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Japan women's national football team

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Japan
Nickname(s)なでしこジャパン (Nadeshiko Japan)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachAsako Takakura
CaptainSaki Kumagai
Most capsHomare Sawa (205)
Top scorerHomare Sawa (83)
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentTemplate:FIFA Women's World Rankings
Highest3 (December 2011)
Lowest14 (July 2003)
First international
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 1–0 Japan [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]]
(Hong Kong; 7 June 1981)
Biggest win
[[Image:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border ]] Japan 21–0 Guam 
(Guangzhou, China; 5 December 1997)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 9–0 Japan [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]]
(Tokyo, Japan; 9 September 1981)[1]
Flag of the United States.svg United States 9–0 Japan [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]]
(Charlotte, United States; 29 April 1999)[1]
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (2011)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1996)
Best resultRunners-up (2012)
Asian Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (2014, 2018)

Nadeshiko Japan is best known as the first Asian team to win the FIFA Women's World Cup.

History

Japan Football Association (JFA) set up an official women's organization in 1979. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) asked each member country to promote and develop the sport among women.[2]

In 1981 the Japan women's national football team played its first international match in Hong Kong. The team lost to Taiwan 0-1.[2]

The women’s national team qualified for the "1991 FIFA Women's World Cup" in China.

In 2004, the JFA organized a public contest to select a name for the team;[2] and "Nadeshiko Japan" was chosen from among 2,000+ entries.[3]

In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, Japan defeated the United States team in the last game of a knockout tournament.[4]

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Nadeshiko Japan won the silver medal.[5]

International statistics

FIFA Women's World Cup Record

Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  1991 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12
  1995 Quarter Final 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6
  1999 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9
  2003 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
  2007 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
  2011 Champions 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6
  2015 Runner-up 7 6 0 1 11 8 +3
Total 7/7 28 13 3 11 34 51 −17
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup Record
Year Round Score Result
1991 Group stage   Japan 0 – 1   Brazil Loss
Group stage   Japan 0 – 8   Sweden Loss
Group stage   Japan 0 – 3   United States Loss
1995 Group stage   Japan 0 – 1   Germany Loss
Group stage   Japan 2 – 1   Brazil Win
Group stage   Japan 0 – 2   Sweden Loss
Quarterfinals   Japan 0 – 4   United States Loss
1999 Group stage   Japan 1 – 1   Canada Draw
Group stage   Japan 0 – 5   Russia Loss
Group stage   Japan 0 – 4   Norway Loss
2003 Group stage   Japan 6 – 0   Argentina Win
Group stage   Japan 0 – 3   Germany Loss
Group stage   Japan 1 – 3   Canada Loss
2007 Group stage   Japan 2 – 2   England Draw
Group stage   Japan 1 – 0   Argentina Win
Group stage   Japan 0 – 2   Germany Loss
2011 Group stage   Japan 2 – 1   New Zealand Win
Group stage   Japan 4 – 0   Mexico Win
Group stage   Japan 0 – 2   England Loss
Quarterfinals   Japan 1 – 0   Germany Win
Semifinals   Japan 3 – 1   Sweden Win
Final   Japan 2 – 2 (3–1)   United States Win
2015 Group stage   Japan 1 – 0   Switzerland Win
Group stage   Japan 2 – 1   Cameroon Win
Group stage   Japan 1 – 0   Ecuador Win
Round of 16   Japan 2 – 1   Netherlands Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 1 – 0   Australia Win
Semifinals   Japan 2 – 1   England Win
Final   Japan 2 – 5   United States Loss

Olympic Games Record

Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  1996 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7
  2000 Didn't Qualify - - - - - - -
  2004 Quarterfinals 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
  2008 4th Place 6 2 1 3 11 10 +1
  2012 Finals 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4
Total 4/5 17 6 3 8 21 24 −2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games Record
Year Round Score Result
1996 Round 1   Japan 2 – 3   Germany Loss
Round 1   Japan 0 – 2   Brazil Loss
Round 1   Japan 0 – 4   Norway Loss
2004 Round 1   Japan 1 – 0   Sweden Win
Round 1   Japan 0 – 1   Nigeria Loss
Quarterfinals   Japan 1 – 2   United States Loss
2008 Round 1   Japan 2 – 2   New Zealand Draw
Round 1   Japan 0 – 1   United States Loss
Round 1   Japan 5 – 1   Norway Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 2 – 0   China PR Win
Semifinals   Japan 2 – 4   United States Loss
Third-place   Japan 0 – 2   Germany Loss
2012 Round 1   Japan 2 – 1   Canada Win
Round 1   Japan 0 – 0   Sweden Draw
Round 1   Japan 0 – 0   South Africa Draw
Quarterfinals   Japan 2 – 0   Brazil Win
Semifinals   Japan 2 – 1   France Win
Final   Japan –   United States Loss

Coaches

Japan Women's National Football Team Media

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hongo, Jun, "Nadeshiko Japan eyes London Olympic gold Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine", Japan Times, 24 January 2012, p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Nadeshiko", a kind of dianthus flower, comes from the phrase Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value).
  4. ↑ "Japan edge USA for maiden title," Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine 17 July 2011; "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties," BBC (UK). 17 July 2011; retrieved 2012-8-8.
  5. ↑ Baxter, Kevin. "Japanese soccer team gets upgrade ...," Los Angeles Times. August 11, 2012; excerpt, " Japan's soccer association was chided for making the world champions fly coach to London .... But association President Kuniya Daini confirmed the women will have better seats on the trip home"; retrieved 2012-8-17.
  6. ↑ FIFA.com, FIFA Women's World Cup, p. 2 [PDF p. 2 of 2]Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-17.
  7. ↑ RedSwift.com, "'Nadeshiko Japan' Squad" Archived 2012-10-03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-8-17.
  8. ↑ FIFA.com, "Coach of the Year, Norio Sasaki" Archived 2015-03-30 at the Wayback Machine; Westlake, Adam. "Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki to step down after London Olympics," Archived 2013-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Japan Daily Press. August 9, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-17.

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