Japan men's national field hockey team

Japan
Japan
Nickname(s)Samurai Japan
AssociationJapan Hockey Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachYoshihiro Anai
Assistant coach(es)Yosuke Matsumura
CaptainRaiki Fujishima
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 15 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1932)
Best result2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1971)
Best result9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958)
Best result1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1985)
Best result4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)

The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.[1]

The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman,[2][3] won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.

  1. ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
  3. ^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.