Japan women's national football team

Japan
Nickname(s)	なでしこジャパン (Nadeshiko Japan)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Futoshi Ikeda
Captain	Saki Kumagai
Most caps	Homare Sawa (205)
Top scorer	Homare Sawa (83)
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	8 (15 December 2023)
Highest	3 (December 2011 – September 2014)
Lowest	14 (July 2003 – March 2004)
First international
	Chinese Taipei 1–0 Japan ; (British Hong Kong; 7 June 1981)
Biggest win
	Japan 21–0 Guam ; (Guangzhou, China; 5 December 1997)
Biggest defeat
	Italy 9–0 Japan ; (Tokyo, Japan; 9 September 1981); United States 9–0 Japan ; (Charlotte, United States; 29 April 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions (2011)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1996)
Best result	Runners-up (2012)
Asian Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1977)
Best result	Champions (2014, 2018)
Medal record
World Cup
Olympic Games
Asian Cup
Asian Games

The Japan women's national football team (Japanese: サッカー日本女子代表, Hepburn: Sakkā Nippon Joshi Daihyō), commonly known as Nadeshiko Japan (なでしこジャパン),^[3] represents Japan in women's association football and is run by the Japan Football Association (JFA). The only country to win every FIFA competition and the most successful women's national team in the Asian Football Confederation, its highest ranking in the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 3rd, achieved in December 2011.^[4]

Nadeshiko Japan defeated the United States in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, thus claiming their first FIFA Women's World Cup title, becoming the first Asian team to do so and only the fourth women's world champions.^[5] It won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, making it the only Asian team to have three combined medals from international championships.^[6] It also won gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cups, the 2010 and 2018 Asian Games, and the 2008, 2010, and 2019 EAFF Football Championships.

History

1970s and 1980s

During the 1970s, the number of women football players and teams increased in Japan, and teams made up regional leagues in various parts of Japan. In 1977, a team representing Japan participated in its first international tournament, the 1977 AFC Women's Championship. But this team was not actually a national team, since the Japan Football Association dispatched a club team, FC Jinnan as its representative.^[7]^[8] In 1980, "All-Japan Women's Football Championship" was held. In 1981, the Japan Football Association formed the first national team for the 1981 AFC Women's Championship^[9] and Seiki Ichihara managed as the first Japan national team manager.^[2] The first match against Chinese Taipei on 7 June at this tournament was the first match for a Japan national team.^[2] In 1984, a national team was gathered for the first time in three years for a China expedition, with Takao Orii managing the squad.^[2]

In January 1986, Ryohei Suzuki became the first full-time manager for the national team. In December, Japan won 2nd place at the 1986 AFC Women's Championship. In 1989, the "Japan Women's Football League" (abbreviated to "L. League") was established, and the women's national team qualified for the "1991 FIFA Women's World Cup" in China.

Verge of decline

Japan women's national football team attended various championship tournaments such as the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup which had made the national team and the L.League very popular. However, in 1999, Japan failed to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics, and along with economic stagnation (Lost Decade) this helped cause the withdrawal of a series of teams from the L. League. Japanese women's football was on the verge of decline.

Regeneration

In August 2002, the Japan Football Association appointed Eiji Ueda, who had been coach for the Macau national football team, as the new head coach. Officials expected a revitalization of women's football and planned a team reorganization, aiming for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The team at first went through a losing streak, but Ueda gradually improved the team, and it eventually gained wide support in Japan. In particular, a game against Korea DPR, which decided who would participate in the 2004 Olympics, not only made fans rush to the National Stadium but also was widely watched on TV.

Following the increase in public interest in women's football in Japan, the JFA organized a public contest to select a nickname for the team. "Nadeshiko Japan" was chosen from among about 2,700 entries and was announced on 7 July 2004. "Nadeshiko", a kind of dianthus, comes from the phrase "Yamato Nadeshiko" (大和撫子, "ideal Japanese woman").

2003 and 2007 World Cup

Japan was matched with Germany, Canada and Argentina for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. Beginning with a 6–0 thrashing of newcomer Argentina, Japan subsequently fell to a 0–3 defeat to the eventual champions Germany, followed by a loss of 1–3 to Canada, the team that ultimately finished 4th.

In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup held in China, they again faced Germany and Argentina, with England making up the group. They started with a 2–2 draw against England, before beating Argentina 1–0. A 0-2 defeat to reigning champion Germany again eliminated Japan from the group stage.

Golden Period (2011–2015)

2011 World Cup

The Japan team thanking fans for their support for the humanitarian response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami after their World Cup win^[10]^[11]

Japan qualified for the finals by finishing third in the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. After finishing second in their group behind England, Japan beat two-time defending champion and host nation Germany 1–0 in the quarterfinals, before easily defeating Sweden 3–1 to reach the final.

After the final game finished 2–2 after extra time, Japan beat the United States 3–1 in a penalty shootout, becoming the first Asian team to win the FIFA Women's World Cup, and the first Asian team to win a senior FIFA title.^[12]^[13] It came right after men's team won the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, marked their most successful year in Japanese football.

2012 Summer Olympics

Japan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by finishing first in the Asian qualifier in September 2011, only 6 weeks after winning the Women's World Cup. At the Olympics, after finishing second in their group behind Sweden, Nadeshiko Japan defeated Brazil 2–0 in the quarterfinals, followed by a 2–1 victory over France, whom Nadeshiko had lost to in a friendly match right before the Olympics, to reach the final.

In a rematch of the World Cup final, Japan was defeated in the Olympic final by a score of 2-1 against the United States, allowing two goals to Carli Lloyd in the 8th and 54th minutes. Yūki Ōgimi scored the lone goal for Japan.^[14]

The Japan Football Association (JFA) was accused of sexism, after flying the men's Olympic team on business class and the women's team on economy class.^[15]

Nadeshiko, 2013

2014 Asian Cup

Despite having won a FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011, Japan entered the 2014 Asian Cup having never previously won the tournament. They were drawn with Asia's Queen Australia, host Vietnam and newcomer Jordan. Their first match in the group stage of the tournament resulted in a 2–2 draw against the defending champion Australia.^[16] Also in the group stage, Japan upset host Vietnam by a 4–0 win before defeating Jordan with a 7–0 win to finish first with a higher goal difference.

In the semi-final, Japan beat eight-time champions China 2–1 after 120'. In the final, they met Australia once again and successfully earned a 1–0 win with Azusa Iwashimizu's goal. This marked the first time for Japan to become "Queen of Asia". They became the first Asian team to subsequently win both the FIFA Women's World Cup and AFC Women's Asian Cup. Because of their top placement in the tournament, Japan, Australia, China, South Korea and newcomer Thailand secured their spot at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup to be played in Canada the following year.^[17]

2015 World Cup

The national teams of Japan and the United States at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Japan, then fourth in the world, was drawn into Group C for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, with tournament debutants Ecuador, Switzerland, and Cameroon. Japan won all three games, securing passage into the Round of 16, where they drew yet another tournament debutant in the Netherlands. Saori Ariyoshi and Mizuho Sakaguchi scored goals for Japan, and they ultimately survived a couple of nervy moments to get into the quarterfinals. Against Australia, Japan once again used their technical possession game to frustrate The Matildas and negate their speed. Mana Iwabuchi notched the only goal of the game three minutes from time to send Japan to the semifinals.

Against England in the semifinals, Nadeshiko Japan was able to survive against the tenacious Lionesses, as the two teams traded goals from the penalty spot (Aya Miyama for Japan, Fara Williams for England). Deadlocked from the 40th minute on, Japan got a truly fortunate break as English centre back Laura Bassett, in trying to clear out a Japan cross, ended up scoring an own-goal at the death. This set up a rematch with the United States from the 2011 Women's World Cup.

Unfortunately for Japan, the Americans came out flying and scored four goals in the first 16 minutes of the match, with American midfielder Carli Lloyd scoring a hat trick in the process. Yuki Ogimi brought Japan one back in the 27th minute, and an own goal from Julie Johnston halved the American lead, but Tobin Heath put the final touch on the United States' third Women's World Cup victory.

Brief decline (2016–2021)

2019 World Cup

While Japan remains on a title and a runners-up spot at the last two editions of the World Cup as well as a runner-up spot at the 2012 Olympics, it failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympics while the World Cup 2019 sees the country of the Rising Sun being knocked out pretty quickly. Nadeshiko Japan, who no longer benefit from the surprise effect unlike previous tournaments, passed the first round without glory, with a narrow victory over Scotland (2–1), a goalless draw against Argentina (0–0) as well as a defeat (0–2) against England in the last group match for first place in group D. The Japanese find the Netherlands at the same stage of the competition as there is 4 years old, but the confrontation this time turns to the advantage of the Oranje who take their revenge and eliminate Japan by the same score by which they had lost in 2015 (1–2).

Olympic Games in 2021 at home

Japan is encountering the same difficulties during the 2020 Olympic Games organized at home and postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In front of their public, Japan passed the first round with difficulty, with a victory snatched in extremis on the edge of the last quarter of an hour of the game on the last day against Chile (1–0) to finish among the 2 best 3rd in the group, having had a few scares with a header from the Chilean Francisca Lara having rebounded on the goal line without crossing it just after hitting the bar,^[18] and this shortly before the saving Japanese goal. Japan, which had in the meantime struggled against the other top names in the group (1–1 draw against Canada after being behind and missing a penalty, 1-0 defeat against Great Britain), confirms its difficulties against to the big teams like this first round and the 2019 World Cup by falling in the next round against Sweden (3-1).

2023 World Cup

Japan playing against Spain at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand

Japan finished first in Group C with Spain, Zambia and Costa Rica, winning all three group games, scoring 11 goals and conceded none. Japan's technical mastery made a strong impression in particular in her 4-0 victory against Spain, the eventual champion. That was a landmark match that broke long-held FIFA records. Japan women's 23% of possession is the lowest for a winning side at the FIFA Women's World Cup since 2011. This is often compared to Japan 2-1 Spain in 2022 FIFA World Cup Group E, which Japan's 18% of possession is the lowest for a winning side at the FIFA World Cup since 1966.^[19]^[20]^[21] Match statistics reflected Japan women was more incisive and efficient, with only 23% possession, their expected goal (xG) was 0.9 vs 0.7, shots attempted were 7 vs 10, shots on target were 5 vs 2, and goals scored were 4 vs 0.^[22]

In the knockout stage, Japan was able to beat Norway 3–1^[23] and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2015. Facing Sweden, another scandinavian in the quarter-finals, Japan was hailed as favorite due to their four consecutive wins at this World Cup, but, unfortunately for the Nadeshiko, they were unable to create as many chances as they did against Norway. Japan found themselves trailing by 2 goals to nothing at halftime, and Honoka Hayashi's goal in the 87th minute ended as the only effort Japan could effectively turn into a goal. Losing by 2–1, they were eliminated from the World Cup, and the second time in sucsession that Japan fell to Sweden in a major competition, as they were also eliminated at the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics just two years prior, on 2021.

Team image

Nicknames

The Japan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Nadeshiko Japan".

Home stadium

Japan play its home matches among various stadiums, in rotation, around the country.

Rivalries

South Korea

The Japan and South Korea national football teams are sporting rivals.

North Korea

The Japan and North Korea national football teams are AFC's rivals.

China

The Japan and China national football teams are AFC's rivals.

Australia

The Japan and Australia national soccer teams are AFC's rivals.

United States

The Japan and United States are sporting rivals.

Overall competitive record

All results list Japan goal tally first.
Goal scorers are sorted alphabetically.
Colors gold, silver, and bronze indicate first-, second-, and third-place finishes.

Overall record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1981 Asian Championship	Round 1	0–1	Chinese Taipei	3 / 4
		0–2	Thailand
		1–0	Indonesia		Handa
1986 Asian Championship	Round 1	0–2	China	2 / 3
	Round 1	10–0	Malaysia	2 / 3	Takakura (2), Nagamine (4), Kioka (2), Tezuka, Matsuda
	Semifinals	4–0	Thailand		Kioka, Nagamine, Noda, Matsuda
	Final	0–2	China
1989 Asian Championship	Round 1	3–0	Hong Kong	1 / 4
		11–0	Indonesia
		14–0	Nepal
	Semifinals	0–1	Chinese Taipei
	Third place	9–0	Hong Kong
1990 Asian Games	Main Round	0–5	China
		5–0	Hong Kong
		8–1	South Korea
		1–1	North Korea
		3–1	Chinese Taipei	2 / 6
1991 Asian Championship	Round 1	1–0	North Korea	1 / 5
		4–1	Hong Kong
		12–0	Malaysia
		12–0	Singapore
	Semifinals	0–0 (PSO: 5–4)	Chinese Taipei
	Final	0–5	China
1991 World Cup	Round 1	0–1	Brazil	4 / 4
		0–8	Sweden
		0–3	United States
1993 Asian Championship	Round 1	6–1	Chinese Taipei	1 / 4
		15–0	Philippines
		4–0	Hong Kong
	Semifinals	1–3	China
	Final	3–0	Chinese Taipei
1994 Asian Games	Round 1	1–1	China	2 / 4
		3–0	Chinese Taipei
		5–0	South Korea
	Final	0–2	China
1995 World Cup	Round 1	0–1	Germany	3 / 4
		2–1	Brazil
		0–2	Sweden
	Quarterfinals	0–4	United States
1995 Asian Championship	Round 1	1–0	South Korea	1 / 4
		6–0	India
		17–0	Uzbekistan
	Semifinals	3–0	Chinese Taipei
	Final	0–2	China
1996 Summer Olympics	Round 1	2–3	Germany	4 / 4
		0–2	Brazil
		0–4	Norway
1997 Asian Championship	Round 1	21–0	Guam	1 / 4
		1–0	India
		9–0	Hong Kong
	Semifinals	0–1	North Korea
	Third place	2–0	Chinese Taipei
1998 Asian Games	Round 1	6–0	Thailand	2 / 4
		2–3	North Korea
		8–0	Vietnam
	Semifinals	0–3	China
	Third place	2–1	Chinese Taipei
1999 World Cup	Round 1	1–1	Canada	4 / 4
		0–5	Russia
		0–4	Norway
1999 Asian Championship	Round 1	9–0	Thailand	1 / 5
		5–1	Uzbekistan
		14–0	Nepal
		6–0	Philippines
	Semifinals	0–2	Chinese Taipei
	Third place	2–3	North Korea
2001 Asian Championship	Round 1	14–0	Singapore	2 / 5
		11–0	Guam
		0–1	North Korea
		3–1	Vietnam
	Semifinals	2–1	South Korea
	Final	0–2	North Korea
2002 Asian Games	Main round	0–1	North Korea
		3–0	Vietnam
		1–0	South Korea
		2–2	China
		2–0	Chinese Taipei	3 / 6
2003 Asian Championship	Round 1	15–0	Philippines	1 / 5
		7–0	Guam
		7–0	Myanmar
		5–0	Chinese Taipei
	Semifinals	0–3	North Korea
	Third place	0–1	South Korea
2003 World Cup	Round 1	6–0	Argentina	3 / 4
		0–3	Germany
		1–3	Canada
2004 Summer Olympics	Round 1	1–0	Sweden	3 / 3
	Round 1	0–1	Nigeria	3 / 3
	Quarterfinals	1–2	United States		Awarded the Fair Play Award
2005 East Asian Championship	Main Round	0–1	North Korea
		0–0	China
		0–0	South Korea	3 / 4	Awarded the Fair Play Award
2006 Asian Games	Round 1	13–0	Jordan	1 / 4
		4–0	Thailand
		1–0	China
	Semifinals	3–1	South Korea
	Final	0–0 (PSO: 2–4)	South Korea
2006 Asian Championship	Round 1	5–0	Vietnam	1 / 4
		11–1	Chinese Taipei
		1–0	China
	Semifinals	0–2	Australia
	Third place	2–3	North Korea
2007 World Cup	Round 1	2–2	England	3 / 4
		1–0	Argentina
		0–2	Germany
2008 East Asian Championship	Main Round	3–2	North Korea
		2–0	South Korea
		3–0	China	1 / 4
2008 Asian Cup	Round 1	1–3	South Korea	1 / 4
		11–0	Chinese Taipei
		3–1	Australia
	Semifinals	1–3	China
	Third place	3–0	Australia
2008 Summer Olympics qualification	Final round	2–0	Vietnam	1 / 4
		4–0	Thailand
		6–1	South Korea
2008 Summer Olympics	Round 1	2–2	New Zealand	3 / 4
		0–1	United States
		5–1	Norway
	Quarterfinals	2–0	China
	Semifinals	2–4	United States
	Third place	0–2	Germany
2010 East Asian Championship	Round 1	2–0	China
		3–0	Chinese Taipei
		2–1	South Korea	1 / 4
2010 Asian Cup	Round 1	8–0	Myanmar	1 / 4
		4–0	Thailand
		2–1	North Korea
	Semifinals	0–1	Australia
	Third place	2–0	China
2010 Asian Games	Round 1	4–0	Thailand	1 / 3
	Round 1	0–0	North Korea	1 / 3
	Semifinals	1–0	China
	Final	1–0	North Korea
2011 World Cup	Round 1	2–1	New Zealand	2 / 4
		4–0	Mexico
		0–2	England
	Quarterfinals	1–0	Germany
	Semifinals	3–1	Sweden
	Final	2–2 (PSO: 3–1)	United States		Awarded the Fair Play Award
2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Final round	3–0	Thailand
		2–1	South Korea
		1–0	Australia
		1–1	North Korea
		1–0	China
2012 Summer Olympics	Round 1	2–1	Canada	2 / 4
		0–0	Sweden
		0–0	South Africa
	Quarterfinals	2–0	Brazil
	Semifinals	2–1	France
	Finals	1–2	United States
2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup	Final round	2–0	China
		0–0	North Korea
		1–2	South Korea
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Round 1	2–2	Australia	1 / 4
		4–0	Vietnam
		7–0	Jordan
	Semifinals	2–1	China PR
	Final	1–0	Australia		Awarded the Fair Play Award
2015 World Cup	Round 1	1–0	Switzerland	1 / 4
		2–1	Cameroon
		1–0	Ecuador
	Round of 16	2–1	Netherlands
	Quarterfinals	1–0	Australia
	Semifinals	2–1	England
	Final	2–5	United States
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Round 1	4–0	Vietnam	2 / 4
		0–0	South Korea
		1–1	Australia
	Semi-finals	3–1	China
	Final	1–0	Australia		Awarded the Fair Play Award
2018 Asian Games	Round 1	2–0	Thailand	1 / 3
	Round 1	7–0	Vietnam	1 / 3
	Quarter-finals	2–1	North Korea
	Semi-finals	2–1	South Korea
	Final	1–0	China
2019 World Cup	Round 1	0–0	Argentina	2 / 4
		2–1	Scotland
		0–2	England
	Round of 16	1–2	Netherlands
2020 Summer Olympics	Round 1	1–1	Canada	3 / 4
		0–1	Great Britain
		1–0	Chile
	Quarterfinals	1–3	Sweden
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Round 1	5–0	Myanmar	1 / 4
		3–0	Vietnam
		1–1	South Korea
	Quarterfinals	7–0	Thailand
	Semifinals	2–2 (PSO: 3–4)	China
2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)	Final round	2–1	South Korea
		4–1	Chinese Taipei
		0–0	China	1 / 4

source:^[24]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Historical results (2010–present) – JFA.jp

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2023

16 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Orlando, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Debinha 71'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

19 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–0	Japan	Nashville, United States
15:30 ET	Swanson 45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

22 February SheBelieves Cup	Canada	0–3	Japan	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Seike 26' Hasegawa 41' (pen.) Endo 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

7 April International friendly	Portugal	1–2	Japan	Guimarães, Portugal
17:00 UTC+1	Capeta 25'	Report (JFA)	Hasegawa 35' Tanaka 53'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

11 April International friendly	Denmark	1–0	Japan	Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2	Minami 7' (o.g.)	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Odense Stadium

14 July MS & AD Cup	Japan	5–0	Panama	Sendai, Japan
19:05 UTC+9	Shimizu 33' Hasegawa 37', 61' Fujino 60' Minami 90+2'	Source		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Zambia	0–5	Japan	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12		Report	Miyazawa 43', 62' Tanaka 55' Endō 71' Ueki 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Costa Rica	Dunedin, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+12	Naomoto 25' Fujino 27'	Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Spain	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12	Miyazawa 12', 40' Ueki 29' Tanaka 82'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16	Japan	3–1	Norway	Wellington, New Zealand
20:00 UTC+12	Engen 15' (o.g.) Shimizu 50' Miyazawa 81'	Report	Reiten 20'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF	Japan	1–2	Sweden	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12	Hayashi 87'	Report	Ilestedt 32' Angeldahl 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

23 September International friendly	Japan	8–0	Argentina	Kitakyushu, Japan
12:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 2' Hasegawa 10', 39' Takahashi 25' Seike 61', 90+2' Sugita 66' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	7–0	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Nakashima 17', 46' Hayashi 53' Tanaka 54' Moriya 57' Seike 73' Naomoto 82'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5		Report	Minami 10' Chiba 15'	Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium

1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5	Shimizu 40' Moriya 53'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

30 November Friendly	Brazil	4–3	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
15:15 UTC−3	Bia Zaneratto 41', 63' Gabi Portilho 61' Priscila 90+6'	Report	Fujino 38' Endo 86' (pen.) Tanaka 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

3 December Friendly	Brazil	0–2	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
11:00 UTC−3		Report	Minami 15' Tanaka 18'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi

Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

2024

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	v	Japan
--:--

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	v	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
--:--				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

All-time results

The following table shows Japan women's all-time international record, correct as of 3 December 2023.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GS	GC
Total	308	171	48	88	669	337

Source: Worldfootball.net

Head-to-head record

As of 3 December 2023, after the match against Brazil.

Head-to-head record
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)^[25]
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
South Korea	34	19	11	4
North Korea	24	7	5	12
China	44	17	10	17
Chinese Taipei	25	18	1	6
Thailand	14	13	0	0
Vietnam	14	14	0	0
Philippines	4	4	0	0
Australia	27	11	8	8
Hong Kong	8	8	0	0
Indonesia	2	2	0	0
India	5	4	0	1
Malaysia	2	2	0	0
Nepal	2	2	0	0
Singapore	2	2	0	0
Uzbekistan	3	3	0	0
Guam	3	3	0	0
Myanmar	3	3	0	0
Jordan	4	4	0	0
Total	219	136	35	48
Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
Nigeria	5	4	0	1
South Africa	2	1	1	0
Ghana	2	2	0	0
Cameroon	1	1	0	0
Zambia	1	1	0	0
Total	11	9	1	1
CONCACAF (CONCACAF)
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
United States	38	1	8	29
Canada	16	8	4	4
Mexico	8	6	1	1
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0
Panama	2	2	0	0
Total	66	19	13	34

Head-to-head record
CONMEBOL (CONMEBOL)
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
Brazil	15	6	2	7
Argentina	6	5	1	0
Colombia	1	1	0	0
Chile	2	1	1	0
Ecuador	1	1	0	0
Paraguay	1	1	0	0
	24	15	4	5
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)^[25]
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
New Zealand	11	9	2	0
Total	11	9	2	0
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Team (nation)	Pld	W	D	L
Italy	8	1	0	7
Germany	14	1	2	11
France	8	3	0	5
Sweden	15	5	3	7
Russia	6	4	0	2
England	10	1	2	7
Norway	10	7	0	3
Czech Republic^[26]	1	0	0	1
Slovakia	1	1	0	0
Finland	3	2	0	1
Great Britain	1	0	0	1
Hungary	1	1	0	0
Austria	1	1	0	0
Denmark	9	5	1	3
Netherlands	9	4	1	4
Scotland	3	3	0	0
Portugal	2	2	0	0
Iceland	4	3	0	1
Switzerland	2	2	0	0
Spain	6	1	1	4
Belgium	1	0	1	0
Serbia	1	1	0	0
Total	116	48	11	57
	447	233	68	146

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 13 June 2023.

Role	Name	Start date	Ref.
Head coach	Futoshi Ikeda	1 October 2021	^[27]^[28]
Assistant coach	Tomomi Miyamoto
Assistant coach	Kensuke Teraguchi
GK coach	Toshihiro Nishiiri
Physical coach	Keisuke Otsuka
Technical staff	Kei Mihara

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Manager history

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Ref.
Seiki Ichihara (市原聖曠)	1981	0	0	0	0	0%
Takao Orii (折井孝男)	1984	0	0	0	0	0%
Ryohei Suzuki (鈴木良平)	1986–1989	0	0	0	0	0%
Satoshi Miyauchi (宮内聡)	1997–1999	0	0	0	0	0%
Shinobu Ikeda (池田司信)	2000–2001	0	0	0	0	0%
Eiji Ueda (上田栄治)	2002–2004	0	0	0	0	0%
Hiroshi Ohashi (大橋浩司)	2004–2008	0	0	0	0	0%
Norio Sasaki (佐々木則夫)	2008–2016	0	0	0	0	0%
Asako Takakura (高倉麻子)	2016–2021	0	0	0	0	0%	^[24]
Futoshi Ikeda (池田太)	2021–present	33	21	4	8	55.56%	^[29]

As of 3 December 2023, after the match against Brazil.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Brazil on 30 November and 3 December 2023, respectively.^[30]
Caps and goals are correct as of 3 December 2023, after the match against Brazil.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ayaka Yamashita (山下杏也加)	(1995-09-29) 29 September 1995	64	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	1GK	Momoko Tanaka (田中桃子)	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000	7	0	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
21	1GK	Chika Hirao (平尾知佳)	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996	7	0	Albirex Niigata

2	2DF	Risa Shimizu (清水梨紗)	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996	72	4	West Ham United
3	2DF	Moeka Minami (南萌華)	(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998	44	3	Roma
5	2DF	Shiori Miyake (三宅史織)	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995	42	0	INAC Kobe Leonessa
12	2DF	Toko Koga (古賀塔子)	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006	2	0	Feyenoord
20	2DF	Rion Ishikawa (石川璃音)	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003	6	0	Urawa Reds

4	3MF	Saki Kumagai (熊谷紗希)	(1990-10-17) 17 October 1990	146	3	Roma
6	3MF	Hina Sugita (杉田妃和)	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997	45	3	Portland Thorns
7	3MF	Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた)	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	33	9	Manchester United
8	3MF	Hikaru Naomoto (猶本光)	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994	40	4	Urawa Reds
10	3MF	Fuka Nagano (長野風花)	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999	44	2	Liverpool
13	3MF	Jun Endo (遠藤純)	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000	43	5	Angel City FC
14	3MF	Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯)	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997	77	18	Manchester City
15	3MF	Aoba Fujino (藤野あおば)	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004	17	3	Tokyo Verdy Beleza
16	3MF	Honoka Hayashi (林穂之香)	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998	31	2	West Ham United
17	3MF	Kiko Seike (清家貴子)	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996	16	5	Urawa Reds
19	3MF	Yoshino Nakashima (中嶋淑乃)	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999	5	2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina
22	3MF	Momoko Tanikawa (谷川萌々子)	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005	2	0	Rosengård

9	4FW	Riko Ueki (植木理子)	(1999-07-30) 30 July 1999	28	11	West Ham United
11	4FW	Mina Tanaka (田中美南)	(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994	74	30	INAC Kobe Leonessa

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Shu Ohba (大場朱羽)	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002	0	0	Ole Miss Rebels	2023 SheBelieves Cup

DF	Hana Takahashi (高橋はな)	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000	21	2	Urawa Reds	v. Vietnam, 1 November 2023
DF	Miyabi Moriya (守屋都弥)	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996	6	2	INAC Kobe Leonessa	v. Vietnam, 1 November 2023
DF	Saori Takarada (宝田沙織)	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999	20	1	Leicester City	v. Argentina, 23 September 2023
DF	Ruka Norimatsu (乗松瑠華)	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996	9	0	Omiya Ardija Ventus	v. Denmark, 11 April 2023

MF	Narumi Miura (三浦成美)	(1997-07-03) 3 July 1997	31	0	North Carolina Courage	v. Argentina, 23 September 2023

FW	Remina Chiba (千葉玲海菜)	(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999	8	3	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. Vietnam, 1 November 2023
FW	Maika Hamano (浜野まいか)	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004	6	0	Chelsea	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW	Mana Iwabuchi (岩渕真奈)	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993	89	37	Retired	v. Denmark, 11 April 2023
FW	Rikako Kobayashi (小林里歌子)	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997	16	4	North Carolina Courage	v. Denmark, 11 April 2023 ^INJ

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

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Previous squads

Bold indicates winning squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Captains

Bold indicates current captain

Yumi Obe (?–2004)
Hiromi Ikeda (2004–2008)
Homare Sawa (2008–2012)
Aya Miyama (2012–2016)
Saki Kumagai (2016–present)

Records

As of 3 December 2023

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps	Goals	Ref.
1	Homare Sawa	1993–2015	205	83	^[31]
2	Aya Miyama	2003–2016	162	38	^[32]
3	Saki Kumagai	2008–present	147	2	^[33]
4	Shinobu Ohno	2003–2016	139	40	^[34]
5	Yuki Nagasato	2004–2016	132	58	^[35]
6	Kozue Ando	1999–2015	126	19	^[36]
7	Mizuho Sakaguchi	2006–2019	124	29	^[37]
8	Azusa Iwashimizu	2006–2016	122	11	^[38]
9	Hiromi Ikeda	1997–2008	119	4
10	Tomoe Kato	1997–2008	114	8

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps	Ref.
1	Homare Sawa	1993–2015	83	205	^[31]
2	Yuki Nagasato	2004–2016	58	132	^[35]
3	Kaori Nagamine	1984–1996	48	64
4	Shinobu Ohno	2003–2016	40	139	^[34]
5	Aya Miyama	2003–2016	38	162	^[32]
6	Mana Iwabuchi	2010–2023	36	89	^[39]
7	Mio Otani	2000–2007	31	73
8	Futaba Kioka	1981–1996	30	75
8	Mina Tanaka	2013–present	30	74	^[40]
9	Mizuho Sakaguchi	2006–2019	29	124	^[37]
9	Asako Takakura	1984–1999	29	79

Honours

Intercontinental

FIFA Women's World Cup

Champions: 2011

Runners-up: 2015

Olympic Games

Runners-up: 2012

Continental

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champions: 2014, 2018

Runners-up: 1986, 1991, 1995, 2001

Asian Games

Champions: 2010, 2018, 2022

Runners-up: 1990, 1994, 2006, 2014

Regional

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Champions: 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022

Runners-up: 2013, 2017

Other tournaments

Algarve Cup

Runners-up: 2012, 2014

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
1991	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	Squad	Tamotsu Suzuki
1995	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	Squad	Tamotsu Suzuki
1999	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	Squad	Satoshi Miyauchi
2003		3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	Squad	Eiji Ueda
2007		3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	Squad	Hiroshi Ohashi
2011	Champions	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2015	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	11	8	+3	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2019	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	Squad	Asako Takakura
2023	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	15	3	+12	Squad	Futoshi Ikeda
Total	9/9	38	18	4	16	54	62	−8

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	Brazil	L 0–1	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
		19 November	Sweden	L 0–8
		21 November	United States	L 0–3
1995	Group stage	5 June	Germany	L 0–1	Tingvallen, Karlstad
		7 June	Brazil	W 2–1	Tingvallen, Karlstad
		9 June	Sweden	L 0–2	Arosvallen, Västerås
	Quarter-finals	13 June	United States	L 0–4	Strömvallen, Gävle
1999	Group stage	19 June	Canada	D 1–1	Spartan Stadium, San Jose
		23 June	Russia	L 0–5	Civic Stadium, Portland
		26 June	Norway	L 0–4	Soldier Field, Chicago
2003	Group stage	20 September	Argentina	W 6–0	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
		24 September	Germany	L 0–3	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
		27 September	Canada	L 1–3	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
2007	Group stage	11 September	England	D 2–2	Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
		14 September	Argentina	W 1–0	Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
		17 September	Germany	L 0–2	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
2011	Group stage	27 June	New Zealand	W 2–1	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		1 July	Mexico	W 4–0	BayArena, Leverkusen
		5 July	England	L 0–2	Impuls Arena, Augsburg
	Quarter-finals	9 July	Germany	W 1–0	Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
	Semi-finals	13 July	Sweden	W 3–1	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
	Final	17 July	United States	D 2–2 (3–1 (p))	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
2015	Group stage	8 June	Switzerland	W 1–0	BC Place, Vancouver
		12 June	Cameroon	W 2–1	BC Place, Vancouver
		16 June	Ecuador	W 1–0	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
	Round of 16	23 June	Netherlands	W 2–1	BC Place, Vancouver
	Quarter-finals	27 June	Australia	W 1–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Semi-finals	1 July	England	W 2–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Final	5 July	United States	L 2–5	BC Place, Vancouver
2019	Group stage	10 June	Argentina	D 0–0	Parc des Princes, Paris
		14 June	Scotland	W 2–1	Roazhon Park, Rennes
		19 June	England	L 0–2	Allianz Riviera, Nice
	Round of 16	25 June	Netherlands	L 1–2	Roazhon Park, Rennes
2023	Group stage	22 July	Zambia	W 5–0	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		26 July	Costa Rica	W 2–0	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		31 July	Spain	W 4–0	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
	Round of 16	5 August	Norway	W 3–1	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
	Quarter-finals	11 August	Sweden	L 1–2	Eden Park, Auckland

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
1996	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	Squad	Tamotsu Suzuki
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Quarter-finals	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	Squad	Eiji Ueda
2008	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	11	10	+1	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2012	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	Squad	Asako Takakura
2024	To be determined
Total	5/7	20	6	4	10	23	28	−5	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Summer Olympics history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1996	Round 1	21 July	Germany	L 2–3	Legion Field, Birmingham
		23 July	Brazil	L 0–2	Legion Field, Birmingham
		25 July	Norway	L 0–4	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
2004	Round 1	11 August	Sweden	W 1–0	Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos
	Round 1	14 August	Nigeria	L 0–1	Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens
	Quarter-finals	20 August	United States	L 1–2	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
2008	Round 1	6 August	New Zealand	D 2–2	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
		9 August	United States	L 0–1	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
		12 August	Norway	W 5–1	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
	Quarter-finals	15 August	China	W 2–0	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
	Semi-finals	18 August	United States	L 2–4	Workers Stadium, Beijing
	Third place	21 August	Germany	L 0–2	Workers Stadium, Beijing
2012	Round 1	25 July	Canada	W 2–1	City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
		28 July	Sweden	D 0–0	City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
		31 July	South Africa	D 0–0	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
	Quarter-finals	3 August	Brazil	W 2–0	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
	Semi-finals	6 August	France	W 2–1	Wembley Stadium, London
	Final	9 August	United States	L 1–2	Wembley Stadium, London
2020	Round 1	21 July	Canada	D 1–1	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		24 July	Great Britain	L 0–1	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		27 July	Chile	W 1–0	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
	Quarter-finals	30 July	Sweden	L 1–3	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
1975	Did not enter
1977	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	Squad
1980	Did not enter
1981	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	Squad
1983	Did not enter
1986	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	14	4	+10	Squad
1989	Third place	5	4	0	1	37	1	+36	Squad
1991	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	27	6	+21	Squad
1993	Third place	5	4	0	1	29	4	+25	Squad
1995	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	27	3	+24	Squad
1997	Third place	5	4	0	1	33	1	+32	Squad
1999	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	36	6	+30	Squad
2001	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	30	5	+25	Squad
2003	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	34	4	+30	Squad
2006	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	19	6	+13	Squad
2008	Third place	5	3	0	2	19	7	+12	Squad
2010	Third place	5	4	0	1	16	2	+14	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	16	3	+13	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2018	Champions	5	3	2	0	9	2	+7	Squad	Asako Takakura
2022	Semi-finals	5	3	2	0	18	3	+15	Squad	Futoshi Ikeda
Total	17/20	83	55	6	22	365	68	+297	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

A Japanese representative side FC Jinnan representing Japan participated in the 1977 AFC Women's Championship.^[7]^[8]

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Host	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
1990	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	17	8	+9	Squad	Tamotsu Suzuki
1994	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	9	3	+6	Squad	Tamotsu Suzuki
1998	Third place	5	3	0	2	18	7	+11	Squad	Satoshi Miyauchi
2002	Third place	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5	Squad	Eiji Ueda
2006	Runners-up	5	4	1	0	21	1	+20	Squad	Hiroshi Ohashi
2010	Champions	4	3	1	0	6	0	+6	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2014	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	28	3	+25	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	14	2	+12	Squad	Asako Takakura
2022	Champions	6	6	0	0	39	5	+34	Squad	Michihisa Kano
2026
2030
Total	7/7	34	22	6	6	107	25	+82	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

The 2022 edition was re-scheduled to September–October 2023; as a result, Japan will send a B team with a separate coaching staff while the senior team competes in its regularly scheduled matches in the September 2023 FIFA international window.^[41]

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record
Host	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
2005	Third place	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	Squad
2008	Champions	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	Squad
2010	Champions	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	Squad
2013	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	Squad
2015	Third place	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2017	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	Squad	Asako Takakura
2019	Champions	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	Squad	Asako Takakura
2022	Champions	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	Squad	Futoshi Ikeda
Total	8/8	24	15	4	5	46	18	+28	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

EAFF E-1 Football Championship history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	First match	North Korea	0–1	Loss
	Second match	China	0–0	Draw
	Third match	South Korea	0–0	Draw

2008	First match	North Korea	3–2	Win
	Second match	South Korea	2–0	Win
	Third match	South Korea	3–0	Win

2010	First match	China	2–0	Win
	Second match	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Win
	Third match	South Korea	2–1	Win

2013	First match	China	2–0	Win
	Second match	North Korea	0–0	Draw
	Third match	South Korea	1–2	Loss

2015	First match	North Korea	2–4	Loss
	Second match	South Korea	1–2	Loss
	Third match	China	2–0	Win

2017	First match	South Korea	3–2	Win
	Second match	China	1–0	Win
	Third match	North Korea	0–2	Loss

2019	First match	Chinese Taipei	7–0	Win
	Second match	China	3–0	Win
	Third match	South Korea	1–0	Win

2022	First match	South Korea	2–1	Win
	Second match	Chinese Taipei	4–1	Win
	Third match	China	0–0	Draw

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup."^[42]

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
1994–2010	Did not enter
2011	3rd place	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	Squad
2012	2nd place	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	Squad	Norio Sasaki
2013	5th place	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	Squad
2014	2nd place	4	2	1	1	4	5	−1	Squad
2015	9th place	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	Squad
2016	Did not enter
2017	6th place	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	Squad	Asako Takakura
2018	6th place	4	2	0	2	6	9	−3	Squad	Asako Takakura
2019–2023	Did not enter
Total	7/27	28	16	1	11	45	36	+9	—	—

Cyprus Women's Cup

Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad	Coach
2008	3rd place	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	Squad
Total	1/13	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	—	—

SheBelieves Cup

The SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the United States.

SheBelieves Cup record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Squad	Coach
2016–2018	Did not enter
2019	Third place	3	1	1	1	5	6	Squad	Asako Takakura
2020	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad	Asako Takakura
2021	Withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[43]
2022	Did not enter
2023	Runners-up	3	1	0	2	3	2	Squad	Futoshi Ikeda
Total	3/8	9	2	1	6	10	15	—	—

SheBelieves Cup history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result

2019	First match	United States	2–2	Draw
	Second match	Brazil	3–1	Win
	Third match	England	0–3	Loss

2020	First match	Spain	1–3	Loss
	Second match	England	0–1	Loss
	Third match	United States	1–3	Loss
2023	First match	Brazil	0–1	Loss
	Second match	United States	0–1	Loss
	Third match	Canada	3–0	Win

Tournament of Nations

The Tournament of Nations was a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer in non-World Cup and non-Olympic years hosted by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in several American cities.^[44] The inaugural tournament was held in 2017.

The 2021 edition would have been a pre-Olympics tournament due to the rescheduling of the Tokyo Olympics.^[45] On May 6, 2021, however, the USSF announced that it would no longer hold Tournament of Nations because recent changes in international windows by FIFA made a round-robin tournament unfeasible.^[46]

Tournament of Nations record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Squad	Coach
2017	Third place	3	0	1	2	3	8	Squad	Asako Takakura
2018	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	3	8	Squad	Asako Takakura
Total	2/2	6	0	1	5	6	16	—	—

Tournament of Nations history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result

2017	First match	Brazil	1–1	Draw
	Second match	Australia	2–4	Loss
	Third match	United States	0–3	Loss

2018	First match	United States	2–4	Loss
	Second match	Brazil	1–2	Loss
	Third match	Australia	0–2	Loss

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↑ "Japan: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
↑ "Japan claim maiden title". fifa.com. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Complete Tournament Results". ABC News. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
1 2 Jean Williams (2021). The History of Women's Football. Pen & Sword Books Limited. ISBN 978-15-267-8531-2.
1 2 "Caught in time: the England women's football team jet off to Japan in September 1981". Women's Football Archive. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "沿革・歴史｜JFA｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp.
↑ JFA to show appreciation for support from football family FIFA
↑ Japan banner a global message FIFA
↑ "Japan edge USA for maiden title". FIFA. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
↑ "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
↑ "Olympics football: USA beat Japan to secure gold in Wembley thriller". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
↑ "Class war among Japanese Olympic footballers". ABC. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
↑ "Nadeshiko Japan beats Australia to win Women's Asian Cup". The Japan Times. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
↑ "Japan lift 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Goal.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
↑ "[Tokyo 2021] Jeux Olympiques (football, groupe E) : La Grande-Bretagne garde la tête, le Japon en quart dans la douleur". coeursdefoot.fr. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
↑ "The lowest share of possession for a winning side at the FIFA Women". Opta Joe. 31 July 2023.
↑ "Women's World Cup Daily: Matildas send Canada out; Japan cruise". ESPN. 31 July 2023.
↑ Cox, Michael (31 July 2023). "Japan are the best side at the World Cup so far – Spain didn't know how to cope with them". The Athletic.
↑ "Japan teach Spain a lesson in counter-attacking football". Opta Analyst. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023.
↑ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Japan 3–1 Norway". BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
1 2 "Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Media Guide" (PDF). jfa.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
1 2 Australia, Chinese Taipei only record at the time of enrollment
↑ Played as Czechoslovakia
↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - MS&AD Cup 2023 / FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 13 June 2023.
↑ "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）メンバー・スケジュール　国際親善試合アルゼンチン女子代表戦【9.23＠福岡／北九州スタジアム】". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 September 2023.
↑ "Mr. IKEDA Futoshi appointed as coach of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team)". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match (11/30&12/3＠Sao Paulo, Brazil)". jfa.jp. 24 November 2023.
1 2 "MF 澤穂希 SAWA Homare". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
1 2 "MF 宮間あや MIYAMA Aya". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
↑ "DF 熊谷紗希 KUMAGAI Saki". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
1 2 "FW 大野忍 OHNO Shinobu". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
1 2 "FW 永里優季 NAGASATO Yuki". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
↑ "MF 安藤梢 ANDO Kozue". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
1 2 "MF 阪口夢穂 SAKAGUCHI Mizuho". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
↑ "DF 岩清水梓 IWASHIMIZU Azusa". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
↑ "FW 岩渕真奈 IWABUCHI Mana". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
↑ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
↑ "Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule - The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (9/22-10/6)". www.jfa.jp.
↑ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
↑ "Argentina Replaces Japan at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa". US Soccer. 28 January 2021.
↑ "Five Things To Know About the 2017 Tournament of Nations". 20 July 2017.
↑ Linehan, Meg; Tenorio, Paul (26 February 2021). "USMNT, USWNT schedules, World Cup host city process: USSF board meeting notes". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
↑ "U.S. SOCCER TO HOST THE 2021 WNT SUMMER SERIES PRESENTED BY AT&T 5G FEATURING THE USA, PORTUGAL, JAMAICA AND NIGERIA". US Soccer. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

External links

Official website at JFA.jp (in English)
Japan profile at FIFA.com
Japan at FIFA.com

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[JFA-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Japan Football Association" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2012.

[3] "なでしこジャパン". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[4] "Japan: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[5] "Japan claim maiden title". fifa.com. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[6] "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Complete Tournament Results". ABC News. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[jw-7] 1 2 Jean Williams (2021). The History of Women's Football. Pen & Sword Books Limited. ISBN 978-15-267-8531-2.

[wfa-8] 1 2 "Caught in time: the England women's football team jet off to Japan in September 1981". Women's Football Archive. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[9] "沿革・歴史｜JFA｜日本サッカー協会". www.jfa.jp.

[10] JFA to show appreciation for support from football family FIFA

[11] Japan banner a global message FIFA

[12] "Japan edge USA for maiden title". FIFA. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.

[13] "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

[14] "Olympics football: USA beat Japan to secure gold in Wembley thriller". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[15] "Class war among Japanese Olympic footballers". ABC. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[16] "Nadeshiko Japan beats Australia to win Women's Asian Cup". The Japan Times. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

[17] "Japan lift 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup". Goal.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

[18] "[Tokyo 2021] Jeux Olympiques (football, groupe E) : La Grande-Bretagne garde la tête, le Japon en quart dans la douleur". coeursdefoot.fr. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[19] "The lowest share of possession for a winning side at the FIFA Women". Opta Joe. 31 July 2023.

[espn_japan-20] "Women's World Cup Daily: Matildas send Canada out; Japan cruise". ESPN. 31 July 2023.

[TA_Japan-21] Cox, Michael (31 July 2023). "Japan are the best side at the World Cup so far – Spain didn't know how to cope with them". The Athletic.

[22] "Japan teach Spain a lesson in counter-attacking football". Opta Analyst. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023.

[23] Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Japan 3–1 Norway". BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[auto-24] 1 2 "Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Media Guide" (PDF). jfa.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[AUS-25] 1 2 Australia, Chinese Taipei only record at the time of enrollment

[26] Played as Czechoslovakia

[English_reference-27] "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - MS&AD Cup 2023 / FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 13 June 2023.

[Japanese_reference-28] "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）メンバー・スケジュール　国際親善試合アルゼンチン女子代表戦【9.23＠福岡／北九州スタジアム】". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 September 2023.

[jfa.jp-29] "Mr. IKEDA Futoshi appointed as coach of Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team)". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[30] "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match (11/30&12/3＠Sao Paulo, Brazil)". jfa.jp. 24 November 2023.

[Homare_Sawa-31] 1 2 "MF 澤穂希 SAWA Homare". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[Aya_Miyama-32] 1 2 "MF 宮間あや MIYAMA Aya". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[33] "DF 熊谷紗希 KUMAGAI Saki". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[Shinobu_Ohno-34] 1 2 "FW 大野忍 OHNO Shinobu". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[Yuki_Nagasato-35] 1 2 "FW 永里優季 NAGASATO Yuki". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[36] "MF 安藤梢 ANDO Kozue". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[Mizuho_Sakaguchi-37] 1 2 "MF 阪口夢穂 SAKAGUCHI Mizuho". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[38] "DF 岩清水梓 IWASHIMIZU Azusa". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[39] "FW 岩渕真奈 IWABUCHI Mana". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[40] "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[auto1-41] "Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule - The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (9/22-10/6)". www.jfa.jp.

[42] "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[43] "Argentina Replaces Japan at 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa". US Soccer. 28 January 2021.

[44] "Five Things To Know About the 2017 Tournament of Nations". 20 July 2017.

[45] Linehan, Meg; Tenorio, Paul (26 February 2021). "USMNT, USWNT schedules, World Cup host city process: USSF board meeting notes". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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National women's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon ~~Oman~~ Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia ~~Brunei~~ Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Former	Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of Japan
Women	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Beach handball Cricket Field hockey U-21 Floorball Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Goalball Gymnastics Handball W-J Ice hockey F U-18 Rugby union 7s Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-18 U-20 U-23 Water polo
Men	A1GP American football Australian rules football Bandy Baseball U-18 Basketball U-17 U-19 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Boxing Cricket U-19 Field hockey Floorball U-19 Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer eFootball Cerebral palsy Goalball Gymnastics Handball MJ MY Ice hockey Junior U-18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union 7s U-20 Wheelchair Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-21 U-19 Water polo
Mixed	Badminton Baseball5 Boxing Tennis
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

History

1970s and 1980s

Verge of decline

Regeneration

2003 and 2007 World Cup

Golden Period (2011–2015)

2011 World Cup

2012 Summer Olympics

2014 Asian Cup

2015 World Cup

Brief decline (2016–2021)

2019 World Cup

Olympic Games in 2021 at home

2023 World Cup

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Rivalries

South Korea

North Korea

China

Australia

United States

Overall competitive record

Overall record

Results and fixtures

2023

2024

All-time results

Head-to-head record

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Captains

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

Regional

Other tournaments

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Asian Games

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Algarve Cup

Cyprus Women's Cup

SheBelieves Cup

Tournament of Nations

See also

References

External links