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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2001
1.78m
Average age in 2001
24.5
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2001
No jersey in 2001

Coaches in 2001

Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

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Troussier, Philippe (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-03-21
Place of Birth
Paris (France)
Matches
13 (5 / 8)
Goto coach Philippe Troussier

Players of Japan in 2001

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu 1975-08-15 Goalkeeper England Portsmouth FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Tsuzuki, Ryōta 1978-04-18 Goalkeeper Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Narazaki, Seigō 1976-04-15 Goalkeeper Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sogahata, Hitoshi 1979-08-02 Goalkeeper Japan Kashima Antlers 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morioka, Ryūzō 1975-10-07 Centre Back Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 11 0 0 0 0 0
Hato, Yasuhiro 1976-05-04 Right Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 10 0 0 0 0 0
Matsuda, Naoki 1977-03-14 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hattori, Toshihiro 1973-09-23 Left Back Japan Jubilo Iwata 4 7 1 0 0 0
Uemura, Kenichi 1974-04-22 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 1 0 0 0 0
Miyamoto, Tsuneyasu 1977-02-07 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 1 0 0 0 0
Miura, Atsuhiro 1974-06-24 Left Back Japan Tōkyō Verdy 0 3 0 0 0 0
Nakazawa, Yūji 1978-02-25 Centre Back Japan Tōkyō Verdy 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nakata, Kōji 1979-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashima Antlers 11 2 0 0 0 0
Inamoto, Junichi 1979-09-18 Defensive Midfielder England Arsenal FC 11 0 1 0 0 0
Toda, Kazuyuki 1977-12-30 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ono, Shinji 1979-09-27 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 0 1 0 0 0
Itō, Teruyoshi 1974-08-31 Defensive Midfielder Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 7 4 0 0 0 0
Morishima, Hiroaki 1972-04-30 Attacking Midfielder Japan Cerezo Ōsaka 6 3 1 0 0 0
Nakata, Hidetoshi 1977-01-22 Centre Midfielder Italy AC Parma 6 1 1 0 0 0
Myōjin, Tomokazu 1978-01-24 Defensive Midfielder Japan Kashiwa Reysol 3 4 0 0 0 0
Nanami, Hiroshi 1972-11-28 Left Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oku, Daisuke 1976-02-07 Attacking Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 1 3 0 0 0 0
Fujimoto, Chikara 1977-10-31 Left Midfielder Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nakamura, Shunsuke 1978-06-24 Attacking Midfielder Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fukunishi, Takashi 1976-09-01 Centre Midfielder Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hiroyama, Nozomi 1977-05-06 Centre Midfielder Paraguay Cerro Porteño Asunción 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mochizuki, Shigeyoshi 1973-07-09 Centre Midfielder Japan Vissel Kōbe 0 1 0 0 0 0
Suzuki, Takayuki 1976-06-06 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 7 3 3 0 0 0
Nishizawa, Akinori 1976-06-18 Centre Forward England Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 0 0 0
Yanagisawa, Atsushi 1977-05-27 Centre Forward Japan Kashima Antlers 5 1 5 0 0 0
Takahara, Naohiro 1979-06-04 Centre Forward Argentina CA Boca Juniors 3 1 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Masashi 1967-09-23 Centre Forward Japan Jubilo Iwata 0 8 1 0 0 0
Kubo, Tatsuhiko 1976-06-18 Centre Forward Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jō, Shōji 1975-06-17 Centre Forward Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yamashita, Yoshiteru 1977-11-21 Centre Forward Japan Avispa Fukuoka 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2001

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2001-03-24
France
France
Japan
Japan
5:0 c
France vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade de France
2001-04-25
Spain
Spain
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Spain vs. Japan
Friendly
Nuevo Arcángel
2001-05-31
Japan
Japan
Canada
Canada
3:0 c
Japan vs. Canada
ConfedCup 2001 - Group B
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2001-06-02
Japan
Japan
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:0 c
Japan vs. Cameroon
ConfedCup 2001 - Group B
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2001-06-04
Japan
Japan
Brazil
Brazil
0:0 c
Japan vs. Brazil
ConfedCup 2001 - Group B
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2001-06-07
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Australia
ConfedCup 2001 - Semi Finals
International Stadium Yokohama
2001-06-10
Japan
Japan
France
France
0:1 c
Japan vs. France
ConfedCup 2001 - Final
Nissan Stadium
2001-07-01
Japan
Japan
Paraguay
Paraguay
2:0 c
Japan vs. Paraguay
Friendly
Sapporo Dome
2001-07-04
Japan
Japan
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Yugoslavia
Friendly
Ōita Bank Dome
2001-08-15
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
3:0 c
Japan vs. Australia
Friendly
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa
2001-10-04
Senegal
Senegal
Japan
Japan
2:0 c
Senegal vs. Japan
Friendly
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
2001-10-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Japan
Japan
2:2 c
Nigeria vs. Japan
Friendly
St Mary's Stadium
2001-11-07
Japan
Japan
Italy
Italy
1:1 c
Japan vs. Italy
Friendly
Saitama Stadium 2002
13 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2001

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
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
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
Indonesia
Indonesia
7 6 1 0 19
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
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
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
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
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
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
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
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
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
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 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
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
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