Japan national beach soccer team

Japan
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Teruki Tabata
Captain	Ozu Moreira
FIFA code	JPN
BSWW ranking	6 (8 April 2024)
; First colours	; Second colours
Biggest defeat
	Japan 2–15 Brazil ; (Miura, Japan; 6 July 1996)
World Cup
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).

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Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023

17 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Japan	7–0	Indonesia	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 Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)

19 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	China	1–6	Japan	Pattaya, Thailand
18:30 TST (UTC 7)	Han Xuegeng 7'	Report	Yamauchi 9' Shibamoto 9' Oba 16' Akaguma 23', 23' Ito 36'	Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)

21 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Japan	9–3	Lebanon	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 Referee: Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim (Bahrain)

23 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup QF	Japan	8–0	Kuwait	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 Referee: Fallah Al-Balushi (Oman)

25 March AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup SF	United Arab Emirates	1–5	Japan	Pattaya, Thailand
18:30 TST (UTC 7)	Yaqoub 16' (pen.)	Report	Oba 2' Yamada 10' Akaguma 27', 32' Yamauchi 35'	Stadium: Jomtiem Beach Arena Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)

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 Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)

26 May World Beach Games Qualif. SF	Japan	3–4	Iran	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC 3	Oba 2' Akaguma 9', 27'	Report	Hassanabad 3' Mesigar 13', 19', 33'	Stadium: Alhamra Beach Stadium Referee: Hassan Abed Rabbo (Lebanon)

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 Referee: Waleed Mohamed Mahmood Abdulkarim (Bahrain)

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	Tumayhi 18'	Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 350 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand)

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	Al-Duoasri 28'	Stadium: Sennan Long Park Tarui Southern Beach Attendance: 550 Referee: Suwat Songsuwan (Thailand)

25 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS	Germany	2–4	Japan	Neom, Saudi Arabia
14:00 UTC 3	Petry 22' Peterson 30'	Report	Ebener 3' (o.g.) Uesato 30' Akaguma 34' Yamada 34'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Attila Balint (Romania)

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 Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)

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	Al-Duoasri 1'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Ozcan Sultanoglu (Turkey)

28 October Neom Beach Soccer Cup Final	Brazil	5–2	Japan	Neom, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC 3	Mauricinho 15' Brendo 18', 25' Catarino 21' Edson Hulk 34'	Report	Yamauchi 10' Kibune 17'	Stadium: Gayal Beach Referee: Abdulla Saleh Qasim (Iraq)

2 November Friendly	Japan	4–1	Morocco	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC 4	Miyama 7' Oba 10', 44' Matsuo 26'	Report	Goal 30' (pen.)	Stadium: UAEFA

Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 21 September 2022^[2]

Role	Name
Player/Head Coach	Ozu Moreira (JFA National Coaching Staff/Tokyo Verdy BS)
Assistant coach	Teruki Tabata (JFA National Coaching Staff/Veertien Mie BS)
Physical Coach	Akihiro Tanaka (JFA Physical Fitness Project)

Source: Coaches

Manager history

Ruy Ramos (20xx–2019)
Teruki Tabata (2020–present)
Ozu Moreira (2021, interim)

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.^[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
12	1GK	Shinya Shibamoto	(1988-05-06) 6 May 1988 (age 36)	Tokyo Verdy
16	1GK	Takeru Furusato		Loewe Yokohama
1	1GK	Yusuke Kawai	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24)	Tokyo Verdy

2	FP	Ryunosuke Miyama	(1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 30)	Tokyo Verdy
3	FP	Yuki Kibune	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31)	Averdade Kumamoto
4	FP	Kosuke Matsuda	(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 38)	Loewe Yokohama
5	FP	Takumi Uesato	(1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34)	Tokyo Verdy
6	FP	Takuya Akaguma	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 35)	Lazo Apego Kitakyushu
7	FP	Takaaki Oba	(1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)	Loewe Yokohama
8	FP	Naoya Matsuo	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36)	Averdade Kumamoto
9	FP	Shusei Yamauchi	(1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 39)	Tokyo Verdy
10	FP	Ozu Moreira	(1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38)	Tokyo Verdy
18	FP	Rikuto Otani		Loewe Yokohama
19	FP	Takahito Yamada	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28)	Tokyo Verdy

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
1995	did not enter
1996	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
2000	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	16	22	–6
2001	did not enter
2002	did not enter
2003	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	4	14	−10
2004	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
2011	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^[a]
2024	Quarterfinals	8th	3	2	0	2	14	17	–3	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	35	11	24
2025	to be determined									to be determined
Total	0 titles	12/12	49	19	2	28	160	123	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.^[4]^[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May,^[6] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021.^[7] 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.^[8]

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
2007	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	18	19	−1
2008	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	19	8	11
2009	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	16	10	6
2011	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	23	13	10
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	23	15	8
2015	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	24	12	12
2017	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

Asian Beach Games
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W	L	GF	GA	GD
2008	did not enter
2010	Quarterfinal	–	4	2	0	2	14	7	7
2012	Quarterfinal	–	4	2	0	2	11	9	2
2014	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
2011	Did Not Enter
2012	7th place	7th	3	0	0	3	14	19	−5
2013	Did Not Enter
2014	7th place	7th	5	2	0	3	19	22	−3
2015	Did Not Enter
2016	Did Not Enter
Total	0 titles	2/6	8	2	0	6	33	41	−8

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W	L	GF	GA	GD
2016	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

References

^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad - International Friendly Match vs Ukraine (9/27-10/2＠Hyogo)". Japan Football Association (JFA). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^ "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad & schedule - NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2023 & UAE Tour (10/21-29＠Saudi Arabia, 10/30-11/4＠UAE)". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 October 2023.
^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
^ "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.
^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links

(in English) Japan at JFA.jp
Japan at BSWW
(in Russian) Japan at Beach Soccer Russia

[9] The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021.^[4]^[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May,^[6] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021.^[7] 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.^[8]

[BSWW_World_Ranking-1] "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[2] "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad - International Friendly Match vs Ukraine (9/27-10/2＠Hyogo)". Japan Football Association (JFA). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

[3] "Japan Beach Soccer National Team squad & schedule - NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2023 & UAE Tour (10/21-29＠Saudi Arabia, 10/30-11/4＠UAE)". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 October 2023.

[4] "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.

[5] "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[6] "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.

[7] "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.

[afcp-8] "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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