The Japan national American football team represents Japan in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Japan American Football Association, and has been one of the world's strongest international teams since it began participating regularly in international tournaments in the 1990s, and currently possesses the second most American Football World Cups[1] (1999, 2003).
Preparing for the qualification match for the 2015 IFAF World Championship, the JAFA scheduled an international friendly match against Germany on April 12, 2014 at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. 85 players were initially chosen for the national team on March 11 which was whittled down to the required 45-men roster before April 12.[8] Before a crowd of 1,889, Japan defeated Germany 38–0 in a strong defensive showing for the Japanese which limited Germany to only 135 yards of total offense, as well as causing four turnovers and two sacks, the latter of which was all in the second half.[9] Before going against the Philippines, Japan made 5 changes in their roster, replacing WRs Ryoma Hagiyama and Naoki Maeda with Takeshi Akiyama and Junpei Yoshimoto, RB Keita Takanohashi with Takashi Miyako, LB Yuki Ikeda with Yoshiki Tanaka, and S Toshinari Masatani with Takeshi Miyake.[10] Against a young Philippine team that was in its first year in the IFAF, the Japanese showed no quarter, scoring on every offensive possession as well as holding the Philippines to only 1st down en route to an 86–0 victory, the 2nd biggest win in the national team's history.[11] With the win, Japan, along with South Korea, (which defeated Kuwait in the other qualification match 69-7) qualified for the 2015 IFAF World Championship tournament in Canton, Ohio, United States.
Due to Canada dropping out of the tournament for personal team reasons, Japan was granted a bye on the scheduled match which was supposed to be on July 9 and in turn would play the winner of the Mexico-United States match on July 12. In their first match of the tournament, Japan, despite a strong defensive showing in the first half that included 2 interceptions and 29-yd field goal block, eventually lost to the United States 18–43. In their 2nd match, Japan defeated Mexico 35–7 with a strong effort on offense and defense. The win ensured the Japanese a rematch with the United States for the Gold Medal. Team Japan would lose to the United States 12–59 in what is the national team's largest loss in history.
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(in Japanese) Japan American football national team Official website
April 25, 2024
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The Japan national American football team represents Japan in international American football competitions The team is controlled by the Japan American Football Association and has been one of the world s strongest international teams since it began participating regularly in international tournaments in the 1990s and currently possesses the second most American Football World Cups 1 1999 2003 Japan 日本Home AwayAssociationJAFARegionAsia AFAF Founded1984ColorsRed WhiteHead coachKiyoyuki MoriGeneral managerShinzo YamadaFirst international Japan 24 14 Sweden Palermo Italy June 28 1999 Biggest win Japan 88 0 South Korea Osaka Japan February 23 2003 Biggest defeat Japan 12 59 United States Canton United States July 18 2015 IFAF World ChampionshipAppearances5 first in 1999 Best result 1999 2003 Japan national American football team Medal record Men s American football Representing Japan World Championship 1999 Italy Team Competition 2003 Germany Team Competition 2007 Japan Team Competition 2011 Austria Team Competition 2015 United States Team Competition Japan won the inaugural 1999 IFAF World Championship and won again in 2003 2 In 2007 they advanced to the final losing to the United States 23 20 in overtime 3 4 5 In 2010 Japan beat Germany 24 14 in the inaugural Germany Japan Bowl 6 In February 2011 Japan bested South Korea 76 0 to qualify for the 2011 IFAF World Championship 7 Contents 1 IFAF World Championship record 2 2011 IFAF World Championship Roster 3 2014 4 2015 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External linksIFAF World Championship record editYear Position GP W L PF PA nbsp 1999 1st 3 3 0 84 14 nbsp 2003 1st 2 2 0 57 20 nbsp 2007 2nd 3 2 1 116 23 nbsp 2011 3rd 4 3 1 103 61 nbsp 2015 2nd 3 1 2 65 1092011 IFAF World Championship Roster editJapan National American Football Team 2011 IFAF World Championship roster Quarterbacks 11 Naoki Maeda QB WR 29 Yasuhiro Maruta QB RB 6 Shun Sugawara 8 Tetsuo Takata 19 Minoru Tono Running backs 20 Takuya Furutani 25 Kosuke Kimiyama 31 Tomokazu Sueyoshi Wide receivers 85 Ryomi Hagiyama 7 Shoei Hasegawa 1 Noriaki Kinoshita 84 Takahiro Haruta TE 17 Michihiro Ogawa 87 Yuji Oya TE 83 Ken Shimizu Offensive linemen 77 Haruhisa Hiramoto OL 71 Yutaro Kobayashi OL 57 Kazuhiro Kuramochi OL 75 Tsukasa Miyamoto OL 67 Yuta Murai OL 72 Takanari Murakami OL 70 Tsuneno Sano OL 73 Yuji Taniguchi OL Defensive linemen 53 Motoyuki Hirai DL 93 Mitsunori Kihira DL 92 Takeshi Nisikawa DL 37 Munekazu Shikama DL 41 Daiki Takechi DL 43 Yasuo Wakisaka DL 13 Masayoshi Yamanaka DL 96 Takayuki Yoneda DL Linebackers 10 Kentaro Azuma LB 2 Naoki Kosho LB 42 Takashi Makiuchi LB 55 Akinobu Soma LB 45 Shoichiro Suzuki LB 9 Masayoshi Tsukada LB Defensive backs 14 Masashi Fujimoto DB 22 Ryohei Imanishi DB 21 Koki Kato DB 16 Takeshi Miyake DB 24 Tadanari Sano DB 27 Atsushi Tsuji DB 36 Yuichi Watanabe DB Special Teams 15 Daisuke Aoki K P Inactive List Roster updated 2011 07 082014 editPreparing for the qualification match for the 2015 IFAF World Championship the JAFA scheduled an international friendly match against Germany on April 12 2014 at Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki Kanagawa 85 players were initially chosen for the national team on March 11 which was whittled down to the required 45 men roster before April 12 8 Before a crowd of 1 889 Japan defeated Germany 38 0 in a strong defensive showing for the Japanese which limited Germany to only 135 yards of total offense as well as causing four turnovers and two sacks the latter of which was all in the second half 9 Before going against the Philippines Japan made 5 changes in their roster replacing WRs Ryoma Hagiyama and Naoki Maeda with Takeshi Akiyama and Junpei Yoshimoto RB Keita Takanohashi with Takashi Miyako LB Yuki Ikeda with Yoshiki Tanaka and S Toshinari Masatani with Takeshi Miyake 10 Against a young Philippine team that was in its first year in the IFAF the Japanese showed no quarter scoring on every offensive possession as well as holding the Philippines to only 1st down en route to an 86 0 victory the 2nd biggest win in the national team s history 11 With the win Japan along with South Korea which defeated Kuwait in the other qualification match 69 7 qualified for the 2015 IFAF World Championship tournament in Canton Ohio United States Japan 2014 final roster Quarterbacks 6 Shun Sugawara Obic 8 Keiya Hiramoto Fujitsu 19 Shohei Kato Lixil Running backs 3 Takashi Miyako Nojima Sagamihara 20 Keita Takanohashi Fujitsu 25 Eisuke Tomatsu Nojima Sagamihara 26 Takuto Hara Obic Wide receivers 1 Naoki Maeda LIXIL 4 Yasushi Nakagawa LIXIL 7 Shoma Endo Panasonic 15 Takeshi Akiyama Fujitsu 17 Yasuhiro Miyamoto LIXIL WR K 24 Naohiko Shibata Panasonic 83 Junpei Yoshimoto Fujitsu 85 Ryoma Hagiyama Obic 87 Yuta Hayashi Asahi Beer Tight ends 41 Tomoaki Ohashi Fujitsu 84 Akimitsu Mori Obic Offensive linemen 57 Tetsuya Seita Fujitsu G 67 Yusuke Yamamoto Obic G 70 Kohei Arai LIXIL C 72 Yutaro Kobayashi Fujitsu T 73 Haruhisa Kurokawa Asahi Soft Drinks T 76 Takayuki Suzuki Panasonic T 77 Takehito Noda Asahi Soft Drinks T 78 Masahiro Asano Panasonic G Defensive linemen 10 Wataru Takeda Panasonic T 50 Shota Tomita Obic T 53 Yo Okamoto Fujitsu E 55 Toru Hirasawa Asahi Soft Drinks E 90 Yoshihiro Nakata Obic E 91 Hiroyuki Shigechika LIXIL E Linebackers 9 Masami Tsukada Obic 13 Kensuke Amaya LIXIL 42 Yuki Ikeda Kwansei Gakuin 44 Yusuke Yoshimoto IBM 45 Shuhei Takeuchi Fujitsu 54 Yoshiki Tanaka Hosei 96 Haruka Sawada Kansai Defensive backs 14 Masashi Fujimoto Obic CB 16 Takashi Miyake Obic S 21 Koki Kato LIXIL CB 16 Takashi Miyake Obic S 22 Ryohei Imanishi Panasonic CB 23 Hidetoshi Yano LIXIL S 27 Atsushi Tsuji Panasonic S 28 Keizaburo Sunagawa Obic CB 36 Toshinori Masutani Panasonic S Special teams 18 Eita Saeki Panasonic P K Head coach Kiyoyuki Mori 1 accessed 2016 03 092015 editMain article 2015 IFAF World Championship Due to Canada dropping out of the tournament for personal team reasons Japan was granted a bye on the scheduled match which was supposed to be on July 9 and in turn would play the winner of the Mexico United States match on July 12 In their first match of the tournament Japan despite a strong defensive showing in the first half that included 2 interceptions and 29 yd field goal block eventually lost to the United States 18 43 In their 2nd match Japan defeated Mexico 35 7 with a strong effort on offense and defense The win ensured the Japanese a rematch with the United States for the Gold Medal Team Japan would lose to the United States 12 59 in what is the national team s largest loss in history Japan 2015 final roster Quarterbacks 19 Katsuya Nagakawa LIXIL QB WR 8 Tetsuo Takata Panasonic 10 Shohei Kato Lixil Running backs 20 Takuya Furutani Obic 6 Kosuke Kamiyama Fujitsu 29 Taku Ri Waseda 21 Ryo Takagi IBM Wide receivers 1 Junpei Yoshimoto Fujitsu 7 Shoma Endo Panasonic 18 Noriaki Kinoshita Obic 11 Naoki Maeda LIXIL RS 81 Takashi Kurihara IBM 83 Yuta Hayashi Asahi Beer 80 Yasuhiro Miyamoto LIXIL WR K Tight ends 88 Takahiro Haruta Fujitsu TE LS Offensive linemen 79 Akira Katsuyama Fujitsu T 57 Tetsuya Seita Fujitsu G 78 Kohei Arai LIXIL C 66 Shun Mochizuki Fujitsu G 72 Yutaro Kobayashi Fujitsu T 77 Takehito Noda Asahi Soft Drinks T 67 Yusuke Yamamoto Obic G 75 Haruhisa Kurokawa Asahi Soft Drinks T Defensive linemen 90 Takuya Seike Obic T 92 Mitsunori Kihira Obic T 4 Toru Hirasawa LIXIL E 13 Motoyuki Hirai Fujitsu E 41 Ryota Takahashi Fujitsu E 43 Yasuo Wakisaka Panasonic T E 99 Shota Tomita Obic T 54 Shoichi Shikama Panasonic E Linebackers 17 Kensuke Amaya LIXIL 42 Shuhei Takeuchi Fujitsu 96 Haruka Sawada Obic 45 Shoichiro Suzuki Fujitsu 5 Masayoshi Tsukada Obic Defensive backs 14 Masashi Fujimoto Obic CB 22 Ryohei Imanishi Panasonic CB RS 21 Kento Tojo Obic CB 16 Takashi Miyake Obic S 24 Yuki Ishii Fujitsu CB 27 Atsushi Tsuji Panasonic S 28 Atsushi Fujita Fujitsu S 36 Keizaburo Sunagawa Obic CB Special teams 26 Shintaro Saeki Panasonic P K Head coach Kiyoyuki Mori Assistant coaches Tsuyoshi Kawada Assistant Head Coach Tominaga Hajime Offensive Coordinator Running backs and Tight Ends Makoto Ohashi Defensive Coordinator Norikazu Nobuhara Special Teams Coordinator Secondary Hayato Arima Quarterbacks Shoei Hasegawa Wide Receivers Masayoshi Yamanaka Defensive Linemen Masahara Fumitaka Offensive Linemen Gen Arisawa Linebackers Team doctor Takeshi Sorimachi Trainers Rika Yoshihiro Shigenobu Okuma Yoshinaga Takanori Equipment Managers Tomomi Nakamura Kunie Makotochu Shin Nishikawa Director of Operations Shinzo Yamada 2 accessed 2016 03 09See also editEyeshield 21 X LeagueNotes edit IFAF Competition IFAF Retrieved 2014 05 07 Worldcup 2003 www worldcup2003 info Archived from the original on 22 August 2002 Retrieved 22 May 2022 U S edges Japan to win football World Cup Bangor Daily News July 16 2007 Retrieved February 4 2011 U S wins American football title Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 15 2007 Retrieved February 4 2011 3rd IFAF World Championships2007 in KAWASAKI JAPAN IFAF Featured Articles JAPAN WINS FIRST EVER GERMAN JAPAN BOWL Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2011 04 22 Japan trounces South Korea qualifies for IFAF World Championship the Japan Times Online Archived from the original on 2011 03 02 Retrieved 2011 03 25 Japan names 45 man squad for clash with Germany xleague com April 9 2014 Retrieved March 11 2016 Marantz Ken April 14 2014 Japan grinds out 38 0 win over Germany xleague com Retrieved March 11 2016 Japan makes 5 changes for clash with Philippines xleague com April 21 2014 Retrieved March 11 2016 Ikezawa Hiroshi April 26 2014 Japan rolls to 2015 IFAF berth with rout japantimes co jp Retrieved March 11 2016 External links edit in Japanese Japan American football national team Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japan national American football team amp oldid 1186658981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
