The Japan national under-20 football team（Japanese: U-20サッカー日本代表）is a national
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
team of Japan 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 year before the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-19 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-18 football team.
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2022
U-19
Fixtures & Results (U-19 2022) JFA.jp
U-18
JFA.jp
High School
2023
High School
*Fixtures & Results (U-20 2023), JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Players
Current U-20 squad
The following players were included in the squad for a Training Camp, held from 30 August to 5 September 2021. The following player list is sorted by the age they had at the time of the call-up. The players are displayed with the club they were playing at the time of the call-up, so it doesn't mean they are still playing at the club.
Current U-19 squad
The following players were included in the squad for a Spain Tour, held from 13–23 November 2022.
Recent U-19 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
INJ
INJ
Current U-18 squad
The following players were called up for the Ibaraki Next Generation Cup, held from 22 to 25 December 2022.
Recent U-18 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
INJ
Current High School squad
The following players were included in the squad for the Next Generation Match against
Kawasaki Frontale#Reserve squad (U-18s), Kawasaki Frontale U18s. The following player list is sorted by the age they had at the time of the call-up. The players are displayed with the high school they were affiliated with at the time of the call-up, then, it doesn't imply they are still at the high school.
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Previous squads
;FIFA U-20 World Cup
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1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from 26 August to 7 September 1979. It was the first FIFA tournament played in Asia. The tournament took place in four cities — K ...
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1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1995 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 10th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held in Qatar from 13 to 28 April 1995. The tournament too ...
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1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
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1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
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2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
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2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...
Records
Most capped player
Top goalscorers
Honours
Intercontinental
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
:''Runners-Up (1):''
1999
Continental
;
AFC U-19 Championship:
* Winners (1):
2016
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:''Runners-Up (6):''
1973,
1994
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1998,
2000
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2002
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2006
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Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
:''*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.''
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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
*National under-20 football team
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National under-17 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
A result is the outcome of an event.
Result or Results may also refer to: Music
* Results (album), ''Results'' (album), a 1989 album by Liza Minnelli
* ''Results'', a 2012 album by Murder Construct
* "The Result", a single by The Upsetters
* "The ...
)
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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-20 football team– official website a
JFA.jp
Japan national team 2021 schedulea
JFA.jp
{{AFC under-20 teams
Youth football in Japan
Asian national under-20 association football teams
Football
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