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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1986
1.76m
Average age in 1986
26.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1986
No jersey in 1986

Coaches in 1986

Ishii, Yoshinobu (Coach)

Ishii Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
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Ishii, Yoshinobu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1939-03-13
Day of Death
2018-04-26
Place of Birth
Fukuyama (Japan)
Matches
6 (4 / 2)
Goto coach Yoshinobu Ishii

Players of Japan in 1986

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Morishita, Shinichi 1960-12-28 Goalkeeper Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 4 0 0 0 0 0
Matsui, Kiyotaka 1961-01-04 Goalkeeper Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tsunami, Satoshi 1961-08-14 Left Back Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 5 0 2 0 0 0
Kato, Hisashi 1956-04-24 Sweeper Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 5 0 0 0 0 0
Katsuya, Toshinobu 1961-09-02 Left Back Japan Honda Hamamatsu 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kaneko, Hisashi 1959-09-12 Defender Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 3 0 0 0 0 0
Horiike, Takumi 1965-09-06 Centre Back Japan Juntendō University 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ishigami, Yoshinori 1957-11-04 Centre Back Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Matsuki, Yasutaro 1957-11-28 Defender Japan Yomiuri Tōkyō 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kimura, Kazushi 1958-07-19 Attacking Midfielder Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 6 0 2 0 0 0
Miyauchi, Satoshi 1959-11-26 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nishimura, Akihiro 1958-08-08 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okudera, Yasuhiko 1952-03-12 Left Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 4 0 0 0 0 0
Echigo, Kazuo 1965-12-28 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kurata, Yasuharu 1963-02-01 Midfielder Japan Honda Hamamatsu 1 0 0 0 0 0
Uchiyama, Atsushi 1959-06-29 Midfielder Japan Yamaha Motors Iwata 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hara, Hiromi 1958-10-19 Centre Forward Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 6 0 7 0 0 0
Tezuka, Satoshi 1958-09-04 Striker Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 2 2 0 0 0 0
Matsuura, Toshio 1955-11-20 Secondary striker Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 2 1 1 0 0 0
Hashiratani, Koichi 1961-03-01 Secondary striker Japan Nissan Motors Yokohama 2 0 0 0 0 0
Taninaka, Osamu 1964-09-24 Striker Japan Fujita Industrial Tōkyō 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 1986

Missing match data:
  • Bangladesh (28.09.) p
  • Kuwait (24.09.) p
  • Nepal (20.09.) p
  • Syria (25.07.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1986-07-25
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
2:1 p
Japan vs. Syria
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1986-08-01
Malaysia
Malaysia
Japan
Japan
2:1 AET c
Malaysia vs. Japan
Friendly
Stadium Merdeka
1986-09-20
Japan
Japan
Nepal
Nepal
5:0 p
Japan vs. Nepal
Asian Games 1986 - Group D
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
1986-09-22
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
Japan vs. Iran
Asian Games 1986 - Group D
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
1986-09-24
Japan
Japan
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:2 p
Japan vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1986 - Group D
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
1986-09-28
Japan
Japan
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4:0 p
Japan vs. Bangladesh
Asian Games 1986 - Group D
Daejeon Hanbat Stadium
6 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 1986

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
51 15 11 25 65
China
China
30 18 8 4 48
Australia
Australia
25 11 8 6 38
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
North Korea
North Korea
18 10 3 5 23
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Brazil
Brazil
14 1 2 11 8
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Paraguay
Paraguay
12 5 4 3 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
11 9 2 0 36
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Ghana
Ghana
8 6 0 2 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Mexico
Mexico
7 1 1 5 6
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 3 1 0 7
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
USA
USA
4 2 0 2 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
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