2011 Japan national football team
The Japan national football team in 2011, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, began by competing and winning the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The win meant Japan were crowned the Champions of Asia for a record 4th time and earned a berth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The team would continue by competing in the 2011 Kirin Cup and the 2011 Copa América in amongst other international friendly matches before closing out 2011 by commencing in the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Record
Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011 AFC Asian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
2011 Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Friendly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
Total | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 |
Kits
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Schedule
9 January | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
16:15 UTC+3 | Maya Yoshida File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' | (JFA Report) | Hassan Abdel Fattah File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' | Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 6,255 Referee: Abdul Malik (Singapore) |
13 January | Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg | 1 – 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
19:15 UTC+3 | Firas Al Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen.) | (JFA Report) | Makoto Hasebe File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Keisuke Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
17 January | Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 0 – 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Qatar Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:15 UTC+3 | (JFA Report) | Shinji Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 13', 80' Ryoichi Maeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 51' |
Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
2011 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals
21 January | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 2 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
16:25 UTC+3 | Shinji Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 70' Masahiko Inoha File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' |
(JFA Report) | Sebastián Soria File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Fábio César File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 19,479 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
29 January | Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Qatar Doha, Qatar |
18:00 UTC+3 | (JFA Report) | Tadanari Lee File:Soccerball shade.svg 109' | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 37,174 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
25 March | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | Cancelled | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | Japan Shizuoka, Japan |
19:45 JST | Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
29 March | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | Cancelled | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Japan Tokyo, Japan |
19:20 JST | Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium |
2011 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match
29 March | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 2 – 1 | Japan J. League Team As One | Japan Osaka, Japan |
19:26 JST | Yasuhito Endō File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Shinji Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' |
(JFA Report) | Kazuyoshi Miura File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 40,613 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
1 June | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru | Japan Niigata, Japan |
19:20 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Niigata Stadium Attendance: 39,048 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
7 June | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 0 – 0 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | Japan Kanagawa, Japan |
19:30 JST | (JFA Report) | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,856 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
2 July | Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg | Withdrew | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Argentina Jujuy, Argentina |
15:30 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
7 July | Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg | Withdrew | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Argentina Jujuy, Argentina |
19:15 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
11 July | Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | Withdrew | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Argentina Córdoba, Argentina |
21:45 UTC-3 | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
10 August | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3 – 0 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Japan Hokkaidō, Japan |
19:30 JST | Shinji Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', 54' Keisuke Honda File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 38,263 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
2 September | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | Japan Saitama, Japan |
19:25 JST | Maya Yoshida File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 54,624 Referee: Ali Albadwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
6 September | Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | 1 – 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 | Server Djeparov File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' | (JFA Report) | Shinji Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' | Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)
7 October | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | Japan Hyogo, Japan |
19:45 JST | Tadanari Lee File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 27,522 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
11 October | Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 8 – 0 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | Japan Osaka, Japan |
19:45 JST | Mike Havenaar File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 47' Shinji Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 19', 74' Yuichi Komano File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Shinji Kagawa File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 68' Kengo Nakamura File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
(JFA Report) | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 44,688 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
11 November | Tajikistan File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg | 0 – 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
14:00 UTC+5 | (JFA Report) | Yasuyuki Konno File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Shinji Okazaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 90+2' Ryoichi Maeda File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic) |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
15 November | North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg | 1 – 0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | North Korea Pyongyang, North Korea |
16:00 UTC+9 | Pak Nam Chol File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | (JFA Report) | Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
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Player statistics
Player | -2010 | 01.09 | 01.13 | 01.17 | 01.21 | 01.25 | 01.29 | 06.01 | 06.07 | 08.10 | 09.02 | 09.06 | 10.07 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 11.15 | 2011 | Total |
Yasuhito Endo | 100(9) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 13(0) | 113(9) |
Yuichi Komano | 60(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 7(1) | 67(1) |
Kengo Nakamura | 52(5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | 4(1) | 56(6) |
Yuki Abe | 50(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 3(0) | 53(3) |
Yasuyuki Konno | 40(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | 15(1) | 55(1) |
Makoto Hasebe | 37(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(1) | 52(2) |
Shinji Okazaki | 35(18) | O | O | O(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O(2) | O(2) | O | 14(8) | 49(26) |
Yuto Nagatomo | 34(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 10(0) | 44(3) |
Atsuto Uchida | 34(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 11(0) | 45(1) |
Daisuke Matsui | 29(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 31(1) |
Keisuke Honda | 23(6) | O | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(2) | 31(8) |
Shinji Kagawa | 17(3) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | - | - | O(2) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | 11(6) | 28(9) |
Eiji Kawashima | 16(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 12(0) | 28(0) |
Shinzo Koroki | 11(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 12(0) |
Ryoichi Maeda | 7(2) | O | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | 9(4) | 16(6) |
Michihiro Yasuda | 6(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 7(1) |
Jungo Fujimoto | 6(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 4(0) | 10(0) |
Yuzo Kurihara | 5(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 3(0) | 8(0) |
Daiki Iwamasa | 4(0) | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
Tomoaki Makino | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) |
Hajime Hosogai | 3(0) | - | O | - | - | O(1) | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | O | 7(1) | 10(1) |
Shusaku Nishikawa | 3(0) | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 4(0) | 7(0) |
Maya Yoshida | 1(0) | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | 12(2) | 13(2) |
Yosuke Kashiwagi | 1(0) | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
Akihiro Ienaga | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) |
Mitsuru Nagata | 1(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) |
Tadanari Lee | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | - | O | 10(2) | 10(2) |
Masahiko Inoha | 0(0) | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | 9(1) | 9(1) |
Mike Havenaar | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O(2) | O | O | 5(2) | 5(2) |
Hiroshi Kiyotake | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 5(0) | 5(0) |
Takuya Honda | 0(0) | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) |
Daigo Nishi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Ryota Moriwaki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Genki Haraguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
Goalscorers
Player | Goals |
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Shinji Okazaki | 8 |
Shinji Kagawa | 6 |
Ryoichi Maeda | 4 |
Keisuke Honda | 2 |
Maya Yoshida | 2 |
Tadanari Lee | 2 |
Mike Havenaar | 2 |
Makoto Hasebe | 1 |
Masahiko Inoha | 1 |
Hajime Hosogai | 1 |
Yuichi Komano | 1 |
Kengo Nakamura | 1 |
Yasuyuki Konno | 1 |
Total | 32 |