Japan national under-20 football team

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 Japan
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 Runners-Up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances - (First in 1959)
Best result Runners-Up 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.

Contents

Competition Rosters [edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup Rosters [edit]

Competition Records [edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record [edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
United Arab Emirates 1977 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Japan 1979 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
Australia 1981 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Mexico 1983 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1985 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Chile 1987 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1989 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Portugal 1991 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Australia 1993 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Qatar 1995 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 6 6
Malaysia 1997 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 12 9
Nigeria 1999 Runners-Up 7 4 1 2 11 9
Argentina 2001 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 4
United Arab Emirates 2003 Quarterfinals 5 3 0 2 6 10
Netherlands 2005 Round of 16 4 0 2 2 3 5
Canada 2007 Round of 16 4 2 2 0 6 3
Egypt 2009 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Colombia 2011 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Turkey 2013 Didn't Qualify - - - - - -
Total 8/19 35 13 9 13 49 48
*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  Spain Loss
Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Algeria Draw
Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Mexico Draw
1995 Round 1  Japan 2 – 2  Chile Draw
Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Spain Loss
Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  Burundi Win
Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 2  Brazil Loss
1997 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Spain Loss
Round 1  Japan 6 – 2  Costa Rica Win
Round 1  Japan 3 – 3  Paraguay Draw
Round of 16  Japan 1 – 0  Australia Win
Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 2  Ghana Loss
1999 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Cameroon Loss
Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  United States Win
Round 1  Japan 2 – 0  England Win
Round of 16  Japan 1 – 1  Portugal Draw
Quarterfinals  Japan 2 – 0  Mexico Win
Semifinals  Japan 2 – 1  Uruguay Win
Final  Japan 0 – 4  Spain Loss
2001 Round 1  Japan 0 – 2  Australia Loss
Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Angola Loss
Round 1  Japan 3 – 0  Czech Republic Win
2003 Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  England Win
Round 1  Japan 1 – 4  Colombia Loss
Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Egypt Win
Round of 16  Japan 2 – 1  South Korea Win
Quarterfinals  Japan 1 – 5  Brazil Loss
2005 Round 1  Japan 1 – 2  Netherlands Loss
Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Benin Draw
Round 1  Japan 1 – 1  Australia Draw
Round of 16  Japan 0 – 1  Morocco Loss
2007 Round 1  Japan 3 – 1  Scotland Win
Round 1  Japan 1 – 0  Costa Rica Win
Round 1  Japan 0 – 0  Nigeria Draw
Round of 16  Japan 2 – 2  Czech Republic Draw

AFC U-19 Championship Record [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

Squad selected for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification held in  Thailand. from 31 October 2011 to 11 November 2011.[3]

Head Coach: Japan Yasushi Yoshida

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1 Masatoshi Kushibiki (櫛引 正敏) (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 20) Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
31 Ikemura Shota (翔太 イケムラ) (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 19) Japan JFA Academy Fukushima
12 Daichi Sugimoto (杉本 大地) (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 19) Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
Defenders
3 Wataru Endo (遠藤 航) (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 20) Japan Shonan Bellmare
4 Kazuki Kushibiki (櫛引 一紀) (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 20) Japan Consadole Sapporo
2 Ken Matsubara (松原 健) (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 20) Japan Ōita Trinita
19 Yuji Takahashi (高橋 祐治) (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 20) Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
5 Ryosuke Yamanaka (山中 亮輔) (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 20) Japan Kashiwa Reysol
20 Kazuki Sato (佐藤 一樹) (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 20) Japan Nagoya Grampus
18 Naoki Kawaguchi (川口 尚紀) (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 18) Japan Albirex Niigata
13 Takuya Iwanami (岩波 拓也) (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 18) Japan Vissel Kobe
Midfielders
10 Ryota Oshima (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 20) Japan Kawasaki Frontale
40 Ryushi Sugimoto (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy
7 Andrew Kumagai (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 19) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
8 Shota Sakaki (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 19) Japan Consadole Sapporo
14 Kento Hashimoto (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 19) Japan F.C. Tokyo
16 Riki Harakawa (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 19) Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
21 Gakuto Notsuda (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 18) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
15 Kazuki Fukai (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 18) Japan Consadole Sapporo
Forwards
32 Kosuke Onose (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 20) Japan Yokohama F.C.
17 Shuto Minami (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 20) Japan Tokyo Verdy
11 Kanta Kondo (近藤 幹太) (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 19) Japan Ehime F.C.
9 Yuya Kubo (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 19) Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.

Honors [edit]

International [edit]

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental [edit]

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

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  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

External links [edit]
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Domestic Cups
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National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
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