Japan national under-23 football team#Olympic Games

"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, but the under-23 football team are sometimes referred to as "Young" Samurai Blue. However, in reality, Samurai Blue is not often used. In the Olympic Games, the name Olympíc Japan "オリンピックジャパン (Orinpikku Japan)" is used to referred to U-23 national team.

{{Main|Japan–South Korea football rivalry}}

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

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{{main|Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)}}

{{See also|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in Japanese football}}

;Legend

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| round = Friendly

| date = 22 March

| time = {{UTZ|19:20|9}}

| score = 1–3

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Hirakawa {{goal|2}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|MLI}}

| goals2 =

• Sangaré {{goal|34}}
• Tounkara {{goal|53}}
• Traoré {{goal|90}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/20240322/match_page.html

| location = Kameoka, Japan

| stadium = Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

| attendance = 11,515

| referee = William Finney (England)

| result = L

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| round = Friendly

| date = 25 March

| time = {{UTZ|19:15|9}}

| score = 2–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Sato {{goal|48}}
• Tanaka {{goal|76}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|UKR}}

| goals2 =

| report = https://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/20240325/match_page.html

| location = Kitakyushu, Japan

| stadium = Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

| attendance = 11,756

| referee = Lewis Smith (England)

| result = W

}}

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS

| date = 16 April

| time = {{UTZ|16:00|3}}

| score = 1–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Matsuki {{goal|8}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|CHN}}

| goals2 =

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/afc_u23_asiancup_2024/groupB/match_page/m3.html

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 390

| referee = Casey Reibelt (Australia)

| result = W

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS

| date = 19 April

| time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}

| score = 0–2

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|UAE}}

| goals1 =

| team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

| goals2 =

• Kimura {{goal|27}}
• Kawasaki {{goal|66}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/afc_u23_asiancup_2024/groupB/match_page/m12.html

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 2,097

| referee = Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

| result = W

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS

| date = 22 April

| time = {{UTZ|16:00|3}}

| score = 0–1

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

| team2 = {{fbu|23|KOR}}

| goals2 =

• Kim Min-woo {{goal|75}}

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-u23-asian-cup/2024/2414101

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 2,683

| referee = Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

| result = L

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF

| date = 25 April

| time = {{UTZ|17:00|3}}

| score = 2–4

| aet = yes

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|QAT}}

| goals1 =

• Al-Rawi {{goal|24}}
• Gaber {{goal|49}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

| goals2 =

• Yamada {{goal|2}}
• Kimura {{goal|67}}
• Hosoya {{goal|101}}
• K. Uchino {{goal|113}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/afc_u23_asiancup_2024/final/match_page/m25.html

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 9.573

| referee = Hanna Hattab (Syria)

| result = W

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF

| date = 29 April

| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}

| score = 2–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Hosoya {{goal|28}}
• Araki {{goal|41}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|IRQ}}

| goals2 =

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/afc_u23_asiancup_2024/final/match_page/m29.html

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 6,405

| referee = Shaun Evans (Australia)

| result = W

}}

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| round = AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final

| date = 3 May

| time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}

| score = 1–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Yamada {{goal|90+1}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|UZB}}

| goals2 =

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/afc_u23_asiancup_2024/final/match_page/m32.html

| location = Al Rayyan, Qatar

| stadium = Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

| attendance = 12,276

| referee = Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

| result = W

}}

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| round = Friendly

| date = 11 June

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|-5}}

| score = 0–2

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|USA}}

| goals1 =

| team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

| goals2 =

• Fujio {{goal|6|pen.}}
• Hosoya {{goal|69}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/20240607/match_page/m2.html

| location = Kansas City, United States

| stadium = Children's Mercy Park

| attendance =

| referee = Jon Freemon (USA)

| result = W

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| round = Friendly

| date = 17 July

| time = {{UTZ|21:05|2}}

| score = 1–1

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|FRA}}

| goals1 =

• Olise {{goal|47}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

| goals2 =

• Fujita {{goal|25}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2024/20240718/match_page.html

| location = Toulon, France

| stadium = Stade Mayol

| attendance = 11,896

| referee = Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

| result = D

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| round = 2024 Summer Olympic GS

| date = 24 July

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|2}}

| score = 5–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Mito {{goal|19||63}}
• Yamamoto {{goal|69}}
• Fujio {{goal|81||87}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|PAR}}

| goals2 =

| report = http://jfa.jp/national_team/u23_2024/paris_olympic_2024_men/groupD/match_page/m8.html

| location = Bordeaux, France

| stadium = Stade de Bordeaux

| attendance = 14,000

| referee = François Letexier (France)

| result = W

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| round = 2024 Summer Olympic GS

| date = 27 July

| time = {{UTZ|21:00|2}}

| score = 1–0

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

• Yamamoto {{goal|82}}

| team2 = {{fbu|23|MLI}}

| goals2 =

| report = http://jfa.jp/national_team/u23_2024/paris_olympic_2024_men/groupD/match_page/m16.html

| location = Bordeaux, France

| stadium = Stade de Bordeaux

| attendance =

| referee = Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

| result = W

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| round = 2024 Summer Olympic GS

| date = 30 July

| time = {{UTZ|21:00|2}}

| score = 0–1

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|ISR}}

| goals1 =

| team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

| goals2 =

• Hosoya {{goal|90+1}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/national_team/u23_2024/paris_olympic_2024_men/groupD/match_page/m23.html

| location = Nantes, France

| stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire

| attendance =

| referee = Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

| result = W

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| round = 2024 Summer Olympic QF

| date = 2 August

| time = {{UTZ|17:00|2}}

| score = 0–3

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

| goals1 =

| team2 = {{fbu|23|ESP}}

| goals2 =

• F. López {{goal|11||73}}
• Ruiz {{goal|86}}

| report = http://jfa.jp/national_team/u23_2024/paris_olympic_2024_men/final/match_page/m28.html

| location = Décines-Charpieu, France

| stadium = Stade de Lyon

| attendance =

| referee = Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

| result = L

}}

• [https://jfa.jp/national_team/u23/schedule_result/2024.html Fixtures & Results (2024)]

{{Updated|2 August 2024}}, after the match against {{fbu|23|ESP}}.

The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

• [https://jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u21u22_2025/member/ Players & Staffs (U21 & U22) (2025)], JFA.jp

{{See|Category:Olympic footballers for Japan}}

{{See also|Category:Japan men's international footballers}}

The following players were called up for the Olympic Games, which was held from July to August 2024. Due to injury, Riku Handa had to withdraw from the squad.{{cite web|url=https://jfa.jp/news/00034095/|title=U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（7.11-8.11 フランス） 第33回オリンピック競技大会（2024／パリ）|language=ja|access-date=3 July 2024|date=3 July 2024}}

{{nat fs start no caps}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=Leo Kokubo|age={{birth date and age|2001|1|23|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sint-Truiden|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=GK|name=Taishi Brandon Nozawa|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|25|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=FC Tokyo|clubnat=JPN}}

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{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Kaito Suzuki|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|25|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Tokyo Verdy|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Ryuya Nishio|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|16|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Cerezo Osaka|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=Hiroki Sekine|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|11|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Reims|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Seiji Kimura|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|24|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=FC Tokyo|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=DF|name=Kota Takai|age={{birth date and age|2004|9|4|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kawasaki Frontale|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=Ayumu Ohata|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|27|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=OH Leuven|clubnat=BEL}}

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{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=MF|name=Sota Kawasaki|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|30|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kyoto Sanga|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=Rihito Yamamoto|age={{birth date and age|2001|12|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sint-Truiden|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Joel Chima Fujita|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|16|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sint-Truiden|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=MF|name=Ryotaro Araki|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|29|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kashima Antlers|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=MF|name=Shunsuke Mito|age={{birth date and age|2002|9|28|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sparta Rotterdam|clubnat=NED}}

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{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Shota Fujio|age={{birth date and age|2001|5|2|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Machida Zelvia|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=FW|name=Koki Saito|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|10|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Queens Park Rangers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=Mao Hosoya|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|7|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kashiwa Reysol|clubnat=JPN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=FW|name=Yu Hirakawa|age={{birth date and age|2001|1|3|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Bristol City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=FW|name=Kein Sato|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|11|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=FC Tokyo|clubnat=JPN}}

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The following players were called up to an U-23, U-22 or U-21 squad in the past 12 months.

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Masato Sasaki|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|1|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Fagiano Okayama|clubnat=JPN|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Zion Suzuki|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|21|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Parma|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fbu|23|USA}}, 11 June 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Taiki Yamada|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|8|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kashima Antlers|clubnat=JPN|latest=2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Kazuki Fujita|age={{birth date and age|2001|2|19|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Albirex Niigata|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|UKR}}, 25 March 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Takashi Uchino|age={{birth date and age|2001|3|7|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Al-Wasl|clubnat=UAE|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Riku Handa|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|1|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Gamba Osaka|clubnat=JPN|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Anrie Chase|age={{birth date and age|2004|3|24|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=VfB Stuttgart|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fbu|23|USA}}, 11 June 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Kashif Bangnagande|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|24|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=FC Tokyo|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|USA}}, 11 June 2024 ^INJ}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Seiya Baba|age={{birth date and age|2001|10|24|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|UKR}}, 25 March 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Fuki Yamada|age={{birth date and age|2001|7|10|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nacional da Madeira|clubnat=POR|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Kodai Sano|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|25|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=NEC|clubnat=NED|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^PRE/WD}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Yuta Matsumura|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|13|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Kashima Antlers|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|USA}}, 11 June 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Kuryu Matsuki|age={{birth date and age|2003|4|30|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Göztepe|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fbu|23|USA}}, 11 June 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Satoshi Tanaka|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|13|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sanfrecce Hiroshima|clubnat=JPN|latest=2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Yota Komi|age={{birth date and age|2002|8|11|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Albirex Niigata|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|UKR}}, 25 March 2024}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Asahi Uenaka|age={{birth date and age|2001|11|1|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Yokohama F. Marinos|clubnat=JPN|latest=Olympic Games, July-August 2024 ^PRE}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Kotaro Uchino|age={{birth date and age|2004|6|19|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=University of Tsukuba|clubnat=JPN|latest=2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, March–April 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Itsuki Someno|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Tokyo Verdy|clubnat=JPN|latest=v. {{fbu|23|UKR}}, 25 March 2024}}

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^INJ Withdrew due to injury

^PRE Preliminary squad / standby

^TRP Training partner

^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

:Bold indicates winning squads

;Olympic Games

• 1996 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2000 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2004 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2008 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2012 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2016 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2020 Summer Olympics Squad
• 2024 Summer Olympics Squad

;AFC U-23 Asian Cup

• 2013 AFC U-22 Championship Squad
• 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
• 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
• 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Squad
• 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Squad
• 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Squad

;Asian Games

• 2002 Asian Games Squad
• 2006 Asian Games Squad
• 2010 Asian Games Squad
• 2014 Asian Games Squad
• 2018 Asian Games Squad
• 2022 Asian Games Squad

{{See|Category:Olympic footballers for Japan}}

{{See also|Category:Japan men's international footballers}}

:{{Updated|2 August 2024}}

:Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

:Caps and goals are calculated taking into account all national team levels, including U21, U22, and U23.

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{{See also|Football at the Summer Olympics}}

File:2012_Olympic_Football_-_Spain_v_Japan_(4).jpg at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Glasgow in the United Kingdom]]

{{See also|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}}

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;Women's

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{{reflist}}

• {{in lang|en}} [http://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u21_2022/ Japan national under-21 football team (2022)] – official website at [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/ JFA.jp]
• {{in lang|en}} [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u24_2021/ Japan national under-24 football team (2021)] – official website at [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/ JFA.jp]
• {{in lang|en}} [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u23_2020/ Japan national under-23 football team (2020)] – official website at [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/ JFA.jp]
• {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.jfa.jp/national_team/schedule2021.pdf Japan national team 2021 schedule] at [https://www.jfa.jp/eng/ JFA.jp]

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