Japan women's national futsal team

 Japan

Nickname(s)	なでしこファイブ (Nadeshiko Five)[1]
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Takehiro Suga[2]
FIFA code	JPN
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
Appearances	6 (First in 2010)
Best result	Group stage (all)
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2015)
Best result	Silver Medal, (2015 & 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances	3 (First in 2007)
Best result	Gold Medal, (2007, 2009, 2013)

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

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

• Fixtures & Results (W futsal), JFA.jp

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	Ref.
Masanori Ito	20??–2021
Takehiro Suga	2021–	[4]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for a Training camp, held from 1 to 3 May 2023. On 27 October, Anna Amishiro was replaced by Narumi Hirai due to poor physical conditioning.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Nene Inoue		Tachikawa Athletic
	1GK	Yuria Sato		Fugador Sumida
	1GK	Nagisa Nakata		SWH Nishinomiya
	FP	Risa Ikadai		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Narumi Hirai		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Mio Fujita		Tachikawa Athletic
	FP	Yukari Miyahara		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Kaho Ito		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Mika Eguchi		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Naomi Matsumoto		Bardral Urayasu Las Bonitas
	FP	Rio Matsuki		Anilla Shonan
	FP	Akari Takao		SWH Nishinomiya
	FP	Sayo Ito		Arco Kobe
	FP	Sara Oino		SWH Nishinomiya
	FP	Harune Saika		SWH Nishinomiya
	FP	Aki Ikeuchi		Fukui Maruoka Ruck
	FP	Rikako Yamakawa		Arco Kobe
	FP	Natsuki Nakashima		Arco Kobe
	FP	Mai Sakurada		Arco Kobe

Competitive record

Women's Futsal World Tournament

Women's Futsal World Tournament record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2010	1st round	3	1	0	2	4	9
2011	1st round	3	0	1	2	1	6
2012	1st round	4	2	0	2	7	14
2013	7th place	3	1	0	2	2	9
2014	6th place	3	1	0	2	3	12
2015	8th place	3	0	0	3	3	9
Total	6/6	19	5	1	13	20	59

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2015	Runner-Up	2/8	5	4	0	1	22	7
2018	Runner-Up	2/15	6	5	0	1	33	12
Total	Best Finish: Runner-up	11	9	0	2	55	19

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

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team

Men's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results (2020–present))
• National under-23 football team
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team
• National under-20 futsal team
• National beach soccer team

References

External links

• Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
• Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)