021
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
Total
1981
2021
7
4
0
3
12
9
+3
UEFA
As of 12 September 2023 [ 7]
FIFA World Ranking
As of 20 February 2022 , after the match against Saudi Arabia . Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover
Japan's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank
Year
Games
Won
Lost
Drawn
Best
Worst
Rank
Move
Rank
Move
15 [ 8]
2022
2
0
23 (February)
26
26
2021
12
10
2
0
26 (November)
28
27
2020
4
2
1
1
27
28
28
2019
23
15
3
5
26
33
50
2018
14
6
3
5
41
61
57
2017
13
6
3
4
40
57
45
2016
10
7
1
2
45
58
53
2015
17
11
5
1
50
58
54
2014
13
7
2
4
54
44
47
2013
19
8
3
8
21
48
22
2012
12
8
2
2
19
33
19
2011
15
9
5
1
13
29
29
2010
18
8
4
6
29
46
43
2009
17
11
3
3
31
43
35
2008
19
10
7
2
32
38
34
2007
13
7
5
1
30
46
47
2006
19
9
4
6
15
49
15
2005
20
11
3
6
13
19
17
2004
22
17
2
3
17
29
29
2003
16
6
5
5
22
29
22
2002
13
5
5
3
22
38
34
2001
13
6
3
4
26
44
38
2000
18
10
6
2
34
62
57
1999
7
0
4
3
33
57
20
1998
18
7
2
8
9
30
14
1997
22
11
7
4
14
20
21
1996
13
10
1
2
20
30
31
1995
17
6
4
7
31
41
36
1994
9
3
2
36
54
43
1993
16
11
3
43
44
66
1992
See also
Japan
Men's Women's
References
^ "Team Records" . Japan National Football Team Database . Retrieved 15 May 2014 .^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN" .^ "El Presidente Figueredo Aguerre anunció la presencia del Japón en la Copa América Chile 2015" [President Figueredo Aguerre announced the presence of Japan at the 2015 Copa América in Chile] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2018 . I want to announce that the Japan national team will participate at the 2015 Copa América. ^ Sánchez Sandoval, Édgar (2 June 2016). "Copa América: Japón, el invitado más extraño" [Copa América: Japan, the most strange invitee] (in Spanish). Publimetro Chile. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018 . Even in 2015, the japanese were asked to be part of the Copa América in Chile, but they withdrew again due to problems with their calendar and previously scheduled matches. ^ González, Christian (4 May 2018). "Conmebol confirma a Japón y Qatar en la Copa América de 2019" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 1 July 2018 . CONMEBOL confirmed, via its website, what has been speculated several months ago: Japan and Qatar will be invited at the event that will be held in Brazil. ^ a b c d e f "World Football Elo Ratings: Japan" . Elo Ratings. Retrieved 24 July 2017 .^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking" . FIFA . 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024 .
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