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Encyclopedia > Japan Football Association
Founded 1921
FIFA affiliation 1929
AFC affiliation 1954
President
Saburo Kawaguchi
Coach
Zico

The Japan Football Association (JFA) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football (soccer) in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions. image by http://www. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Asian national football teams | Football (soccer) governing bodies ... 1954 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // Biography Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico, was a famous Brazilian football player. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Administration Organisational use In some organisational analyses, administration can refer to the bureaucratic or operational performance of mundane office tasks, usually internally oriented. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... First International Japan 0 - 5 China (Tokyo, Japan; May 9, 1917) Largest win Japan 15 - 0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) Worst defeat Japan 2 - 15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; September 10, 1917) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1998) Best result Round 2, 2002 AFC Asian Cup Appearances 5...


The organisation was founded in 1921 and became affiliated to FIFA in 1929. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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International Football

FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year
Asia: AFC - Asian Cup | Africa: CAF - African Nations Cup
South America: CONMEBOL - Copa América | North America: CONCACAF - Gold Cup
Oceania: OFC - OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA - European Championship Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important competition in international football (soccer) for women. ... The FIFA World Rankings were introduced in August 1993 to make it possible to publish comparisons of the relative strengths of internationally active teams at regular intervals. ... The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches of international teams. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Asian national football teams | Football (soccer) governing bodies ... The AFC Asian Cup, formerly known as the Asian Nations Cup is the main national football competition of the AFC nations. ... The Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Nations Cup. ... The African Nations Cup (more formally the African Cup of Nations) is the main national football competition for CAF nations. ... CONMEBOL (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL - South American Football Confederation) was founded July 9, 1916, thanks to Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez who materialized his project of uniting football around the continent. ... The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), also known as The Football Confederation, is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national soccer competition of the CONCACAF nations. ... The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition of the Oceanian nations. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main national football competition of the UEFA nations. ...


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rediff.com: Football World Cup - Japan's mission not impossible: Troussier (465 words)
Japan are on a "mission" reach the second round of the World Cup, coach Philippe Troussier said on Tuesday.
The Frenchman told reporters Japan had nothing to fear from their Group H opponents Belgium, Russia and Tunisia as they attempt to avoid becoming the first host country not to progress beyond the group phase of the World Cup.
Japan, whose seven-match unbeaten run came to a halt in Oslo last week, play Sweden in their final World Cup warm-up in Tokyo on Saturday when Troussier's squad selection is bound to come under intense scrutiny.
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