Nickname(s) | Samurai Japan | ||
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Association | Japan Hockey Association | ||
Confederation | AHF (Asia) | ||
Head Coach | Yoshihiro Anai | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Yosuke Matsumura | ||
Captain | Raiki Fujishima | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 15 1 (16 May 2024) [1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1932 ) | ||
Best result | 2nd (1932) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1971 ) | ||
Best result | 9th (1971, 2006) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 17 (first in 1958 ) | ||
Best result | 1st (2018) | ||
Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1985 ) | ||
Best result | 4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022) | ||
Medal record |
The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world. [1]
The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman, [2] [3] won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.
Asian Champions Trophy record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2011 | Ordos, China | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |
2012 | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |
2016 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 31 | |
2018 | Muscat, Oman | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
2021 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | |
2023 | Chennai, India | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | |
2024 | Hulunbuir, China | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 2nd place | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 91 | 120 |
The following 18 players were named on 19 December 2022 for the 2023 World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023. [4] [5]
Head coach: Akira Takahashi
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | FW | Koji Yamasaki | 27 February 1996 | 122 | 38 | UHC Hamburg |
2 | DF | Shota Yamada | 21 December 1994 | 126 | 35 | Gifu Asahi Club |
3 | DF | Yusuke Kawamura | 24 July 2001 | 12 | 0 | Ritsumeikan University |
4 | DF | Yamato Kawahara | 21 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Ritsumeikan University |
5 | MF | Seren Tanaka (Captain) | 9 November 1992 | 134 | 10 | Gifu Asahi Club |
7 | FW | Kentaro Fukuda | 27 July 1995 | 83 | 19 | Gifu Asahi Club |
8 | MF | Taiki Takade | 18 November 2001 | 10 | 1 | Ritsumeikan University |
10 | MF | Takuma Niwa | 27 April 2000 | 17 | 4 | Asahi University |
14 | DF | Raiki Fujishima | 29 December 1999 | 35 | 2 | ALDER Hanno |
15 | DF | Ken Nagayoshi | 26 October 1999 | 34 | 7 | Tenri University |
16 | FW | Hiro Saito | 5 April 2002 | 4 | 0 | Fukui University of Technology |
18 | FW | Ryosei Kato | 19 August 1997 | 30 | 6 | LIEBE Tochigi |
19 | FW | Ryoma Ooka | 2 October 2001 | 12 | 5 | Meiji University |
20 | DF | Masaki Ohashi | 8 May 1993 | 125 | 0 | LIEBE Tochigi |
22 | MF | Kaito Tanaka | 1 November 1995 | 70 | 6 | Nagoya Frater |
24 | GK | Kisho Kuroda | 20 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | Tenri University |
29 | MF | Masato Kobayashi | 4 October 2002 | 3 | 0 | Meiji University |
30 | GK | Takashi Yoshikawa | 29 November 1994 | 125 | 0 | Gifu Asahi Club |
The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up | |
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GK | Takeshi Chihara | 26 August 1993 | 1 | Nagoya Frater | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
GK | Yosuke Morita | 26 February 1998 | 3 | LIEBE Tochigi | 2022 Asia Cup | |
DF | Yoshiki Kirishita | 27 December 1998 | 81 | LIEBE Tochigi | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
DF | Manabu Yamashita | 4 February 1989 | 199 | Oyabe REDOX | 2022 Asia Cup | |
MF | Hiromasa Ochiai | 9 February 1994 | 106 | LIEBE Tochigi | 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup | |
MF | Tsubasa Yamamizu | 15 July 1994 | 42 | Nagoya Frater Hockey Team | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
MF | Haruki Ochiai | 18 April 1996 | 19 | Gifu Asahi Club | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
MF | Ikumi Saeki | 18 February 2002 | 7 | Fukui University of Technology | 2022 Asia Cup | |
FW | Kosei Kawabe | 20 June 1999 | 19 | Gifu Asahi Club | 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup | |
FW | Kenji Kitazato | 19 May 1989 | 175 | ALDER Hanno | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
FW | Yuma Nagai | 18 March 1996 | 28 | Gifu Asahi Club | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
FW | Kodai Saeki | 3 October 2004 | 6 | Shimane Prefecture Yokota High School | 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
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