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'Samurai Blue'
| Name | Age | Position Pos. | Goals G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manabu Saito | 24 | Forward F | 0 | |
| Yuya Osako | 24 | Forward F | 0 | |
| Yoshito Okubo | 32 | Forward F | 0 | |
| Yoichiro Kakitani | 24 | Forward F | 0 | |
| Shinji Okazaki | 28 | Forward F | 1 | |
| Keisuke Honda | 28 | Forward F | 1 | |
| Makoto Hasebe | 30 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | 23 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Toshihiro Aoyama | 28 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Shinji Kagawa | 25 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 24 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Yasuhito Endo | 34 | Midfielder M | 0 | |
| Maya Yoshida | 26 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Hiroki Sakai | 24 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Masahiko Inoha | 29 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 31 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Masato Morishige | 27 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 28 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Gotoku Sakai | 23 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Atsuto Uchida | 26 | Defender D | 0 | |
| Shuichi Gonda | 25 | Goalkeeper GK | 0 | |
| Shusaku Nishikawa | 28 | Goalkeeper GK | 0 | |
| Eiji Kawashima | 31 | Goalkeeper GK | 0 |
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