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| Nickname: | Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ) |
| Association: | Japan Football Association |
| Sub-Confederation: | EAFF (East Asia) |
| Confederation: | AFC (Asia) |
| Coach: | Futoshi Ikeda |
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| Regional Name: | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 6 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2002 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Champions (2018) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | AFC U-19 Women's Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 9 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2002 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
| Type: | women |
The Japan women's national under-20 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).[1]
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Futoshi Ikeda (JFA National Coaching Staff) | |
| Assistant coach | Tomomi Miyamoto (JFA National Coaching Staff) | |
| Technical staff | Kensuke Teraguchi (JFA National Coaching Staff) | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Toshihiro Nishiiri (JFA National Coaching Staff) | |
| Physical coach | Keisuke Otsuka (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
The following players were called up on 12 July 2022 for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Costa Rica in August 2022. Akari Takeshige, injured, was replaced by Hayashi on 27 July 2022.[3]
The following players were called up for a Training Camp, held from 4 to 7 September 2023.[4]
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||
 2002 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
 2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
 2006 | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| 2010 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 2012 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
| 2014 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
 2016 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
 2018 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 2022 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | 7/12 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 77 | 41 | ||||||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Round 1 | 1–1 | Draw |
| Round 1 | 0–4 | Loss | |
| Round 1 | 2–1 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 1–2 | Loss | |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 2–0 | Win |
| Round 1 | 2–1 | Win | |
| Round 1 | 3–1 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 1–2 | Loss | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 3–3 | Draw |
| Round 1 | 1–2 | Loss | |
| Round 1 | 3–1 | Win | |
| 2012 | Round 1 | 4–1 | Win |
| Round 1 | 2–2 | Draw | |
| Round 1 | 4–0 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 3–1 | Win | |
| Semifinals | 0–3 | Loss | |
| Third Place | 2–1 | Win | |
| 2016 | Round 1 | 6–0 | Win |
| Round 1 | 0–1 | Loss | |
| Round 1 | 5–0 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 3–1 | Win | |
| Semifinals | 1–2 | Loss * | |
| Third Place | 1–0 | Win | |
| 2018 | Round 1 | 1–0 | Win |
| Round 1 | 0–1 | Loss | |
| Round 1 | 6–0 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 3–1 | Win | |
| Semifinals | 2–0 | Win | |
| Final | 3–1 | Win | |
| 2022 | Round 1 | 1–0 | Win |
| Round 1 | 2–0 | Win | |
| Round 1 | 3–1 | Win | |
| Quarterfinals | 3–3 | Draw* | |
| Semifinals | 2–1 | Win | |
| Final | 1–3 | Loss | |
| 2024 | Round 1 | 0–0 | |
| Round 1 | 0–0 | ||
| Round 1 | 0–0 | ||
| AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||
 2002 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||||
 2004 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
 2006 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||
| 2009 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| 2011 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| 2013 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| 2015 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||||
 2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 11/11 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 189 | 31 | ||||||