Japan national under-23 football team

The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

and is controlled by the Japan Football Association

Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

Olympic Games Rosters

1996 Olympic Games
2000 Olympic Games
2004 Olympic Games
2008 Olympic Games

Asian Games Rosters

2002 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
2010 Asian Games

Olympic Games Record

See Japan national football team#Olympic Games for the results before 1992 (no age limit).

Olympic Games Football at the Summer Olympics Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:... Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position			*
1992	Didn't Qualify
1996 Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....	Round 1	9	3	2	0	1	4	4
2000 Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:Olympic Stadium, SydneySydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...	Quarterfinals	5	4	2	1	1	6	5
2004 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...	Round 1	13	3	1	0	2	6	7
2008 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...	Round 1	15	3	0	0	3	1	4
2012 Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...	Qualification in progress
Total	4/5	Quarterfinals	13	5	1	7	17	20

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootout. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Olympic Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1996 Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Round 1	0 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	3 – 2	Win
2000 Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:Olympic Stadium, SydneySydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...	Round 1	2 – 1	Win
	Round 1	2 – 1	Win
	Round 1	0 – 1	Loss
	Quarterfinals	2 – 2	Draw
2004 Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...	Round 1	3 – 4	Loss
	Round 1	2 – 3	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
2008 Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...	Round 1	0 – 1	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	0 – 1	Loss

Asian Games Record

Asian Games Football at the Asian Games Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer... Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position
2002 Football at the 2002 Asian Games Football at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Busan, South Korea from September 27 to October 13, 2002.Age limit for the men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Group...	Runners-Up	2	6	5	0	1	13	4
2006 Football at the 2006 Asian Games Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from November 18 to December 15, 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.Turkmenistan, and...	Round 1	11	3	2	0	1	5	4
2010 Football at the 2010 Asian Games Football at the 2010 Asian Games was being held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony...	Champions	1	7	7	0	0	17	1
Total	3/3	Champions	16	14	0	2	35	9

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2002 Football at the 2002 Asian Games Football at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Busan, South Korea from September 27 to October 13, 2002.Age limit for the men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Group...	Round 1	2 – 0	Win
	Round 1	5 – 2	Win
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Quarterfinals	1 – 0	Win
	Semifinals	3 – 0	Win
	Final	1 – 2	Loss
2006 Football at the 2006 Asian Games Football at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar from November 18 to December 15, 2006. The opening match was played 14 days prior to the opening ceremony. In this tournament, some 30 teams played in the men's competition, and 8 teams participated in women's competition.Turkmenistan, and...	Round 1	3 – 2	Win
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss
2010 Football at the 2010 Asian Games Football at the 2010 Asian Games was being held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony...	Round 1	3 – 0	Win
	Round 1	2 – 0	Win
	Round 1	3 – 0	Win
	Round 2	5 – 0	Win
	Quarterfinals	1 – 0	Win
	Semifinals	2 – 1	Win
	Final	1 – 0	Win

Schedule

Date	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
09 Feb 2011	L	0 – 3	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawally, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000.This Stadium is the home ground for Al Qadsia Kuwait.... , Hawally, Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
12 Feb 2011	W	2 – 0	Bahrain National Stadium Bahrain National Stadium The Bahrain National Stadium is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in East Riffa. It can accommodate 35,000 people and is used mostly for football matches. It was built in 1982. Various aspects of the stadium will be renovated, such as the seats and roof.-External links:**... , Manama Manama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... , Bahrain Bahrain ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
26 Mar 2011	L	0 – 1	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Central Stadium Pakhtakor or Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium holds 35,000, which is all seated. It was built in Soviet time, in 1956, and renovated in... , Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:... , Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
29 Mar 2011	W	2 – 1	JAR Stadium JAR Stadium JAR Stadium is a stadium located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, It has a capacity of 10,000.-External links:*... , Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:... , Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
01 Jun 2011	W	3 – 1	Niigata Stadium, Niigata Niigata, Niigata is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
19 Jun 2011	W	3 – 1	Toyota Stadium Toyota Stadium is a 45,000 seat retractable roof stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the J. League club Nagoya Grampus... , Toyota Toyota, Aichi is a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	2012 Summer Olympics qualification Second Round
23 Jun 2011	L	1 – 2	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawally, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,000.This Stadium is the home ground for Al Qadsia Kuwait.... , Hawally, Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...	2012 Summer Olympics qualification Second Round
10 Aug 2011	W	2 - 1	Sapporo Dome Sapporo Dome The is a stadium located in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Japan, and is primarily used for baseball and football. It is the home field of the baseball team Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the football club Consadole Sapporo.-History:... , Sapporo, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Friendly Match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
21 Sep 2011	W	2 - 0	Tosu Stadium Best Amenity Stadium Best Amenity Stadium is a football stadium in Tosu, Saga, Japan. It serves as a home ground of J. League club Sagan Tosu. The stadium holds 24,490 people and was built in 1996.- External links :*... , Tosu Tosu, Saga is a city located in the east part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Overview:Tosu is one of the major transportation hubs of Kyūshū. Its main train station is Tosu Station which connects the Nagasaki Main Line and the Kagoshima Main Line. There is also a junction connecting the... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....
23 Nov 2011	W	2 - 0		2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....
27 Nov 2011	W	2 - 1	National Stadium Tokyo, Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....
05 Feb 2012		-		2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....
22 Feb 2012		-	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1... , Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia	2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....
14 Mar 2012		-		2012 Summer Olympics qualification Third Round Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....

* Japan score always listed first

Under-22

Squad selected for 2012 Summer Olympics qualification

Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the group stage of the Asian football qualifiers for 2012 Olympics. The group stage draw is scheduled for July 7 at AFC House....

against on 22 September 2011

Head Coach:

Takashi Sekizuka

is a Japanese association football manager and a former player.-Awards:* Japan Soccer League Rookie of the Year: 1984* Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1984-References:*...

#	Name	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
	Shuichi Gonda Shuichi Gonda is a Japanese footballer who plays for F.C. Tokyo.-Career:Gonda made his full international debut for Japan on January 6, 2010 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 29 December 2010...	7	0	F.C. Tokyo
	Takuya Masuda			Ryutsu Keizai University Ryutsu Keizai University is a Japanese private university in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki. It was founded in 1965.-See also:Ryutsu Keizai University F.C., affiliated football club.List of universities in Japan...
	Shunsuke Ando Shunsuke Ando is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.-Japan U-21:On September 23, 2010, Ando was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.-Career statistics:...	7	0	Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
Defenders
	Jun Sonoda			Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
	Yusuke Higa Yusuke Higa is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ryutsu Keizai University F.C..-Playing career:F.C. Tokyo has already been percussing acquisition, and Júbilo Iwata and Kashiwa Reysol also aim at acquisition.-Club:- International :-External links:...	16	0	Ryutsu Keizai University Ryutsu Keizai University is a Japanese private university in Ryugasaki, Ibaraki. It was founded in 1965.-See also:Ryutsu Keizai University F.C., affiliated football club.List of universities in Japan...
	Yuichi Maruyama			Meiji University Meiji University is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....
	Kazuki Oiwa			Chuo University Chuo University Chuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...
	Daisuke Suzuki Daisuke Suzuki (footballer) Daisuke Suzuki in Tokyo, Japan is a footballer who plays as a Defender. He currently plays for Albirex Niigata in the J. League.-Albirex Niigata:In 2008 he signed a contract with J. League club Albirex Niigata...	13	1	Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
	Hiroki Sakai Hiroki Sakai is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Kashiwa Reysol of J. League Division 1.-Club:- International :-External links:* – Kashiwa Reysol official site * – Yahoo! Japan Sports...	5	1	Kashiwa Reysol Kashiwa Reysol is a J. League Division 1 team. Its home town is Kashiwa, Chiba, about an hour northeast of Tokyo.-History:Founded in 1940 as Hitachi, Ltd. Soccer Club in Koganei, Tokyo, the team was a founding member of the Japan Soccer League...
	Mizuki Hamada Mizuki Hamada is an American-born Japanese football defender who plays for the Urawa Red Diamonds in the J. League Division 1. He can also play as a defensive midfielder.- Playing career :...	9	1	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
	Gotoku Sakai Gotoku Sakai is an American born German-Japanese football player currently playing for Albirex Niigata.-Club career:Sakai was born in New York, United States, to a Japanese father and a German mother. The family moved to Japan when he was 2-years old. He grew up in Sanjō, Niigata prefecture. Sakai started...	4	0	Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
Midfielders
	Kosuke Yamamoto			Jubilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
	Naoki Yamada Naoki Yamada is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.-Early life:His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and U20 Japan national football team.-International career:...	1	1	Urawa Red Diamonds Urawa Red Diamonds are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
	Keigo Higashi Keigo Higashi is a Japanese football player currently playing for Omiya Ardija.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 6 March 20111Includes other competitive competitions, including the Suruga Bank Championship.-International:-External links:...	14	3	Omiya Ardija Omiya Ardija is a professional football club which play in the J. League Division 1, and are based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds...
	Hotaru Yamaguchi	16	1	Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
	Kyohei Noborizato			Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
	Takahiro Ogihara Takahiro Ogihara Takahiro Ogihara is a Japanese association footballer currently playing for Cerezo Osaka in the J. League Division 1. He plays as a Defender...	2	0	Cerezo Osaka Cerezo Osaka is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
Forwards
	Kensuke Nagai Kensuke Nagai is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.-Career:He was named on December 23 in the squad for Japan's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen, and made his full international debut for the team in the fixture on January 6, 2010. In 2009 Nagai played for Avispa...	14	9	Nagoya Grampus Nagoya Grampus are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
	Ryohei Yamazaki Ryohei Yamazaki is a Japanese footballer who plays for Júbilo Iwata in the J. League Division 1.-2010 Asian Games:On September 23, 2010, Yamazaki was selected for the Japan Under21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China PR.-Club:...	17	4	Júbilo Iwata Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
	Yuki Otsu Yuki Otsu is a Japanese football player currently playing for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 18 June 20111Includes Emperor's Cup.2Includes J. League Cup.- International :-Club:Kashiwa Reysol*J...			Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
	Yuya Osako Yuya Osako is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Kashima Antlers.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 17 August 2011-International:-Club:Kashima Antlers*J...	9	2	Kashima Antlers Kashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....

Continental

Football at the Asian Games
Football at the Asian Games
Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...

Gold Medal (1): 2010

Football at the 2010 Asian Games

Football at the 2010 Asian Games was being held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony...

Silver Medal (1): 2002

Football at the 2002 Asian Games

Football at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Busan, South Korea from September 27 to October 13, 2002.Age limit for the men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Group...

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