1 Kawaguchi | 2 Kaimoto | 3 Matsuda | 4 Morioka | 5 Myojin | 6 Hattori | 7 Ono | 8 Mochizuki | 9 Nishizawa | 10 Nanami | 11 Miura | 12 Morishima | 13 Yanagisawa | 14 Nakamura | 15 Oku | 16 Takahara | 17 Inamoto | 18 Kitajima | 19 Kubo | 20 Takakuwa | 21 Shimoda | 22 Nakazawa | Coach: Troussier The Asian Cup is run by the Asian Football Confederation. ... The Asian Football Confederations Asian Cup 2000 finals were held in the Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... First international Japan 0 - 5 Republic of 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... The Asian Football Confederations Asian Cup 2000 finals were held in the Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , born August 15, 1975), sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. ... Matsuda Naoki (松田直樹; born 14 March 1977 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese soccer player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after high school in 1995. ... Ryuzo Morioka (born 7 October 1975 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football defender. ... Tomokazu Myojin (明神智和, born 24 January 1978 in Hyogo) is a Japanese football midfielder. ... Toshihiro Hattori (born 23 September 1973 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer. ... Shinji Ono (小野伸二 Ono Shinji, born on September 27, 1979 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for the Japanese national team and Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League. ... Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (born 9 July 1973) is a Japanese football player. ... Akinori Nishizawa (西澤明訓, born 18 June 1976 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football striker. ... Hiroshi Nanami (名波　浩, born November 28, 1972, Shizuoka) is a professional footballer for Jubilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. ... Atsuhiro Miura (三浦淳宏, born 24 June 1974) is a Japanese football defender. ... Hiroaki Morishima (born 30 April 1972 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese football midfielder. ... Atsushi Yanagisawa Atsushi Yanagisawa (柳沢敦; Yanagisawa Atsushi) (born 27 May 1977) is a Japanese soccer player. ... Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 ä¿Šè¼” Nakamura Shunsuke, born June 24, 1978) is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Celtic of the Scottish Premier League. ... Daisuke Oku (born 7 February 1976) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos. ... Naohiro Takahara (born June 4, 1979 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer. ... Junichi Inamoto (稲本潤一 Inamoto Junichi; born September 18, 1979 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese association football player who plays in midfield for West Bromwich Albion. ... Hideaki Kitajima (born 23 May 1978) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kashiwa Reysol. ... Tatsuhiko Kubo (born 18 June 1976) is a Japanese soccer player who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos. ... Daijiro Takakuwa (born 10 August 1973) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vegalta Sendai. ... Yuji Nakazawa (born February 25, 1978) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos. ... Phillipe Troussier (born March 21, 1955 in Paris) is a former French football (soccer) player and now a manager. ...