Japan national futsal team

Japan
Nickname(s)	サムライ・ファイブ ; (Samurai Five)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Kenichiro Kogure
FIFA code	JPN
FIFA ranking	15 (6 May 2024)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Belgium 3–0 Japan ; (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6 January 1989)
Biggest win
	Japan 18–0 Guam ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24 May 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 16–0 Japan ; (Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, 29 March 2002)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1989)
Best result	Round of 16 (2012, 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances	16 (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2012, 2014, 2022)
EAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2017, 2019, 2022)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	6th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	8th place (2013)

The Japan national futsal team (Japanese: フットサル日本代表, Hepburn: Futtosaru Nippon Daihyō), nicknamed Samurai Five (サムライ・ファイブ, Samura Faibu), represents Japan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Japan is one of the two teams besides Iran to have won the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, winning in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2022.^[3] It has also played in five FIFA Futsal World Cups.^[4]

^ "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
^ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.

[1] "Mr. KOGURE Kenichiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-23.

[2] FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking

[3] "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.

[4] "FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-11-16.

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