- For the U-22 team, see U-22 Japan.
Olympic Japan (日本オリンピック代表) is the team that represents Japan in the Madrid Olympics tournament.
Description[]
Olympic Japan is known as the official selection team of Japan for the Madrid Olympics tournament. It consists of 18 squad members, 4 backup members and 1 assistant back member[1]. As they don't have any overage players, the team is essentially U-23 Japan. The captain is Tsubasa Ozora.
Uniforms[]
| 2014 Home | 2014 Keeper |
|---|---|
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Both uniforms are a modified version of the the 2014 FIFA World Cup uniforms worn by Japan, without the three stripes and with the flag of Japan replacing the JFA emblem as per IOC rules.
- Home: Blue shirt with blue round collar, flag of Japan on the left side of the chest, white numbers and red sleeve cuffs, blue shorts and blue socks.
- Away: White shirt with white round collar, flag of Japan on the left side of the chest, blue numbers and red sleeve cuffs, white shorts and white socks.
- Keeper: Silver long sleeved shirt with silver round collar, blue curves running from the collar to the shoulders, Flag of Japan on the left side of the chest and blue numbers, silver shorts and socks.
Results[]
Practice matches[]
- ○ Olympic Japan (1st group) 7 - 0 Olympic New Zealand ●
- ○ Olympic Japan (2nd group) 5 - 1 Olympic New Zealand ●
- ○ Olympic Japan (3rd group) 4 - 1 Olympic New Zealand ●
- ○ Olympic Japan 8 - 0 Olympic Mexico ●
The chosen 23
Madrid Olympics tournament[]
Group stage
| Team | Result | Result | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Japan | 4 | VS | 1 | Olympic Netherlands |
| Olympic Japan | 3 | VS | 2 | Olympic Argentina |
| Olympic Japan | 3 | VS | 0 | Olympic Nigeria |
Knockout stage
| Team | Result | Result | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Japan | 7 | VS | 5 | Olympic Germany |
Squad[]
Prior to Kids' Dream[]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tatsuo Mikami | ||
| Kozo Kira | |||
Rising Sun[]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Genzo Wakabayashi |  Hamburger SV
|
| 17 | GK[2] | Ken Wakashimazu |  Nagoya Grampus Eight
|
| 21 | GK | Yuzo Morisaki | Shimizu S-Pulse
|
| 2/15[3] | DF | Gakuto Igawa | Unattached |
| 4 | DF | Ryo Ishizaki | Jubilo Iwata
|
| 5 | DF | Hiroshi Jito | Avispa Fukuoka
|
| 7 | DF | Makoto Soda | Gamba Osaka
|
| 14 | DF | Jun Misugi | FC Tokyo
|
| 22 | DF | Yuji Soga |  CR Vasco da Gama
|
| 23 | DF | Hanji Urabe | Jubilo Iwata
|
| 8 | MF | Mamoru Izawa | Yokohama F. Marinos
|
| 10 | MF | Tsubasa Ozora 
|
 FC Barcelona
|
| 11 | MF | Taro Misaki | Jubilo Iwata
|
| 12 | MF | Hikaru Matsuyama | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
|
| 15 | MF | Takeshi Sawada | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
| 16 | MF | Mitsuru Sano | Avispa Fukuoka
|
| 20 | MF | Shingo Aoi |  FC Albese
|
| 24 | MF | Kazumasa Oda | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
|
| 6 | FW | Hajime Taki | Tokyo Verdy 1969
|
| 9 | FW | Kojiro Hyuga | Juventus FC[4]
|
| 13/19 | FW | Kazuki Sorimachi | Vissel Kobe
|
| 18 | FW | Shun Nitta | Kashiwa Reysol
|
| 19 | FW | Teppei Kisugi | Cerezo Osaka
|
Personnel[]
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Gallery[]
- Main article: Olympic Japan/Gallery
External links[]
- Olympic Japan at Captain Tsubasa db (Japanese)
- Olympic Japan at Shinji's Captain Tsubasa fansite
- Olympic Japan at Captain Tsubasa Stats
Notes[]
- ↑ Chosen among 33 players both from J-League and overseas teams by Kira Kozo.
- ↑ Also registered as a forward.
- ↑ Used #15 in the friendly match against Greece.
- ↑ On loan to AC Reggiana at the time.
- ↑ These players were called to help in trainings after the match against Olympic Germany. They cannot play in matches, however.