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General Information for Japan
Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 1997
1.77m
Average age in 1997
25.5
Confederation
AFC
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1997
Coaches in 1997
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Okada, Takeshi (Coach)
Day of Birth
1956-08-25
Place of Birth
Ōsaka
(Japan)
Height
1.75m
Matches
5
(5 /
0)
Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Kamo, Shu (Coach)
Day of Birth
1939-10-29
Place of Birth
Ashiya
(Japan)
Matches
17
(10 /
7)
Players of Japan in 1997
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu | 1975-08-15 | Goalkeeper |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shimokawa, Kenichi | 1970-05-14 | Goalkeeper |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihara, Masami | 1967-09-18 | Centre Back |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sōma, Naoki | 1971-07-19 | Right Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akita, Yutaka | 1970-08-06 | Centre Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narahashi, Akira | 1971-11-26 | Right Back |
|
Kashima Antlers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakamura, Tadashi | 1971-06-10 | Right Back |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saitō, Toshihide | 1973-04-20 | Centre Back |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanagimoto, Hiroshige | 1972-10-15 | Right Back |
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakanishi, Eisuke | 1973-06-23 | Right Back |
|
JEF United Ichihara | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michiki, Ryuji | 1973-08-25 | Right Back |
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hattori, Toshihiro | 1973-09-23 | Left Back |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzuki, Hideto | 1974-10-07 | Defender |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watanabe, Takeshi | 1972-09-10 | Centre Back |
|
Kashiwa Reysol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nanami, Hiroshi | 1972-11-28 | Left Midfielder |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamaguchi, Motohiro | 1969-01-29 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Flügels | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakata, Hidetoshi | 1977-01-22 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Bellmare Hiratsuka | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honda, Yasuto | 1969-06-25 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Kashima Antlers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omura, Norio | 1969-09-06 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morishima, Hiroaki | 1972-04-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Cerezo Ōsaka | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitazawa, Tsuyoshi | 1968-08-10 | Right Midfielder |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hirano, Takashi | 1974-07-15 | Left Midfielder |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi | 1973-07-09 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Itō, Teruyoshi | 1974-08-31 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miura, Kazuyoshi | 1967-02-26 | Centre Forward |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jō, Shōji | 1975-06-17 | Centre Forward |
|
Yokohama Marinos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopes, Wagner | 1969-01-29 | Centre Forward |
|
Bellmare Hiratsuka | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nishizawa, Akinori | 1976-06-18 | Centre Forward |
|
Cerezo Ōsaka | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takagi, Takuya | 1967-11-12 | Centre Forward |
|
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakayama, Masashi | 1967-09-23 | Centre Forward |
|
Jubilo Iwata | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maezono, Masakiyo | 1973-10-29 | Right Winger |
|
Verdy Kawasaki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okano, Masayuki | 1972-07-25 | Right Winger |
|
Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurosaki, Hisashi | 1968-05-08 | Secondary striker |
|
Kashima Antlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moriyama, Yasuyuki | 1969-05-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Nagoya Grampus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Japan in 1997
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-09 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-02-13 |
|
|
0:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-03-15 |
|
|
3:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-03-23 |
|
|
0:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-03-25 |
|
|
0:10 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-03-27 |
|
|
0:6 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-05-21 |
|
|
1:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-06-08 |
|
|
4:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-06-15 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-06-22 |
|
|
10:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-06-25 |
|
|
3:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-06-28 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group 4 | ||
| 1997-08-13 |
|
|
0:3 c | Friendly | ||
| 1997-09-07 |
|
|
6:3 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-09-19 |
|
|
0:0 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-09-28 |
|
|
1:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-10-04 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-10-11 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-10-26 |
|
|
1:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-11-01 |
|
|
0:2 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-11-08 |
|
|
5:1 c | World Cup 1998 - Group B | ||
| 1997-11-16 |
|
|
3:2 AET c | World Cup 1998 - Play-Off | ||
| 22 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Japan in 1997
Favorite Opponents of Japan
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 55 |
|
27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
|
21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
|
|
18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
|
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
|
16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
|
|
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
|
|
14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
|
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
|
|
13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
|
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
|
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
|
|
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
|
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
|
9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
|
9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
|
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
|
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 563 | 301 | 109 | 153 | 1,092 |