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).
Japan Association JFA Confederation AFC Head coach Teruki Tabata Captain Ozu Moreira FIFA code JPN BSWW ranking 8 Biggest win Japan 14–0 Qatar Biggest defeat Japan 2–15 Brazil World Cup Appearances 13 (first in 2005 ) Best result 2021 )AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Appearances 10 (first in 2006 ) Best result 2011 , 2019)
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Results and fixtures Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 Japan v 17 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS Japan 7–0 Pattaya, Thailand 18:30 TST (UTC+7) Akaguma 2' , 18' Yamada 12' , 23' Ozu 21' , 29' Dwipayana 28' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
China v Japan 19 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS China 1–6 Japan Pattaya, Thailand 18:30 TST (UTC+7) Report Yamauchi 9' Shibamoto 9' Oba 16' Akaguma 23' , 23' Ito 36' Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
Japan v 21 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS Japan 9–3 Pattaya, Thailand 18:30 TST (UTC+7) Oba 7' , 29' Akaguma 9' , 31' , 36' Ozu 16' Shibamoto 26' Kibune 29' Uesato 32' Report Al-Saleh 28' , 36' Haidar 34' Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
Japan v 23 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup QF Japan 8–0 Pattaya, Thailand 18:30 TST (UTC+7) Akaguma 4' , 11' Kibune 5' , 18' Ozu 15' , 32' Shibamoto 28' Matsuo 34' Report Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
United Arab Emirates v Japan 25 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup SF United Arab Emirates 1–5 Japan Pattaya, Thailand 18:30 TST (UTC+7) Report Oba 2' Yamada 10' Akaguma 27' , 32' Yamauchi 35' Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
Japan v Iran 26 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup F Japan 0–6 Iran Pattaya, Thailand 20:00 TST (UTC+7) Report Baltork 3' Mirshekari 7' , 36' Mesigar 18' Mokhtari 28' Uesato 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena
Japan v Iran 26 May World Beach Games Qualif. SF Japan 3–4 Iran Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 19:15 UTC+3 Report Hassanabad 3' Mesigar 13' , 19' , 33' Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium
Saudi Arabia v Japan 27 May World Beach Games Qualif. 3rd/4th Saudi Arabia 3–6 Japan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 19:15 UTC+3 Al-Yami 13' Shamhani 18' Dakman 28' Report Ozu 6' Matsuo 8' Miyama 11' , 21' , 29' Oba 19' Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium
Japan v Saudi Arabia 14 October Friendly Japan 6–1 Saudi Arabia Sennan, Osaka 14:00 UTC+9 Kibune 5' Oba 8' , 9' Yamada 24' Furusato 29' Otani 34' Report Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach
Japan v Saudi Arabia 15 October Friendly Japan 5–1 Saudi Arabia Sennan, Osaka 14:00 UTC+9 Otani 7' Ozu 15' Uesato 27' Akaguma 31' Kibune 32' Report Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach
Germany v Japan 25 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Germany 2–4 Japan Neom, Saudi Arabia 14:00 UTC+3 Report Ebener 3' (o.g.) Uesato 30' Akaguma 34' Yamada 34' Stadium: Gayal Beach
Japan v England 26 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Japan 7–0 England Neom, Saudi Arabia 17:00 UTC+3 Oba 1' Ozu 5' Miyama 9' , 23' Yamada 13' Shibamoto 17' Akaguma 31' Report Stadium: Gayal Beach
Japan v Saudi Arabia 27 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Japan 5–1 Saudi Arabia Neom, Saudi Arabia 21:00 UTC+3 Kibune 6' , 15' Akaguma 13' Matsuda 15' Yamada 23' Report Stadium: Gayal Beach
Brazil v Japan 28 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup Brazil 5–2 Japan Neom, Saudi Arabia 20:00 UTC+3 Mauricinho 15' Brendo 18' , 25' Catarino 21' Edson Hulk 34' Report Stadium: Gayal Beach
Japan v Morocco 2 November Friendly Japan 4–1 Morocco Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19:30 UTC+4 Miyama 7' Oba 10' , 44' Matsuo 26' Report Stadium: UAEFA
Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff As of 21 September 2022 Role Name Player/Head Coach Assistant coach Physical Coach
Manager history
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for the NEOM Beach Soccer Cup and a UAE Tour, held from October to November 2023. Takuya Akaguma was eventually forced to leave the squad due to an injury, announced on 31 October.
Previous squads 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squad
Competitive record
Beach Soccer World Championships Beach Soccer World Championships Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD did not enter 1997 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 5 21 −16 1998 did not enter 1999 Quarterfinals 8th 3 1 0 2 15 21 −6 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 16 22 –6 2001 did not enter 2002 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 did not enter Total 0 titles 4/10 14 3 1 10 40 78 –38
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC) Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD 2005 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 10 24 –14 No qualification matches 2006 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 0 3 17 25 −8 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 29 10 +19 2007 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 18 19 –1 2008 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 19 8 +11 2009 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 1 1 16 11 +5 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 16 10 +6 Group stage 14th 3 0 0 3 6 10 −4 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 23 13 +10 2013 Quarterfinals 7th 4 1 1 2 11 12 −1 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 23 15 +8 2015 Quarterfinals 7th 4 2 0 2 12 13 −1 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 24 12 +12 2017 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 15 17 −2 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 41 18 +23 2019 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 24 20 +4 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 32 8 +25 2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 24 25 –1 Cancelled 2024 Quarterfinals 8th 4 2 0 2 14 17 –3 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 35 11 +24 2025 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 0 2 25 17 +8 Third place Total 0 titles 13/13 53 21 2 30 185 222 –37 3 titles 10/10 49 30 3 11 260 123 +137
The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May, and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021. In place of the qualifiers, the AFC handpicked their three representatives to go to the World Cup on 21 April, choosing the best-performing nations over the course of the previous three editions of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship.
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD 2006 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 29 10 +19 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 18 19 −1 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 19 8 +11 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 16 10 +6 2011 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 23 13 +10 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 23 15 +8 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 24 12 +12 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 41 18 +23 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 32 8 +24 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 35 11 +24 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 28 13 +15 Total 3 titles 11/11 55 40 3 12 288 137 +151
Asian Beach Games Asian Beach Games Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD did not enter Quarterfinal – 4 2 0 2 14 7 +7 Quarterfinal – 4 2 0 2 11 9 +2 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 22 11 +11 2016 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 34 12 +22 Total 1 title 4/5 18 11 1 6 81 39 +42
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Did Not Enter 7th place 7th 3 0 0 3 14 19 −5 Did Not Enter 7th place 7th 5 2 0 3 19 22 −3 Did Not Enter 5th place 5th 5 3 0 2 21 14 +7 5th place 5th 5 2 0 3 22 27 –5 5th place 5th 5 2 0 3 25 16 +9 Total 5th place 5/11 23 9 0 14 101 98 +3
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Third place 3 3 2 0 1 21 13 +8 Total 0 titles 1/1 3 2 0 1 21 13 +8
World ranking Source: Beach Soccer Worldwide
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