Honours:

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Winners (1): 2011
Runners-up (1): 2015

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

Winners (2): 2014, 2018
Runners-up (4): 1986, 1991, 1995, 2001
Third place (5): 1989, 1993, 1997, 2008, 2010
Fourth place (3): 1999, 2003, 2006
Semi-finals (1): 2022


COACH: Norio SASAKI






The best ever Japanese players 23-women squad


GOALKEEPERS:

● Ayumi KAIHORI
● Masae SUZUKI


DEFENDERS:

● Saori ARIYOSHI
● Hiromi ISOZAKI
● Azusa IWASHIMIZU
● Yukari KINGA
● Saki KUMAGAI
● Aya SAMESHIMA
● Yasuyo YAMAGISHI


MIDFIELDERS:

● Kozue ANDŌ
● Emi NAKAJIMA
● Akemi NODA
● Mizuho SAKAGUCHI
● Homare SAWA
● Asako TAKAKURA
● Rumi UTSUGI


FORWARDS:

● Mana IWABUCHI
● Nahomi KAWASUMI
● Aya MIYAMA
● Kaori NAGAMINE
● Yūki ŌGIMI
● Shinobu ŌNO
● Yuika SUGASAWA


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RESERVES:


GOALKEEPERS:

● Miho FUKUMOTO
● Nozomi YAMAGŌ
● Ayaka YAMASHITA


DEFENDERS:

● Midori HONDA
● Mayumi KAJI
● Naoko KAWAKAMI
● Yuri KAWAMURA
● Kae NISHINA
● Yumi ŌBE
● Risa SHIMIZU
● Yumi TŌMEI
● Rie YAMAKI
● Kyōko YANO


MIDFIELDERS:

● Etsuko HANDA
● Ayumi HARA
● Yui HASEGAWA
● Tomoe KATŌ
● Futaba KIOKA
● Yayoi KOBAYASHI
● Michiko MATSUDA
● Tomomi MIYAMOTO
● Asuna TANAKA
● Miyuki YANAGITA


FORWARDS:

● Eriko ARAKAWA
● Mito ISAKA
● Karina MARUYAMA
● Nami ŌTAKE
● Mio ŌTANI
● Megumi TAKASE
● Mina TANAKA
● Takako TEZUKA
● Tamaki UCHIYAMA
● Kumi YOKOYAMA