Nickname(s) | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)[1] | ||
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Yoshiro Moriyama | ||
Most caps | Hikaru Naruoka (44) | ||
Top scorer | Koki Saito (16) | ||
FIFA code | JPN | ||
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FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1993) | ||
Best result | Quarterfinals (1993, 2011) | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018) |
The Japan national under-17 football team(Japanese: U-17サッカー日本代表)is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team were champions in the 1994 and 2006 AFC U-17 Championships, as well as the 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The year before the FIFA U-17 World Cup, 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.
Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
8 August Balcom BMW CUP | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Hiroshima, Japan |
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Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1 |
10 August Balcom BMW CUP | Hiroshima High School Selection ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Hiroshima, Japan |
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Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1 |
11 August Balcom BMW CUP | Japan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Hiroshima, Japan |
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Stadium: Hiroshima Koiki Park Football Stadium No.1 |
17 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata | Japan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Niigata, Japan |
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Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium |
18 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata | Japan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Niigata, Japan |
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Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium |
19 September International Youth Soccer in Niigata | U-17 Niigata Selection ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Niigata, Japan |
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Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium |
15 November Friendly | Croatia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Porec, Croatia |
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18 November Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Porec, Croatia |
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5 May U-16 Six Nations Tournament | Japan ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
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Stadium: Stadionul Colentina |
7 May U-16 Six Nations Tournament | Japan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Stadionul Colentina |
9 May U-16 Six Nations Tournament | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Stadionul Colentina |
11 May Friendly | Romania ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Buftea, Romania |
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Stadium: Stadionul CNAF |
8 June U-16 International Dream Cup | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sendai, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 2,328 Referee: Koji Takasaki |
10 June U-16 International Dream Cup | Japan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Sendai, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 2,508 Referee: Yuki Tanabe (Japan) |
12 June U-16 International Dream Cup | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sendai, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 4,056 Referee: Yasuyuki Matsumoto |
12 July Training match | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Chiba, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: JFA YUME Field |
13 July Training match | Japan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Chiba, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: JFA YUME Field |
23 August 2022 Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
25 August 2022 Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup | Japan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UTC+5 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium |
27 August 2022 Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup | Japan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium |
3 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Philippines ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Zarqa, Jordan |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
5 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Zarqa, Jordan |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
7 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Syria ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Zarqa, Jordan |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
9 October 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Zarqa, Jordan |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
1 August J-Village Cup U16 | Japan ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Hirono and Naraha, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
2 August J-Village Cup U16 | Japan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Hirono and Naraha, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
2 August J-Village Cup U16 | Japan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Hirono and Naraha, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
3 August J-Village Cup U16 | Japan ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Hirono and Naraha, Japan |
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Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
4 August J-Village Cup U16 Placement match | Japan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Hirono and Naraha, Japan |
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Report (JFA) | Stadium: J-Village Stadium |
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The following U-17 players were named for a tour on Croatia, held from 12 to 23 November 2022.[5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Masataka Kobayashi | (2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Tomoyasu Hamasaki | (2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Ryosuke Ito | (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Yuma Hatano | (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Keisuke Sakaiya | (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Rikuto Iida | (2005-08-19) 19 August 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
15 | 2DF | Kairu Ozaki | (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
19 | 2DF | Shunta Ikeda | (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
20 | 2DF | Kotaro Nagata | (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Tsubasa Shimizu | (2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Jumpei Hayakawa | (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Haruto Suzuki | (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
16 | 3MF | Sotaro Hayashi | (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
17 | 3MF | Ritsuki Sarara | (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
18 | 3MF | Kota Yui | (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
7 | 4FW | Rinto Hanashiro | (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Keisuke Goto | (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
10 | 4FW | Ryoga Kida | (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Hisatsugu Ishii | (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() | ||
13 | 4FW | Toki Yukutomo | (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Seiya Nishi | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
GK | Keisuke Nakamura | (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
GK | Manafu Wakabayashi | (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
GK | Kaisei Matsubara | (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
GK | Keitaro Kaimoto | (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Sojiro Shirahama | (2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
DF | Rion Ichihara | (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
DF | Daichi Okazaki | (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
DF | Kazunari Kita | (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
DF | Atsushi Inagaki | (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 INJ | ||
DF | Seita Ishikawa | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
DF | Daisuke Funaki | (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
DF | Hotaka Ishikawa | (2005-08-21) 21 August 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
DF | Fumiya Kitajima | (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 16) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
DF | Shintaro Tamura | (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 16) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
DF | Hayato Sugita | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Haruto Takiguchi | (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Ryoya Ogawa | (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Shota Nishino | (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Ginjiro Ikegaya | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Kota Takai | (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Shuntaro Yaguchi | (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
DF | Yuto Matsunagane | (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Ryo Sakurai | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
MF | Haruhi Taneda | (2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
MF | Keita Izumi | (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
MF | Aito Noda | (2005-05-22) 22 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
MF | Justin Honma | (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
IYS Niigata, Sep '22 | ||
MF | Aoi Ando | (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
Balcom BWM Cup, Aug '22 | ||
MF | Rando Hiroi | (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
MF | Yushin Koki | (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
MF | Asuma Ikari | (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
MF | Ryo Nishitani | (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Raito Saito | (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Ruon Hisanaga | (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Yamato Ito | (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Shunya Sakai | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Yoshihiro Shimoda | (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
MF | Yuto Ozeki | (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Naoya Koike | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
Balcom BWM Cup, Aug '22 | ||
FW | Riku Gunji | (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
Balcom BWM Cup, Aug '22 | ||
FW | Kohei Oda | (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 17) | ![]() |
J-Village Cup, March '22 | ||
FW | Hayato Manabe | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Kotaro Nemoto | (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Harumi Minamino | (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Kotaro Uchino | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Yamato Naito | (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 | ||
FW | Niina Tominaga | (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 18) | ![]() |
Training Camp, Oct '21 |
The following players were called up to the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification, held in Jordan, in October 2022.[6][7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Wataru Goto | (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Taisei Kanbayashi | (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
23 | 1GK | Ali Tanaka | (2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Shotaro Shibata | (2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Shuto Nagano | (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Keita Kosugi | (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
13 | 2DF | Kotaro Honda | (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
16 | 2DF | Yota Fujii | (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
17 | 2DF | Kai Yamada | (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
18 | 2DF | Kaito Tsuchiya | (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
19 | 2DF | Yumeki Yoshinaga | (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
20 | 2DF | Yuto Uehara | (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
5 | 3MF | Joi Yamamoto | (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Yotaro Nakajima | (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
7 | 3MF | Motoki Nishihara | (2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Shungo Sugiura | (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
10 | 3MF | Ryunosuke Sato | (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Ryunosuke Yada | (2006-09-30) 30 September 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
21 | 3MF | Tokumo Kawai | (2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Yutaka Michiwaki | (2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Gaku Nawata | (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006 (age 16) | ![]() | ||
15 | 4FW | Homare Tokuda | (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
22 | 4FW | Shota Kofie | (2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 16) | ![]() |
The following U-15 players were named for the Federations Cup, taking place between 18 and 29 November 2022.[8]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | Rui Araki | (2007-10-14) 14 October 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
18 | 1GK | Hiroaki Hagi | (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Takuma Eguchi | (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Takumi Kora | (2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2DF | Shunya Sakai | (2007-05-28) 28 May 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Yuya Kuroki | (2007-12-04) 4 December 2007 (age 14) | ![]() | ||
12 | 2DF | Yugo Okawa | (2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
15 | 2DF | Shoei Sasaki | (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
16 | 2DF | Sota Tsukuda | (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
6 | 3MF | Yuto Nomura | (2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
7 | 3MF | Ryuki Osa | (2007-10-13) 13 October 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Towa Osada | (2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
13 | 3MF | Yuta Sasaki | (2007-04-15) 15 April 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Kento Hamasaki | (2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
17 | 3MF | Kanta Kawasaki | (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
20 | 3MF | Yuji Doi | (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Kota Sekiguchi | (2007-11-13) 13 November 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
10 | 4FW | Shion Nakayama | (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Keito Kumashiro | (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 15) | ![]() | ||
19 | 4FW | Bright Kai Elshattab | (2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 15) | ![]() |
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