Japan national under-17 football team

 Japan
Nickname(s) サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
Association Japan Football Association
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Japan Hirofumi Yoshitake
FIFA code JPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances 6 (First in 1993)
Best result Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1988)
Best result Champions (1994, 2006)

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Competition Rosters

FIFA U-17 World Cup Rosters

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA
China 1985Didn't Qualify------
Canada 1987Didn't Qualify------
Scotland 1989Didn't Qualify------
Italy 1991Didn't Qualify------
Japan 1993Quarterfinals411234
Ecuador 1995Round 1311122
Egypt 1997Didn't Qualify------
New Zealand 1999Didn't Qualify------
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Round 1310229
Finland 2003Didn't Qualify------
Peru 2005Didn't Qualify------
South Korea 2007Round 1310246
Nigeria 2009Round 1300359
Mexico 2011Quarterfinals5311135
United Arab Emirates 2013Round of 16430174
Chile 2015Didn't Qualify------
Total6/142173113639

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1993 Round 1 Japan 0 1  GhanaLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 0  ItalyDraw
Round 1 Japan 2 1  MexicoWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 2  NigeriaLoss
1995 Round 1 Japan 0 1  GhanaLoss
Round 1 Japan 2 1  United StatesWin
Round 1 Japan 0 0  EcuadorDraw
2001 Round 1 Japan 1 0  United StatesWin
Round 1 Japan 0 4  NigeriaLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 5  FranceLoss
2007 Round 1 Japan 3 1  HaitiWin
Round 1 Japan 0 3  NigeriaLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 2  FranceLoss
2009 Round 1 Japan 2 3  BrazilLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 4   SwitzerlandLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 2  MexicoLoss
2011 Round 1 Japan 1 0  JamaicaWin
Round 1 Japan 1 1  FranceDraw
Round 1 Japan 3 1  ArgentinaWin
Round 2 Japan 6 0  New ZealandWin
Quarterfinals Japan 2 3  BrazilLoss
2013 Round 1 Japan 1 0  RussiaWin
Round 1 Japan 3 1  VenezuelaWin
Round 1 Japan 2 1  TunisiaWin
Round 2 Japan 1 2  SwedenLoss

AFC U-16 Championship Record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Qatar 1986Didn't Enter------
Thailand 1988Round 1411248
United Arab Emirates 1990Didn't Enter------
Saudi Arabia 1992Didn't Qualify------
Qatar 1994Champions6402139
Thailand 1996Fourth Place6321137
Qatar 1998Round 1421186
Vietnam 2000Third Place6501206
United Arab Emirates 2002Round 1310224
Japan 2004Round 1311143
Singapore 2006Champions6420176
Uzbekistan 2008Semifinals5401163
Uzbekistan 2010Semifinals5311113
Iran 2012Runner-up6411146
Thailand 2014Quarter-finals420276
Total11/14583491512967
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year Round Score Result
1988 Round 1 Japan 0 2  China PRLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 0  IraqDraw
Round 1 Japan 3 2  North KoreaWin
Round 1 Japan 1 4  QatarLoss
1994 Round 1 Japan 2 5  United Arab EmiratesLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 1  IraqLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 0  South KoreaWin
Round 1 Japan 3 0  QatarWin
Semifinals Japan 4 3  OmanWin
Final Japan 1 0  QatarWin
1996 Round 1 Japan 2 2  OmanDraw
Round 1 Japan 3 2  South KoreaWin
Round 1 Japan 5 2  KuwaitWin
Round 1 Japan 3 0  UzbekistanWin
Semifinals Japan 0 1  ThailandLoss
Third Place Japan 0 0  BahrainDraw
1998 Round 1 Japan 1 2  South KoreaLoss
Round 1 Japan 2 1  BahrainWin
Round 1 Japan 3 1  OmanWin
Round 1 Japan 2 2  BangladeshDraw
2000 Round 1 Japan 2 0  VietnamWin
Round 1 Japan 2 0  MyanmarWin
Round 1 Japan 3 0    NepalWin
Round 1 Japan 7 1  China PRWin
Semifinals Japan 2 3  OmanLoss
Third Place Japan 4 2  VietnamWin
2002 Round 1 Japan 1 2  UzbekistanLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 3  QatarLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 0  SyriaWin
2004 Round 1 Japan 0 0  North KoreaDraw
Round 1 Japan 1 2  ThailandLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 1  China PRWin
2006 Round 1 Japan 6 0    NepalWin
Round 1 Japan 1 1  SingaporeDraw
Round 1 Japan 3 2  South KoreaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 1  IranDraw
Semifinals Japan 2 0  SyriaWin
Final Japan 4 2  North KoreaWin
2008 Round 1 Japan 4 0  MalaysiaWin
Round 1 Japan 6 1  United Arab EmiratesWin
Round 1 Japan 3 0  YemenWin
Quarterfinals Japan 2 0  Saudi ArabiaWin
Semifinals Japan 1 2  South KoreaLoss
2010 Round 1 Japan 6 0  VietnamWin
Round 1 Japan 1 0  Timor-LesteWin
Round 1 Japan 0 0  AustraliaDraw
Quarterfinals Japan 3 1  IraqWin
Semifinals Japan 1 2  North KoreaLoss
2012 Round 1 Japan 2 0  Saudi ArabiaWin
Round 1 Japan 1 3  South KoreaLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 0  North KoreaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 2 1  SyriaWin
Semifinals Japan 5 1  IraqWin
Final Japan 1 1  UzbekistanDraw
2014 Round 1 Japan  Hong Kong
Round 1 Japan  China PR
Round 1 Japan  Australia

Recent results and fixtures

Current Squads

Squad selected for 2014 AFC U-16 Championship[1]

Head Coach: Japan Hirofumi Yoshitake

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
23 Kaito Tsuruta 16 April 1998 Japan Vissel Kobe
1 Seiya Inoue 25 June 1998 Japan Cerezo Osaka
18 Keito Chida 13 September 1998 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Defenders
12 Masashi Abe 7 March 1998 Japan Seiryo High School
15 Wakaba Shimoguchi 2 May 1998 Japan JFA Academy Fukushima
6 Ritsu Doan 16 June 1998 Japan Gamba Osaka
22 Shogo Asada 6 July 1998 Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
2 Hiroto Ishikawa 16 July 1998 Japan Sagan Tosu
5 Takehiro Tomiysu 5 November 1998 Japan Avispa Fukuoka
3 Riku Morioka 20 November 1998 Japan Júbilo Iwata
16 Kosuke Tanaka 1 February 1999 Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
17 Shun Yoshida 20 June 1999 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
Midfielders
21 Takumi Sasaki 30 March 1998 Japan Vegalta Sendai
7 Daiki Suga 10 September 1998 Japan Consadole Sapporo
13 Ao Tanaka 10 September 1998 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
20 Ryosuke Nagasawa 25 September 1998 Japan Vissel Kobe
4 Kota Watanabe 18 October 1998 Japan Tokyo Verdy
10 Kanya Fujimoto 1 July 1999 Japan Tokyo Verdy
Forwards
9 Toshiki Onozawa 2 June 1998 Japan Cerezo Osaka
8 Takanobu Nishimoto 12 June 1998 Japan Kashima Antlers
19 Takuya Yasui 21 November 1998 Japan Vissel Kobe
11 Yosuke Hanya 30 January 1999 Japan F.C. Tokyo
14 Fumiya Sugiura 23 September 1999 Japan Nagoya Grampus

Honors

Continental

Champions (2): 1994, 2006
Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Champions (1): 2004
Runners-Up (1): 2005

See also

References

External links

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