Japan men's national field hockey team

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Japan men's national field hockey team

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Japan

Nickname(s)

Samurai Japan

Association

Japan Hockey Association

Confederation

AHF (Asia)

Head Coach

Yoshihiro Anai

Assistant coach(es)

Yosuke Matsumura

Captain

Raiki Fujishima

Home

Away

FIH ranking

Current

1 (19 December 2024)^[1]

Olympic Games

Appearances

6 (first in 1932)

Best result

2nd (1932)

World Cup

Appearances

5 (first in 1971)

Best result

9th (1971, 2006)

Asian Games

Appearances

17 (first in 1958)

Best result

1st (2018)

Asia Cup

Appearances

10 (first in 1985)

Best result

4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)

Medal record

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
Olympic Games	0	1	0
Asian Games	1	1	2
Asian Champions Trophy	0	2	1
Total	1	4	3

Asian Champions Trophy

2013 Kakamigahara

2021 Dhaka

2023 Chennai

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 then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman,^[2]^[3] won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.

Asian Champions Trophy record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Ordos, China	4th	6	2	1	3	11	10
2012	Doha, Qatar	6th	6	1	0	5	14	19
2013	Kakamigahara, Japan	2nd	6	3	1	2	11	9
2016	Kuantan, Malaysia	6th	6	0	0	6	14	31
2018	Muscat, Oman	4th	7	2	2	3	12	18
2021	Dhaka, Bangladesh	2nd	6	2	3	1	16	15
2023	Chennai, India	3rd	7	2	2	3	13	18
2024	Hulunbuir, China	5th	6	0	2	4	15	23
Total		2nd place	50	12	11	27	106	143

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
27	GK	Yosei Oba	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)	7	Freaks Tokyo
29	GK	Takumi Kitagawa	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25)	27	Gifu Asahi Club

2	DF	Shota Yamada	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30)	158	Gifu Asahi Club
4	DF	Yamato Kawahara	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)	42	Ritsumeikan University
13	DF	Manabu Yamashita	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 36)	230	Freaks Tokyo
14	DF	Raiki Fujishima (Captain)	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25)	67	ALDER Hanno
15	DF	Ken Nagayoshi	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)	70	LIEBE Tochigi
23	DF	Yusuke Kawamura	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)	35	LIEBE Tochigi

5	MF	Seren Tanaka	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32)	171	Gifu Asahi Club
12	MF	Yuma Nagai	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28)	59	Gifu Asahi Club
33	MF	Yuito Matsuzaki	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21)	7	Tenri University
34	MF	Keita Watanabe	(2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22)	7	Tenri University

6	FW	Naru Kimura	(2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 19)	13	Ritsumeikan University
9	FW	Ren Kashiwagi	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23)	7	Gifu Asahi Club
11	FW	Kazumasa Matsumoto	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24)	23	Yamanashi Gakuin University
18	FW	Tsubasa Tanaka	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21)	13	Tenri University
24	FW	Kosei Kawabe	(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25)	46	Gifu Asahi Club
36	FW	Yuki Chiba	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 23)	9	LIEBE Tochigi

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Takashi Yoshikawa	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)	151	Gifu Asahi Club	2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

DF	Masaki Ohashi	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	149	LIEBE Tochigi	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

MF	Taiki Takade	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23)	39	Ritsumeikan University	2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF	Kaito Tanaka	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29)	93	Nagoya Frater	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
MF	Takuma Niwa	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)	41	Asahi University	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

FW	Ryoma Ooka	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23)	42	Meiji University	2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW	Hiro Saito	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22)	20	Fukui University of Technology	2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
FW	Koji Yamasaki	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28)	132	UHC Hamburg	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
FW	Kentaro Fukuda	(1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29)	107	Gifu Asahi Club	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

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Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Asian Games

Asia Cup

Asian Champions Trophy

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Challenge

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

See also

References

External links