Japan national under-20 football team - Team

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The Japan national under-20 football team（Japanese: U-20サッカー日本代表）is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The year before the FIFA U-20 World Cup, 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.

Japan Under-20

Nickname(s)

サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)[1]

Association

Japan Football Association

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

Head coach

Masanaga Kageyama

Most caps

Koki Ogawa (35)

Top scorer

Koki Ogawa (23)

FIFA code

JPN

First colours

Second colours

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Appearances

10 (first in 1979)

Best result

Runners-up (1999)

AFC U-19 Championship

Appearances

37 (first in 1959)

Best result

Champions (2016)

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2021

18 December IBARAKI Next Generation Match 2021 1st Round	Kashima Antlers Youth	2–6	Japan	Hitachinaka, Japan
11:00	Kai Kikuchi 60' Keita Imai 90+1'	Report (JFA)	Jiro Nakamura 3' Isa Sakamoto 13', 19' Taishin Yamazaki 39' Koki Toyoda 55' Kanta Chiba 85'	Stadium: Hitachinaka Athletics Stadium

19 December IBARAKI Next Generation Match 2021 Final	Japan	1–2	U-20 Kanto University Selection	Hitachinaka, Japan
14:00	Kanta Chiba 41'	Report (JFA)	unknown 61', 87'	Stadium: Hitachinaka Athletics Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-18 2021), JFA.jp

2022

U-19

31 May 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament	Japan	1–0	Algeria	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2	Kitano 55'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Lidya Abebe (Ethiopia)

3 June 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament	Japan	0–0 (0−3 p)	Comoros	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
	Penalties
	Uno Nitta Masukake		Fahad Hamda Chadhuli Ahmed

6 June 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament	Japan	1–2	Colombia	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2	Nakamura 90' (pen.)	Report	Puerta 47' J. Cabezas 61'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

10 June 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament Placement match	Argentina	3–2	Japan	Mallemort, France
18:00 UTC+2	Garnacho 37' Paz 43' Castro 64'	Report	Sakamoto 61' (pen.) Yokoyama 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

9 September Training match	Japan	4–1	Ryutsu Keizai University	Chiba, Japan
	Yamazaki 4' Sakamoto 43' Einaga 64' Kitano 80'	Report	Goal 17'	Stadium: JFA YUME Field

12 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Laos	0–4	Japan	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Sakamoto 21' Yamane 44' Kitano 63' Kumatoriya 69'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 9,225 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

14 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	9–0	Guam	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Nakamura 13', 35' (pen.) Narahara 15' Chiba 30', 45', 56' (pen.), 86', 88', 90'	Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

16 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Palestine	0–8	Japan	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Kitano 26' Fukui 28' Sakamoto 45', 49' (pen.) Chiba 64', 75', 79' Kumatoriya 69'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 235 Referee: Majed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

18 September 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification	Japan	1–0	Yemen	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Al-Dubai 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 918 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

17 November Friendly	Japan	3–2	Slovakia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

19 November Friendly	Spain	v	Japan	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

21 November Friendly	Japan	v	France	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Fixtures & Results (U-19 2022), JFA.jp

U-18

22 June Friendly	Japan	1–0	Korea University	Chiba, Japan
	Kuwahara 62'	Report		Stadium: JFA YUME Field

25 August 2022 SBS Cup	Japan	1–0	Uruguay	Shizuoka, Japan
16:00 JST +09:00	Nemoto 80+2'	Report		Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium

26 August 2022 SBS Cup	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Shizuoka Prefectural XI	Kurihara, Japan
16:00 JST +09:00	Myogan 69'	Report	80+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Kusanagi Stadium

28 August 2022 SBS Cup	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Uzbekistan	Fukuroi, Japan
16:00 JST +09:00	Sakai 17'	Report	Islamov 60'	Stadium: Ecopa Stadium

8 November Friendly	Algeciras CF	1–3	Japan	Marbella, Spain
		Report	Minamino 46', 64' Matsumura 49'

10 November Friendly	Belgium	0–2	Japan	Marbella, Spain
		Report	Sato 19' Takahashi 42'

12 November Friendly	Belgium	1–4	Japan	Marbella, Spain
		Report	Kinoshita 14' Inagaki 28' Tominaga 39' Ishiwatari 75'

Fixtures & Results (U-18 2022), JFA.jp

2023

3 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	China	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00				Stadium: JAR Stadium

6 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Kyrgyzstan	v	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00				Stadium: JAR Stadium

9 March 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UST +05:00				Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Fixtures & Results (U-20 2023), JFA.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 18 May 2021[2]

Role	Name
Head coach	Masanaga Kageyama
Assistant coach	Koichi Togashi
Goalkeeping coach	Daijiro Takakuwa
Physical coach	Atsushi Kanno

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.[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Kazuki Fujita	(2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (aged 20)	Albirex Niigata
1GK	Yuma Obata	(2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 19)	Vegalta Sendai

2DF	Seiya Baba	(2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 19)	Tokyo Verdy
2DF	Riku Handa	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 19)	Montedio Yamagata
2DF	Taiga Hata	(2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 19)	Shonan Bellmare
2DF	Takumi Narasaka	(2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 19)	Machida Zelvia
2DF	Takuma Otake	(2002-08-08)8 August 2002 (aged 19)	Kashiwa Reysol
2DF	Shinya Nakano	(2002-08-17)17 August 2002 (aged 19)	Sagan Tosu
2DF	Kaito Suzuki	(2002-08-25)25 August 2002 (aged 19)	Júbilo Iwata
2DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 17)	Shoshi High School

3MF	Kakeru Yamauchi	(2002-01-06)6 January 2002 (aged 19)	University of Tsukuba
3MF	Joel Chima Fujita	(2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 19)	Tokushima Vortis
3MF	Sohki Tamura	(2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (aged 19)	University of Tsukuba
3MF	Tatsunori Sakurai	(2002-07-26)26 July 2002 (aged 19)	Vissel Kobe
3MF	Satoshi Tanaka	(2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 19)	Shonan Bellmare
3MF	Shunsuke Mito	(2002-09-28)28 September 2002 (aged 18)	Albirex Niigata
3MF	Haruki Yoshida	(2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 18)	Nagoya Grampus
3MF	Jiro Nakamura	(2003-08-22)22 August 2003 (aged 18)	Gamba Osaka
3MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 17)	Nagoya Grampus

4FW	Mao Hosoya	(2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 19)	Kashiwa Reysol
4FW	Yuito Suzuki	(2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 19)	Shimizu S-Pulse
4FW	Ryonosuke Kabayama	(2002-09-17)17 September 2002 (aged 18)	Montedio Yamagata
4FW	Kanta Chiba	(2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 18)	Shimizu S-Pulse

Current U-19 squad

The following players were included in the squad for a Spain Tour, held from 13–23 November 2022.[4][5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ryoya Kimura	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 19)	Nihon University
12	1GK	Manafu Wakabayashi	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija

2	2DF	Shinya Nakano	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 19)	Sagan Tosu
3	2DF	Hayato Tanaka	(2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol
4	2DF	Shuta Kikuchi	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 19)	Shimizu S-Pulse
5	2DF	Hayate Matsuda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Mito HollyHock
13	2DF	Kosei Suwama	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba
15	2DF	Yusei Yashiki	(2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 (age 19)	Oita Trinita
19	2DF	Shunsuke Nishikubo	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 19)	JEF United Chiba
22	2DF	Kota Takai	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 18)	Kawasaki Frontale

6	3MF	Riku Yamane	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 19)	Yokohama F. Marinos
7	3MF	Kodai Sano	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 19)	Fagiano Okayama
8	3MF	Kuryu Matsuki	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 19)	FC Tokyo
10	3MF	Sota Kitano	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka
11	3MF	Issei Kumatoriya	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 19)	Meiji University
14	3MF	Takatora Einaga	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19)	Kawasaki Frontale
16	3MF	Kenshin Yasuda	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 17)	Oita Trinita
17	3MF	Takuhiro Nakai	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 19)	Real Madrid Castilla
20	3MF	Taichi Fukui	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu
21	3MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Nagoya Grampus

9	4FW	Isa Sakamoto	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 19)	Gamba Osaka
18	4FW	Naoki Kumata	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo

Recent U-19 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yu Kanoshima	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 19)	Ryutsu Keizai University	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
GK	Ryusei Haruna	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 18)	Mito HollyHock	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
GK	Soshi Hadano	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 19)	Doshisha University	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
GK	Ryusei Sato	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
GK	Komei Hirota	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 18)	Ryutsu Keizai University	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
GK	Anton Burns	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 19)	Machida Zelvia	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022

DF	Kota Kudo	(2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 19)	Urawa Red Diamonds	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
DF	Rikuto Kuwahara	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 17)	Gamba Osaka	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
DF	Haruki Yoshida	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 19)	Nagoya Grampus	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022
DF	Renta Higashi	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022
DF	Takumi Tsuchiya	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022 ^INJ
DF	Jay Haddow	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 18)	Blackburn Rovers	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
DF	Niko Takahashi	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 17)	Barcelona Juvenil B	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
DF	Taisei Ishii	(2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 18)	Shonan Bellmare	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
DF	Shuhei Mizoguchi	(2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 18)	Kashima Antlers	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
DF	Shota Nishino	(2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 19)	Consadole Sapporo	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
DF	Shoya Nose	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 19)	Hannan University	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
DF	Ryosuke Irie	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 18)	Teikyo High School	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
DF	Kiriya Sakamoto	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 19)	Montedio Yamagata	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022
DF	Haruki Toyama	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 19)	Azul Claro Numazu	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022
DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 18)	VfB Stuttgart II	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022

MF	Jiro Nakamura	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 19)	Gamba Osaka	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
MF	Taishin Yamazaki	(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 18)	University of Tsukuba	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
MF	Yoshiki Narahara	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
MF	Kensuke Fujiwara	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 18)	Júbilo Iwata	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022
MF	Nelson Ishiwatari	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 17)	Cerezo Osaka	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022
MF	Zento Uno	(2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 18)	Machida Zelvia	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
MF	Tsubasa Kasayanagi	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 19)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
MF	Yosuke Furukawa	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 19)	Júbilo Iwata	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
MF	Taisei Abe	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 18)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
MF	Yuta Arai	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
MF	Masato Nuki	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Omiya Ardija	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
MF	Ryo Nishitani	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
MF	Shuma Kido	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 19)	Osaka University HSS	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022
MF	Kaito Fujii	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 19)	Ryutsu Keizai University	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022
MF	Mahiro Ano	(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 19)	Fukui United	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022

FW	Kanta Chiba	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 19)	FC Imabari	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022
FW	Yamato Naito	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 18)	Ventforet Kofu	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022 ^INJ
FW	Ayumu Yokoyama	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 19)	Matsumoto Yamaga	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF, September 2022 ^INJ
FW	Yugo Masukake	(2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022
FW	Kotaro Uchino	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 18)	Yokohama F. Marinos	Training Camp, 15–17 August 2022 ^INJ
FW	Rio Nitta	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 19)	SKN St. Polten	Maurice Revello Tournament, May 2022
FW	Akito Suzuki	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 19)	Shonan Bellmare	Training Camp, 24–27 April 2022
FW	Hidetaka Maie	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp, 27–30 March 2022
FW	Shio Fukuda	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 18)	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022
FW	Shunei Kobayashi	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 18)	Kumamoto Ozu High School	Training Camp, 27 Feb-2 Mar 2022

Current U-18 squad

The following players were called up for an overseas tour in Spain, held from 3 to 13 November 2022, in Marbella.[6] [7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ryusei Haruna	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 18)	Mito HollyHock
12	1GK	Sosuke Tamura	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 18)	Vissel Kobe

2	2DF	Shuntaro Yaguchi	(2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 18)	JEF United Chiba
3	2DF	Renta Higashi	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo
4	2DF	Shawn Van Eerden	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 18)	Yokohama FC
5	2DF	Niko Takahashi	(2005-08-16) 16 August 2005 (age 17)	FC Barcelona Juvenil
13	2DF	Shogo Terasaka	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 18)	Vissel Kobe
19	2DF	Atsushi Inagaki	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 17)	Urawa Red Diamonds
22	2DF	Rion Ichihara	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 17)	Omiya Ardija

6	3MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 18)	Kashima Antlers
8	3MF	Kosuke Matsumura	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 18)	Yokohama F. Marinos
10	3MF	Nelson Ishiwatari	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 17)	Cerezo Osaka
14	3MF	Hayase Takashio	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 18)	Yokohama FC
16	3MF	Hikaru Takahashi	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija
17	3MF	Josei Sato	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 18)	Oita Trinita
20	3MF	Shunya Sakai	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu
21	3MF	Denis Jun Parkinson	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 17)	FC Famalicão

7	4FW	Harumi Minamino	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 18)	Gamba Osaka
9	4FW	Kotaro Uchino	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 18)	Yokohama F. Marinos
11	4FW	Shinnosuke Kinoshita	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka
18	4FW	Niina Tominaga	(2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 18)	Vissel Kobe

Recent U-18 call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hayato Kuribayashi	(2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
GK	Keisuke Nakamura	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 17)	Shizuoka Gakuen High School	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
GK	Anton Burns	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 19)	Machida Zelvia	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
GK	Atsushi Kawasaki	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 19)	Hosei University	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
GK	Ryoya Kimura	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 19)	Nihon University	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021

DF	Kanta Doi	(2004-11-10) 10 November 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Spain Tour, 3-15 Nov 2022 ^INJ
DF	Seita Ishikawa	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 17)	Shimizu S-Pulse	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
DF	Haruki Ozawa	(2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
DF	Kota Takai	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 18)	Kawasaki Frontale	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
DF	Shunta Tsuzuki	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 18)	Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa High School	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
DF	Shota Nishino	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 18)	Consadole Sapporo	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
DF	Ei Gyotoku	(2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 17)	Shizuoka Gakuen High School	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
DF	Rikuto Kuwahara	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 17)	Gamba Osaka	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
DF	Kota Kudo	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 19)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Shuta Kikuchi	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 19)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Hayato Tanaka	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Shinya Nakano	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 19)	Sagan Tosu	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Masato Nuki	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Omiya Ardija	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Hayate Matsuda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Mito HollyHock	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
DF	Haruto Homma	(2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 19)	Toin University of Yokohama	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
DF	Yusei Ozaki	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 19)	Vissel Kobe	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
DF	Shin Ishizuka	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Rikkyo University	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021

MF	Toya Myogan	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 18)	Riseisha High School	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
MF	Kotaro Nemoto	(2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 18)	Toin University of Yokohama	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
MF	Reiya Sakata	(2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 18)	Higashiyama High School	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
MF	Ryo Tokunaga	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 18)	Maebashi Ikuei High School	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
MF	Yuta Arai	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022 ^INJ
MF	Yoshiki Narahara	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
MF	Tsurugi Teraura	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 18)	Shizuoka Gakuen High School	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
MF	Koki Toyoda	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 19)	Nagoya Grampus	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Haruki Yoshida	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 19)	Nagoya Grampus	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Jiro Nakamura	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 19)	Gamba Osaka	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19)	Nagoya Grampus	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Kensuke Fujiwara	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 18)	Júbilo Iwata	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Taishin Yamazaki	(2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 18)	University of Tsukuba	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Taisei Abe	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 18)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Taichi Fukui	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 18)	Sagan Tosu	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
MF	Takatora Einaga	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19)	Kawasaki Frontale	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
MF	Rin Yamazaki	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 19)	Omiya Ardija	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
MF	Tsubasa Kasayanagi	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 19)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
MF	Sota Fujimori	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 19)	Aomori Yamada High School	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
MF	Riku Yamane	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 19)	Yokohama F. Marinos	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021
MF	Zento Uno	(2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 18)	Machida Zelvia	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021

FW	Kishin Gokita	(2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 18)	Kawasaki Frontale	2022 SBS Cup, 25-28 Aug 2022
FW	Yamato Naito	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 18)	Ventforet Kofu	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
FW	Naoki Kumata	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Training Camp, 18-22 Jun 2022
FW	Sota Kitano	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
FW	Kanta Chiba	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 19)	FC Imabari	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
FW	Hidetaka Maie	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
FW	Isa Sakamoto	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 19)	Gamba Osaka	Training Camp, 13-19 Dec 2021
FW	Shio Fukuda	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 18)	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Training Camp, 12-18 Nov 2021

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Records

As of 16 September 2022

Most capped player

#	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Koki Ogawa	35	23	2015–2017
2	Yuta Nakayama	30	0	2015–2017
3	Takehiro Tomiyasu	28	1	2016–2017
4	Ryosuke Yamanaka	25	0	2011–2012
5	Ritsu Doan	24	8	2016–2017
6	Koji Miyoshi	23	5	2013–2017
7	Yuya Kubo	18	15	2010–2012
8	Naohiro Takahara	16	16	1998–1999
9	Koki Saito	15	4	2018–2020
9	Takefusa Kubo	15	3	2016–2018

Top goalscorers

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Koki Ogawa	23	35	0.66	2015–2017
2	Naohiro Takahara	16	16	1	1998–1999
3	Yuya Kubo	15	18	0.83	2010–2012
4	Kanta Chiba	11	4	2.75	2021–
5	Ritsu Doan	8	24	0.33	2016–2017
6	Isa Sakamoto	7	10	0.7	2021–
7	Hidetoshi Nakata	6	12	0.5	1994–1995
	Taisei Miyashiro	6	11	0.55	2018–2020
	Kensuke Nagai	6	11	0.55	2007–2011
10	Takashi Usami	5	13	0.38	2010
	Ryoichi Maeda	5	12	0.42	2000–2001
	Koji Yamase	5	10	0.5	2000–2001

Honours

Intercontinental

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

AFC U-19 Championship

Winners (1): 2016

Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	6	6
1997	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	12	9
1999	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	11	9
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4
2003	Quarterfinals	5	3	0	2	6	10
2005	Round of 16	4	0	2	2	3	5
2007	Round of 16	4	2	2	0	6	3
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	6
2019	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	4	2
2023	To be determined
Total	10/22	43	15	12	16	57	56

*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.

FIFA U-20 World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1979	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Algeria	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Mexico	Draw
1995	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Chile	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Burundi	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Brazil	Loss
1997	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Spain	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 6–2 Costa Rica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–3 Paraguay	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 1–0 Australia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Ghana	Loss
1999	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Cameroon	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 England	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 1–1 Portugal	Draw
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–0 Mexico	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2–1 Uruguay	Win
	Final	Japan 0–4 Spain	Loss
2001	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Australia	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Angola	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Czech Republic	Win
2003	Group stage	Japan 1–0 England	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–4 Colombia	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Egypt	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 2–1 South Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–5 Brazil	Loss
2005	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Netherlands	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Benin	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Australia	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 Morocco	Loss
2007	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Scotland	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Costa Rica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Nigeria	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 2–2 Czech Republic	Draw
2017	Group stage	Japan 2–1 South Africa	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Uruguay	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Italy	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 Venezuela	Loss
2019	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Ecuador	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Mexico	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Italy	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–1 South Korea	Loss

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Third place	4	2	0	2	12	11
1960	Third place	4	2	1	1	10	11
1961	Group stage	4	0	1	3	4	8
1962	Group stage	4	1	0	3	4	9
1963	Group stage	5	1	1	3	8	13
1964	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
1965	Group stage	4	2	0	2	8	4
1966	Group stage	4	0	0	4	2	13
1967	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
1968	First round	3	0	1	2	0	6
1969	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	5	11
1970	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	5	13
1971	Fourth place	6	4	1	1	13	2
1972	Quarterfinals	5	2	2	1	12	5
1973	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	5	6
1974	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	9	4
1975	Group stage	4	2	0	2	10	5
1976	Tie-breaker play-off	4	1	2	1	2	4
1977	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	8	6
1978	Group stage	4	1	2	1	8	6
1980	Final tournament	4	2	0	2	4	5
1982	Didn't qualified
1985
1986
1988	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	7
1990	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	4
1992	Third place	5	3	0	2	8	4
1994	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	9	4
1996	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	12	6
1998	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	18	10
2000	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	8
2002	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	4
2004	Third place	6	3	0	3	10	3
2006	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	12	6
2008	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	10	6
2010	Quarterfinals	4	3	0	1	11	4
2012	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	2	4
2014	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	7	5
2016	Champions	6	4	2	0	13	0
2018	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	15	5
2023	Qualified
Total	38/41	163	66	29	68	293	232

References

"サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, and in fact "Samurai Blue" is not often used by the under generation.
"U-20 Japan National Team short-listed Squad – Training Camp (3/22-24＠Chiba)". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
"U-20 Japan National Team short-listed Squad - Training Camp (8/30-9/5)）". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
"U-19日本代表スペイン遠征メンバー（11.13-23＠スペイン／サン・ペドロ・デル・ピナタル）". jfa.jp/eng/ (in Japanese). JFA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
"U-19 Japan National Team squad - Spain Tour (11/13-23＠San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
"U-18 Japan National Team squad - Spain Tour (11/3-13＠Marbella, Spain)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
"U-18日本代表スペイン遠征（11.3-13＠スペイン／マルベージャ）メンバー". jfa.jp/ (in Japanese). JFA. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

Japan national under-20 football team – official website at JFA.jp (in English)
Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)

Football in Japan

Japan Football Association (JFA)

National teams
(2022)

Men	Senior U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	Senior U-23 U-20 U-17

League competitions
(2022)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Nadeshiko League Division 2 Regional Leagues

Cup competitions
(2022)

Men	Japanese Super Cup Emperor's Cup J.League Cup All Japan Senior Football Championship All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup

Others

Men	Reserve and youth football Defunct leagues Defunct cups
Women	Reserve and youth football Defunct leagues Defunct cups

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Captain Tsubasa Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven Blue Lock Aoashi

Trophies and awards
Records
Competitions
Venues
History

v t e National sports teams of Japan
Women	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Beach handball Cricket Field hockey Floorball Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Goalball Gymnastics Handball W-J Ice hockey F U-18 Rugby union 7s Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-18 U-20 U-23 Water polo
Men	A1GP American football Australian rules football Bandy Baseball U-18 Basketball U-17 U-19 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Boxing Cricket U-19 Field hockey Floorball U-19 Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Esports Futsal (U-20) Beach soccer Cerebral palsy Goalball Gymnastics Handball MJ MY Ice hockey Junior U-18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller hockey Rugby league Rugby union 7s U-20 Wheelchair Softball U-19 Squash Tennis Volleyball U-21 U-19 Water polo
Mixed	Badminton Boxing Tennis
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

AFC U-20 Asian Cup winners

1959: South Korea
1960: South Korea
1961: Indonesia & Burma
1962: Thailand
1963: South Korea & Burma
1964: Burma & Israel
1965: Israel
1966: Israel & Burma
1967: Israel
1968: Burma
1969: Burma & Thailand
1970: Burma
1971: Israel
1972: Israel
1973: Iran
1974: India & Iran
1975: Iraq & Iran
1976: North Korea & Iran
1977: Iraq
1978: Iraq & South Korea
1980: South Korea
1982: South Korea
1985: China
1986: Saudi Arabia
1988: Iraq
1990: South Korea
1992: Saudi Arabia
1994: Syria
1996: South Korea
1998: South Korea
2000: Iraq
2002: South Korea
2004: South Korea
2006: North Korea
2008: United Arab Emirates
2010: North Korea
2012: South Korea
2014: Qatar
2016: Japan
2018: Saudi Arabia

v t e National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands¹ South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Not a member of FIFA

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References

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