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.

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
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

Japan 1st Kit

Japan 2nd Kit

Japan 1st Kit Alt

Japan 2nd Kit Alt

Schedule

2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Japan

Jordan

9 January	Japan	1 – 1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3	Maya Yoshida 90+2'	(JFA Report)	Hassan Abdel Fattah 45'	Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 6,255 Referee: Abdul Malik (Singapore)

2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Syria

Japan

13 January	Syria	1 – 2	Japan	Doha, Qatar
19:15 UTC+3	Firas Al Khatib 76' (pen.)	(JFA Report)	Makoto Hasebe 35' Keisuke Honda 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Saudi Arabia

Japan

17 January	Saudi Arabia	0 – 5	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:15 UTC+3		(JFA Report)	Shinji Okazaki 8', 13', 80' Ryoichi Maeda 19', 51'	Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2011 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals

Japan

Qatar

21 January	Japan	3 – 2	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3	Shinji Kagawa 28', 70' Masahiko Inoha 89'	(JFA Report)	Sebastián Soria 12' Fábio César 63'	Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 19,479 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2011 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals

Japan

South Korea

25 January	Japan	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 0 p)	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
16:25 UTC+3	Ryoichi Maeda 36' Hajime Hosogai 97'	(JFA Report)	Ki Sung-Yueng 23' (pen.) Hwang Jae-Won 120'	Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium Attendance: 16,171 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
	Penalties
	Honda Okazaki Nagatomo Konno		Koo Ja-Cheol Lee Yong-Rae Hong Jeong-Ho

2011 AFC Asian Cup Final

Australia

Japan

29 January	Australia	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		(JFA Report)	Tadanari Lee 109'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 37,174 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)

Japan

Montenegro

25 March	Japan	Cancelled	Montenegro	Shizuoka, Japan
19:45 JST				Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium

International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)

Japan

New Zealand

29 March	Japan	Cancelled	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 JST				Stadium: Tokyo National Stadium

2011 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match

Japan

J. League Team As One

29 March	Japan	2 – 1	J. League Team As One	Osaka, Japan
19:26 JST	Yasuhito Endō 15' Shinji Okazaki 19'	(JFA Report)	Kazuyoshi Miura 82'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 40,613 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2011 Kirin Cup

Japan

Peru

1 June	Japan	0 – 0	Peru	Niigata, Japan
19:20 JST		(JFA Report)		Stadium: Niigata Stadium Attendance: 39,048 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2011 Kirin Cup

Japan

Czech Republic

7 June	Japan	0 – 0	Czech Republic	Kanagawa, Japan
19:30 JST		(JFA Report)		Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,856 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

2011 Copa América Group A

Colombia

Japan

2 July	Colombia	Withdrew	Japan	Jujuy, Argentina
15:30 UTC-3				Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

2011 Copa América Group A

Bolivia

Japan

7 July	Bolivia	Withdrew	Japan	Jujuy, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3				Stadium: Estadio 23 de Agosto Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

2011 Copa América Group A

Argentina

Japan

11 July	Argentina	Withdrew	Japan	Córdoba, Argentina
21:45 UTC-3				Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)

Japan

South Korea

10 August	Japan	3 – 0	South Korea	Hokkaidō, Japan
19:30 JST	Shinji Kagawa 34', 54' Keisuke Honda 52'	(JFA Report)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 38,263 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round

Japan

North Korea

2 September	Japan	1 – 0	North Korea	Saitama, Japan
19:25 JST	Maya Yoshida 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

Uzbekistan

Japan

6 September	Uzbekistan	1 – 1	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Server Djeparov 8'	(JFA Report)	Shinji Okazaki 65'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)

Japan

Vietnam

7 October	Japan	1 – 0	Vietnam	Hyogo, Japan
19:45 JST	Tadanari Lee 24'	(JFA Report)		Stadium: Home's Stadium Kobe Attendance: 27,522 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round

Japan

Tajikistan

11 October	Japan	8 – 0	Tajikistan	Osaka, Japan
19:45 JST	Mike Havenaar 11', 47' Shinji Okazaki 19', 74' Yuichi Komano 35' Shinji Kagawa 41', 68' Kengo Nakamura 56'	(JFA Report)		Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 44,688 Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round

Tajikistan

Japan

11 November	Tajikistan	0 – 4	Japan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
14:00 UTC+5		(JFA Report)	Yasuyuki Konno 36' Shinji Okazaki 61', 90+2' Ryoichi Maeda 82'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round

North Korea

Japan

15 November	North Korea	1 – 0	Japan	Pyongyang, North Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Pak Nam Chol 50'	(JFA Report)		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Win Draw Loss

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
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

References

"Japan Football Association record of Japan international A matches". Japan Football Association.

External links

Japan Football Association

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2011 in Japanese football

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League competitions

Men	J.League Division 1 J.League Division 2 Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	L.League

Cup competitions

Men	Emperor's Cup (Final) J.League Cup (Final) Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup (Final)

AFC competitions

Men	AFC Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Suruga Bank Championship

Related to national teams

Men	Summary AFC Asian Cup Qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup
Women	Summary FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification for 2012 Olympics (Women)
Youth	Qualification for 2012 Olympics AFC U-19 Women's Championship AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Club seasons
J.League Division 1	Vegalta Sendai Montedio Yamagata Kashima Antlers Urawa Red Diamonds Omiya Ardija Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale Yokohama F. Marinos Ventforet Kofu Albirex Niigata Shimizu S-Pulse Júbilo Iwata Nagoya Grampus Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka
J.League Division 2	Consadole Sapporo Mito HollyHock Tochigi SC Thespa Kusatsu JEF United Chiba FC Tokyo Tokyo Verdy Yokohama FC Shonan Bellmare Kataller Toyama FC Gifu Kyoto Sanga FC Gainare Tottori Fagiano Okayama Tokushima Vortis Ehime FC Giravanz Kitakyushu Sagan Tosu Roasso Kumamoto Oita Trinita

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