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U-23 Japan National Team squad & schedule - AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ (4/6-5/4@Doha, Qatar)
04 April 2024
Staff
Head Coach: OIWA Go (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: HANEDA Kenji (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: HAMANO Yukiya (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: YANO Yoshiharu (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: OCHI Shigeyuki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: WATANABE Hideaki (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: HIKIDA Mahiro (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
1 KOKUBO Leo Brian (SL Benfica/Portugal)*
23 YAMADA Taiki (Kashima Antlers)
12 NOZAWA Taishi Brandon (FC Tokyo)
DF
16 UCHINO Takashi (Fortuna Dusseldorf/Germany)*
21 OHATA Ayumu (Urawa Red Diamonds)
3 NISHIO Ryuya (Cerezo Osaka)
5 KIMURA Seiji (Sagan Tosu)
2 HANDA Riku (Gamba Osaka)
4 SEKINE Hiroki (Kashiwa Reysol)
15 SUZUKI Kaito (Jubilo Iwata)
22 TAKAI Kota (Kawasaki Frontale)
MF
20 HIRAKAWA Yu (FC Machida Zelvia)
11 YAMADA Fuki (Tokyo Verdy)
10 SATO Kein (SV Werder Bremen/Germany)
6 KAWASAKI Sota (Kyoto Sanga FC)
7 YAMAMOTO Rihito (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
8 FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)
14 TANAKA Satoshi (Shonan Bellmare)
17 MATSUKI Kuryu (FC Tokyo)
FW
9 FUJIO Shota (FC Machida Zelvia)
19 HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
13 ARAKI Ryotaro (FC Tokyo)
18 UCHINO Kotaro (University of Tsukuba)
※Will join the team on Tue. 9 April
Schedule
Mon. 8 April | PM | Training | |
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Tue. 9 April | PM | Training | |
Wed. 10 April | PM | Training | |
Thu. 11 April | PM | Training match vs U-23 Iraq National Team ※closed to the public | |
Fri. 12 April | TBC | Training | |
Sat. 13 April | TBC | Training | |
Sun. 14 April | TBC | Training | |
AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ | |||
Mon. 15 April | TBC | Training | |
Tue. 16 April | 16:00 | 1st GS match - Group B vs U-23 China PR National Team (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) |
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Wed. 17 April | TBC | Training | |
Thu. 18 April | TBC | Training | |
Fri. 19 April | 18:30 | 2nd GS match - Group B vs U-23 UAE National Team (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) |
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Sat. 20 April | TBC | Training | |
Sun. 21 April | TBC | Training | |
Mon. 22 April | 16:00 | 3rd GS match - Group B vs U-23 Korea Republic National Team (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) |
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Tue. 23 April | TBC | Training | |
Wed. 24 April | TBC | Training | |
Thu. 25 April | 17:00 | B2 vs A1 Quarterfinals (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) | |
20:30 | B1 vs A2 Quarterfinals (Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium) | ||
Fri. 26 April | TBC | Training | |
Sat. 27 April | TBC | Training | |
Sun. 28 April | TBC | Training | |
Mon. 29 April | 17:00 | B1 Semi-finals (Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium) | |
20:30 | B2 Semi-finals (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) | ||
Tue. 30 April | TBC | Training | |
Wed. 1 May | TBC | Training | |
Thu. 2 May | 18:30 | 3rd place match (Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium) | |
Fri. 3 May | 18:30 | Final (Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium) |
※All times are listed in local time.
AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™
Tournament dates: Mon. 15 April - Fri. 3 May 2024
Tournament information
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