Japan national under-17 football team

Japan
	Shirt badge/Association crest
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	Hirofumi Yoshitake
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2006)

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Competition Rosters

FIFA U-17 World Cup Rosters

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
1995	Round 1	3	1	1	1	2	2
1997	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	9
2003	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	6
2009	Round 1	3	0	0	3	5	9
2011	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	13	5
2013	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	4
2015	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	6/14	21	7	3	11	36	39

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1993	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Ghana	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Italy	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Mexico	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1 – 2 Nigeria	Loss
1995	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Ghana	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 United States	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Ecuador	Draw
2001	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 United States	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 4 Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 5 France	Loss
2007	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Haiti	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 3 Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 France	Loss
2009	Round 1	Japan 2 – 3 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 4 Switzerland	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 2 Mexico	Loss
2011	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Jamaica	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 1 France	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Argentina	Win
	Round 2	Japan 6 – 0 New Zealand	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 3 Brazil	Loss
2013	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Russia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Venezuela	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Tunisia	Win
	Round 2	Japan 1 – 2 Sweden	Loss

AFC U-16 Championship Record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1986	Didn't Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Round 1	4	1	1	2	4	8
1990	Didn't Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Champions	6	4	0	2	13	9
1996	Fourth Place	6	3	2	1	13	7
1998	Round 1	4	2	1	1	8	6
2000	Third Place	6	5	0	1	20	6
2002	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	4
2004	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	3
2006	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	6
2008	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	3
2010	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	11	3
2012	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
Total	11/14	58	34	9	15	129	67

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. 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.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1988	Round 1	Japan 0 – 2 China	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Iraq	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 North Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 4 Qatar	Loss
1994	Round 1	Japan 2 – 5 United Arab Emirates	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Iraq	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Qatar	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 4 – 3 Oman	Win
	Final	Japan 1 – 0 Qatar	Win
1996	Round 1	Japan 2 – 2 Oman	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 5 – 2 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Uzbekistan	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 0 – 1 Thailand	Loss
	Third Place	Japan 0 – 0 Bahrain	Draw
1998	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Bahrain	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Oman	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 2 Bangladesh	Draw
2000	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Vietnam	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Myanmar	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Nepal	Win
	Round 1	Japan 7 – 1 China	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2 – 3 Oman	Loss
	Third Place	Japan 4 – 2 Vietnam	Win
2002	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 3 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Syria	Win
2004	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 North Korea	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 China	Win
2006	Round 1	Japan 6 – 0 Nepal	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 1 Singapore	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 South Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1 – 1 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	Japan 2 – 0 Syria	Win
	Final	Japan 4 – 2 North Korea	Win
2008	Round 1	Japan 4 – 0 Malaysia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 6 – 1 United Arab Emirates	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Yemen	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1 – 2 South Korea	Loss
2010	Round 1	Japan 6 – 0 Vietnam	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 East Timor	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Australia	Draw
	Quarterfinals	Japan 3 – 1 Iraq	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1 – 2 North Korea	Loss
2012	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 3 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 North Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 1 Syria	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 5 – 1 Iraq	Win
	Final	Japan 1 – 1 Uzbekistan	Draw
2014	Round 1	Japan – Hong Kong
	Round 1	Japan – China
	Round 1	Japan – Australia

Recent results and fixtures

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Friendly	Japan	0–0	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) Friendly	Japan	1–0	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
11:00	Nakamura 42'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report	Sugawara 74' Yamada 83'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

10 May 2016 (2016-05-10) Friendly	Japan	v	Uzbekistan	Jiangyin, China
16:00				Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Friendly	China	v	Japan	Jiangyin, China
19:30				Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Friendly	Japan	v	Iran	Jiangyin, China
19:30				Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) International Dream Cup 2016	Japan	v	Hungary	Tottori, Japan
18:00				Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium

24 June 2016 (2016-06-24) International Dream Cup 2016	Japan	v	Mali	Tottori, Japan
18:00				Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium

26 June 2016 (2016-06-26) International Dream Cup 2016	Japan	v	Mexico	Tottori, Japan
14:30				Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium

Current Squads

Squad selected for 2014 AFC U-16 Championship^[1]

Head Coach: Hirofumi Yoshitake

#	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club

Goalkeepers
23	Kaito Tsuruta	(1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)	Vissel Kobe
1	Seiya Inoue	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26)	Cerezo Osaka
18	Keito Chida	(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)	Yokohama F. Marinos
Defenders
12	Masashi Abe	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)	Seiryo High School
15	Wakaba Shimoguchi	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)	JFA Academy Fukushima
6	Ritsu Doan	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)	Gamba Osaka
22	Shogo Asada	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 26)	Kyoto Sanga F.C.
2	Hiroto Ishikawa	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)	Sagan Tosu
5	Takehiro Tomiysu	(1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)	Avispa Fukuoka
3	Riku Morioka	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)	Júbilo Iwata
16	Kosuke Tanaka	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)	Kyoto Sanga F.C.
17	Shun Yoshida	(1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25)	Shimizu S-Pulse
Midfielders
21	Takumi Sasaki	(1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26)	Vegalta Sendai
7	Daiki Suga	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	Consadole Sapporo
13	Ao Tanaka	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	Kawasaki Frontale
20	Ryosuke Nagasawa	(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)	Vissel Kobe
4	Kota Watanabe	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26)	Tokyo Verdy
10	Kanya Fujimoto	(1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 25)	Tokyo Verdy
Forwards
9	Toshiki Onozawa	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 26)	Cerezo Osaka
8	Takanobu Nishimoto	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26)	Kashima Antlers
19	Takuya Yasui	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26)	Vissel Kobe
11	Yosuke Hanya	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)	F.C. Tokyo
14	Fumiya Sugiura	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)	Nagoya Grampus

Honors

Continental

AFC U-16 Championship

Champions (2): 1994, 2006

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

References

^ "U-16 Japan National squad for AFC U-16 Championship Thailand 2014 (9/6-20@Bangkok) announced". JFA. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

External links

[1] "U-16 Japan National squad for AFC U-16 Championship Thailand 2014 (9/6-20@Bangkok) announced". JFA. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

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