Boxing team
Japan U23
Club · Japan · AFC U23 Asian Cup
«Olympic Japan»
Malaysia held Japan's new under-23 selection to a 1-1 draw in December 1990 — the side did not exist as a club or an academy, only as a squad the Japan Football Association had put together for the fixture. It has never settled on one home ground since; qualifiers and friendlies have gone to Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu or to Saitama Stadium 2002, whichever the tournament calendar called for.
The name changes with the occasion. During Olympic cycles the side plays as Olympic Japan, kept apart from the senior team's own nickname, Samurai Blue. Makoto Teguramori took the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in 2016 with a 3-2 win over South Korea, then again in 2024, beating Uzbekistan 1-0. Go Oiwa carried the run into a third title in 2026, a 4-0 final win over China, with a third-place finish in 2022 sitting between the two runs of victories.
Three Asian Cup titles in four editions since 2016.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 26 Sep | Asian Games |
Korea DPR U23
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 23 Sep | Asian Games |
Thailand U23
H
|
3:0 | W |
| 20 Sep | Asian Games |
Kyrgyz Republic U23
A
|
7:0 | W |
| 16 Sep | Asian Games |
Hong Kong U23
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 24 Jan | AFC U23 Asian Cup |
China PR U23
A
|
4:0 | W |
| 20 Jan | AFC U23 Asian Cup |
Korea Republic U23
H
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
Asian GamesGroup stage · Group A
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Japan U23
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 12:0 | 9 |
| 2 |
Thailand U23
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 6 |
| 3 |
Kyrgyz Republic U23
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 6:10 | 3 |
| 4 |
Hong Kong U23
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1:11 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 48| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 48 | 30 | 18 |
| Scored | 111 | 66 | 45 |
| Conceded | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Scored per game | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Conceded per game | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Difference | +86 | +53 | +33 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Japan U23
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | |
 Rion Ishihara |
Defender | 21 | 1 |
| 22 | |
 B. Nwadike |
Forward | 21 | 1 |
| 14 | |
 Yuto Ozeki |
Midfielder | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | |
 Nelson Ishiwatari |
Midfielder | 21 | 1 |
| 17 |  J. Nakajima |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 1 |  Aleksandr Pizano |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 15 |  Sojiro Mori |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 23 |  Rui Araki |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 9 |  Yutaka Michiwaki |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 20 |  S. Ishibashi |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 3 |  Keita Kosugi |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 10 |  H. Ishii |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 8 |  K. Yasuda |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 17 |  Yudai Shimamoto |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 4 |  K. Tsuchiya |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 2 |  R. Umeki |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Y. Yokoyama |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 6 |  S. Nagano |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 21 |  M. Sato |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 12 |  M. Kobayashi |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
Fixtures of Japan U23
-
26 Sep
Korea DPR U23
H
1:0
W
-
23 Sep
Thailand U23
H
3:0
W
-
20 Sep
Kyrgyz Republic U23
A
7:0
W
-
16 Sep
Hong Kong U23
H
2:0
W
-
24 Jan
China PR U23
A
4:0
W
-
20 Jan
Korea Republic U23
H
1:0
W
-
16 Jan
Jordan U23
H
1:1
D
-
13 Jan
Qatar U23
H
2:0
W
Honours of Japan U23
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2016, 2024, 2026 3
- Asian Games 2010 1
- Asian Games 2002, 2018, 2022 3
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2022 1