| # | Name | Verein | Geburtstag | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torwart | |||||
| 23 |  | Shuichi Gonda |  | FC Tokyo | 03.03.1989 |
| 1 |  | Eiji Kawashima |  | Standard Lüttich | 20.03.1983 |
| 12 |  | Shusaku Nishikawa |  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 18.06.1986 |
| Abwehr | |||||
| 19 |  | Masahiko Inoha |  | Júbilo Iwata | 28.08.1985 |
| 5 |  | Yūto Nagatomo |  | Inter Mailand | 12.09.1986 |
| 3 |  | Gōtoku Sakai |  | VfB Stuttgart | 14.03.1991 |
| 21 |  | Hiroki Sakai |  | Hannover 96 | 12.04.1990 |
| 2 |  | Atsuto Uchida |  | FC Schalke 04 | 27.03.1988 |
| 22 |  | Maya Yoshida |  | Southampton FC | 24.08.1988 |
| Mittelfeld | |||||
| 14 |  | Toshihiro Aoyama |  | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22.02.1986 |
| 7 |  | Yasuhito Endō |  | Gamba Osaka | 28.01.1980 |
| 17 |  | Makoto Hasebe |  | 1. FC Nürnberg | 18.01.1984 |
| 4 |  | Keisuke Honda |  | AC Mailand | 13.06.1986 |
| 10 |  | Shinji Kagawa |  | Manchester United | 17.03.1989 |
| 8 |  | Hiroshi Kiyotake | | 1. FC Nürnberg | 12.11.1989 |
| 15 |  | Yasuyuki Konno | | Gamba Osaka | 25.01.1983 |
| 6 |  | Masato Morishige | | FC Tokyo | 21.05.1987 |
| 16 |  | Hotaru Yamaguchi |  | Cerezo Osaka | 06.10.1990 |
| Sturm | |||||
| 11 |  | Yoichiro Kakitani | | Cerezo Osaka | 03.01.1990 |
| 9 |  | Shinji Okazaki |  | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 16.04.1986 |
| 13 |  | Yoshito Okubo |  | Kawasaki Frontale | 09.06.1982 |
| 18 |  | Yuya Ōsako |  | TSV 1860 München | 18.05.1990 |
| 20 |  | Manabu Saitō |  | Yokohama F. Marinos | 04.04.1990 |
| Trainer | |||||
 | Alberto Zaccheroni | 01.04.1953 | |||
