Japan women's national futsal team

The Japan women's national futsal team represents Japan in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia as the champions of the 2007, 2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor Games.

 Japan
Nickname(s)なでしこファイブ
(Nadeshiko Five)[1]
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachTakehiro Suga[2]
FIFA codeJPN
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Thailand 2–3 Japan 
(Macau; 27 October 2007)
Biggest win
 Japan 8–0 Uzbekistan 
(Incheon, South Korea; 26 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 8–0 Japan 
(Las Rozas, Spain; 10 December 2019)
 Portugal 8–0 Japan 
(Entrocamento, Portugal; 2 September 2018)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage (all)
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2015)
Best resultRunners-up Silver Medal, (2015 & 2018)
World Cup
Appearances0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best resultChampions Gold Medal, (2007, 2009, 2013)

Results and fixtures
See also: 2023 in Japanese football
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) Friendly match Japan  2–6 Japan Bardral Urayasu Tercero Mihama-ku, Chiba
15:00 JST +09:00
  • Ryo Egawa 10'
  • Risa Ikadai 37'
 Report
  • Goal 25', 30', 34', 36', 39', 39'
 Stadium: JFA YUME Field
16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly match CD Leganés Spain 3–7  Japan Spain
21:00 CET +01:00 Report
  • Ikadai 3'
  • Yotsui 12'
  • Own goal 16' (o.g.)
  • Ito 20'
  • Eguchi 25'
  • Egawa 26', 38'
17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) Friendly match CD Alcorcón Spain 4–2  Japan Spain
21:15 CET +01:00 Report
  • Eguchi 11', 22'
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Friendly match Spain  3–2  Japan Madrid, Spain
20:30 CET +01:00
  • Dany 28'
  • Peque 39'
  • Egawa 39' (o.g.)
 JFA
RFEF
  • Eguchi 7'
  • Ikadai 28'
 Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Mayo López (Spain)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 23 November 2021[3]
Role Name
Head coach Japan Takehiro Suga

Manager history
As of 23 November 2021
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref.
Japan Masanori Ito 20??–2021 0 0 0 0 00.0%
Japan Takehiro Suga 2021– 0 0 0 0 00.0% [4]

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for a Training camp, held from 1 to 3 May 2023.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Asuka Miya Japan SWH Ladies Nishinomiya
1GK Nagisa Nakata Japan SWH Ladies Nishinomiya
1GK Minori Fukuda Japan Daisho Gakuen High School
FP Yuka Iwasaki Japan Fugador Sumida
FP Junna Takao Japan Fukui Maruoka Ruck
FP Kaho Tamagawa Japan Fugador Sumida
FP Natsuki Nakashima Japan Arco Kobe
FP Mai Sakurada Japan Arco Kobe
FP Akari Yatsuda Japan Espolada Hokkaido Irneve
FP Riwa Kanai Japan Espolada Hokkaido Irneve
FP Kokona Suzuki Japan Kanagawa University
FP Norika Takagi Japan Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
FP Yui Goda Japan Buddy FC Fiore
FP Sawa Tanaka Japan Você é Amador
FP Otoha Hasegawa Japan Saitama Saicolo
FP Rino Edahiro Japan Hiroshima Bunkyo High School
FP Miyu Nagamatsu Japan Jumonji High School
FP Yotsuba Yokogawa Japan Fukui Maruoka Ruck Satellite
FP Aimi Kobayashi Japan Fukui Maruoka Ruck Satellite

Competitive record

Women's Futsal World Tournament
Women's Futsal World Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 20101st round310249
Brazil 20111st round301216
Portugal 20121st round4202714
Spain 20137th place310229
Costa Rica 20146th place3102312
Guatemala 20158th place300339
Total6/61951132059

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Malaysia 2015Runner-Up2/85401227
Thailand 2018Runner-Up2/1565013312
TotalBest Finish:
Runner-up		119025519

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record

  • 2005 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Gold Medal
  • 2009 – Gold Medal
  • 2013 – Gold Medal
  • 2017 – Silver Medal

See also
Women's
Men's

References
  1. フットサル日本代表　愛称は「SAMURAI5」に決定-スポーツニッポン2012年10月23日
  2. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Japan Women's Futsal National Team short-listed squad - Training Camp (5/1-3＠JFA YUME Field)" (in Japanese). jfa.jp. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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