Kits
          Home kit |      Away kit |
| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Futoshi Ikeda |
The Japan women's national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Futoshi Ikeda, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, going far up to the quarter-finals. On October, they competed in the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, starting on the second round. As group winners, they qualified for the Third Round of the tournament, to be played in 2024, which will determine the AFC representatives in the 2024 Summer Olympics' women's tournament. [1] [2]
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Friendly | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| World Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| AFC Olympic Qualifiers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 11 | +38 |
Home kit | Away kit |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Futoshi Ikeda |
| Assistant coach | Tomomi Miyamoto Kensuke Teraguchi |
| Physical coach | Keisuke Otsuka |
| Goalkeeper coach | Toshihiro Nishiiri |
| Technical staff | Kei Mihara |
Win Draw Loss
| 7 April International friendly | Portugal  | 1–2 | Japan | Guimarães, Portugal |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
| Report (JFA) | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
| 11 April International friendly | Denmark  | 1–0 | Japan | Odense, Denmark |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Odense Stadium |
| 22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Zambia  | 0–5 | Japan | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| 19:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
| 26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Japan | 2–0 |  Costa Rica | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 17:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
| 31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Japan | 4–0 |  Spain | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 19:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States) |
| 5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16 | Japan | 3–1 |  Norway | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 20:00 UTC+12 | Report |
| Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
| 11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF | Japan | 1–2 |  Sweden | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:30 UTC+12 |
| Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 23 September International friendly | Japan | 8–0 |  Argentina | Kitakyushu, Japan |
| 12:00 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Japan | 7–0 |  India | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 15:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Uzbekistan  | 0–2 | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium |
| 1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Japan | 2–0 |  Vietnam | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 15:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 30 November Friendly | Brazil  | 4–3 | Japan | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 15:15 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia) |
| 3 December Friendly | Brazil | 0–2 | Japan | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 11:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi |
| Pos. | Player | 16 Feb. [3] | 19 Feb. [4] | 22 Feb. [5] | 7 Apr. [6] | 11 Apr. [7] | 14 Jul. [8] | 22 Jul. | 26 Jul. | 31 Jul. | 5 Aug. | 11 Aug. | 23 Sep. | 26 Oct. | 29 Oct. | 1 Nov. | 30 Nov. | 3 Dec. | C (G) |
| GK | Ayaka Yamashita | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | – | 64 (0) | |||
| GK | Momoko Tanaka | ST (0) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ST (0) | 7 (0) | |||
| GK | Chika Hirao | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | 7 (0) | |||
| GK | Shu Ohba | – | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 0 (0) |
| DF | Saki Kumagai | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | 146 (3) | |||
| DF | Risa Shimizu | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | 72 (4) | |||
| DF | Moeka Minami | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | 44 (3) | |||
| DF | Shiori Miyake | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | ST (0) | – | – | – | ON (0) | – | – | 42 (0) | |||
| DF | Kiko Seike | – | – | ST (1) | ON (0) | – | ON (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | – | – | ON (0) | ON (2) | ON (0) | – | 16 (5) | |||
| DF | Rion Ishikawa | – | – | ON (0) | – | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | – | – | – | ON (0) | ON (0) | 6 (0) | |||
| DF | Toko Koga | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | ST (0) | 2 (0) |
| DF | Hana Takahashi | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ≠ | ≠ | 21 (2) | |||
| DF | Miyabi Moriya | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ON (0) | – | – | ON (0) | ON (0) | – | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | 6 (2) | |||
| DF | Saori Takarada | – | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 20 (1) |
| DF | Ruka Norimatsu | – | – | ON (0) | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 9 (0) |
| MF | Yui Hasegawa | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (2) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (2) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 77 (18) | |||
| MF | Hina Sugita | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | ON (1) | – | ST (0) | 45 (3) | |||
| MF | Fuka Nagano | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 44 (2) | |||
| MF | Jun Endo | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (1) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | 43 (5) | |||
| MF | Hikaru Naomoto | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (0) | – | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | – | – | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | 40 (4) | |||
| MF | Hinata Miyazawa | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (2) | ON (0) | ST (2) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 33 (9) | |||
| MF | Honoka Hayashi | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | – | – | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | ON (1) | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | 31 (2) | |||
| MF | Aoba Fujino | ST (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ST (0) | – | – | – | – | ST (1) | ST (0) | 17 (3) |
| MF | Yoshino Nakashima | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | – | 5 (2) | |||
| MF | Momoko Tanikawa | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ON (0) | 2 (0) |
| MF | Narumi Miura | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 31 (0) |
| FW | Mina Tanaka | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ST (1) | – | ST (0) | ST (1) | ST (0) | ON (1) | ST (0) | ST (0) | ST (1) | ON (1) | ST (1) | 74 (30) | |||
| FW | Riko Ueki | ST (0) | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ON (0) | ON (1) | ON (0) | ST (1) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ON (1) | ST (0) | ON (0) | 28 (11) | |||
| FW | Remina Chiba | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | – | ON (0) | – | – | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 8 (3) | |||
| FW | Maika Hamano | ON (0) | ON (0) | – | – | ON (0) | ON (0) | – | – | – | – | ON (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 6 (0) |
| FW | Mana Iwabuchi | – | ST (0) | ON (0) | ON (0) | ST (0) | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 89 (37) |
| FW | Rikako Kobayashi | ON (0) | – | ST (0) | – | – | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | ≠ | 16 (4) |
| Rank | Player | Friendly | World Cup | Olym. QF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mina Tanaka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Yui Hasegawa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hinata Miyazawa | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Kiko Seike | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Jun Endo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aoba Fujino | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Moeka Minami | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Risa Shimizu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Riko Ueki | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Honoka Hayashi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miyabi Moriya | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Yoshino Nakashima | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Hikaru Naomoto | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Remina Chiba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hina Sugita | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hana Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Brazil on 30 November and 3 December 2023, respectively. [9]
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Second round. [10]
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
The following players were named to the squad for a friendly against Argentina, to be held on 23 September 2023. [11] Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up.
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the MS&AD Cup against 
Panama on 14 July 2023 and for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [12]
Caps and goals are correct as of the time of the call-up
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
The following 24 players were called up for friendly matches, where the team have played against Portugal and Denmark on 7 and 11 April 2023, respectively. [13]
Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
The following 23 player was called up for the 2023 SheBelieves Cup. [14] On 16 February 2023, Miyabi Moriya withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Shu Ohba. [15]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ayaka Yamashita | 29 September 1995 (aged 27) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 2 | DF | Risa Shimizu | 15 June 1996 (aged 26) |  West Ham United |
| 3 | DF | Moeka Minami | 7 December 1998 (aged 24) |  Roma |
| 4 | DF | Saki Kumagai | 17 October 1990 (aged 32) |  Bayern Munich |
| 5 | DF | Shiori Miyake | 13 October 1995 (aged 27) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 6 | DF | Rion Ishikawa | 4 July 2003 (aged 19) | Urawa Reds |
| 7 | MF | Hinata Miyazawa | 28 November 1999 (aged 23) | MyNavi Sendai |
| 8 | MF | Fuka Nagano | 9 March 1999 (aged 23) | Liverpool |
| 9 | FW | Riko Ueki | 30 July 1999 (aged 23) | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 10 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | 18 March 1993 (aged 29) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 11 | FW | Rikako Kobayashi | 30 July 1999 (aged 23) | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 12 | DF | Ruka Norimatsu | 30 January 1996 (aged 27) | Omiya Ardija Ventus |
| 13 | MF | Jun Endo | 24 May 2000 (aged 22) |  Angel City |
| 14 | MF | Yui Hasegawa | 29 January 1997 (aged 26) | Manchester City |
| 15 | MF | Hina Sugita | 31 January 1997 (aged 26) | Portland Thorns |
| 16 | MF | Honoka Hayashi | 19 May 1998 (aged 24) | West Ham United |
| 17 | GK | Shu Ohba | 11 July 2002 (aged 20) | East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| 18 | GK | Momoko Tanaka | 17 March 2000 (aged 22) | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 19 | DF | Saori Takarada | 27 December 1999 (aged 23) | Linköping |
| 20 | MF | Aoba Fujino | 27 January 2004 (aged 19) | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 21 | GK | Chika Hirao | 31 December 1996 (aged 26) | Albirex Niigata |
| 22 | DF | Kiko Seike | 8 August 1996 (aged 26) | Urawa Reds |
| 23 | FW | Maika Hamano | 9 May 2004 (aged 18) | Hammarby IF |
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)
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