2004 Japan national football team explained

This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 2004.^[1]

General

The Japan national football team competed in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, won the 2004 Kirin Cup and the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in amongst other friendly matches played.

Schedule

Date	width=250	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Japan scorers
February 7	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima (H)	Malaysia	4–0	Friendly
February 12	National Stadium, Tokyo (H)	Iraq	2–0	Friendly
February 18	Saitama Stadium, Saitama (H)	Oman	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 31	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore (A)	Singapore	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
April 25	ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary (A)	Hungary	2–3	Friendly
April 28	AXA Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (A)	Czech Republic	1–0	Friendly
May 30	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (N)	Iceland	3–2	Friendly
June 1	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (A)	England	1–1	Friendly
June 9	Saitama Stadium, Saitama (H)	India	7–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
July 9	Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima (H)	Slovakia	3–1	Kirin Cup 2004
July 13	International Stadium, Yokohama (H)	Serbia and Montenegro	1–0	Kirin Cup 2004
July 20	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing (N)	Oman	1–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup group stage
July 24	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing (N)	Thailand	4–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup group stage
July 28	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing (N)	Iran	0–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup group stage
July 31	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing (N)	Jordan	1–1 AET (4–3 pen.)	2004 AFC Asian Cup quarterfinals
August 3	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan (N)	Bahrain	4–3 AET	2004 AFC Asian Cup semifinals
August 7	Workers Stadium, Beijing (A)	China PR	3–1	2004 AFC Asian Cup Final
August 18	Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi (H)	Argentina	1–2
September 8	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (A)	India	4–0
October 13	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (A)	Oman	1–0
November 17	Saitama Stadium, Saitama (H)	Singapore	1–0
December 16	International Stadium, Yokohama (H)	Germany	0–3

Key

H = Home match
A = Away match
N = Neutral venue

Coach

Zico was the coach for the entire year.

Players statistics

Player	-2003	02.07	02.12	02.18	03.31	04.25	04.28	05.30	06.01	06.09	07.09	07.13	07.20	07.24	07.28	07.31	08.03	08.07	08.18	09.08	10.13	11.17	12.16	2004	Total
Hidetoshi Nakata	59(10)	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	61(10)
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	54(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	11(0)	65(0)
Junichi Inamoto	45(4)	-	-	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	6(0)	51(4)
Koji Nakata	40(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	-	-	O	-	6(2)	46(2)
Shinji Ono	37(3)	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	-	-	7(2)	44(5)
Seigo Narazaki	37(0)	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	9(0)	46(0)
Atsushi Yanagisawa	36(11)	-	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8(2)	44(13)
Naoki Matsuda	36(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	3(0)	39(0)
Shunsuke Nakamura	31(9)	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	15(3)	46(12)
Naohiro Takahara	27(11)	-	-	O	O(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	5(1)	32(12)
Takayuki Suzuki	27(4)	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	18(6)	45(10)
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	26(0)	O(1)	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	-	19(2)	45(2)
Daisuke Oku	25(2)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	26(2)
Alessandro Santos	24(2)	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	22(2)	46(4)
Takashi Fukunishi	21(0)	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O(1)	O	-	O	18(5)	39(5)
Tatsuhiko Kubo	17(2)	O	O	O(1)	-	O(1)	O(1)	O(2)	O	O(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	9(5)	26(8)
Atsuhiro Miura	17(1)	O	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	6(0)	23(1)
Mitsuo Ogasawara	16(0)	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	O(1)	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	O	O	-	O	O	12(2)	28(2)
Yuji Nakazawa	14(2)	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O(2)	O	O	O	O(2)	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	-	-	15(5)	29(7)
Yoshito Okubo	14(0)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	3(0)	17(0)
Toshiya Fujita	13(2)	O	O	-	O(1)	O	O	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	O	10(1)	23(3)
Yasuhito Endo	12(1)	O(1)	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	-	O	O	16(2)	28(3)
Nobuhisa Yamada	12(0)	O(1)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(1)	15(1)
Keisuke Tsuboi	11(0)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10(0)	21(0)
Masashi Motoyama	6(0)	O	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	-	O	-	12(0)	18(0)
Teruaki Kurobe	3(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	4(0)
Teruyuki Moniwa	2(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	3(0)
Ryota Tsuzuki	2(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	3(0)
Akira Kaji	1(0)	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	20(0)	21(0)
Takuya Yamada	1(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	3(0)	4(0)
Naohiro Ishikawa	1(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	2(0)
Keiji Tamada	0(0)	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O(2)	O(1)	O	-	O	O(1)	O	18(5)	18(5)
Makoto Tanaka	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	14(0)	14(0)
Norihiro Nishi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	O	5(0)	5(0)
Takayuki Chano	0(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	3(0)	3(0)
Yoichi Doi	0(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	2(0)	2(0)

Top goal scorers for 2004

Rank	Name	Position	Goals
1	Tatsuhiko Kubo	FW	6
1	Takayuki Suzuki	FW	6
3	Keiji Tamada	FW	5
	Takashi Fukunishi	MF
	Yuji Nakazawa	DF
6	Shunsuke Nakamura	MF	3
7	Atsushi Yanagisawa	FW	2
	Alessandro dos Santos	MF
	Mitsuo Ogasawara	MF
	Shinji Ono	MF
	Koji Nakata	MF
	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	DF
13	8 players		1

References

Web site: Japan Football Association record of Japan international A matches . Japan Football Association.

External links

Japan Football Association