Japan national kabaddi team

Japan
AssociationJapan Kabaddi Association
ConfederationAsian Kabaddi Federation (AKF)
Head CoachRyokei kushige
CaptainMashayuki Shimokawa
World Cup
3 (first in 2004)
Bronze 3rd (2007)
Asian Games
9 (first in 1990)
Bronze 3rd (2010)
Asian Championship
9 (first in 1980)
Silver 2nd (2002)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 0 0 1
Asian Games 0 0 1
Asian Championship 0 1 0
Total 0 1 2

The Japan national kabaddi team represents Japan in international kabaddi. It made its way to the semi-finals in 2007 world cup of kabbadi which was its best achievement. It is currently led by Mashayuki Shimokawa.

Asian Games

Year Rank M W D L PF PA PD
China 1990 4th place 5 1 0 4 84 130 -46
Japan 1994 4th place 4 1 0 3 90 159 -69
Thailand 1998 5th place 6 2 0 4 136 166 -30
Korea 2002 4th Place 5 2 0 3 83 107 -24
Qatar 2006 5th Place 4 0 1 3 92 136 -44
China 2010 3rd place 4 2 0 2 91 110 -19
2014 South Korea 7th place 3 0 0 3 57 120 -63
2018 Indonesia 7th place 5 2 0 3 121 162 -41
Total 8/8 36 10 1 25 754 1090 -336

Asian Indoor Games

  • 2007 – Group Stage
  • 2009 – Group Stage

World Cup

Current squad

Name Role
Masayuki Shimokawa (Captain) All-rounder
Garyo Kono Raider
Etsuki Manita All-rounder
Tetsuro Abe All-rounder
Kazuhiro Takano All-rounder
Yuten Kawate All-rounder
Masaki Hatakeyama Defender (Cover or Corner)
Daiki Aratake Defender (Cover or Corner)
Hyuma Kurashima Defender (Cover or Corner)
Hiroto Chiba Defender (Cover or Corner)

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head coach Japan Ryokei Kushige

International grounds

Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Japan
Stadium City Prefecture Capacity Matches hosted Notes
Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo Tokyo Metropolis 13,000 Asian Kabaddi Championship, invitational tournaments One of Japan’s premier indoor arenas; occasionally used for kabaddi
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium Osaka Osaka Prefecture 8,000 Friendly matches, cultural sports festivals Used for multi-sport events and kabaddi promotion in Kansai region

References

  1. ^ World Cup 2004 results Archived 2011-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ World Cup 2007 Results Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine


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