Japan national beach soccer team
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The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan
in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA
, the governing body for football of the country.
Head coach:
Ruy Ramos
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....
, the governing body for football of the country.
Current squad
Current as of August 2011.Head coach:
Ruy RamosRuy Ramos
, formerly Ruy Gonçalves Ramos Sobrinho , is a Brazilian-born football player, who became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1989. He was one of the first foreign players in Japanese professional soccer, joining Yomiuri in 1977 at the age of 20...
FIFA Beach Soccer World CupFIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...
- 1995Beach Soccer World Cup 1995The 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, later re-named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...
– Didn't enter - 1996Beach Soccer World Cup 1996The 1996 Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, which wasn't governed by FIFA. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the second time.-Organisation:...
– Didn't enter - 1997Beach Soccer World Cup 1997The 1997 Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win the cup for the third time in a row. It was also the first time a European team failed to make it past the group stage...
– Round 1 - 1998Beach Soccer World Cup 1998The 1998 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. This year was the first time that 10 teams would compete for the cup. The tournament continued to take place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
– Didn't enter - 1999Beach Soccer World Cup 1999The 1999 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win their fifth title in a row. This year was the first time that 12 teams would compete for the cup...
– Quarter-Finals - 2000Beach Soccer World Cup 2000The 2000 Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the first world cup of the new millennium. The tournament changed its location for the first time since its establishment in 1995. 2000 would be the last year before Brazil's chain of world cup wins was...
– Fourth place - 2001Beach Soccer World Cup 2001The Beach Soccer World Championships 2001 was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament took place in Costa do Sauipe, Brazil from February 11-February 18. It was also the first time that Brazil did not win the tournament and saw them finish outside the top 3...
– Didn't enter - 2002Beach Soccer World Cup 2002The 2002 Beach Soccer World Cup was the eight edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament continued to change its location, this time completely out of Rio de Janeiro to Vitória, Espírito Santo and Guarujá, São Paulo...
– Didn't enter - 2003Beach Soccer World Cup 2003The 2003 Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament returned to its home place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first time since 2000...
– Round 1 - 2004Beach Soccer World Cup 2004The 2004 Beach Soccer World Cup was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships and the last tournament not governed by FIFA. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...
– Didn't enter - 20052005 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 11th edition of the world cup since its...
– Fourth place - 2006 – Quarter-Finals
- 20072007 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since...
– Round 1 - 20082008 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since...
– Round 1 - 20092009 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since it's...
– Quarter-Finals
AFC Beach Soccer ChampionshipAFC Beach Soccer ChampionshipThe FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers is the main championship for beach soccer in Asia. The first championship was held in 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as all following tournaments have been. The two finalists and the winner of the third place play-off qualify for the following FIFA...
- 2006 – Runners-up
- 2007 – Runners-up
- 2008 – Runners-up
- 2009 – Champions
- 2011 – Champions