team image [edit ]
Nicknames [edit ]
“ サムライ・ブルー ( Samurai Blue ) ” basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as “Young” Samurai Blue. however, in reality, Samurai Blue is not frequently used .
Rivalries [edit ]
South Korea [edit ]
Japan maintains a strong football competition with South Korea.
Media coverage [edit ]
summer Olympics [edit ]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup [edit ]
Television channel
Period
Ref.
friendly and Qualifiers [edit ]
Results and fixtures [edit ]
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Voided or Postponed regular
2021 [edit ]
2022 [edit ]
Japan TBD five September 2022
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2022 Asian Games vTBD, ChinaTBD
Stadium: TBD Japan TBD volt September 2022
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2022 Asian Games vTBD, ChinaTBD
Stadium: TBD Japan TBD vanadium September 2022
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2022 Asian Games vTBD, ChinaTBD
Stadium: TBD
tete-a-tete record [edit ]
- As of 28 October 2021
The following table shows Japan under-23 team ‘s all-time external record .
Coaching staff [edit ]
current coach staff [edit ]
- As of 23 October 2021
Manager history [edit ]
- As of 29 March 2021 after the match against
Argentina.
source : [ 3 ]
Players [edit ]
current team [edit ]
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 asian Cup qualification, against 
Cambodia and 
Hong Kong on 26 and 28 October 2021.
Read more: The MMS Institute Thailand
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 6 August 2021 after match against Mexico.
(Players are listed within position group by order of seniority, kit number, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
late call-ups [edit ]
The following players have been called up to a under-23 squad in the by 12 months .
(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
previous squads [edit ]
- Bold indicates winning squads
- Olympic Games
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- Asian Games
Records [edit ]
- As of 6 August 2021
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
- Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U21, U22, and U23.
competitive commemorate [edit ]
Champions Runners-up Third position Fourth invest
Olympic Games [edit ]
Summer Olympics record
Year
Round
Position
1908–1988
See Japan national team
1992
Did Not Qualify
1996
Group Stage
9th
3
2
0
1
4
4
2000
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
6
5
2004
Group Stage
13th
3
1
0
2
6
7
2008
Group Stage
15th
3
0
0
3
1
4
2012
Fourth Place
4th
6
3
1
2
6
5
2016
Group Stage
10th
3
1
1
1
7
7
2020
Fourth Place
4th
6
3
1
2
8
5
2024
To be Determined
2028
Total
Fourth Place
7/7
28
12
4
12
38
38
Match history [edit ]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup [edit ]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record
Qualifier record
Year
Result
Position
2013
Quarter-finals
7
4
1
2
1
8
5
5
5
0
0
20
2
2016
Champions
1
6
6
0
0
15
4
3
3
0
0
10
0
2018
Quarter-finals
5
4
3
0
1
5
5
3
3
0
0
11
2
2020
Group Stage
15
3
0
1
2
3
5
3
3
0
0
21
0
2022
Qualified
2
2
0
0
8
0
Total
5/5
Champions
17
10
3
4
31
19
16
16
0
0
70
4
Match history [edit ]
asian Games [edit ]
Asian Games record
Hosts / Year
Result
Position
2002
Silver eloquent
2
6
5
0
1
13
4
2006
Round 1
11
3
2
0
1
5
4
2010
Gold amber
1
7
7
0
0
17
1
2014
Quarter-finals
6
5
3
0
2
10
5
2018
Silver silver
2
7
5
0
2
10
4
2022
To be Determined
2026
Total
5/5
Gold aureate
28
22
0
6
55
18
Match history [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
- National teams
- Men’s
- Women’s
References [edit ]
Read more: S.S. Lazio