Japan national football team statistics and records: appearances - 2002
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Most Japan appearances
Who made the most appearances for Japan during the 2002 season?
Both starting and substitute appearances are included.
| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Nakata | 16 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Takayuki Suzuki | 16 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Kazuyuki Toda | 15 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Naoki Matsuda | 14 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 13 | 01 Jul 2001 | 14 Jun 2002 |
| Junichi Inamoto | 13 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | 13 | 04 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Tomokazu Myojin | 12 | 15 Aug 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Hiroaki Morishima | 12 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Shinji Ono | 10 | 01 Jul 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Yasuhiro Hato | 10 | 01 Jul 2001 | 02 May 2002 |
| Toshihiro Hattori | 9 | 01 Jul 2001 | 09 Jun 2002 |
| Seigo Narazaki | 9 | 04 Oct 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Daisuke Ichikawa | 9 | 21 Mar 2002 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Takashi Fukunishi | 9 | 04 Oct 2001 | 09 Jun 2002 |
| Alessandro Santos Alex | 8 | 21 Mar 2002 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | 8 | 07 Nov 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara | 7 | 21 Mar 2002 | 14 Jun 2002 |
| Ryuzo Morioka | 7 | 01 Jul 2001 | 04 Jun 2002 |
| Tatsuhiko Kubo | 7 | 01 Jul 2001 | 14 May 2002 |
| Mashshi Nakayama | 6 | 01 Jul 2001 | 09 Jun 2002 |
| Akinori Nishizawa | 6 | 07 Nov 2001 | 18 Jun 2002 |
| Teruyoshi Ito | 5 | 01 Jul 2001 | 07 Nov 2001 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 5 | 01 Jul 2001 | 14 May 2002 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 4 | 21 Mar 2002 | 02 May 2002 |
| Satoshi Nakayama | 4 | 01 Oct 2002 | 10 Oct 2002 |
| Naohiro Takahara | 4 | 04 Oct 2001 | 27 Mar 2002 |
| Daisuke Oku | 2 | 15 Aug 2001 | 04 Oct 2001 |
| Hitoshi Sogahata | 2 | 07 Nov 2001 | 29 Apr 2002 |
| Tatsuya Tanaka | 2 | 28 Sep 2002 | 01 Oct 2002 |
| Chikara Fujimoto | 2 | 01 Jul 2001 | 04 Oct 2001 |
| Nozomi Hiroyama | 1 | 04 Oct 2001 | 04 Oct 2001 |
| Yoshiteru Yamashita | 1 | 01 Jul 2001 | 01 Jul 2001 |
| Yutaka Akita | 1 | 25 May 2002 | 25 May 2002 |
| Daisuke Matsui | 1 | 01 Oct 2002 | 01 Oct 2002 |
| Shohei Ikeda | 1 | 10 Oct 2002 | 10 Oct 2002 |
| Yuji Nakazawa | 1 | 14 May 2002 | 14 May 2002 |
| Yoshito Okobo | 1 | 01 Oct 2002 | 01 Oct 2002 |
| Yuichi Nemoto | 1 | 28 Sep 2002 | 28 Sep 2002 |
| Keita Suzuki | 1 | 10 Oct 2002 | 10 Oct 2002 |