Japan national under-17 football team explained

Japan Under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:JPN
Nickname:サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)[1]
Association:Japan Football Association
Sub-Confederation:EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Yoshiro Moriyama
Most Caps:Hikaru Naruoka (44)
Top Scorer:Koki Saito (16)
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First Game: 4–0
(Bangkok, Thailand; 22 August 1984)
Largest Win: 0–26
(Qingdao, China; 1 September 2023)
Largest Loss: 5–0
(Benidorm, Spain; 4 December 2019)
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:10
Regional Cup First:1993
Regional Cup Best:Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-16 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:15
2Ndregional Cup First:1985
2Ndregional Cup Best:Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023)

The Japan national under-17 football team（Japanese: U-17サッカー日本代表）is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team were champions in the 1994 and 2006 AFC U-17 Championships, as well as the 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The year before the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-16 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-15 football team.

Results and fixtures

Legend

2024

U-17

U-16

U-15

2023

U-17

U-15

Coaching staff

Current U-17 coaching staff

.[2]

RoleNameNote
Head coachJFA National Coaching Staff
Assistant coachJFA National Coaching Staff
JFA Academy Fukushima Staff
Goalkeeping coachJFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach Makoto Muraoka JFA National Coaching Staff
Technical staff Hiromi Katagiri
Hideaki Watanabe 		JFA Technical House
Role model coachJFA

Current U-16 coaching staff

.[3]

RoleNameNote
Head coachJFA National Coaching Staff
Assistant coach Kai Ohata JFA National Coaching Staff
Goalkeeping coachJFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach Tetsuya Sato JFA National Coaching Staff
Technical staff Michifumi Shiraishi JFA Technical House

Current U-15 coaching staff

.[4]

RoleNameNote
Head coachJFA National Coaching Staff
Assistant coachJFA Coach
Goalkeeping coach Daishi Ide JFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach Tadayuki Komine JFA National Coaching Staff
Technical staff Mahiro Hikida JFA Technical House

Manager history

Players

Current U-17 squad

The following U-17 players were named for the Balcom BWM Cup, held in August 2024.[5]

Recent U-17 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Current U-16 squad

The following players were called up for the CFA Peace Cup, held in August 2024 in China.[6]

Recent U-16 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
TRP Training partner
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Current U-15 squad

The following U-15 players were named for an Uzbekistan Tour, held from 21 to 30 July 2024. On 17 July, an injured Arata Okamoto was replaced by Souru Harada. On 22 July, Kyota Kasahara withdrew from the squad due to injury as well.[7]

Recent U-15 call-ups

There were six other call-ups for the age group on 2023 and two other call-ups on 2024.

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup
AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Records

Most capped player

width=30width=150Namewidth=60Capswidth=60Goalswidth=60Poswidth=80Career
1Hikaru Naruoka445MF2017–2019
2Kaito Suzuki381DF2017–2019
3Shinya Nakano361DF2017–2019
4Koshiro Sumi344MF2017–2019
Tochi Suzuki346MF2015–2017
Kosei Tani340GK2015–2017
7Takefusa Kubo2815MF2015–2017
Yutaka Michiwaki2815FW2022–2023
9Gaku Nawata2213FW2022–2023
10Homare Tokuda2012FW2022–2023

Top goalscorer

width=20width=150Namewidth=50Goalswidth=50Capswidth=50Ratiowidth=80Career
1Koki Saito16152017–2018
2Takefusa Kubo15282015–2017
Yutaka Michiwaki15282022–2023
4Keita Nakano13182017–2019
Gaku Nawata13222022–2023
6Homare Tokuda12202022–2023
7Takashi Usami10162007–2009
Minato Yoshida10122023–
9Rento Takaoka9192022–2023
Keito Nakamura9162015–2017

Honours

Continental

Champions (4): 1994, 2006, 2018, 2023

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Champions (1): 2004

Champions (5): 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985did not qualify
1987
1989
1991did not enter
1993Quarterfinals411234
1995Group stage311122
1997did not qualify
1999
2001Group stage310229
2003did not qualify
2005
2007Group stage310246
2009Group stage300359
2011Quarterfinals5311135
2013Round of 16430174
2015did not qualify
2017Round of 16412184
2019Round of 16421142
2023Round of 16420255
2025to be determined
Total10/2037156165350
FIFA U-17 World Cup history
YearRoundScoreResult
1993Group stage 0–1 Loss
0–0 Draw
2–1 Win
Quarterfinals 1–2 Loss
1995Group stage 0–1 Loss
2–1 Win
0–0 Draw
2001Group stage 1–0 Win
0–4 Loss
1–5 Loss
2007Group stage 3–1 Win
0–3 Loss
1–2 Loss
2009Group stage 2–3 Loss
3–4 Loss
0–2 Loss
2011Group stage 1–0 Win
1–1 Draw
3–1 Win
Round of 16 6–0 Win
Quarterfinals 2–3 Loss
2013Group stage 1–0 Win
3–1 Win
2–1 Win
Round of 16 1–2 Loss
2017Group stage 6–1 Win
1–2 Loss
1–1 Draw
Round of 16 0–0 Draw
2019Group stage 3–0 Win
0–0 Draw
1–0 Win
Round of 16 0–2 Loss
2023Group stage 1–0 Win
1–3 Loss
2–0 Win
Round of 16 1–2 Loss

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985Group stage100103
1986did not qualify
1988Group stage411248
1990did not enter
1992did not qualify
1994Champions6402139
1996Fourth place6321137
1998Group stage421186
2000Third place6501206
2002Group stage310235
2004Group stage311143
2006Champions6420176
2008Semifinals5401163
2010Semifinals5311113
2012Runners-up6411146
2014Quarter-finals420276
2016Semifinals5401244
2018Champions6510134
2023Champions6510226
Total15/187648111718985

Result

AFC U-17 Asian Cup history
YearRoundScoreResult
1985Group stage 0–3 Loss
1988Group stage 0–2 Loss
0–0 Draw
3–2 Win
1–4 Loss
1994Group stage 2–5 Loss
0–1 Loss
3–0 Win
3–0 Win
Semifinals 4–3 Win
Final 1–0 Win
1996Group stage 2–2 Draw
3–2 Win
5–2 Win
3–0 Win
Semifinals 0–1 Loss
Third place 0–0 Draw
1998Group stage 1–2 Loss
2–1 Win
3–1 Win
2–2 Draw
2000Group stage 2–0 Win
2–0 Win
3–0 Win
7–1 Win
Semifinals 2–3 Loss
Third place 4–2 Win
2002Group stage 1–2 Loss
1–3 Loss
1–0 Win
2004Group stage 0–0 Draw
1–2 Loss
3–1 Win
2006Group stage 6–0 Win
1–1 Draw
3–2 Win
Quarterfinals 1–1 Draw
Semifinals 2–0 Win
Final 4–2 Win
2008Group stage 4–0 Win
6–1 Win
3–0 Win
Quarterfinals 2–0 Win
Semifinals 1–2 Loss
2010Group stage 6–0 Win
1–0 Win
0–0 Draw
Quarterfinals 3–1 Win
Semifinals 1–2 Loss
2012Group stage 2–0 Win
1–3 Loss
3–0 Win
Quarterfinals 2–1 Win
Semifinals 5–1 Win
Final 1–1 Draw
2014Group stage 2–0 Win
3–0 Win
2–4 Loss
Quarterfinals 0–2 Loss
2016Group stage 7–0 Win
8–0 Win
6–0 Win
Quarterfinals 1–0 Win
Semifinals 2–4 Loss
2018Group stage 5–2 Win
0–0 Draw
2–0 Win
Quarterfinals 2–1 Win
Semifinals 3–1 Win
Final 1–0 Win
2023Group stage 1–1 Draw
4–0 Win
8–4 Win
Quarterfinals 3–1 Win
Semifinals 3–0 Win
Final 3–0 Win

See also

Japan
  • Men's
    • Women's

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. "サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, and in fact "Samurai Blue" is not oftten used by the under generation.
    2. Web site: U-17 Japan National Team squad & schedule - FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™ (10/30～＠Chiba, 11/1～＠Indonesia). en. jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 25 October 2023. 8 May 2024.
    3. Web site: U-16 Japan National Team squad & schedule - 51st Mondial Football Montaigu (3/22-4/3＠Pouzauges, France). en. jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 14 March 2024. 8 May 2024.
    4. Web site: U-15 Japan National Team squad & schedule - Croatia Tour (5/11-5/21＠Croatia). en. jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 2 May 2024. 8 May 2024.
    5. Web site: U-17 Japan National Team squad & schedule - Prayer for Peace; Hiroshima International Youth Soccer Games 2024 (8/5-11＠Hiroshima). JFA. 30 July 2024. 29 July 2024. en.
    6. Web site: U-16日本代表 中国遠征PEACE CUP メンバー・スケジュール（8.13～21＠中国・瀋陽）. JFA. 6 August 2024. 6 August 2024. ja.
    7. Web site: U-15日本代表 ウズベキスタン遠征　メンバー・スケジュール（7.21-7.30＠ウズベキスタン）. JFA. 12 July 2024. 12 July 2024. ja.

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