The Japan national under-17 football team（Japanese: U-17サッカー日本代表）is a national
association football
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youth team of
Japan
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and is controlled by the
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions.
History
The organisat ...
. The team were champions in the
1994
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and
2006 AFC U-17 Championship
The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship was the 12th competition of the AFC U-17 Championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which was held between 3 and 19 September 2006 in Singapore. Japan won their second title with a 4–2 win a ...
s, as well as the
2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The year before the
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-16 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-15 football team.
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2022
Fixtures & Results (U-17) JFA.jp
U-16
JFA.jp
U-15
JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current U-17 coaching staff
Current U-16 coaching staff
Current U-15 coaching staff
Manager history
Players
Current U-17 squad
The following U-17 players were named for a tour on
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, held from 12 to 23 November 2022.
Recent U-17 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Current U-16 squad
The following players were called up to the Copa Joaju, held in Paraguay from 13 to 17 December 2022.
Recent U-16 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Current U-15 squad
The following U-15 players were named for the Federations Cup, taking place between 18 and 29 November 2022.
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Recent U-15 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
;FIFA U-17 World Cup
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1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was ...
;AFC U-17 Asian Cup
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2010 AFC U-16 Championship
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2012 AFC U-16 Championship
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2014 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 16 and below. Thailand were approved as hosts of the competition on 2 ...
*
2016 AFC U-16 Championship
The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship was the 17th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tourn ...
*
2018 AFC U-16 Championship
Records
Most capped player
Top goalscorer
Honours
Continental
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AFC U-17/U-16 Championship
:''Champions (3):''
1994
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,
2006
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,
2018
*
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
The AFF U-16 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia. The tournament used to be p ...
:''Champions (1):''
2012
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Unofficial
*
Tournament de Montaigu
:''Champions (1):'' 2004
:''Runners-Up (1):'' 2005
*
International Dream Cup
:''Champions (4):'' 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
:''Runners-Up (1):'' 2016
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
:''*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.''
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
:''*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.''
See also
;Japan
;Men's
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International footballers
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National football team (
Results (2020–present))
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National under-23 football team
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National under-20 football team
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National futsal team
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National under-20 futsal team
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National beach soccer team
;Women's
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International footballers
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National football team (
Results
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National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
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National futsal team
References
External links
Japan national under-17 football team– official website a
JFA.jp
Japan national team 2021 schedulea
JFA.jp
{{National sports teams of Japan
Youth football in Japan
Asian national under-17 association football teams
Football
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