Japan men's national field hockey team

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Japan
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Nickname(s)Samurai Japan
Association Japan Hockey Association
Confederation AHF (Asia)
Head CoachAkira Takahashi
Assistant coach(es)Katsuya Takase
ManagerHiroki Watanabe
Captain Masaki Ohashi
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Home
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FIH ranking
Current 15 Steady2.svg (2 December 2023) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1932 )
Best result2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1971 )
Best result9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958 )
Best result1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1985 )
Best result4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)

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]

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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.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Asian Games

Asia Cup

Asian Champions Trophy

Asian Champions Trophy record
YearHostPositionPldWDLGFGA
2011 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ordos, China4th62131110
2012 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar6th61051419
2013 Flag of Japan.svg Kakamigahara, Japan2nd6312119
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuantan, Malaysia6th60061431
2018 Flag of Oman.svg Muscat, Oman4th72231218
2021 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh2nd62311615
2023 Flag of India.svg Chennai, India3rd72231318
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hulunbuir, ChinaQualified
Total2nd place441292391120

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Challenge

Players

Current squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1FW Koji Yamasaki (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)12238 Flag of Germany.svg UHC Hamburg
2DF Shota Yamada (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29)12635 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club
3DF Yusuke Kawamura (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 22)120 Flag of Japan.svg Ritsumeikan University
4DF Yamato Kawahara (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)50 Flag of Japan.svg Ritsumeikan University
5MF Seren Tanaka (Captain) (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)13410 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club
7FW Kentaro Fukuda (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 28)8319 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club
8MF Taiki Takade (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 22)101 Flag of Japan.svg Ritsumeikan University
10MF Takuma Niwa (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 23)174 Flag of Japan.svg Asahi University
14DF Raiki Fujishima (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24)352 Flag of Japan.svg ALDER Hanno
15DF Ken Nagayoshi (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)347 Flag of Japan.svg Tenri University
16FW Hiro Saito (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 21)40 Flag of Japan.svg Fukui University of Technology
18FW Ryosei Kato (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)306 Flag of Japan.svg LIEBE Tochigi
19FW Ryoma Ooka (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 22)125 Flag of Japan.svg Meiji University
20DF Masaki Ohashi (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 30)1250 Flag of Japan.svg LIEBE Tochigi
22MF Kaito Tanaka (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 28)706 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Frater
24GK Kisho Kuroda (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 20)10 Flag of Japan.svg Tenri University
29MF Masato Kobayashi (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21)30 Flag of Japan.svg Meiji University
30GK Takashi Yoshikawa (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29)1250 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClubLatest call-up
GK Takeshi Chihara (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 30)1 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Frater 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
GK Yosuke Morita (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)3 Flag of Japan.svg LIEBE Tochigi 2022 Asia Cup

DF Yoshiki Kirishita (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)81 Flag of Japan.svg LIEBE Tochigi 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Manabu Yamashita (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)199 Flag of Japan.svg Oyabe REDOX 2022 Asia Cup

MF Hiromasa Ochiai (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)106 Flag of Japan.svg LIEBE Tochigi 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
MF Tsubasa Yamamizu (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29)42 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Frater Hockey Team 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF Haruki Ochiai (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 27)19 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF Ikumi Saeki (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)7 Flag of Japan.svg Fukui University of Technology 2022 Asia Cup

FW Kosei Kawabe (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 24)19 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Kenji Kitazato (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 34)175 Flag of Japan.svg ALDER Hanno 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW Yuma Nagai (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 27)28 Flag of Japan.svg Gifu Asahi Club 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW Kodai Saeki (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19)6 Flag of Japan.svg Shimane Prefecture Yokota High School 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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References

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  2. (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
  3. "Japanese Hockey Federation" . Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. "FIH ODISHA HOCKEY MEN'S WORLD CUP 2023 – Staffs & Members" (PDF). hockey.de (in Japanese). Japan Hockey Association. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. "Team Roster Japan". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 9. Retrieved 13 January 2023.