The Japan women's national under-20 football team 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 ...
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The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2022
Fixtures & Results (WU-20) JFA.jp
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following squad were called up on 12 July 2022 for the
2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup ( es, Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20 de la FIFA Costa Rica 2022, link=no) was the 10th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the ...
, held in
Costa Rica
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in August 2022.
[ ]Akari Takeshige
Akari Takeshige (born 15 January 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.
Club career
Takeshige made her WE League
The , officially the , also known as the for sponsorship ...
, injured, was replaced by Hayashi on 27 July 2022.
Previous squads
;FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship
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2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup
;AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks
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:''* (2016) France win after extra time.''
:''* (2022) Japan won after winning on penalty shoot-out.''
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
:''* Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks
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Sud Ladies Cup
See also
;Women's
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International footballers
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National football team (
Results
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Result or Results may also refer to: Music
* ''Results'' (album), a 1989 album by Liza Minnelli
* ''Results'', a 2012 album by Murder Construct
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* "The Result", a song ...
)
*National under-20 football team
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National under-17 football team
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National futsal team
;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 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
References
External links
Official website JFA.jp
Japan national team 2021 schedulea
JFA.jp
{{AFC women's under-20 teams
Asian women's national under-20 association football teams
Football
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