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Japan national under-23 football team

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National association football team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, seeJapan women's national under-23 football team.
Japan U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameOlympic Japan
AssociationJFA
ConfederationAFC
Sub-confederationEAFF
Head coachGo Oiwa
MostcapsMao Hosoya
(35)
Top scorerShoya Nakajima (19)
FIFA codeJPN
Firstcolours
Secondcolours
First international
 Malaysia 1–1Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; December 1990)[1]
Biggest win
 Japan 13–0Philippines 
(Hong Kong; 12 June 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 6–1Japan 
(Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 6 February 1994)
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in1996)
Best resultFourth place (2012,2020)
Asian Games
Appearances7 (first in2002)
Best result Gold medalists (2010)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances7 (first in2013)
Best result Champions (2016,2024,2026)

TheJapan national under-23 football team (Japanese:U-23サッカー日本代表) is a nationalassociation football youth team of Japan and is controlled by theJapan Football Association. The team won a gold medal at the2010 Asian Games, and the U-20 team, made up of university students and domestic league players, won the2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the second consecutive year. Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996). Therefore, the name changes toJapan national under-22 football team the year before the Olympics andJapan national under-21 football team two years prior. The exception to this was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed one year, so in 2021, the team was called theJapan national under-24 football team. At the2024 Olympics, they advanced to theKnockout stage without three overage players and several key players.

Team image

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Nicknames

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"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to theJapan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as"Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality,Samurai Blue is not often used. In theOlympic Games, the name Olympíc Japan "オリンピックジャパン (Orinpikku Japan)" is used to referred to U-23 national team.

Rivalries

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South Korea

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Main article:Japan–South Korea football rivalry

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry withSouth Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Results and fixtures

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Main article:Japan national under-23 football team results


Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2025

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U-22

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Saudi Arabia  v Japan
25 JulyMirabror Usmanov Memorial CupSaudi Arabia 1–5 JapanTashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5Report
Stadium:JAR Stadium
Uzbekistan  v Japan
28 JulyMirabror Usmanov Memorial CupUzbekistan 0–2 JapanTashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5ReportStadium:JAR Stadium

U-23

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Japan  v Afghanistan
3 September2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.Japan 3–0 AfghanistanYangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30
Stadium:Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 340
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)
Myanmar  v Japan
6 September2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.Myanmar 1–2 JapanThuwunna Stadium,Yangon
16:00 UTC+6:30
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Japan  v Kuwait
9 September2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qual.Japan 6–1 KuwaitThuwunna Stadium,Yangon
19:00 UTC+6:30
Attendance: 85
Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

2026

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Jordan  v Japan
1 JanuaryFriendlyJordan 1–1 JapanDoha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium:Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Note: The match was held behind closed doors.
Japan  v Syria
7 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GSJapan 5–0 SyriaJeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3
ReportStadium:King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 522
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
United Arab Emirates  v Japan
10 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GSUnited Arab Emirates 0–3 JapanJeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3Report
Stadium:King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 114
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Japan  v Qatar
13 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GSJapan 2–0 QatarJeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3
ReportStadium:King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 190
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Japan  v Jordan
16 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QFJapan 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2p)		 JordanJeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3
ReportStadium:King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 877
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Penalties
Japan  v South Korea
20 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup SFJapan 1–0 South KoreaJeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3ReportStadium:King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
China  v Japan
24 January2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup FinalChina 0–4 JapanJeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3Report
Stadium:Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Head-to-head record

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As of 24 January 2026,after the match againstChina.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

AgainstPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDConfederation
 Afghanistan110030+3AFC
 Australia115062015+5AFC
 Bahrain311162+4AFC
 Cambodia220060+6AFC
 China9504145+9AFC
 Chinese Taipei4400151+14AFC
 Hong Kong7601194+15AFC
 India110010+1AFC
 Indonesia3300103+7AFC
 Iran5221107+3AFC
 Iraq4212660AFC
 Jordan3030440AFC
 Kuwait6420213+18AFC
 Lebanon220061+5AFC
 Macau3300210+21AFC
 Malaysia171340477+40AFC
 Myanmar4400251+24AFC
   Nepal5500210+21AFC
 North Korea430174+3AFC
 Oman110041+3AFC
 Pakistan3300132+11AFC
 Palestine6600111+10AFC
 Philippines3300320+32AFC
 Qatar9621147+7AFC
 Saudi Arabia8611147+7AFC
 Singapore220041+3AFC
 South Korea2173112623+3AFC
 Syria320172+5AFC
 Tajikistan110030+3AFC
 Thailand10901263+23AFC
 Timor-Leste220070+7AFC
 United Arab Emirates8611132+11AFC
 Uzbekistan420236–3AFC
 Vietnam540191+8AFC
 Angola1010110CAF
 Egypt621328–6CAF
 Ghana4301112+9CAF
 Mali311134-1CAF
 Morocco330072+5CAF
 Nigeria300359–4CAF
 South Africa330061+5CAF
 Tunisia310246–2CAF
 Canada100101–1CONCACAF
 Costa Rica412154+1CONCACAF
 Honduras211031+2CONCACAF
 Jamaica2200130+13CONCACAF
 Mexico521210100CONCACAF
 United States512279–2CONCACAF
 Argentina430193+6CONMEBOL
 Brazil522165+1CONMEBOL
 Chile110061+5CONMEBOL
 Colombia201124–2CONMEBOL
 Ecuador100101–1CONMEBOL
 Paraguay210184+4CONMEBOL
 Venezuela110040+4CONMEBOL
 Belgium100123–1UEFA
 Croatia110010+1UEFA
 Denmark201116–5UEFA
 England321041+3UEFA
 Israel110010+1UEFA
 Italy301237–4UEFA
 France211051+4UEFA
 Germany311195+4UEFA
 Greece1010110UEFA
 Hungary110032+1UEFA
 Kazakhstan220051+4UEFA
 Netherlands201101–1UEFA
 Norway100123–1UEFA
 Portugal2101220UEFA
 Republic of Ireland110020+2UEFA
 Russia522175+2UEFA
 Spain511327–5UEFA
 Slovakia110021+1UEFA
 Sweden110010+1UEFA
  Switzerland2101330UEFA
 Ukraine110020+2UEFA
 New Zealand422091+8OFC
Against:77 NationsPlayed:280Won:170Drawn:43Lost:67GFGAGDConfederation

Coaching staff

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RoleName
Head coachJapanGo Oiwa
Assistant coachJapanKenji Haneda
Goalkeeper coachJapan Yohei Sato

Players

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Further information:Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
See also:Category:Japan men's international footballers

Current squad

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The following U-22 players were called up on 29 August 2025 for the2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches, held on September.[2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11GKMasataka Kobayashi (2005-09-20)20 September 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationFC Tokyo
121GKShota Uchiyama (2006-11-09)9 November 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationAlbirex Niigata
231GKTomoyasu Hamasaki (2005-04-10)10 April 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationMeiji University
22DFHaruto Matsumoto (2006-09-29)29 September 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationKashima Antlers
32DFShuto Nagano (2006-04-01)1 April 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationGainare Tottori
42DFKaito Tsuchiya (2006-05-12)12 May 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationKawasaki Frontale
52DFKanta Sekitomi (2005-10-23)23 October 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationToin University of Yokohama
152DFKairu Ozaki (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationWaseda University
162DFAtsushi Inagaki (2005-03-03)3 March 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationMeiji University
212DFKeita Kosugi (2006-03-18)18 March 2006 (age 19)German Football AssociationEintracht Frankfurt
222DFTariqkani Hayato Okabe (2006-07-05)5 July 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationToyo University
63MFToki Sugasawa (2005-05-16)16 May 2005 (age 20)Japan Football AssociationKokushikan University
73MFJoi Yamamoto (2006-05-18)18 May 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationTokyo Verdy
83MFRyunosuke Yada (2006-09-30)30 September 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationUniversity of Tsukuba
103MFTokumo Kawai (2007-03-03)3 March 2007 (age 18)Japan Football AssociationJúbilo Iwata
133MFKenshin Yasuda (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (age 20)Royal Belgian Football AssociationJong Genk
143MFGaku Nawata (2006-07-29)29 July 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationGamba Osaka
173MFShusuke Furuya (2005-01-26)26 January 2005 (age 21)Japan Football AssociationTokyo International University
94FWKeisuke Goto (2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (age 20)Royal Belgian Football AssociationSint-Truiden
114FWKento Shiogai (2005-03-26)26 March 2005 (age 20)Royal Dutch Football AssociationNEC Nijmegen
184FWSena Ishibashi (2006-04-22)22 April 2006 (age 19)Japan Football AssociationShonan Bellmare
194FWShion Shinkawa (2007-08-06)6 August 2007 (age 18)Japan Football AssociationSagan Tosu

Recent call-ups

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The following players were called up to an U-23, U-22 or U-21 squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DFShunta Ikeda (2005-04-03)3 April 2005 (age 20)JapanUniversity of TsukubaMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
DFKotaro Honda (2006-05-20)20 May 2006 (age 19)JapanShonan BellmareMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
DFTatsuya Miyazaki (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (age 20)JapanChuo UniversityMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025INJ
MFYudai Shimamoto (2006-10-26)26 October 2006 (age 19)JapanShimizu S-Pulse2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, September 2025WD
MFKosuke Hara (2005-08-03)3 August 2005 (age 20)JapanConsadole SapporoMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
MFShungo Sugiura (2006-05-14)14 May 2006 (age 19)JapanNagoya GrampusMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
MFRikuto Ando (2006-08-08)8 August 2006 (age 19)JapanTegevajaro MiyazakiMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
MFRyunosuke Yada (2006-09-30)30 September 2006 (age 19)JapanUniversity of TsukubaMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
MFYuichiro Ota (2009-02-10)10 February 2009 (age 17)United StatesSt. Louis City 2
FWTakumi Yasuno (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19)JapanVegalta SendaiMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
FWAren Inoue (2006-09-19)19 September 2006 (age 19)JapanSanfrecce HiroshimaMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025
FWKeito Kumashiro (2007-10-25)25 October 2007 (age 18)JapanRoasso KumamotoMirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup, 25-28 July 2025INJ
FWUche Brian Seo Nwadike (2005-07-07)7 July 2005 (age 20)JapanToin University of Yokohama2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)-->

Previous squads

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Bold indicates winning squads
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games

Overaged players in the Olympic Games

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TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
not selected
Seigo Narazaki (GK)Ryuzo Morioka (DF)Atsuhiro Miura (MF)
Hitoshi Sogahata (GK)Shinji Ono (MF)not selected
not selected
Maya Yoshida (DF)Yūhei Tokunaga (DF)not selected
Hiroki Fujiharu (DF)Tsukasa Shiotani (DF)Shinzo Koroki (FW)
Maya Yoshida (DF)Hiroki Sakai (DF)Wataru Endo (MF)
not selected

Manager history

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NamePeriod
JapanYoshitada Yamaguchi1990–1992
JapanAkira Nishino1993–1996
FrancePhilippe Troussier1998–2000
JapanMasakuni Yamamoto2002–2004
JapanYasuharu Sorimachi2006–2008
JapanTakashi Sekizuka2010–2012
JapanMakoto Teguramori2014–2016
JapanHajime Moriyasu2017–2020
JapanAkinobu Yokouchi2020
JapanHajime Moriyasu2020–2021
JapanKoichi Togashi2021
JapanGo Oiwa2021–present[3]

Records

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Further information:Category:Olympic footballers for Japan
See also:Category:Japan men's international footballers
As of 2 August 2024
Players inbold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps and goals are calculated taking into account all national team levels, including U21, U22, and U23.

Most capped players

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#NameCapsGoalsPosCareer
1Mao Hosoya3516FW2021–2024
2Kein Sato338MF2021–2024
3Keigo Higashi315MF2010–2012
Kensuke Nagai3113FW2009–2012
Reo Hatate318MF2017–2021
6Shoya Nakajima3019FW2014–2016
7Hotaru Yamaguchi291MF2010–2012
8Kazuya Yamamura261DF2010–2012
Hiroki Sakai263DF2011–2021
10Daisuke Matsui252MF2002–2004


Top goalscorers

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#NameGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Shoya Nakajima19300.632014–2016
2Mao Hosoya16350.462021–2024
3Kensuke Nagai13310.422009–2012
4Ayase Ueda12240.52017–2021
5Daizen Maeda9180.52018–2021
6Reo Hatate8310.262017–2021
Kein Sato8330.242021–2024
7Musashi Suzuki7100.72014–2016
Takefusa Kubo7180.392018–2021
Yuito Suzuki7200.352021–2023

Competitive record

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 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

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Main article:Japan at the Olympics
See also:Football at the Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGALink
1908–1988SeeJapan national teamSeeJapan national team
Spain1992Did not qualify116142211Link
United States1996Group stage9th3201449711256Link
Australia2000Quarter-finals5th421165121200663Link
Greece2004Group stage13th3102678611192Link
China2008Group stage15th30031412921244Link
United Kingdom2012Fourth place4th6312658602176Link
Brazil2016Group stage10th311177viaAFC U-23 Asian Cup
Japan2020Fourth place4th631285
France2024Quarter-finals5th430173
TotalFourth place8/93215413454060465917332Link

Match history

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A match vsSpain at the2012 Summer Olympics atGlasgow in theUnited Kingdom
Summer Olympics history
YearRoundOpponentScoreResult
1996Group stage Brazil1–0Win
 Nigeria0–2Loss
 Hungary3–2Win
2000Group stage South Africa2–1Win
 Slovakia2–1Win
 Brazil0–1Loss
Quarter-finals United States2–2 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (p)		Draw
Loss
2004Group stage Paraguay3–4Loss
 Italy2–3Loss
 Ghana1–0Win
2008Group stage United States0–1Loss
 Nigeria1–2Loss
 Netherlands0–1Loss
2012Group stage Spain1–0Win
 Morocco1–0Win
 Honduras0–0Draw
Quarter-finals Egypt3–0Win
Semi-finals Mexico1–3Loss
Bronze Play-off South Korea0–2Loss
2016Group stage Nigeria4–5Loss
 Colombia2–2Draw
 Sweden1–0Win
2020Group stage South Africa1–0Win
 Mexico2–1Win
 France4–0Win
Quarter-finals New Zealand0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)		Draw
Win
Semi-finals Spain0–1 (a.e.t.)Loss
Bronze Play-off Mexico1–3Loss
2024Group stage Paraguay5–0Win
 Mali1–0Win
 Israel1–0Win
Quarter-finals Spain0–3Loss

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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See also:AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup recordQualifier record
YearResultPositionGPWDLGSGAGPWDLGSGA
Oman2013Quarter-finals7th4121855500202
Qatar2016Champions1st66001543300100
China2018Quarter-finals5th4301553300112
Thailand2020Group stage15th3012353300210
Uzbekistan2022Third place3rd6411113220080
Qatar2024Champions1st6501103321070
Saudi Arabia2026Champions1st65101613300112
Total7/73 Titles3524566826222110886

Match history

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AFC U-23 Asian Cup history
YearRoundOpponentScoreResult
2013Group stage Iran3–3Draw
 Kuwait0–0Draw
 Australia4–0Win
Quarter-finals Iraq0–1Loss
2016Group stage North Korea1–0Win
 Thailand4–0Win
 Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Quarter-finals Iran3–0 (a.e.t.)Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–1Win
Final South Korea3–2Win
2018Group stage Palestine1–0Win
 Thailand1–0Win
 North Korea3–1Win
Quarter-finals Uzbekistan0–4Loss
2020Group stage Saudi Arabia1–2Loss
 Syria1–2Loss
 Qatar1–1Draw
2022Group stage UAE2–1Win
 Saudi Arabia0–0Draw
 Tajikistan3–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea3–0Win
Semi-finals Uzbekistan0–2Loss
3rd place match Australia3–0Win
2024Group stage China1–0Win
 UAE2–0Win
 South Korea0–1Loss
Quarter-finals Qatar4–2 (a.e.t.)Win
Semi-finals Iraq2–0Win
Final Uzbekistan1–0Win
2026Group stage Syria5–0Win
 UAE3–0Win
 Qatar2–0Win
Quarter-finals Jordan1–1 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)		Draw
Win
Semi-finals South Korea1–0Win
Final China4–0Win

Asian Games

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Main article:Japan at the Asian Games
See also:Football at the Asian Games
Asian Games record
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWDLGSGA
South Korea2002 Silver26501134
Qatar2006Round 111320154
China2010 Gold17700171
South Korea2014Quarter-finals65302105
Indonesia2018 Silver27502104
China2022 Silver26501184
Japan2026
Qatar2030
Saudi Arabia2034
Total7/7 Gold3427077322

Match history

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Asian Games history
YearRoundOpponentScoreResult
2002Round 1 Palestine2–0Win
 Bahrain5–2Win
 Uzbekistan1–0Win
Quarter-finals China1–0Win
Semi-finals Thailand3–0Win
Final Iran1–2Loss
2006Round 1 Pakistan3–2Win
 Syria1–0Win
 North Korea1–2Loss
2010Round 1 China3–0Win
 Malaysia2–0Win
 Kyrgyzstan3–0Win
Round 2 India5–0Win
Quarter-finals Thailand1–0Win
Semi-finals Iran2–1Win
Final UAE1–0Win
2014Round 1 Kuwait4–1Win
 Iraq1–3Loss
   Nepal4–0Win
Round 2 Palestine4–0Win
Quarter-finals South Korea0–1Loss
2018Round 1   Nepal1–0Win
 Pakistan4–0Win
 Vietnam0–1Loss
Round 2 Malaysia1–0Win
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia2–1Win
Semi-finals UAE1–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss
2022Round 1 Qatar3–1Win
 Palestine1–0Win
Round 2 Myanmar7–0Win
Quarter-finals North Korea2–1Win
Semi-finals Hong Kong4–0Win
Final South Korea1–2Loss

See also

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National teams
Men's
Women's

References

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  1. ^Hyung-Jin Yoon (6 May 2006)."Japan - International Results U-23 (Olympic) Team [Malaysia (1) – Japan (1)]". RDFC. Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved29 March 2016.
  2. ^"U-22 Japan National Team squad & schedule - AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026™ Qualifiers (8/30-9/11＠Yangon, Myanmar)". 29 August 2025. Retrieved29 August 2025.
  3. ^"Mr. OIWA Go appointed as Head Coach of U-21 Japan National Team".Japan Football Association (JFA).Tokyo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved27 December 2021.

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