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 Japan Keiichiro Nuno
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

Competition Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977Did not qualify------
Japan 1979Round 1302112
Australia 1981Did not qualify------
Mexico 1983Did not qualify------
Soviet Union 1985Did not qualify------
Chile 1987Did not qualify------
Saudi Arabia 1989Did not qualify------
Portugal 1991Did not qualify------
Australia 1993Did not qualify------
Qatar 1995Quarterfinals411266
Malaysia 1997Quarterfinals5212129
Nigeria 1999Runners-Up7412119
Argentina 2001Round 1310244
United Arab Emirates 2003Quarterfinals5302610
Netherlands 2005Round of 16402235
Canada 2007Round of 16422063
Egypt 2009Did not qualify------
Colombia 2011Did not qualify------
Turkey 2013Did not qualify------
New Zealand 2015Did not qualify------
Total8/2035139134948
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. 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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1979 Round 1 Japan 0 – 1  SpainLoss
Round 1 Japan 0 – 0  AlgeriaDraw
Round 1 Japan 1 – 1  MexicoDraw
1995 Round 1 Japan 2 – 2  ChileDraw
Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  SpainLoss
Round 1 Japan 2 – 0  BurundiWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 – 2  BrazilLoss
1997 Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  SpainLoss
Round 1 Japan 6 – 2  Costa RicaWin
Round 1 Japan 3 – 3  ParaguayDraw
Round of 16 Japan 1 – 0  AustraliaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 – 2  GhanaLoss
1999 Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  CameroonLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 – 1  United StatesWin
Round 1 Japan 2 – 0  EnglandWin
Round of 16 Japan 1 – 1  PortugalDraw
Quarterfinals Japan 2 – 0  MexicoWin
Semifinals Japan 2 – 1  UruguayWin
Final Japan 0 – 4  SpainLoss
2001 Round 1 Japan 0 – 2  AustraliaLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  AngolaLoss
Round 1 Japan 3 – 0  Czech RepublicWin
2003 Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  EnglandWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 4  ColombiaLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  EgyptWin
Round of 16 Japan 2 – 1  South KoreaWin
Quarterfinals Japan 1 – 5  BrazilLoss
2005 Round 1 Japan 1 – 2  NetherlandsLoss
Round 1 Japan 1 – 1  BeninDraw
Round 1 Japan 1 – 1  AustraliaDraw
Round of 16 Japan 0 – 1  MoroccoLoss
2007 Round 1 Japan 3 – 1  ScotlandWin
Round 1 Japan 1 – 0  Costa RicaWin
Round 1 Japan 0 – 0  NigeriaDraw
Round of 16 Japan 2 – 2  Czech RepublicDraw

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

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
17 Apr 2011 Costa Rica C.S. Cartaginés W 3 – 1 United States Dallas, United States 2011 Dallas Cup
18 Apr 2011 Spain FC Barcelona L 1 – 2 United States Dallas, United States 2011 Dallas Cup
20 Apr 2011 United States FC Dallas L 1 – 2 United States Dallas, United States 2011 Dallas Cup
23 Apr 2011 Bolivia Club Bolívar L 2 – 4 United States Dallas, United States Friendly Match
18 Aug 2011  Mexico W 4 – 1 Japan Fujieda Football Stadium, Fujieda, Shizuoka 2011 SBS Cup
20 Aug 2011  Australia W 1 – 0 Japan Kusanagi Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 2011 SBS Cup
25 Aug 2011  Qatar L 1 – 3 Qatar Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar Friendly Match
27 Aug 2011  Qatar W 4 – 1 Qatar Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar Friendly Match
15 Sep 2011  Colombia D 1 – 1 Colombia Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Copa Simón Bolívar 2011
31 Oct 2011  Guam W 26 – 0 Thailand Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5 Nov 2011  Chinese Taipei W 5 – 0 Thailand Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
7 Nov 2011  Thailand D 0 – 0 Thailand Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
10 Nov 2011  South Korea L 0 – 1 Thailand Chonburi Municipality Stadium, Chonburi 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5 Jul 2012  Macau U-21 W 6 – 0 Indonesia Kaharudin Nasution Stadium, Pekanbaru 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification(#)
7 Jul 2012  Singapore U-21 W 3 - 1 Indonesia Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification(#)
10 Jul 2012  Timor-Leste U-21 W 1 - 0 Indonesia Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification(#)
12 Jul 2012  Indonesia U-21 W 5 - 1 Indonesia Riau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification(#)
15 Jul 2012  Australia U-19 W 5 - 0 Indonesia Kaharudin Nasution Stadium, Pekanbaru 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification(#)

* Japan score always listed first

(#): Japan[1] and Australia[2] send their U-19 team for the U-22 Asian Cup qualification.

Current Squads

Squad selected for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship held in  Burma in October 2014.[3]

Head Coach: Japan Masakazu Suzuki

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Kosuke Nakamura 27 February 1995 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
2 DF Rikuto Hirose 23 September 1995 Japan Mito HollyHock
3 DF Genta Miura 1 March 1995 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
4 DF Yuki Uchiyama 7 May 1995 Japan Consadole Sapporo
5 DF Kazuya Miyahara 22 March 1996 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 MF Reo Mochizuki 18 January 1995 Japan Nagoya Grampus
7 MF Hayao Kawabe 8 September 1995 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
8 MF Daisuke Takagi 14 October 1995 Japan Tokyo Verdy
9 FW Ado Onaiwu 8 November 1995 Japan JEF United
10 MF Masaya Matsumoto 25 January 1995 Japan Oita Trinita
11 FW Yamato Ochi 12 May 1995 Japan
12 DF Shinnosuke Nakatani 24 March 1996 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
13 FW Takumi Minamino 16 January 1995 Japan Cerezo Osaka
14 MF Takahiro Sekine 19 April 1995 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
15 FW Shota Kaneko 2 May 1995 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
16 MF Masaya Okugawa 14 April 1996 Japan
17 MF Daisuke Sakai 18 January 1997 Japan Oita Trinita
18 GK Kenshin Yoshimaru 27 March 1996 Japan Vissel Kobe
19 FW Koya Kitagawa 26 July 1996 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
20 MF Yosuke Ideguchi 23 August 1996 Japan Gamba Osaka
21 DF Ryoma Ishida 21 June 1996 Japan
22 DF Rikiya Motegi 27 September 1996 Japan
23 GK Toru Takagiwa 15 April 1995 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse

Honors

International

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "オーストラリアに5-0で勝利し、決勝大会進出を決める U-19代表インドネシア遠征（AFC U22championship qualifiersグループE）第5戦試合結果" [Reached finals with winning to Australia by 5-0 - U-19 team in Indonesia (AFC U22 Championship qualifiers Group E) the result of the 5th match] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Qantas Young Socceroos qualify for AFC U-22 Championship". Football Federation Australia. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ↑ AFC U-19選手権予選 グループE（10/31～11/10＠タイ/バンコク）U-18日本代表メンバー

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