Japan national under-17 football team

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
Most capsHikaru Naruoka (44)
Top scorerKoki Saito (16)
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)

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.

Results and fixtures
See also: 2022 in Japanese football, 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

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 International Dream Cup Japan  2–3  Paraguay Sendai, Japan
18:00 Maaya Sako 35'
Yusuke Aoki 56'		 Report 12', 22', 52' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15) U16 International Dream Cup Japan  0–2  Senegal Sendai, Japan
18:00 Report 7', 69' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) U16 International 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 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group Stage) Japan  3–0  Netherlands Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00
Report Attendance: 5,125[1]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
30 October 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group Stage) United States  0–0  Japan Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00 Report Attendance: 3,878[2]
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
2 November 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Group Stage) Senegal  0–1  Japan Estádio Kléber Andrade, Cariacica
20:00 Report
Attendance: 5,984[3]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
6 November 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)

2022
13–19 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata Japan  v TBD Niigata, Japan
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13–19 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata Japan  v TBD Niigata, Japan
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13–19 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata Japan  v TBD Niigata, Japan
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U-16
8–12 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  v TBD Sendai, japan
--:-- UTC+9 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
8–12 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  v TBD Sendai, japan
--:-- UTC+9 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
8–12 June U-16 International Dream Cup Japan  v TBD Sendai, japan
--:-- UTC+9 Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
26 September – 10 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Japan  v TBD
26 September – 10 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Japan  v TBD
26 September – 10 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Japan  v TBD

U-15

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 18 May 2021[5]
Role Name
Head coach Yoshiro Moriyama
Assistant coach Koichi Togashi
Assistant coach Shinichi Miyagawa
Goalkeeping coach Norio Takahashi
Goalkeeping coach Daijiro Takakuwa
Conditioning coach Tomohiro Ogai

Players

Current U-17 squad

The following U-17 players were named for the U18 J-VILLAGE CUP.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Keisuke Nakamura (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
1GK Masataka Kobayashi (2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 FC Tokyo
2DF Daisuke Funaki (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 Yokohama F. Marinos
2DF Fumiya Kitajima (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 Sagan Tosu
2DF Hotaka Ichikawa (2005-08-21) 21 August 2005 Shohei High School
2DF Kairu Ozaki (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 Osaka Toin High School
2DF Rikuto Iida (2005-08-19) 19 August 2005 Kyoto Sanga
2DF Rion Ichihara (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 Omiya Ardija
2DF Seita Ishikawa (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 Shimizu S-Pulse
2DF Shintaro Tamura (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 Kashiwa Reysol
2DF Yuma Hatano (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 FC Tokyo
3MF Asuma Ikari (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 Ozu High School
3MF Hisatsugu Ichii (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 Shonan Bellmare
3MF Kota Yui (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 Kawasaki Frontale
3MF Rando Hiroi (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 Teikyo Nagaoka High School
3MF Sotaro Hayashi (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 Sagan Tosu
3MF Yushin Koki (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 FC Ryukyu
3MF Yuto Ozeki (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 Kawasaki Frontale
4FW Aoi Ando (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 Shimizu S-Pulse
4FW Haruto Suzuki (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 Nagoya Grampus
4FW Keisuke Goto (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 Júbilo Iwata
4FW Kohei Oda (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 Shohei High School
4FW Jumpei Hayakawa (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 Urawa Red Diamonds
4FW Naoya Koike (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 Maebashi Ikuei High School

Current U-16 squad

The following U-16 players were named for the Romania Tour taking place between 2 to 10 May 2022.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Wataru Goto (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 FC Tokyo
12 1GK Alexandre Pisano (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 Nagoya Grampus
23 1GK Taisei Kambayashi (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 Montedio Yamagata
2 2DF Shotaro Shibata (2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 Kawasaki Frontale
3 2DF Haruto Matsumoto (2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 Kashima Antlers
4 2DF Rio Tadokoro (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 Kawasaki Frontale
13 2DF Kotaro Honda (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 Shonan Bellmare
14 2DF Shuto Nagano (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 FC Tokyo
18 2DF Kai Yamada (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 Maebashi Ikuei High School
19 2DF Keita Kosugi (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 Shonan Bellmare
5 3MF Joi Yamamoto (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 Tokyo Verdy
6 3MF Ryunosuke Sato (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 FC Tokyo
7 3MF Yotaro Nakajima (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
8 3MF Ryonosuke Yada (2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 Shimizu S-Pulse
16 3MF Shungo Sugiura (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 Nagoya Grampus
20 3MF Tomoya Takahashi (2006-08-21) 21 August 2006 Yokohama FC
9 4FW Mark Isozaki (2006-05-26) 26 May 2006 Omiya Ardija
10 4FW Yutaka Michiwaki (2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 Roasso Kumamoto
11 4FW Homare Tokuda (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 Kashima Antlers
15 4FW Gaku Nawata (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 Kamimura Gakuen High School
17 4FW Gota Yamaguchi (2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 FC LAVIDA

Current U-15 squad

The following U-15 players were named for a Training Camp taking place between 28 March to 1 April 2022.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Amato Noguchi (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 Kashiwa Reysol
1GK Hiroaki Hagi (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 Nagoya Grampus
1GK Taiga Kameda (2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 Vissel Kobe
2DF Ryota Kashimura (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 Vissel Kobe
2DF Shoei Sasaki (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 FC Tokyo Futagawa
2DF Shunya Sakai (2007-05-28) 28 May 2007 Omiya Ardija
2DF Soichiro Mori (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 JFA Academy Fukushima
2DF Soma Masuda (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 Cerezo Osaka
2DF Takumi Kora (2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 Avispa Fukuoka
2DF Yugo Okawa (2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 Kashima Antlers
2DF Yuki Suzuki (2007-10-30) 30 October 2007 Ehime FC
2DF Yuya Kuroki (2007-12-04) 4 December 2007 RIP ACE SC
3MF Hiyu Serizawa (2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 Albirex Niigata
3MF Kaito Konomi (2007-02-27) 27 February 2007 Cerezo Osaka
3MF Kazuki Fukushima (2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 Kamimura Gakuen High School
3MF Kento Yamamura Chidi (2007-04-09) 9 April 2007 Sagan Tosu
3MF Taiga Hirayama (2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 Cerezo Osaka
3MF Ryuki Osa (2007-10-13) 13 October 2007 FC LAVIDA
3MF Shun Koga (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 Renofa Yamaguchi
3MF Taiki Kono (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 Gamba Osaka
3MF Yuto Nomura (2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 Nagoya Grampus
4FW Chinedu Otani Divine (2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 FC Tokyo
4FW Gota Yamaguchi (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 FC LAVIDA
4FW Katsutoshi Yamane (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 Urawa Red Diamonds
4FW Kota Sekiguchi (2007-11-13) 13 November 2007 Tokyu S Reyes
4FW Mibuki Kasai (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 Libero Tsugaru
4FW Shion Nakayama (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 Tokyo Verdy

Previous squads

Records
As of 5 August 2021

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 short-listed Squad - Training Camp (4/12-15＠JFA YUME Field)". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. "U-17 Japan National Team squad - The 4th J-VILLAGE CUP U18" (in Japanese). JFA. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "U-16 Japan National Team squad - Romania Tour (5/2-12)" (in Japanese). JFA. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. "U-15 Japan National Team short-listed squad - Training Camp (3/28-4/1＠J-Village)" (in Japanese). JFA. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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