Japan national under-20 football team

Japan Under-20
Nickname(s)	サムライ・ブルー ; (Samurai Blue)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Masanaga Kageyama
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	40 (first in 1959)
Best result	Champions (2016)

The Japan national under-20 football team is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association..

Coaching staff

Head coach: Masanaga Kageyama
Asst.Coach: Tadahiro Akiba
GK Coach: Norio Takahashi

Players

Current squad

Following is the 21 member squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup announced on 7 May.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tomoya Wakahara	(1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24)	Kyoto Sanga
2	2DF	Shunki Higashi	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3	2DF	Yuki Kobayashi	(2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 23)	Vissel Kobe
4	2DF	Ayumu Seko	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 23)	Cerezo Osaka
5	2DF	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23)	Nagoya Grampus
6	3MF	Yuta Goke	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 24)	Vissel Kobe
7	3MF	Hiroki Ito	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)	Nagoya Grampus
8	3MF	Kanya Fujimoto	(1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 24)	Tokyo Verdy
9	4FW	Koki Saito	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 22)	Yokohama FC
10	3MF	Mitsuki Saito	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25)	Shonan Bellmare
11	4FW	Kyosuke Tagawa	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)	FC Tokyo
12	1GK	Shu Mogi	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)	Cerezo Osaka
13	4FW	Taisei Miyashiro	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 23)	Kawasaki Frontale
14	4FW	Jun Nishikawa	(2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22)	Cerezo Osaka
15	2DF	Toichi Suzuki	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 23)	Shonan Bellmare
16	3MF	Kota Yamada	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 24)	Yokohama F. Marinos
17	2DF	Kennedy Mikuni	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 23)	Avispa Fukuoka
18	4FW	Taichi Hara	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25)	FC Tokyo
19	2DF	Hinata Kida	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 23)	Avispa Fukuoka
20	4FW	Keito Nakamura	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)	FC Twente
21	1GK	Zion Suzuki	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21)	Urawa Red Diamonds

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup Rosters

Schedule and results

Team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) Friendly	F91 Dudelange	0–3	Japan	Dudelange, Luxembourg
19:00			Takagi 76' Kubo 81' Iwasaki 84'	Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) Friendly	Germany	2–1	Japan	Saarbrücken, Germany
12:00	6' 76'		Endo 91'	Stadium: Stadion Kieselhumes

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26) Friendly	MSV Duisburg	0–4	Japan	Duisburg, Germany
11:00			Ogawa 35', 70', 88' Endo 58'

27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) Friendly	Standard de Liege	0–3	Japan	Liege, Belgium
16:00			Iwasaki 48' Kubo 57' Ogawa 85'

15 May 2017 (2017-05-15) Friendly	Japan	3–2	Honduras	Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan
18:30	Ogawa 15' Sakai 47' (pen.) Itakura 63'	Report	18' 32'	Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium

21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup	South Africa	1–2	Japan	Suwon, South Korea
17:00	Tomiyasu 7' (o.g.)	Report	Ogawa 48' Doan 72'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,091 Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Uruguay	2–0	Japan	Suwon, South Korea
20:00	Schiappacasse 38' Olivera 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 7,978 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

27 May 2017 (2017-05-27) 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Japan	2–2	Italy	Cheonan, South Korea
20:00	Doan 22', 50'	Report	Orsolini 3' Panico 7'	Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Ghead Grisha (Egypt)

30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Venezuela	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Daejeon, South Korea
17:00	Herrera 108'	Report		Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.	Mongolia	0–7	Japan	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00		Report	Hara 13' Tsendjav 37' (o.g.) Goke 41' Ando 46' Unur-Erdene 51' (o.g.) Taniguchi 67' Tanaka 86'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 500 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.	Singapore	0–7	Japan	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00		Report	Ito 3', 23' Nakamura 26' Goke 32' (pen.) Tanaka 42' Tagawa 78' (pen.) Kawamura 82'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 20 Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.	Japan	2–1	Thailand	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00	Tagawa 62', 66'	Report	Chokanan 65'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 30 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) Friendly	Canary Islands	1–2	Japan	Maspalomas, Spain
16:00	48'	Report	Iijima 44' Yokoyama 55'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas

31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) Friendly	Czech Republic	0–1	Japan	Maspalomas, Spain
16:00		Report	Hanya 46'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas

2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) Friendly	Spain	2–0	Japan	Maspalomas, Spain
18:30	59' 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas

25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) Friendly	Indonesia	1–4	Japan	Jakarta, Indonesia
18:30	90+5'	Report	Miyashiro 16', 49' Yamada 48' Ando 80'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

13 June 2018 (2018-06-13) Friendly	Czech Republic	0–1	Japan	Lisbon, Portugal
15:00		Report	Yamada 22'

15 June 2018 (2018-06-15) Friendly	Portugal	0–1	Japan	Lisbon, Portugal
16:00		Report	Sakuragawa 87'

17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Friendly	Norway	2–1	Japan	Lisbon, Portugal
11:00	7' 40'	Report	Hirakawa 51'

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) Friendly	Japan	1–0	Australia	Fujieda, Japan
18:30	Miyashiro 26'	Report		Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Friendly	Japan	1–2	Paraguay	Shizuoka, Japan
17:30	Miyashiro 55'	Report	53' 70'	Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium

3 September 2018 (2018-09-03) Friendly	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Narashino, Japan
17:00	Sugawara 48' Mikuni 81'	Report		Stadium: Frontier Soccer Field

7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) Friendly	Mexico	1–1	Japan	Mexico City, Mexico
10:30	14'	Report	Tagawa 31'	Stadium: National Training Centre

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Friendly	Brazil	1–1	Japan	Mexico City, Mexico
10:30	Matheus Cunha 52' (pen.)	Report	Tagawa 60'	Stadium: National Training Centre

19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)	Japan	5–2	North Korea	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:00	K. Saito 8' Ito 19' Kubo 65' Miyashiro 89' Abe 90+3'		Kye Tam 36' Kang Kuk-chol 41' (pen.)	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)	Thailand	1–3	Japan	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:00	Suphanat 54'		Miyashiro 27', 44' K. Saito 42'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)	Japan	5–0	Iraq	Cibinong, Indonesia
16:00	Taki 10' Tagawa 27' Hara 34', 77' K. Saito 85'			Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Quarter-finals)	Japan	2–0	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30	Higashi 40' Miyashiro 70'			Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Semi-finals)	Japan	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:30		Report	Al-Ammar 29' Al-Ghannam 45+1'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 311 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Honours

International

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

AFC U-19 Championship

Winners (1): 2016

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

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	6	6
1997	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	12	9
1999	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	11	9
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4
2003	Quarterfinals	5	3	0	2	6	10
2005	Round of 16	4	0	2	2	3	5
2007	Round of 16	4	2	2	0	6	3
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	6
2019	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	4	2
2021	To be determined
Total	10/22	43	15	12	16	57	56

*Denotes draws which includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Japan's FIFA U-20 World Cup matches
Year	Round	Score	Result
1979	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Algeria	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Mexico	Draw
1995	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Chile	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Burundi	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Brazil	Loss
1997	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 6–2 Costa Rica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–3 Paraguay	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 1–0 Australia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Ghana	Loss
1999	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Cameroon	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 United States	Win
	Group stage	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	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Australia	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Angola	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Czech Republic	Win
2003	Group stage	Japan 1–0 England	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–4 Colombia	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Egypt	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 2–1 South Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–5 Brazil	Loss
2005	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Netherlands	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Benin	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Australia	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 Morocco	Loss
2007	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Scotland	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Costa Rica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Nigeria	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 2–2 Czech Republic	Draw
2017	Group stage	Japan 2–1 South Africa	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Uruguay	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Italy	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 Venezuela	Loss
2019	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Ecuador	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Mexico	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Italy	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 South Korea	Loss

AFC U-19 Championship Record

AFC U-19 Championship

Year	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	4	2	0	2	12	11
1960	4	2	1	1	10	11
1961	4	0	1	3	4	8
1962	4	1	0	3	4	9
1963	5	1	1	3	8	13
1964	3	0	1	2	1	4
1965	4	2	0	2	8	4
1966	4	0	0	4	2	13
1967	3	0	0	3	2	6
1968	3	0	1	2	0	6
1969	3	1	0	2	5	11
1970	6	2	1	3	5	13
1971	6	4	1	1	13	2
1972	5	2	2	1	12	5
1973	5	1	2	2	5	6
1974	4	2	0	2	9	4
1975	4	2	0	2	10	5
1976	4	1	2	1	2	4
1977	5	1	2	2	8	6
1978	4	1	2	1	8	6
1980	4	2	0	2	4	5
1982	–	–	–	–	–	–
1985	–	–	–	–	–	–
1986	–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	3	0	0	3	3	7
1990	3	1	1	1	5	4
1992	5	3	0	2	8	4
1994	6	4	0	2	9	4
1996	6	3	1	2	12	6
1998	6	3	1	2	18	10
2000	6	3	1	2	15	8
2002	6	4	1	1	11	4
2004	6	3	0	3	10	3
2006	6	3	2	1	12	6
2008	4	2	1	1	10	6
2010	4	3	0	1	11	4
2012	4	1	1	2	2	4
2014	4	2	1	1	7	5
2016	6	4	2	0	13	0
2018	5	4	0	1	15	5
Total	163	66	29	68	278	227

References

^ "FIFA U-20ワールドカップポーランド2019（5/23～6/15） U-20日本代表　メンバー・スケジュール". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

External links

Official website, jfa.jp (in English)

[1] "FIFA U-20ワールドカップポーランド2019（5/23～6/15） U-20日本代表　メンバー・スケジュール". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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