This page is a list of the hat-tricks scored for Japan's national football team. Besides the instances of a player scoring three goals in a game, the list also includes games where a player has scored more than three goals. No player has scored a hat-trick for Japan since Keisuke Honda scored three goals in a 6–0 win over Jordan on June 8, 2012.
No. |
Player |
Opponent |
Goals[nb 1] |
Score[nb 2] |
Venue |
Competition |
Date |
Ref |
1
|
Takeo Wakabayashi |
Philippines |
4 |
7–2
|
Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo |
1930 Far Eastern Games |
May 25, 1930 |
|
2
|
Hiroshi Ninomiya |
Singapore |
3 – (57', 62', 80') |
4–1
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1959 Merdeka Tournament |
September 3, 1959 |
|
3
|
Shigeo Yaegashi |
South Vietnam |
3 |
5–1
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1963 Merdeka Tournament |
August 12, 1963 |
|
4
|
Ryuichi Sugiyama |
Singapore |
3 – (6', 13', 26') |
4–1
|
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |
Friendly match |
March 25, 1965 |
|
5
|
Tadahiko Ueda |
Taiwan |
3 – (8', 66', 70') |
3–2
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1970 Merdeka Tournament |
August 16, 1970 |
|
6
|
Kunishige Kamamoto |
Khmer Republic |
4 – (50', 65', 72', 75') |
4–1
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1972 Merdeka Tournament |
July 12, 1972 |
|
7
|
Kunishige Kamamoto |
Sri Lanka |
5 – (5', 8', 58', 65', 89') |
5–0
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1972 Merdeka Tournament |
July 16, 1972 |
|
8
|
Kunishige Kamamoto |
Philippines |
3 – (1', 15', 44') |
4–0
|
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
1974 Asian Games |
September 3, 1974 |
|
9
|
Yasuhiko Okudera |
Indonesia |
3 – (15', 30', 73') |
6–0
|
Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur |
1976 Merdeka Tournament |
August 10, 1976 |
|
10
|
Hiromi Hara |
Bangladesh |
3 – (1', 60', 71') |
4–0
|
Public Stadium, Daejeon |
1986 Asian Games |
September 28, 1986 |
|
11
|
Kazuyoshi Miura |
Bangladesh |
4 – (18', 44', 52', 53') |
8–0
|
National Stadium, Tokyo |
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
April 11, 1993 |
|
12
|
Takuya Takagi |
Macau |
3 – (13', 33', 71') |
10–0
|
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
March 25, 1997 |
|
13
|
Hiroaki Morishima |
Macau |
3 – (78', 81', 89') |
10–0
|
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
March 25, 1997 |
|
14
|
Takuya Takagi |
Nepal |
3 – (47', 55', 89') |
6–0
|
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
March 27, 1997 |
|
15
|
Kazuyoshi Miura |
Macau |
6 – (23', 29', 44, 57', 62', 79') |
10–0
|
National Stadium, Tokyo |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
June 22, 1997 |
|
16
|
Kazuyoshi Miura |
Uzbekistan |
4 – (4' pen., 23', 64', 80') |
6–3
|
National Stadium, Tokyo |
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
September 7, 1997 |
|
17
|
Masashi Nakayama |
Brunei |
3 – (1', 2', 4') |
9–0
|
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa |
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
February 16, 2000 |
|
18
|
Akinori Nishizawa |
Uzbekistan |
3 – (14', 24', 49') |
8–1
|
Saida International Stadium, Saida |
2000 AFC Asian Cup |
October 17, 2000 |
|
19
|
Naohiro Takahara |
Uzbekistan |
3 – (17', 20', 57') |
8–1
|
Saida International Stadium, Saida |
2000 AFC Asian Cup |
October 17, 2000 |
|
20
|
Shinji Okazaki |
Hong Kong |
3 – (17', 74', 76') |
6–0
|
Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka |
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
October 8, 2009 |
|
21
|
Shinji Okazaki |
Togo |
3 – (5', 8', 65') |
5–0
|
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu |
Friendly match |
October 14, 2009 |
|
22
|
Sōta Hirayama |
Yemen |
3 – (42', 55', 80') |
3–2
|
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium, Sana'a |
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
January 6, 2010 |
|
23
|
Shinji Okazaki |
Saudi Arabia |
3 – (8', 13', 80') |
3–2
|
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan |
2011 AFC Asian Cup |
January 17, 2011 |
|
24
|
Keisuke Honda |
Jordan |
3 – (22', 31', 53' pen.) |
6–0
|
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
June 8, 2012 |
|
Notes
- ↑ Goals column is sorted by the time difference between the first and the third goal.
- ↑ Japan's score is shown first.