2009 Japan national football team explained

This page records the details of the matches played by the Japan national football team during 2009. In 2009 the Japan national football team competed in the fourth round of the AFC 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifications, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and the 2009 Kirin Cup, amongst other friendly matches.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Japan Goal Scorers	Match Report
20 January		W	2–1	KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090120_JPNvsYEM_E.pdf
28 January		L	0–1	National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090128_JPNvBHR_E.pdf
4 February		W	5–1	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Friendly Match (2009 Kirin Challenge Cup)		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090204_JPNvsFIN_E.pdf
11 February		D	0–0	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090211_JPNvsAUS_E.pdf
28 March		W	1–0	Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090211_JPNvsAUS_E.pdf
27 May		W	4–0	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2009 Kirin Cup		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090527_JPNvsCHI_E.pdf
31 May		W	4–0	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	2009 Kirin Cup		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090531_JPNvsBEL_Epdf.pdf
6 June		W	1–0	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090606_JPNvsUZB_E.pdf
10 June		D	1–1	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090610_JPNvsQAT_E.pdf
17 June		L	1–2	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20090617_JPNvsAUS_E.pdf
5 September		L	0–3	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	Friendly Match		http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20090905/
9 September		W	4–3	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Friendly Match		http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20090909/
8 October		W	6–0	Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20091008_JPNvsHKG_E.pdf
10 October		W	2–0	International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	Friendly Match (2009 Kirin Challenge Cup)		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20091010_JPNvsSCO_E.pdf
14 October		W	5–0	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan	Friendly Match (2009 Kirin Challenge Cup)		http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/20091014_JPNvsTOG_E.pdf
14 November		D	0–0	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Friendly Match		http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20091114/
18 November		W	4–0	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification		http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/20091118/

Players statistics

Player	-2008	01.20	01.28	02.04	02.11	03.28	05.27	05.31	06.06	06.10	06.17	09.05	09.09	10.08	10.10	10.14	11.14	11.18	2009	Total
Shunsuke Nakamura	82(22)	-	-	-	O	O(1)	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O(1)	11(2)	93(24)
Yuji Nakazawa	82(15)	-	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	O	O(1)	-	O	O	O	14(2)	96(17)
Yasuhito Endo	73(7)	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	12(0)	85(7)
Junichi Inamoto	70(4)	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	-	O	-	O	-	4(1)	74(5)
Seigo Narazaki	63(0)	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6(0)	69(0)
Keiji Tamada	53(13)	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	O(1)	O	-	-	-	-	10(1)	63(14)
Yuichi Komano	40(0)	O	-	O	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	9(0)	49(0)
Seiichiro Maki	35(8)	O	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	38(8)
Yoshito Okubo	33(5)	-	-	-	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	9(0)	42(5)
Yuki Abe	33(2)	-	-	-	-	-	O(1)	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	O	-	-	O	8(1)	41(3)
Kengo Nakamura	29(3)	O	O	O	-	-	O	O(1)	O	O	O	O	O(1)	-	O	O	-	-	12(2)	41(5)
Yasuyuki Konno	26(0)	-	-	O	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	O	O	O	-	7(0)	33(0)
Hisato Sato	25(3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	O(1)	3(1)	28(4)
Marcus Tulio Tanaka	19(4)	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O(1)	O	O	O(1)	-	O	O	O	13(2)	32(6)
Makoto Hasebe	16(0)	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	O(1)	11(1)	27(1)
Atsuto Uchida	14(1)	O	O	O	O	O	-	O	-	O	O	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	13(0)	27(1)
Daisuke Matsui	13(1)	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	O	O	-	O	O	8(0)	21(1)
Tatsuya Tanaka	12(2)	O(1)	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(1)	16(3)
Kisho Yano	12(1)	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(1)	16(2)
Yuto Nagatomo	7(1)	-	O	O	O	O	-	O(1)	O	-	O	O	O	O(1)	-	O	-	-	11(2)	18(3)
Shinji Kagawa	6(1)	O	O	O(1)	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4(1)	10(2)
Hideo Hashimoto	6(0)	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	7(0)	13(0)
Michihiro Yasuda	5(0)	-	-	O(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(1)	6(1)
Shinji Okazaki	4(0)	O(1)	O	O(2)	O	O	O(2)	O(1)	O(1)	O	O	O	O(1)	O(3)	-	O(3)	O	O(1)	16(15)	20(15)
Shuhei Terada	4(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	6(0)
Ryoichi Maeda	3(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	-	-	-	2(0)	5(2)
Ryota Tsuzuki	3(0)	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	3(0)	6(0)
Kazumichi Takagi	3(0)	O	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	5(0)
Shinzo Koroki	2(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	O	O	-	-	-	O	-	8(0)	10(0)
Naohiro Ishikawa	2(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	2(0)	4(0)
Keisuke Honda	1(0)	-	O	-	-	-	O(1)	O	O	O	-	O	O	-	O(1)	O(1)	O	-	10(3)	11(3)
Eiji Kawashima	1(0)	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	O	O	O	O	7(0)	8(0)
Takeshi Aoki	1(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	2(0)
Yuhei Tokunaga	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	O	O	O	5(0)	5(0)
Takayuki Morimoto	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	O(1)	-	-	2(1)	2(1)
Satoshi Yamaguchi	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	O	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2(0)	2(0)
Takashi Inui	0(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Mu Kanazaki	0(0)	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Naoki Yamada	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Shusaku Nishikawa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)
Daiki Iwamasa	0(0)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	O	-	-	-	1(0)	1(0)

Top goal scorers for 2009

Rank	Name	Position	Goals	Matches
1	Shinji Okazaki	FW	15	16
2	Keisuke Honda	MF	3	10
3	Yuto Nagatomo	DF	2	11
	Shunsuke Nakamura	MF		11
	Kengo Nakamura	MF		12
	Yuji Nakazawa	DF		14
	Marcus Tulio Tanaka	DF		13
8	10 players		1

Kits

Japan's kits until October.Japan's kit used on November.

Coach

• Takeshi Okada was in charge for the whole year.

References

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

External links

• Japan Football Association