Japan men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Japan men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Japan in international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Japan Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Japan.

Japan
Japan
AssociationJapan Hockey Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachYoshihiro Anai
Assistant coach(es)Manabu Yamashita
ManagerTakayasu Mizawa
CaptainYamato Kawahara
Junior World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best result11th (1997)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best resultBronze 3rd (1996, 2024)

Japan has participated in every edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, where their best finish was a third place in 1996. They have qualified four times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, where their best finish is 11th place in 1997.

Tournament record

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FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

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Junior World Cup record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1979 to 1993 did not qualify
1997   Milton Keynes, England 11th 7 2 0 5 17 22
2001 to 2005 did not qualify
2009   Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  Singapore
13th 8 3 1 4 14 26
2013   New Delhi, India did not qualify
2016   Lucknow, India 13th 5 2 0 3 5 12 Squad
2021 to 2023 did not qualify
2025   India qualified
Total 11th place 20 7 1 12 36 60 [1]

Junior Asia Cup

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Junior Asia Cup record[2]
Year Host Position
1988   Karachi, Pakistan 6th
1992   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1996   Singapore 3rd
2000   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
2004   Karachi, Pakistan 5th
2008   Hyderabad, India 4th
2012   Malacca, Malaysia 5th
2015   Kuantan, Malaysia 4th
2021   Dhaka, Bangladesh cancelled
2023   Salalah, Oman 5th
2024   Muscat, Oman 3rd
Best result 3rd

Sultan Of Johor Cup

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Current squad

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On 30 October 2024, the following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman from 26 November to 4 December 2024.[3]

Caps updated as of 26 November 2024, after the match against Chinese Taipei.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
17 GK Kisho Kuroda (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21) 17   Tenri University
18 GK Koki Origasa (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) 7   Yamanashi Gakuin University

3 DF Hyota Yamada (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 22) 13   Asahi University
4 DF Yamato Kawahara (Captain) (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21) 19   Ritsumeikan University
5 DF Koyo Nishida (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) 7   Ritsumeikan University
6 DF Jun Watanabe (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) 19   Tenri University
7 DF Neo Sato (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 20) 7   Yamanashi Gakuin University
21 DF Ryuji Tanaka (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 18) 7   Tottori Prefectural Yazu High School

8 MF Rakusei Yamanaka (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 20) 7   Ritsumeikan University
10 MF Jota Nakajima (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21) 19   Tenri University
11 MF Yuito Matsuzaki (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) 19   Tenri University
12 MF Atsuki Yamanaka (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) 7   Fukui University of Technology
13 MF Shogo Sasaki (2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 19) 7   Ritsumeikan University

1 FW Yuma Fujiwara (2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 (age 16) 7   Iwate Prefectural Numamiya High School
9 FW Tsubasa Tanaka (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21) 19   Tenri University
15 FW Yuto Higuchu (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 19) 13   Ritsumeikan University
16 FW Naru Kimura (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 19) 7   Ritsumeikan University
23 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 19) 1   Yamanashi Gakuin University

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Event Archives". fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ali, Tariq. "Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup: Final Standing".
  3. ^ "U21 Men's Junior "The 10th AHF Junior Asia Cup (2024/Muscat)" Team" (PDF). hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.