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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1961
1.71m
Average age in 1961
23.8
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1961
No jersey in 1961

Players of Japan in 1961

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hosaka, Tsukasa 1937-03-03 Goalkeeper Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 6 0 0 - - -
Furukawa, Yoshio 1934-07-05 Goalkeeper Japan Nippon Dunlop Kōbe 1 0 0 - - -
Kamata, Mitsuo 1937-12-16 Centre Back Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 7 0 1 - - -
Miyamoto, Masakatsu 1938-04-07 Centre Back Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 6 0 0 - - -
Katayama, Hiroshi 1940-05-28 Right Back Japan Keiō BRB 4 0 0 - - -
Hiraki, Ryūzō 1931-10-07 Defender Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 2 0 0 - - -
Takamori, Yasuo 1934-03-03 Defender Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 2 0 0 - - -
Tochio, Kenji 1941-05-26 Defender Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 2 0 0 - - -
Suzuki, Ryōzō 1939-09-20 Defender Japan Rikkyō University 1 0 0 - - -
Yaegashi, Shigeo 1933-03-24 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 6 1 2 - - -
Ozawa, Michihiro 1932-12-25 Midfielder Japan Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima 6 0 0 - - -
Kawabuchi, Saburō 1936-12-03 Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 5 1 1 - - -
Miyamoto, Teruki 1940-12-26 Centre Midfielder Japan Yawata Steel Kitakyūshū 5 0 3 - - -
Kawanishi, Takehiko 1938-10-09 Midfielder Japan Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima 5 0 0 - - -
Tsugitani, Shōzō 1940-06-25 Midfielder Japan Kwangaku Club 1 1 0 - - -
Watanabe, Masashi 1936-01-11 Striker Japan Rikkyō University 6 0 1 - - -
Sasaki, Kōji 1936-01-30 Striker Japan Nippon Dunlop Kōbe 3 0 0 - - -
Sugiyama, Ryūichi 1941-07-04 Left Winger Japan Shimizu Higashi HS 2 1 0 - - -
Kuwata, Takayuki 1941-06-26 Striker Japan Waseda WMW 2 0 1 - - -
Saeki, Hiroshi 1936-05-26 Striker Japan Yawata Steel Kitakyūshū 2 0 0 - - -
Uchino, Masao 1934-04-21 Striker Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 1 0 - - -
Naganuma, Ken 1930-09-05 Striker Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 0 0 - - -
Ninomiya, Hiroshi 1937-02-13 Striker Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 1 0 0 - - -
Shiji, Tatsuya 1938-10-20 Striker Japan Kwangaku Club 0 1 1 - - -

Matches of Japan in 1961

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
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Match Progress for Japan in 1961

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
38 12 8 18 53
China
China
25 14 7 4 35
Australia
Australia
21 11 6 4 35
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
18 5 7 6 22
North Korea
North Korea
16 8 3 5 19
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Iran
Iran
13 4 5 4 15
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Thailand
Thailand
12 9 2 1 23
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Iraq
Iraq
9 7 2 0 18
Singapore
Singapore
9 8 1 0 19
Qatar
Qatar
8 2 4 2 11
Syria
Syria
8 7 1 0 21
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 1 0 10
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Malaysia
Malaysia
4 3 0 1 9
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Germany
Germany
3 1 1 1 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 6
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 1 0 0 2
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 1 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Brunei
Brunei
1 1 0 0 9
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