Association | Japan Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Teruki Tabata | ||
Captain | Ozu Moreira | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
BSWW ranking | 6![]() | ||
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Appearances | 12 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2021) | ||
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Champions (2009, 2011, 2019) |
The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football in Japan. One of the leading Asian beach soccer teams, Japan's best performance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was in the 2021 edition, when they were runners-up to the hosts Russia, which played as the Russian Football Union (RFU).
Win Draw Lose Fixture
17 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:30 TST (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand) |
19 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS | China ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:30 TST (UTC+7) |
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Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman) |
21 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:30 TST (UTC+7) |
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Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim (Bahrain) |
23 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup QF | Japan ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:30 TST (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman) |
25 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup SF | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
18:30 TST (UTC+7) | Report |
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Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait) |
26 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup F | Japan ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Pattaya, Thailand |
20:00 TST (UTC+7) | Report |
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Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman) |
26 May World Beach Games Qualif. SF | Japan ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
19:15 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon) |
27 May World Beach Games Qualif. 3rd/4th | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
19:15 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium Referee: Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim (Bahrain) |
14 October Friendly | Japan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Sennan, Osaka |
14:00 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 350 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand) |
15 October Friendly | Japan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Sennan, Osaka |
14:00 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 550 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand) |
25 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Germany ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
14:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Attila Balint (Romania) |
26 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait) |
27 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS | Japan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
21:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Ozcan Sultanoglu (Turkey) |
28 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup Final | Brazil ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim (Iraq) |
2 November Friendly | Japan ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 UTC+4 |
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Stadium: UAEFA |
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The following players were called up for the NEOM Beach Soccer Cup and a UAE Tour, held from October to November 2023.[3] Takuya Akaguma was eventually forced to leave the squad due to an injury, announced on 31 October.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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12 | 1GK | Shinya Shibamoto | (1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | ||
16 | 1GK | Takeru Furusato | ![]() | |||
1 | 1GK | Yusuke Kawai | (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23) | ![]() | ||
2 | FP | Ryunosuke Miyama | (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 29) | ![]() | ||
3 | FP | Yuki Kibune | (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 30) | ![]() | ||
4 | FP | Kosuke Matsuda | (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37) | ![]() | ||
5 | FP | Takumi Uesato | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34) | ![]() | ||
6 | FP | Takuya Akaguma | (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 34) | ![]() | ||
7 | FP | Takaaki Oba | (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) | ![]() | ||
8 | FP | Naoya Matsuo | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35) | ![]() | ||
9 | FP | Shusei Yamauchi | (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 38) | ![]() | ||
10 | FP | Ozu Moreira | (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | ||
18 | FP | Rikuto Otani | ![]() | |||
19 | FP | Takahito Yamada | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | ![]() |
Beach Soccer World Championships | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | −16 |
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | −6 |
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | –6 |
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 |
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Total | 0 titles | 4/10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 78 | –38 |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Qualification (AFC) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | –14 | No qualification matches | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | −8 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | ||
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | –1 | ||
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | −13 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | ||
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | ||
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | ||
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Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +25 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 25 | –1 | Cancelled[a] | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals | TBD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –3 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | ||
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Total | 0 titles | 12/12 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 160 | 123 | +37 | 3 titles | 10/10 | 49 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 260 | 123 | +137 |
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
Total | 2 titles | 8/8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 194 | 105 | +89 |
Asian Beach Games | |||||||||
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Quarterfinal | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
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Quarterfinal | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 |
Total | 1 title | 4/5 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 81 | 39 | +42 |
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7th place | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 |
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7th place | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
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Total | 0 titles | 2/6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 41 | −8 |
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament | |||||||||
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Third place | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 |
Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 |
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