Japan men's national field hockey team

Japan
Nickname(s)	Samurai Japan
Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Akira Takahashi
Manager	Hiroki Watanabe
Captain	Seren Tanaka
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	17 (4 April 2022)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1932)
Best result	2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances	16 (first in 1958)
Best result	1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Asian Champions Trophy

The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.[1]

The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team is coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman.[2][3] At the 2018 Asian Games, they won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

1932 –
1936 – 7th place
1956 – Withdrew
1960 – 14th place
1964 – 7th place
1968 – 13th place
2020 – 11th place

World Cup

1971 – 9th place
1973 – 10th place
2002 – 12th place
2006 – 9th place

Asian Games

1958 – 5th place
1962 – 4th place
1966 –
1970 –
1974 – 4th place
1978 – 4th place
1982 – 4th place
1986 – 5th place
1990 – 6th place
1994 – 4th place
1998 – 4th place
2002 – 6th place
2006 – 4th place
2010 – 6th place
2014 – 6th place
2018 –
2022 – Qualified

Asia Cup

1985 – 4th place
1989 – 4th place
1993 – 9th place
1999 – 5th place
2003 – 4th place
2007 – 4th place
2009 – 6th place
2013 – 5th place
2017 – 5th place
2022 – Qualified

Asian Champions Trophy

2011 – 4th place
2012 – 6th place
2013 –
2016 – 6th place
2018 – 4th place
2021 –

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

1987 – 6th place
2016 – 7th place
2017 – 6th place
2019 – 5th place
2020 – Cancelled

Hockey World League

2012–13 – 12th place
2014–15 – 16th place
2016–17 – 20th place

Champions Challenge

2001 – 5th place
2007 – 5th place
2011 – 7th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 7th place

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named on 29 November 2021 for the 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]

Caps updated as of 22 December 2021, after the match against South Korea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
30	GK	Takashi Yoshikawa	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994	107	Gifu Asahi Club
33	GK	Takumi Kitagawa	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999	1	Asahi University

13	DF	Manabu Yamashita	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989	199	Oyabe REDOX
14	DF	Raiki Fujishima	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999	17	Ritsumeikan University
20	DF	Masaki Ohashi	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993	107	LIEBE Tochigi
25	DF	Shota Yamada	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994	115	Gifu Asahi Club
32	DF	Yoshiki Kirishita	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998	68	LIEBE Tochigi

3	MF	Takuma Niwa	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000	5	Asahi University
5	MF	Seren Tanaka (Captain)	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992	116	Gifu Asahi Club
6	MF	Hiromasa Ochiai	(1994-02-09) 9 February 1994	88	LIEBE Tochigi
8	MF	Taiki Takade	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001	5	Ritsumeikan University
15	MF	Ken Nagayoshi	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999	22	Tenri University
16	MF	Hiroto Takebayashi	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999	5	Tenri University
22	MF	Kaito Tanaka	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995	56	Hyojito Frater

7	FW	Kazuma Murata	(1991-11-28) 28 November 1991	133	LIEBE Tochigi
9	FW	Kenta Tanaka	(1988-05-04) 4 May 1988	166	HGC
18	FW	Kato Ryosei	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997	17	LIEBE Tochigi
21	FW	Yuki Chiba	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001	3	Tenri University
23	FW	Kosei Kawabe	(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999	4	Yamanashi Gakuin University
26	FW	Ryoma Ooka	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001	5	Meiji University

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yusuke Takano	(1996-04-16) 16 April 1996	48	Yamanashi Gakuin University	v. Canada, 17 July 2021

DF	Hirotaka Zendana	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993	124	Tenri University	2020 Summer Olympics

MF	Genki Mitani	(1990-06-12) 12 June 1990	175	Vercosta Fukui	2020 Summer Olympics
MF	Yuma Nagai	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996	16	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics

FW	Kenji Kitazato	(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989	169	ALDER Hanno	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Koji Yamasaki	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996	104	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Kota Watanabe	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996	81	Vercosta Fukui	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Kentaro Fukuda	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995	72	Gifu Asahi Club	2020 Summer Olympics

References

"FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
(in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
"Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
"2021 Asian Champions Trophy - Men's National Team Staffs and Players" (PDF). Japan Hockey Association. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

External links

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[2] (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan

[3] "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[4] "2021 Asian Champions Trophy - Men's National Team Staffs and Players" (PDF). Japan Hockey Association. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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