Japan national under-17 football team

The Japan national under-17 football team 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.

Japan Under-17
Nickname(s)サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachYoshiro Moriyama
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1993)
Best resultQuarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1994, 2006, 2018)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

Team for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) Friendly Scotland  0–0  Japan Málaga, Spain
15:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) Friendly Scotland  0–0  Japan Málaga, Spain
15:30 Report Stadium: Arroyo Enmedio
27 February 2017 (2017-02-27) Friendly Russia  1–2  Japan Málaga, Spain
15:30  69' Report Kida  49'
Miyashiro  67'		 Stadium: San Pedro de Alcántara
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Friendly Belgium  2–2  Japan Málaga, Spain
15:30  2'
 16'		 Report Kikuchi  5'
Yamada  18'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción
2 March 2017 (2017-03-02) Friendly Belgium  1–4  Japan Málaga, Spain
10:30  23' Report Tsubaki  6', 38'
 55'
Nakamura  80'		 Stadium: San Pedro de Alcántara
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Friendly United States  2–0  Japan Tampa, Florida, United States
17:00  25'
 45+1'		 Report Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Friendly United States  4–1  Japan Tampa, Florida, United States
19:00  8'
 12'
 35'
 50'		 Report Miyashiro  63' Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) Friendly United States  2–1  Japan Tampa, Florida, United States
9:00  61'
 70'		 Report Miyashiro  87' Stadium: IMG Academy
22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) Friendly United States  2–3  Japan Tampa, Florida, United States
11:00  53'
 70'		 Report Suzuki  33'
Tanahashi  70', 86'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) Friendly Guinea  5–3  Japan Conakry, Guinea
17:00  15' (pen.)
 18'
 23' (pen.)
 78'
 90'		 Report Masutani  41' (pen.)
Miyashiro  72', 90+6'		 Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
9 May 2017 (2017-05-09) Friendly Guinea  1–1  Japan Conakry, Guinea
17:00  82' Report Yamada  33' Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) International Youth Tournament of Vaclav Jezek 2017 Japan  1–0  Russia Prague, Czech Republic
Report
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) International Youth Tournament of Vaclav Jezek 2017 Hungary  2–5  Japan Prague, Czech Republic
Report
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) International Youth Tournament of Vaclav Jezek 2017 Japan  4–0  United States Prague, Czech Republic
Report
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) International Youth Tournament of Vaclav Jezek 2017 Czech Republic  2–4  Japan Prague, Czech Republic
Report
8 October 2017 (2017-10-08) 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Honduras  1–6  Japan Guwahati, India
20:00 Palacios  36' Report Nakamura  22', 30', 43'
Kubo  45'
Miyashiro  51'
Suzuki  90'		 Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 13,285
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
11 October 2017 (2017-10-11) 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup France  2–1  Japan Guwahati, India
17:00 Gouiri  13', 71' Report Miyashiro  73' (pen.) Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,575
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan  1–1  New Caledonia Kolkota, India
17:00 Nakamura  7' Report Jeno  83' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 44,665
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
17 October 2017 (2017-10-17) 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup England  0–0  Japan Kolkota, India
20:00 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 53,302
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Team for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
13 July 2017 (2017-07-13) Friendly China PR  0–4  Japan Weinan, China
19:35 Report Yokokawa  8'
Sumi  29'
Nakano  41'
Ikehata  87'		 Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly Czech Republic  0–3  Japan Weinan, China
19:35 Report Suzuki  31'
Nakano  51'
Kondo  65'		 Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium
17 July 2017 (2017-07-17) Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  Japan Weinan, China
16:00  39' Report Yokokawa  90' Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Japan  20–0  Guam Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 K. Nakano  5', 19', 38', 54' (pen.), 64' (pen.), 73'
Yoshida  10', 32', 51', 62'
Yokokawa  14'
Niu  28' (o.g.)
Sumi  60'
Sako  66'
Aoshima  75'
Aoki  80', 87'
Kondo  83', 86'
S. Nakano  90'		 Report Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
22 September 2017 (2017-09-22) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Singapore  0–11  Japan Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00 Report Araki  7', 78'
Koshio  24'
Aoki  38', 49', 62'
Naruoka  39'
Kondo  41'
Nishikawa  48'
Aoshima  74'
K. Nakano  80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Japan  4–0  Malaysia Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 Yoshida  23'
Ueda  27'
K. Nakano  49'
Aoki  73'		 Report Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahmood Salim Said Al-Majarafi (Oman)
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Friendly Morocco  2–4  Japan Limeil-Brévannes, France
14:00  26'
 32'		 Report Aoki  50'
Iwasaki  53'
Tanaka  55'
Toyama  76'
2 November 2017 (2017-11-02) Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–2  Japan Villiers-sur-Marne, France
14:00 Report Toyama  27'
Aoki  40' (pen.)
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Friendly France  1–1  Japan Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France
16:00  53' Report Aoki  74'
6 February 2018 (2018-02-06) Friendly Belgium  3–0  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:30  29'
 69'
 85'		 Report Stadium: Dubai Police Club Stadium
8 February 2018 (2018-02-08) Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–2  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00  84' Report Nishikawa  57'
Mito  76'		 Stadium: Dubai Police Club Stadium
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) Friendly Czech Republic  0–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:30 Report Osawa  60' Stadium: Dubai Police Club Stadium
16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Friendly Iran  0–1  Japan Jiangyin, China
16:00 Report Yamane  72' Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium
18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Japan Jiangyin, China
19:35  82' Report Toyama  14', 17' Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) Friendly China PR  0–0  Japan Jiangyin, China
19:35 Report Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium
13 June 2018 (2018-06-13) U16 Int'l Dream Cup Japan  2–3  Paraguay Sendai, Japan
18:00 Sako Maaya 35'
Aoki Yusuke 56'		 Report  12', 22', 52' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15) U16 Int'l Dream Cup Japan  0–2  Senegal Sendai, Japan
18:00 Report  7', 69' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) U16 Int'l Dream Cup Japan  1–3  Spain Sendai, Japan
14:30 Naruoka Hikaru 84' Report  12', 20', 87' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
1 August 2018 WAFF U16 Ch'ship Japan  1–0  Yemen Amman, Jordan
Keita Nakano 63' Report Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
3 August 2018 WAFF U16 Ch'ship Japan  2–1  India Amman, Jordan
20:00 UTC+3 Kuraba Kondo  43'
Shoji Toyama  84'		 Report Vikram Singh  26' Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
5 August 2018 WAFF U16 Ch'ship Jordan  2–3  Japan Amman, Jordan
? 31'
? 31'		 Report Kuraba Kondo  31'
Riku Handa  54'
Yusuke Aoki  64'		 Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
9 August 2018 WAFF U16 Ch'ship Iraq  1–3  Japan Amman, Jordan
 65' Report Shoji Toyama  49'
Keita Nakano  88', 90'		 Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Japan  5–2  Thailand Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 Stadium: UM Arena Stadium
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Tajikistan  0–0  Japan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 Stadium: UM Arena Stadium
27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia  0–2  Japan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11:00 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
30 September 2018 (2018-09-30) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Japan  2–1  Oman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Japan  3–1  Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
16:30 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Japan  1–0  Tajikistan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

2019
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group D) Japan  3–0  Netherlands Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00
Report Attendance: 5,125[1]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group D) United States  0–0  Japan Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00 Report Attendance: 3,878[2]
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group D) Senegal  0–1  Japan Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00 Report
Attendance: 5,984[3]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Round of 16) Japan  0–2  Mexico Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
16:30 Report
Attendance: 545[4]
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

Future schedules

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of December 2020

Position Name
Head Coach Yoshiro Moriyama
Assistant Coach Saito Toshihide
Goalkeeping Coach Takakuwa Daijiro

Players

Current u-17 squad
  • The following players were named on date Month 2020 for the xxx tournament.
As of 21 February 2020.[5]
# Name Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1Ippei Takahashi (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 Vissel Kobe
12Raihei Kurokawa (2003-06-07) 7 June 2003 Ehime FC
Defenders
2Kota Kudo Urawa Red Diamonds
3Kosei Suwama (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 Yokohama F. Marinos
4Yusei Yashiki (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 Oita Trinita
14Anrie Chase Shoshi High School
15Hayate Matsuda JFA Academy Fukushima
16Kauma Shimizu Shizuoka Gakuen High School
18Rai Namimoto (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 Zweigen Kanazawa
Midfielders
5Shunsuke Aoki Higashi Fukuoka High School
6Koki Toyoda Nagoya Grampus
7Kuryu Matsuki (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 Aomori Yamada High School
8Kojiro Yasuda (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 FC Tokyo
13Kensuke Fujiwara Júbilo Iwata
17Ren Higashi Shimizu S-Pulse
Forwards
9Shio Fukuda (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 Kamimura Gakuen Junior High School
10Shinnosuke Katsushima (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 Kyoto Sanga
11Hidetaka Maie (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 Kashiwa Reysol

Current u-16 squad
  • The following players were named on day Month 2020 for the xxx tournament.
As of 22 July 2020.[6]
# Name Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
Rui Miyamoto (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 Nagoya Grampus
Kaisei Matsubara (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 Kamatamare Sanuki
Tessho Saga (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 JFA Academy Fukushima
Amin Benmamoun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Asahi Saito FC Tokyo
Defenders
Hayato Sugita Yokohama FC
Shuhei Mizoguchi Kashima Antlers
Ko Tashiro Vissel Kobe
Renta Higashi (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 FC Tokyo
Ginjiro Ikegaya (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 Yokohama FC
Yuta Ueda (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 Kyoto Sanga
Ryotaro Takeuchi (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 Sagan Tosu
Saito Haru JFA Academy Fukushima
Yuma Nakazato Higashiyama High School
Kanta Doi FC Tokyo
Seita Ishikawa (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 Shimizu S-Pulse
Tatsuki Tezuka Ventforet Kofu
Midfielders
Yuki Kajiura (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 FC Tokyo
Yoshiki Narahara (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 Sagan Tosu
Shunya Sakai (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 Sagan Tosu
Taichi Fukui Sagan Tosu
Sota Kitano (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 Cerezo Osaka
Kai Takahashi Vegalta Sendai
Rui Osako (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 Kamimura Gakuen High School
Ryuta Takahashi Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Toshiki Obata Gamba Osaka
Raisei Abe Omiya Ardija
Rikuto Kuwahara Gamba Osaka
Rikuto Hashimoto Tokyo Verdy
Jigen Tanaka (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 Shimizu S-Pulse
Keisuke Goto Júbilo Iwata
Forwards
Harumi Minamino (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 Gamba Osaka
Sina Osaka (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 Kashiwa Reysol
Yamato Naito (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 Ventforet Kofu
Takeshi Ito Júbilo Iwata
Hiroki Maezawa Omiya Ardija
Hiromu Chiba Cerezo Osaka

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

Honours

Continental
Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018
Champions (1): 2012

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

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

See also
Japan
Men's
Women's

References
  1. "Match report – Group D – Japan v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Match report – Group D – USA v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Match report – Group D – Senegal v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Match report – Round of 16 – Japan v Mexico" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. "U-17 Japan National Team Squad, Schedule - JENESYS2019 Youth Football Exchange Tournament (2/26-29＠Kagoshima)". jfa.jp. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. "U-16 Japan National Team Short-listed Squad, Schedule - Training Camp (7/22-26 ＠JFA YUME Field)". jfa.jp. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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