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U-23 Japan National Team squad & schedule - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024)
03 July 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)*
12 NOZAWA Taishi Brandon (FC Tokyo)
DF
16 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 TAKAI Kota (Kawasaki Frontale)
MF
6 KAWASAKI Sota (Kyoto Sanga FC)
7 YAMAMOTO Rihito (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)*
13 ARAKI Ryotaro (FC Tokyo)
8 FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV/Belgium)*
14 MITO Shunsuke (Sparta Rotterdam/Netherlands)*
FW
17 HIRAKAWA Yu (FC Machida Zelvia)
9 FUJIO Shota (FC Machida Zelvia)
18 SATO Kein (SV Werder Bremen/Germany)*
10 SAITO Koki (Lommel SK/Belgium)*
11 HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol)
*Will join the team in France between 12 and 15 July.
【Back-up members】
GK 22 SASAKI Masato (Kashiwa Reysol)
DF 21 SUZUKI Kaito (Jubilo Iwata)
MF 20 YAMADA Fuki (Tokyo Verdy)
MF 19 SANO KODAI (NEC Nijmegen/Netherlands)
Change of backup members (7/18)
SANO Kodai
MF #19 Club: NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands)
UENAKA Asahi
MF #19 Club: Yokohama F Marinos
Players Change (7/24)
HANDA Riku
DF #2 Club: Gamba Osaka Sidelined due to injury
SUZUKI Kaito
DF #2 Club: Jubilo Iwata
*With this replacement, Handa will now take Suzuki's number 21.
Change of backup members (7/24)
HANDA Riku
DF #21 Club: Gamba Osaka
UCHINO Takashi
DF #21 Club: Fortuna Dusseldorf (Germany)
Schedule
| Fri. 12 July | PM | Training | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat. 13 July | PM | Training | |
| Sun. 14 July | PM | Training | |
| Mon. 15 July | PM | Training | |
| Tue. 16 July | PM | Training | |
| Wed. 17 July | 21:05 | International Friendly Match vs U-23 France National Team (Stade Mayol/Toulon) |
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| Thu. 18 July | TBC | Training | |
| Fri. 19 July | AM | Training | |
| Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024) | |||
| Sat. 20 July | PM | Training | |
| Sun. 21 July | PM | Training | |
| Mon. 22 July | PM | Training | |
| Tue. 23 July | PM | Training | |
| Wed. 24 July | 19:00 | 1st Group stage match (Group D) vs U-23 Paraguay National Team (Stade de Bordeaux/Bordeaux) |
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| Thu. 25 July | PM | Training | |
| Fri. 26 July | PM | Training | |
| Sat. 27 July | 21:00 | 2nd Group stage match (Group D) vs U-23 Mali National Team (Stade de Bordeaux/Bordeaux) |
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| Sun. 28 July | PM | Training | |
| Mon. 29 July | PM | Training | |
| Tue. 30 July | 21:00 | 3rd Group stage match (Group D) vs U-23 Israel National Team (Stade de la Beaujoire/Nantes) |
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| Wed. 31 July | TBC | Training | |
| Thu. 1 August | TBC | Training | |
| Fri. 2 August | 17:00 | 1D vs 2C Quarterfinal (Stade de Lyon/Lyon) | |
| 19:00 | 2D vs 1C Quarterfinal (Stade de Marseille/Marseille) | ||
| Sat. 3 August | TBC | Training | |
| Sun. 4 August | TBC | Training | |
| Mon. 5 August | 18:00 | 1D Semi-final (Stade de Marseille/Marseille) | |
| 21:00 | 2D Semi-final (Stade de Lyon/Lyon) | ||
| Tue. 6 August | TBC | Training | |
| Wed. 7 August | TBC | Training | |
| Thu. 8 August | 17:00 | 3rd place match (Stade de la Beaujoire/Nantes) | |
| Fri. 9 August | 18:00 | Final (Parc des Princes/Paris) | |
※All times are listed in local time.
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