Japan national under-20 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	Atsushi Uchiyama
FIFA code	JPN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1979)
Best result	Runners-Up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	- (First in 1959)
Best result	Runners-Up (1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)

The Japan national under-20 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Competition Rosters

FIFA U-20 World Cup Rosters

• 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Competition Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1977 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1979 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1981 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1983 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1995 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 6 6 1997 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 12 9 1999 Runners-Up 7 4 1 2 11 9 2001 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 4 2003 Quarterfinals 5 3 0 2 6 10 2005 Round of 16 4 0 2 2 3 5 2007 Round of 16 4 2 2 0 6 3 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total 8/20 35 13 9 13 49 48 *Denotes draws which includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1979 Round 1  Japan 0 – 1  Spain Loss Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Algeria Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Mexico Draw 1995 Round 1  Japan 2 – 2  Chile Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Spain Loss Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Burundi Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 2  Brazil Loss 1997 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Spain Loss Round 1  Japan 6 – 2  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Japan 3 – 3  Paraguay Draw Round of 16  Japan 1 – 0  Australia Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 2  Ghana Loss 1999 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Cameroon Loss Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  United States Win Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  England Win Round of 16  Japan 1 – 1  Portugal Draw Quarterfinals  Japan 2 – 0  Mexico Win Semifinals  Japan 2 – 1  Uruguay Win Final  Japan 0 – 4  Spain Loss 2001 Round 1  Japan 0 – 2  Australia Loss Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Angola Loss Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  Czech Republic Win 2003 Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  England Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 4  Colombia Loss Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Egypt Win Round of 16  Japan 2 – 1  South Korea Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 5  Brazil Loss 2005 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Netherlands Loss Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Benin Draw Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Australia Draw Round of 16  Japan 0 – 1  Morocco Loss 2007 Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  Scotland Win Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Costa Rica Win Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Nigeria Draw Round of 16  Japan 2 – 2  Czech Republic Draw

AFC U-19 Championship Record

AFC U-19 Championship

1959: Third Place 1971: Third Place 1973: Runners-Up 1977: Fourth Place 1980: Third Place 1992: Third Place 1994: Runners-Up 1996: Fourth Place 1998: Runners-Up 2000: Runners-Up

2002: Runners-Up 2004: Third Place 2006: Runners-Up 2008: Quarterfinal 2010: Quarterfinal 2012: Quarterfinal 2014: Quarterfinal 2016: Qualified

Recent results and fixtures

Japan  v  Mali

22 March 2016 Bahrain U-19 Cup	Japan	0–2	Mali	Isa Town, Bahrain
16:00		Report	44'  52'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

Bahrain  v  Japan

25 March 2016 Bahrain U-19 Cup	Bahrain	2–3	Japan	Isa Town, Bahrain
18:30	31'  57'	Report	Kamiya  9' Noda  34' Ogawa  87'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

Japan  v  Mexico

28 March 2016 Bahrain U-19 Cup	Japan	2–3	Mexico	Isa Town, Bahrain
16:00	Sakai  34' Doan  48'	Report	45+1'  53'  76'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

Japan  v  Yemen

14 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Japan	v	Yemen	Bahrain

Japan  v  Iran

17 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Japan	v	Iran	Bahrain

Japan  v  Qatar

20 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Japan	v	Qatar	Bahrain

Current Squad

Squad selected for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification held in  Laos in October 2015.^[1]

Head Coach: Atsushi Uchiyama

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ryosuke Kojima	30 January 1997			Waseda University
2	DF	So Fujitani	28 October 1997			Vissel Kobe
3	DF	Yuta Nakayama	16 February 1997			Kashiwa Reysol
4	DF	Koki Machida	25 August 1997			Kashima Antlers
5	DF	Hiroki Noda	27 July 1997			Otsu High School
6	DF	Itsuki Urata	29 January 1997			JEF United Chiba
8	MF	Kazune Kubota	1 January 1997			Kashima Antlers
9	FW	Koki Ogawa	8 August 1997			Toko Gakuin High School
10	MF	Daisuke Sakai	18 January 1997			Oita Trinita
11	FW	Kazunari Ichimi	10 November 1997			Otsu High School
12	DF	Tomoki Iwata	7 April 1997			Oita Trinita
13	FW	Takeru Kishimoto	16 July 1997			Cerezo Osaka
14	MF	Akito Takagi	4 August 1997			Gamba Osaka
15	MF	Ritsu Doan	16 June 1998			Gamba Osaka
16	MF	Takumi Sasaki	30 March 1998			Vegalta Sendai
17	MF	Tokuma Suzuki	12 March 1997			Tsukuba University
18	GK	Riku Hirosue	6 July 1998			FC Barcelona
19	DF	Kakeru Funaki	13 April 1998			Cerezo Osaka
20	MF	Yuto Iwasaki	11 June 1998			Kyoto Tachibana High School
22	DF	Takehiro Tomiyasu	5 November 1998			Avispa Fukuoka
23	GK	Rui Yamaguchi	28 May 1998			FC Lorient
28	FW	Tsubasa Yoshihira	5 January 1998			Oita Trinita
31	MF	Tsukasa Morishima	25 April 1997			Yokkaichi Chuoh High School

Honours

International

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

• AFC U-19 Championship

Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006

See also

• Japan national football team
• Japan national under-23 football team
• Japan national under-17 football team
• Japan Football Association
• Football in Japan
• Sport in Japan

References

1. "U-18 Japan National Team squad, schedule - AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016 Qualifiers in Vietiane Laos (10/2-6)". JFA. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-10-08.

External links

• Japan Football Association (Japanese)
• Japan Football Association (English)