Japan women's national futsal team

The Japan women's national futsal team represents Japan in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia as the champions of the 2007, 2009 and 2013 Asian Indoor Games.

 Japan
Nickname(s)なでしこファイブ
(Nadeshiko Five)[1]
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachTakehiro Suga[2]
FIFA codeJPN
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Thailand 2–3 Japan 
(Macau; 27 October 2007)
Biggest win
 Japan 8–0 Uzbekistan 
(Incheon, South Korea; 26 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 8–0 Japan 
(Las Rozas, Spain; 10 December 2019)
 Portugal 8–0 Japan 
(Entrocamento, Portugal; 2 September 2018)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage (all)
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2015)
Best result Silver Medal, (2015 & 2018)
World Cup
Appearances0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances3 (First in 2007)
Best result Gold Medal, (2007, 2009, 2013)

Results and fixtures
See also: 2022 in Japanese football, 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2018
3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Group C) Japan  5–1  Lebanon Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
18:00
  • Eguchi 2'
  • Kato 8'
  • Amishiro 13'
  • Egawa 25'
  • Katsumata 31'
 Report
  • Rachid 15'
 Attendance: 50
Referee: Fathi Zari (Iran)
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Group C) Bahrain  0–13  Japan Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
18:00 Report
  • Wakabayashi 7', 17', 34'
  • Amishiro 10', 28', 37'
  • Egawa 18', 36'
  • Katsumata 20'
  • Fujita 29'
  • Eguchi 35'
  • Chida 38', 39'
 Attendance: 95
Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy)
7 May 2018 (2018-05-07) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Group C) Japan  6–4  China Bangkok Arena, Bangkok
15:30
  • Amishiro 4', 32', 40'
  • Egawa 7'
  • Nakajima 38'
  • Komura 40'
 Report
  • Li Yingqing 20'
  • Tian Jiao 24'
  • Wang Ting 39'
  • Li Jingjing 40'
 Attendance: 80
Referee: Maryam Poor Jafarian (Iran)
9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Quarter-finals) Japan  5–1  Uzbekistan Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
15:00
  • Amishiro 15'
  • Egawa 21'
  • Yokoyama 26'
  • Nakajima 28'
  • Yotsui 33'
 Report
  • Safina 36'
 Attendance: 167
Referee: Liang Qingyun (China)
10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Semi-finals) Thailand  1–2  Japan Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
18:00
  • Jenjira 30'
 Report
  • Egawa 5'
  • Kato 33'
 Attendance: 1,578
Referee: Osama Saeed Idrees Sedaif (Bahrain)
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (Final) Japan  2–5  Iran Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok
18:00
  • Eguchi 31'
  • Amishiro 40'
 Report
  • Shirbeigi 27', 30', 31'
  • Komura 30' (o.g.)
  • Zarei 36'
 Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Liang Qingyun (China)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 23 November 2021[3]
Role Name
Head coach Takehiro Suga

Manager history
As of 23 November 2021
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Ref.
Masanori Ito 20??–2021 0 0 0 0 00.0%
Takehiro Suga 2021– 0 0 0 0 00.0% [4]

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)

Players

Current squad

The final squad was named for the 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship on 16 April 2018.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ayaka Yamamoto (1986-10-02)2 October 1986 (aged 31) SWH Futsal Club
12 1GK Aiko Sugiyama (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 30) Fugador Sumida
2 FP Masami Kato (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 26) Arcoiris Kobe
3 FP Mika Eguchi (1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 23) Arcoiris Kobe
4 FP Saki Yotsui (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 (aged 22) Bardral Urayasu
5 FP Riho Katsumata (1993-11-21)21 November 1993 (aged 24) Fugador Sumida
6 FP Misato Komura (1984-03-21)21 March 1984 (aged 34) Arcoiris Kobe
7 FP Junko Yokoyama (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 27) Fugador Sumida
8 FP Anna Amishiro (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 26) SWH Futsal Club
9 FP Ryo Egawa (1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 22) Bardral Urayasu
10 FP Shiori Nakajima (1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 29) FSF Móstoles
11 FP Eri Wakabayashi (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 33) Arcoiris Kobe
13 FP Hinako Chida (1996-09-02)2 September 1996 (aged 21) Fuchu Athletic
14 FP Mio Fujita (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 24) Fuchu Athletic

Competitive record

Women's Futsal World Tournament
Women's Futsal World Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
20101st round310249
20111st round301216
20121st round4202714
20137th place310229
20146th place3102312
20158th place300339
Total6/61951132059

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2015Runner-Up2/85401227
2018Runner-Up2/1565013312
TotalBest Finish:
Runner-up		119025519

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record

  • 2005 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Gold Medal
  • 2009 – Gold Medal
  • 2013 – Gold Medal
  • 2017 – Silver Medal

See also
Women's
Men's

References
  1. フットサル日本代表　愛称は「SAMURAI5」に決定-スポーツニッポン2012年10月23日
  2. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Mr. SUGA Takehiro appointed as Head Coach of Japan Women's Futsal National Team". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "フットサル日本女子代表　メンバー・スケジュール　AFC女子フットサル選手権タイ2018" (in Japanese). jfa.jp. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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