Japan national football team statistics and records: appearances - 1981
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Most Japan appearances
Who made the most appearances for Japan during the 1981 season?
Both starting and substitute appearances are included.
| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuya Totsuka | 12 | 22 Dec 1980 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Shinji Tanaka | 10 | 28 Dec 1980 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Hideki Maeda | 10 | 22 Dec 1980 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Akihiri Nishimura | 9 | 08 Feb 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Minoru Kaneda | 9 | 22 Dec 1980 | 02 Jun 1981 |
| Yashiro Kazama | 8 | 22 Dec 1980 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Masafumi Yokoyama | 8 | 22 Dec 1980 | 19 Jun 1981 |
| Hiromi Hara | 8 | 26 Dec 1980 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Koh-ichi Hashiradani | 8 | 08 Feb 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Shigemitsu Sudoh | 7 | 22 Dec 1980 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Tetsuo Sugamata | 7 | 22 Dec 1980 | 02 Jun 1981 |
| Hiroshi Yoshida | 6 | 08 Feb 1981 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Satoshi Tezuka | 6 | 08 Feb 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Yoshio Katoh | 5 | 08 Feb 1981 | 24 Feb 1981 |
| Takeshi Okada | 5 | 10 Feb 1981 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Kazushi Kimura | 5 | 22 Dec 1980 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Toshifumi Tonami | 5 | 22 Dec 1980 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Haruhisa Hasegawa | 5 | 22 Dec 1980 | 08 Mar 1981 |
| Ryoh-ichi Kawakatsu | 5 | 08 Feb 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Masakuni Yamamoto | 4 | 26 Dec 1980 | 19 Feb 1981 |
| Hisashi Katoh | 4 | 08 Mar 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Yasuhito Suzuki | 4 | 22 Dec 1980 | 30 Dec 1980 |
| Kazuo Ozaki | 4 | 08 Feb 1981 | 19 Feb 1981 |
| Kazumi Tsubota | 3 | 08 Mar 1981 | 19 Jun 1981 |
| Mitsugu Nomura | 3 | 02 Jun 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Tsutomu Sonobe | 3 | 08 Feb 1981 | 24 Feb 1981 |
| Toshio Matsu-ura | 2 | 02 Jun 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Satoru Yamaguchi | 1 | 19 Feb 1981 | 19 Feb 1981 |
| Masafumi Yamamoto | 1 | 21 Jun 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Hiroyuki Sakashita | 1 | 28 Dec 1980 | 28 Dec 1980 |
| Naoshi Itoh | 1 | 19 Jun 1981 | 19 Jun 1981 |
| Shigemitsu Sudo | 1 | 30 Dec 1980 | 30 Dec 1980 |
| Mitsuhisa Taguchi | 1 | 21 Jun 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 |
| Takeshi Koshida | 1 | 22 Dec 1980 | 22 Dec 1980 |