2022 in Japanese football

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Season2022
J1 LeagueYokohama F. Marinos
(5th title)
J2 LeagueAlbirex Niigata
(1st title)
J3 LeagueIwaki FC
(1st title)
Football in Japan
Season2022
Men's football
J1 LeagueYokohama F. Marinos
(5th title)
J2 LeagueAlbirex Niigata
(1st title)
J3 LeagueIwaki FC
(1st title)
Japan Football League (JFL)Nara Club
(1st title)
Japanese Regional LeaguesBriobecca Urayasu
(1st title)
Emperor's CupVentforet Kofu
(1st title)
J.League CupSanfrecce Hiroshima
(1st title)
Super CupUrawa Red Diamonds
(2nd title)
Women's football
WE LeagueINAC Kobe Leonessa
(1st title)
Nadeshiko League Division 1Sfida Setagaya FC
(1st title)
Nadeshiko League Division 2Shizuoka SSU Bonita
(1st title)
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This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2022 season.

Men's

Source: JFA

Senior

17 November International Friendly Canada  2–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:40 UTC+4
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 2,971
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

U-23

20 September Friendly match Cambodia  1–3  Japan Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Report (JFA) Stadium: Morodoc Teco National Stadium

U-21

23 March Dubai Cup U-23 Japan  1–0  Croatia Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4
Report (JFA)
Report (JFA)
(in Japanese and English)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Al Awir Stadium
29 March Dubai Cup U-23 Placement match Saudi Arabia  0–1  Japan Dubai, UAE
21:00 UTC+4 Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
3 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates  1–2  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
6 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Japan  0–0  Saudi Arabia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
9 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Japan  3–0  Tajikistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Report (AFC)
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
12 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Quarter-finals South Korea  0–3  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
15 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Semi-finals Uzbekistan  2–0  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
18 June 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup 3rd place match Japan  3–0  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
22 September Friendly match Switzerland  2–1  Japan Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
  • Goal 9', 48'
 Report (JFA)
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
26 September Friendly match Italy  1–1  Japan Castel di Sangro, Italy
15:30 UTC+2
Report (JFA)
Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini
18 November Friendly match Japan  v  Spain Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2 Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

U-17

15 November Friendly Croatia  2–1  Japan Poreč, Croatia
  • Goal 15', 90+1'
 Report (JFA)
  • Jumpei Hayakawa 52'
 Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center
18 November Friendly Sweden  1–4  Japan Poreč, Croatia
  • Rikuto Iida 30'
  • Hisatsugu Ishii 80'
  • Jumpei Hayakawa 87'
  • Toki Yukutomo 90'
 Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center
21 November Friendly Denmark  0–2  Japan Poreč, Croatia
Report
  • Toki Yukutomo 60'
  • Keisuke Goto 70'
 Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Center

U-16

13 December Copa Joaju Japan  4–1  Chile Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3
  • Homare Tokuda 14', 40'
  • Ryonosuke Yada 63'
  • Mark Isozaki 78' (pen.)
 Report
  • Benjamín Ampuero 52'
 Stadium: CARFEM
Referee: Carlos Paul Benítez (Paraguay)
15 December Copa Joaju Japan  0–1  Colombia Ypané, Paraguay
18:00 UTC−3 Report
  • Nicolás Profeta 90+3' (pen.)
 Stadium: CARFEM
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
17 December Copa Joaju Paraguay  3–3  Japan Ypané, Paraguay
09:30 UTC−3
  • Rodrigo Villalba 22' (pen.)
  • Fernando Leguizamón 49'
  • Juán Sánchez 89' (pen.)
 Report
  • Shota Yamamoto 7'
  • Ryunosuke Sato 82'
  • Homare Tokuda 85'
 Stadium: CARFEM
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

U-15

23 November Federations Cup Japan  2–0  Wales Alicante, Spain
18:00 UTC+1
  • Yuji Doi 37'
  • Kota Sekiguchi 73'
 Report (JFA)
Report (FFC)		 Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Camilo Cano
25 November Federations Cup Japan  0–0
(1–3 pen.)		  Spain Alicante, Spain
12:00 UTC+1 Report (JFA)
Report (FFC)		 Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Pau Gasol
Referee: Mariano Esteban López
27 November Federations Cup 3rd-place match Japan  2–0  Mexico Alicante, Spain
16:00 UTC+1
  • Shion Nakayama 20'
  • Kento Hamasaki 45'
 Report (JFA)
Report (FFC)		 Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo Pau Gasol

Futsal

28 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  1–2  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3
  • Crepaldi 3'
  • Al-Harthi 11'
  • Fqihe 15'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
30 September AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  6–0  South Korea Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:00 UTC+3
  • Seo Jung-woo 6' (o.g.)
  • Oliveira 7'
  • Mizutani 18'
  • Ishida 28'
  • Kanazawa 29'
  • Yoshikawa 36'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
2 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup Japan  2–0  Vietnam Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
4 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup QF Japan  3–2  Indonesia Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:00 UTC+3
  • Kanazawa 32'
  • Pires 38'
  • Mizutani 39'
  • Eko 21'
  • Dewa 40'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Trương Quốc Dũng (Vietnam)
6 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup SF Uzbekistan  1–2  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3
  • Khamroev 16'
  • Oliveira 22'
  • Kanazawa 29'
 Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
8 October AFC Futsal Asian Cup F Iran  2–3  Japan Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Saad Al Abdullah Hall
Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

U-19 futsal

25 May 2022 2022 F.League Ocean Cup First Round Japan  3−4 Japan Pescadola Machida Tokyo, Japan
14:30
  • Miyashita 19', 25', 26'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Ésforta Arena Hachiōji
Attendance: ~500
21 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B Japan  10−1  Hungary Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7
  • Jinkawa 1', 18'
  • Taguchi 4'
  • Miyashita 10', 35'
  • Nakajima 13', 28'
  • Ogata 17'
  • Harada 20', 38'
 Report (JFA)
  • Goal 19'
 Stadium: Finida Hall
22 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B Ukraine  4−4  Japan Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7
  • Goal 11', 13', 15', 32'
 Report (JFA)
  • Uno 7'
  • Ito 9'
  • Taguchi 16'
  • Jinkawa 28'
 Stadium: Finida Hall
23 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup GS Group B Japan  5−1  Greenland Poreč, Croatia
18:45 UTC+7
  • Harada 2'
  • Jinkawa 9', 12', 37'
  • Taguchi 31'
 Report (JFA)
  • Goal 29'
 Stadium: Finida Hall
25 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup Semi-final Japan  6−0  Poland Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7
  • Jinkawa 1'
  • Harada 3'
  • Taguchi 16'
  • Narita 24', 32'
  • Ogata 40'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Finida Hall
26 June 2022 2022 Futsal Week U19 Summer Cup Final Japan  2−6  Spain Poreč, Croatia
21:00 UTC+7
  • Nakajima 21'
  • Own goal 39'
 Report (JFA)
  • Goal 4', 15', 21', 36', 36', 38'
 Stadium: Finida Hall

Beach soccer

1 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup United States  1–3  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Kite Beach
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)
2 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Japan  5–8  Paraguay Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Kite Beach
Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)
3 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Iran  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Kite Beach
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
4 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 5th–8th place play-offs Japan  10–3  Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:15 GST (UTC+4)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Kite Beach
Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)
6 November Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 5th place play-offs Japan  4–0  United States Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:15 GST (UTC+4)
Report (BSWW) Stadium: Kite Beach
Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)
9 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Japan  5–6  Oman Neom, Saudi Arabia
14:30 AST (UTC+3)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Gayal Beach
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)
10 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Japan  6–2  Bahrain Neom, Saudi Arabia
14:30 AST (UTC+3)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Gayal Beach
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
11 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup GS Brazil  8–3  Japan Neom, Saudi Arabia
19:45 AST (UTC+3)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Gayal Beach
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Raeesi (UAE)
12 November Neom Beach Soccer Cup 5th/6th place play-offs England  3–7  Japan Neom, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report (BSWW)
Stadium: Gayal Beach
Referee: Fallah Hassan Al-Balushi (Oman)

Esports football

27 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 3–3 Australia
27 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Singapore 3–3 Japan
28 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Indonesia 3–3 Japan
28 January FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 1–4 India
10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 6–0 New Zealand
10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 6–0 South Korea
10 March FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 1–4 Indonesia
7 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 4–1 Indonesia
7 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 2–2 India
8 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 6–0 Malaysia
8 April FIFAe Nations Series 2022 Japan 3–3 Australia
27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 1[1][2] France 2–0 Japan
16:05
27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 2[1][2] Japan 0–3 Germany
16:30
27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 3[1][2] Sweden 0–0 Japan
16:55
27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 4[1][2] Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates
17:40
27 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 5[1][2] Peru 0–1 Japan
18:05
28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 6[1][2] Japan 1–4 France
16:05
28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 7[1][2] Germany 2–2 Japan
16:30
28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 8[1][2] Japan 1–3 Sweden
16:55
28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 9[1][2] United Arab Emirates 3–0 Japan
17:40
28 July 2022 FIFAe Nations Cup GS Round 10[1][2] Japan 2–0 Peru
18:05

Women's

Senior

11 November Friendly England  4–0  Japan Murcia, Spain
20:00 (CET)
Report (JFA) Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
15 November Friendly Spain  1–0  Japan Sevilla, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
Report (JFA) Stadium: Estadio La Cartuja

U-20

14 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Japan  2–0  Ghana Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6)
Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 765
Referee: Maraniela Araya (Costa Rica)
28 August 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup F Spain  3–1  Japan San José, Costa Rica
20:00
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 29,891
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

U-17

12 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Japan  4–0  Tanzania Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
  • Uno Shiragaki 33'
  • Mao Itamura 67'
  • Ai Tsujisawa 75'
  • Momoko Tanikawa 81'
 Report Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
15 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Japan  4–0  Canada Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
  • Mao Kubota 9'
  • Uno Shiragaki 37'
  • Momoko Tanikawa 52'
  • Mio Takaoka 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)
18 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS France  0–2  Japan Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30 Report
  • Momoko Tanikawa 26'
  • Sayami Kusunoki 90+1'
 Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,734
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
22 October 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup QF Japan  1–2  Spain Margao, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
  • Momoko Tanikawa 66'
 Report
  • Ricky Lopez 87', 90+3'
 Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Futsal

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) Friendly match Japan  2–6 Japan Bardral Urayasu Tercero Mihama-ku, Chiba
15:00 JST +09:00
  • Ryo Egawa 10'
  • Risa Ikadai 37'
 Report
  • Goal 25', 30', 34', 36', 39', 39'
 Stadium: JFA YUME Field
16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly match CD Leganés Spain 3–7  Japan Spain
21:00 CET +01:00 Report
17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) Friendly match CD Alcorcón Spain 4–2  Japan Spain
21:15 CET +01:00 Report
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Friendly match Spain  3–2  Japan Madrid, Spain
20:30 CET +01:00
JFA
RFEF
Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Mayo López (Spain)

League competitions

Cup competitions

Men

Fujifilm Super Cup

Final
Kawasaki Frontale0–2Urawa Red Diamonds
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Esaka 7', 81'
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Emperor's Cup

Final

J.League YBC Levain Cup

Final
Kawasaki Frontale0–2Urawa Red Diamonds
JLeague.co (EN)
JLeague.jp (JA)		 Esaka 7', 81'
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara

Women

Empress's Cup

Final

WE League Cup

Deaths

See also

Notes

References

External links

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