The Japan national football team in 2011, managed by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, began by competing and winning the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The win meant Japan were crowned the Champions of Asia for a record 4th time and earned a berth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The team would continue by competing in the 2011 Kirin Cup and the 2011 Copa América in amongst other international friendly matches before closing out 2011 by commencing in the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification as they progress towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1]
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| 2011 AFC Asian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |||||||
| 2011 Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| International Friendly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 8 |
2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B2011 AFC Asian Cup Quarterfinals2011 AFC Asian Cup Semifinals2011 AFC Asian Cup FinalInternational Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)International Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)2011 Tōhoku earthquake Charity Match2011 Kirin Cup2011 Kirin Cup2011 Copa América Group A2011 Copa América Group A2011 Copa América Group AInternational Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third RoundInternational Friendly (2011 Kirin Challenge Cup)2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round
| Player | -2010 | 01.09 | 01.13 | 01.17 | 01.21 | 01.25 | 01.29 | 06.01 | 06.07 | 08.10 | 09.02 | 09.06 | 10.07 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 11.15 | 2011 | Total | |
| Yasuhito Endo | 100(9) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 13(0) | 113(9) | |
| Yuichi Komano | 60(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 7(1) | 67(1) | |
| Kengo Nakamura | 52(5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | 4(1) | 56(6) | |
| Yuki Abe | 50(3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 3(0) | 53(3) | |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 40(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | 15(1) | 55(1) | |
| Makoto Hasebe | 37(1) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 15(1) | 52(2) | |
| Shinji Okazaki | 35(18) | O | O | O(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | O(2) | O(2) | O | 14(8) | 49(26) | |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 34(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 10(0) | 44(3) | |
| Atsuto Uchida | 34(1) | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 11(0) | 45(1) | |
| Daisuke Matsui | 29(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 31(1) | |
| Keisuke Honda | 23(6) | O | O(1) | - | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8(2) | 31(8) | |
| Shinji Kagawa | 17(3) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | - | - | O(2) | O | O | O | O(2) | O | - | 11(6) | 28(9) | |
| Eiji Kawashima | 16(0) | O | O | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | 12(0) | 28(0) | |
| Shinzo Koroki | 11(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 12(0) | |
| Ryoichi Maeda | 7(2) | O | O | O(2) | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | 9(4) | 16(6) | |
| Michihiro Yasuda | 6(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 7(1) | |
| Jungo Fujimoto | 6(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | 4(0) | 10(0) | |
| Yuzo Kurihara | 5(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 3(0) | 8(0) | |
| Daiki Iwamasa | 4(0) | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) | |
| Tomoaki Makino | 4(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 4(0) | 8(0) | |
| Hajime Hosogai | 3(0) | - | O | - | - | O(1) | - | O | - | O | - | - | O | O | - | O | 7(1) | 10(1) | |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 3(0) | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | 4(0) | 7(0) | |
| Maya Yoshida | 1(0) | O(1) | O | O | O | - | O | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | 12(2) | 13(2) | |
| Yosuke Kashiwagi | 1(0) | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) | |
| Kunimitsu Sekiguchi | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) | |
| Akihiro Ienaga | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 3(0) | |
| Mitsuru Nagata | 1(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 2(0) | |
| Tadanari Lee | 0(0) | O | - | - | - | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | - | O | 10(2) | 10(2) | |
| Masahiko Inoha | 0(0) | - | - | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | O | 9(1) | 9(1) | |
| Mike Havenaar | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O(2) | O | O | 5(2) | 5(2) | |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | O | O | 5(0) | 5(0) | |
| Takuya Honda | 0(0) | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 2(0) | |
| Daigo Nishi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) | |
| Ryota Moriwaki | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) | |
| Genki Haraguchi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |