AFC · Asia

Japan

A statistical overview of Japan's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 7 legends

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 4
Tournament entries: 17
Legends tracked: 7

Capital: Tokyo
Population: 125.1M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 84 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 7
Average OVR: 84
Peak OVR: 84
Average height: 176 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 81

Composition

Position distribution

7 total

Goalkeepers0 · 0%

Defenders2 · 29%

Midfielders4 · 57%

Attackers1 · 14%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 229%
Right: 457%
Unknown: 114%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1970s

1970s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRNakamura, ShunsukeKagawa, ShinjiNakata, HidetoshiKamamoto, KunishigeOkudera, Yasuhiko84 OVR5 players tied

National-team scorerKamamoto, Kunishige75 goals76 caps

Most national capsNagatomo, Yūto147 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioKamamoto, Kunishige0.99 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreOkudera, Yasuhiko89 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthIhara, Masami83 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchKagawa, Shinji88 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1970s2 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches85

Win rate52.9%

Goal difference+47

Won: 4553%
Drawn: 1720%
Lost: 2327%

Goals for: 142
Goals against: 95
World Cup: 7appearances
Continental: 10appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Japan's football tradition through these recurring themes.

technical discipline
fast transitions
collective movement
endurance
tactical intelligence

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Japan National Stadium
Confederation: AFC
Capital: Tokyo

Player index

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