Japan national under-23 football team

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The Japan national under-23 football team is the youth representative side of Japan that competes in international under-23 tournaments, including the Olympic Games and AFC U-23 competitions.

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instanceOf national under-23 association football team
afcU23Debut 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification cycle
ageCategory under-23
alsoKnownAs Japan Olympic football team NERFINISHED
Japan U-23 NERFINISHED
association Japan Football Association NERFINISHED
basedIn Tokyo NERFINISHED
bestAfcU23Result champions of AFC U-23 Championship 2016
bestOlympicResult 4th place at 2012 Summer Olympics
4th place at 2020 Summer Olympics
bronze medal at 1968 Summer Olympics (as senior team, historically linked)
category Japan youth national football teams NERFINISHED
competitionLevel international
confederation Asian Football Confederation NERFINISHED
continentConfederation AFC NERFINISHED
country Japan
developmentRole prepares players for Japan national football team
domesticOrganizer Japan Football Association NERFINISHED
fifaEligibilityRule players must be under 23 years old at start of competition
fifaTrigramme JPN NERFINISHED
followsRules Laws of the Game (IFAB) NERFINISHED
gender men
governingBody Japan Football Association NERFINISHED
governsAgeGroup players aged 23 or younger
homeStadium Japan National Stadium NERFINISHED
various stadiums in Japan
jerseyNickname Samurai Blue U-23 NERFINISHED
kitColorAway white
kitColorHome blue
languageOfTeamName Japanese
olympicDebut 1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
olympicQualifyingRole represents Japan in Olympic football qualifiers
overagePlayersAllowed three overage players allowed at Olympic Games
participatesIn AFC U-23 Asian Cup NERFINISHED
Asian Games football tournament NERFINISHED
Summer Olympic Games football tournament NERFINISHED
Toulon Tournament NERFINISHED
playsFriendlyMatchesAgainst other national under-23 teams
playsIn FIFA international match calendar windows for youth teams
region Asia NERFINISHED
represents Japan NERFINISHED
shortName Japan U23 NERFINISHED
sport association football
subConfederation East Asian Football Federation NERFINISHED
usesEmblem Japan Football Association crest
usesFlag Flag of Japan NERFINISHED
wonTitle AFC U-23 Championship 2016 NERFINISHED

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Japan Football Association overseesNationalTeam Japan national under-23 football team