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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2000
1.78m
Average age in 2000
24.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2000
No jersey in 2000

Coaches in 2000

Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

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Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris (France)
Matches
18 (9 / 9)
Goto coach Philippe Troussier

Players of Japan in 2000

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 9 0 0 0 0 0
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper Japan Yokohama F Marinos 8 0 0 0 0 0
Takakuwa, Daijirō 1973-08-10 Goalkeeper Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matsuda, Naoki 1977-03-14 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 14 0 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryūzō 1975-10-07 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 13 0 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 9 2 1 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Verdy Kawasaki 6 0 2 0 0 0
Miura, Atsuhiro 1974-06-24 Left Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 3 5 1 0 0 0
Ōiwa, Gō 1972-06-23 Centre Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 3 0 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kaimoto, Keiji 1972-11-26 Centre Back Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Shigeru 1973-08-12 Centre Back Japan Vissel Kōbe 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakanishi, Eisuke 1973-06-23 Right Back Japan JEF United Ichihara 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yoneyama, Atsushi 1976-11-20 Centre Back Japan Verdy Kawasaki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 14 2 3 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder Japan Gamba Ōsaka 14 0 0 0 0 0
Nanami, Hiroshi 1972-11-28 Left Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 12 0 3 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 8 4 1 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 8 2 3 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi 1973-07-09 Centre Midfielder Japan Kyōto Sanga 8 1 1 0 0 0
Itō, Teruyoshi 1974-08-31 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 6 1 0 0 0 0
Myōjin, Tomokazu 1978-01-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 5 2 1 0 0 0
Oku, Daisuke 1976-02-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 4 8 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy AS Roma 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sawanobori, Masaaki 1970-01-12 Centre Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 2 2 1 0 0 0
Hirano, Takashi 1974-07-15 Left Midfielder Japan Kyōto Sanga 2 1 1 0 0 0
Ueno, Yoshiharu 1973-04-21 Defensive Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Motoyama, Masashi 1979-06-20 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 0 3 0 0 0 0
Sakai, Tomoyuki 1979-06-29 Defensive Midfielder Japan JEF United Ichihara 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nishizawa, Akinori 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Spain Espanyol Barcelona 9 2 7 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 6 5 8 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 6 1 6 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 4 6 3 0 0 0
Miura, Kazuyoshi 1967-02-26 Centre Forward Japan Kyōto Sanga 2 3 2 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 3 0 0 0 0
Kitajima, Hideaki 1978-05-23 Centre Forward Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 1 0 0 0
Jō, Shōji 1975-06-17 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama F Marinos 2 0 2 0 0 0
Hirase, Tomoyuki 1977-05-23 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kojima, Hiromi 1977-12-12 Right Winger Japan Gamba Ōsaka 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2000

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2000-02-05
Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Mexico vs. Japan
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
2000-02-13
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Singapore
3:0 c
Japan vs. Singapore
Asian Cup 2000 - Group 10
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio
2000-02-16
Japan
Japan
Brunei
Brunei
9:0 c
Japan vs. Brunei
Asian Cup 2000 - Group 10
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio
2000-02-20
Macau
Macau
Japan
Japan
0:3 c
Macau vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2000 - Group 10
Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio
2000-03-15
Japan
Japan
China
China
0:0 c
Japan vs. China
Friendly
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
2000-04-26
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Japan
Friendly
Seoul Olympic Stadium
2000-06-04
France
France
Japan
Japan
2:2 (4:2) c
France vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
2000-06-06
Japan
Japan
Jamaica
Jamaica
4:0 c
Japan vs. Jamaica
Friendly
Stade Mohamed V
2000-06-11
Japan
Japan
Slovakia
Slovakia
1:1 c
Japan vs. Slovakia
Friendly
Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi
2000-06-18
Japan
Japan
Bolivia
Bolivia
2:0 c
Japan vs. Bolivia
Friendly
International Stadium Yokohama
2000-08-16
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Hiroshima Big Arch
2000-10-14
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Japan
1:4 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2000 - Group C
Saida Municipal Stadium
2000-10-17
Japan
Japan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
8:1 c
Japan vs. Uzbekistan
Asian Cup 2000 - Group C
Saida Municipal Stadium
2000-10-20
Japan
Japan
Qatar
Qatar
1:1 c
Japan vs. Qatar
Asian Cup 2000 - Group C
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2000-10-24
Japan
Japan
Iraq
Iraq
4:1 c
Japan vs. Iraq
Asian Cup 2000 - Quarter Finals
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2000-10-26
China
China
Japan
Japan
2:3 c
China vs. Japan
Asian Cup 2000 - Semi Finals
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2000-10-29
Japan
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
Asian Cup 2000 - Final
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
2000-12-20
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
1:1 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2000

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
44 14 9 21 58
China
China
29 17 8 4 46
Australia
Australia
23 11 7 5 36
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
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
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
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
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
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
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
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
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
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
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 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
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
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
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