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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1972
1.73m
Average age in 1972
25
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1972
No jersey in 1972

Players of Japan in 1972

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Funamoto, Koji 1942-08-12 Goalkeeper Japan Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima 4 0 0 - - -
Yokoyama, Kenzō 1943-01-21 Goalkeeper Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 4 0 0 - - -
Kawakami, Nobuo 1947-10-04 Defender Japan Hitachi Kodaira 7 0 0 - - -
Yamaguchi, Yoshitada 1944-09-28 Left Back Japan Hitachi Kodaira 6 0 0 - - -
Daini, Kuniya 1944-10-12 Centre Back Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 5 0 0 - - -
Furuta, Atsuyoshi 1952-10-27 Defender Japan Waseda University 2 1 0 - - -
Katayama, Hiroshi 1940-05-28 Right Back Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 1 0 0 - - -
Miyamoto, Masakatsu 1938-04-07 Centre Back Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 0 0 - - -
Tomizawa, Kiyoshi 1943-12-03 Defender Japan Nippon Steel Kitakyūshū 1 0 0 - - -
Arai, Kōzō 1950-10-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 8 0 2 - - -
Ogi, Aritatsu 1942-10-12 Attacking Midfielder Japan Toyo Kogyo Hiroshima 8 0 2 - - -
Mori, Takaji 1943-11-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 7 1 0 - - -
Yoshimura, Daishirō 1947-08-16 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 5 3 1 - - -
Okudera, Yasuhiko 1952-03-12 Left Midfielder Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 3 2 1 - - -
Fujishima, Nobuo 1950-04-08 Centre Midfielder Japan Nippon Kokan Kawasaki 3 2 0 - - -
Fujiguchi, Mitsunori 1949-08-17 Midfielder Japan Keiō University 3 2 0 - - -
Kobayashi, George 1947-11-29 Midfielder Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 3 0 0 - - -
Ashikaga, Michio 1950-05-22 Midfielder Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 2 0 0 - - -
Hirasawa, Shusaku 1949-03-05 Midfielder Japan Hitachi Kodaira 1 1 0 - - -
Miyamoto, Teruki 1940-12-26 Centre Midfielder Japan Nippon Steel Kitakyūshū 1 0 0 - - -
Kamamoto, Kunishige 1944-04-15 Centre Forward Japan Yanmar Diesel Ōsaka 8 0 13 - - -
Takada, Kazumi 1951-06-28 Striker Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 3 1 0 - - -
Nagai, Yoshikazu 1952-04-16 Striker Japan Furukawa Electric Yokohama 1 0 1 - - -
Sugiyama, Ryūichi 1941-07-04 Left Winger Japan Mitsubishi HI Tōkyō 1 0 0 - - -
Sakiya, Seiichi 1950-12-01 Striker Japan Nippon Steel Kitakyūshū 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Japan in 1972

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
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Match Progress for Japan in 1972

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
36 12 8 16 52
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
16 10 1 5 25
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
North Korea
North Korea
14 7 2 5 18
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
Iraq
Iraq
9 7 2 0 18
Bahrain
Bahrain
9 7 0 2 13
Qatar
Qatar
8 2 4 2 11
Syria
Syria
8 7 1 0 21
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
8 6 2 0 25
Singapore
Singapore
7 6 1 0 11
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 2 2 3 16
Jordan
Jordan
6 3 2 1 16
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 4 0 1 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Colombia
Colombia
5 1 1 3 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
India
India
5 5 0 0 21
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Vietnam
Vietnam
5 4 1 0 8
Peru
Peru
5 1 2 2 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
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
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
3 1 2 0 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 9
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 6
Myanmar
Myanmar
3 3 0 0 17
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Germany
Germany
3 1 1 1 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 0 1 6
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 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
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Turkey
Turkey
2 1 0 1 1
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
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
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
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
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
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