| Japie Motale | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1998–2003 |
| Clubs2: | Supersport United |
| Caps2: | 138 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2003 |
| Clubs3: | Moroka Swallows |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs4: | Black Leopards |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs5: | Maritzburg United |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs6: | Thanda Royal Zulu |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 17:09, 21 October 2013 (UTC) |
Japie Motale born 1 January 1979[1] in Pretoria) is a South African professional footballer, who last played for National First Division club Thanda Royal Zulu as a defender.