Japan national under-20 football team

Japan Under-20
Nickname(s)	サムライ・ブルー ; (Samurai Blue)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Koichi Togashi
Most caps	Koki Ogawa (36)
Top scorer	Koki Ogawa (23)
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Japan 4–0 Singapore ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 19 April 1959)
Biggest win
	Japan 26–0 Guam ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 31 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Malaysia 6–0 Japan ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 22 April 1959)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	38 (first in 1959)
Best result	Champions (2016)

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.

Results and fixtures[edit]

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024[edit]

U-19[edit]

21 March Friendly	Jordan	1–3	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal 58'	Report	Goto 2' Shiogai 52' Hiraga 66'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

23 March Friendly	Syria	2–2	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report	Hiraga 46' Sato 63'	Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

25 March Friendly	Jordan	2–0	Japan	Kherbet Al-Souk
23:00 UTC+3	Goal ?', ?'	Report		Stadium: Kherbet-Al Souk Stadium

4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Italy	v	Japan	Vitrolles, France
15:00 UTC+2

8 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	v	Egypt	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Ukraine	v	Japan	Aubagne, France
14:30 UTC+2

12 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	v	Panama	Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 UTC+2

14 or 16 June Maurice Revello Tournament RM/F	Japan	v	TBD	Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 UTC+2

Fixtures & Results (U-19 2024), JFA.jp

2023[edit]

U-20[edit]

21 May FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Senegal	0–1	Japan	La Plata, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Matsuki 15'	Stadium: Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 8,625 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

24 May FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Japan	1–2	Colombia	La Plata, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3	Yamane 30'	Report	Asprilla 53' Ángel 59'	Stadium: Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 3,768 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

27 May FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Japan	1–2	Israel	Mendoza, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3	Sakamoto 45+1'	Report	Navi 76' Senior 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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

U-19[edit]

7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	2–1	Morocco	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2	Uchino 72' Ishii 81'	Report	Raihani 64'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 350 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	0–2	Panama	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2			Orelien 75' Perdomo 90+7'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Attendance: 300 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

13 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	1–2	Ivory Coast	Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2	Yukutomo 30'		N'Dri 11' Konaté 57'	Stadium: Stade Parsemain Referee: Moatasem Al-Mazyed (Qatar)

15 June Maurice Revello Tournament 9th-10th place^[a]	Japan	3–3 (6–7 p)	U-21 Mediterranean Team	Miramas, France
18:00 UTC+2	Ishii 2', 44' Yukutomo 65'		Djahafi 55' Dahmani 64' Barry 90+6'	Stadium: Stade des Molières Referee: Moatasem Al-Mazyed (Qatar)
	Penalties
	Uchino Yukutomo Hatano Kuwahara Ikeda Hayakawa Kita		Khetir Djahafi Trinker Dahmani Mendy Okyere Lasne

Fixtures & Results (U-19 2023), JFA.jp

U-18[edit]

17 August SBS Cup	Japan	0–1	South Korea	Shizuoka, Japan
17:30 JST +09:00		Report	Kang Min-seong 45'	Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium

18 August SBS Cup^[a]	Japan	2–0	Shizuoka Prefecture	Shizuoka, Japan
18:30 JST +09:00	Suzuki 26' Nakagawa 44'	Report		Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium

20 August SBS Cup^[a]	Japan	2–2 (3–5 p)	U-20 Kanto University Selection	Shizuoka, Japan
15:00 JST +09:00	Kuwahara 42' Shiogai 71'	Report	Matsunaga 18' Takahashi 20'	Stadium: Ecopa Stadium

15 November Friendly	Japan	0–1	Mexico	Marbella, Spain
13:00 UTC+2		Report	Biscayzacú 90+3'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

18 November Friendly	Japan	2–3	England	Marbella, Spain
14:00 UTC+2	Shiogai 48', 50'	Report	Wright 14' (pen.) Lankshear 37' Donley 90'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

21 November Friendly	Romania	0–2	Japan	Marbella, Spain
11:00 UTC+2		Report	Ozeki 16' Funabashi 22'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

21 December Ibaraki Next Gen Cup	U-20 Kanto University Selection	1–1	Japan	Mito
11:00 UTC+9	Ishimoto 86'	Report	Shiogai 11'	Stadium: Twin Field

23 December Ibaraki Next Gen Cup	U-22 All Ibaraki	0–0	Japan	Mito
14:00 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

24 December Ibaraki Next Gen Cup	Japan	4–0	Uzbekistan	Mito
11:00 UTC+9	Shiogai 2' Nakagawa 10' Yasuda 41' Sato 84'	Report		Stadium: K's denki Stadium Mito

^ ^a ^b ^c Not considered an official international match by FIFA

Fixtures & Results (U-18 2023), JFA.jp

Coaching staff[edit]

Current U-20 coaching staff[edit]

As of 21 July 2023.^[2]

Role	Name	Note
Head coach	Koichi Togashi	JFA National Coaching Staff
Assistant coach	Yuzo Funakoshi	JFA National Coaching Staff JFA Academy Fukushima Staff
Goalkeeping coach	Toshiyasu Takahara	JFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach	Atsushi Kanno	JFA Physical Fitness Project
Technical staff	Takahiro Sato	JFA Technical House
Technical staff	Masaki Nakashita	JFA Technical House

Current U-19 coaching staff[edit]

As of 21 July 2023.^[3]

Role	Name	Note
Head coach	Kazunori Jo	JFA Coach
Assistant coach	Daisuke Sugawara	JFA National Coaching Staff
Goalkeeping coach	Daishi Ide	JFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach	Tomoo Tsukoshi	JFA Physical Fitness Project

Current U-18 coaching staff[edit]

As of 21 July 2023.^[4]

Role	Name	Note
Head coach	Kazunori Jo	JFA Coach
Assistant coach	Daisuke Sugawara	JFA National Coaching Staff
Goalkeeping coach	Toshiyasu Takahara	JFA National Coaching Staff
Physical coach	Tomoo Tsukoshi	JFA Physical Fitness Project
Technical staff	Hideaki Watanabe	JFA Technical House

Players[edit]

Current U-20 squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, held from May to June 2023 in Argentina.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ryoya Kimura (木村凌也)	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20)	Nihon University
12	1GK	Yu Kanoshima (彼島優)	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)	Ryutsu Keizai University
21	1GK	Ryusei Haruna (春名竜聖)	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 19)	Mito HollyHock

2	2DF	Hayate Matsuda (松田隼風)	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20)	Hannover 96 II
3	2DF	Hayato Tanaka (田中隼人)	(2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 20)	Kashiwa Reysol
4	2DF	Shuta Kikuchi (菊地脩太)	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 20)	Shimizu S-Pulse
13	2DF	Anrie Chase (チェイス・アンリ)	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)	VfB Stuttgart II
15	2DF	Yusei Yashiki (屋敷優成)	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20)	Oita Trinita
16	2DF	Niko Takahashi (髙橋仁胡)	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 18)	Barcelona Juvenil B
19	2DF	Kota Takai (高井幸大)	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 19)	Kawasaki Frontale

5	3MF	Riku Yamane (山根陸)	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)	Yokohama F. Marinos
6	3MF	Taichi Fukui (福井太智)	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)	Bayern Munich II
7	3MF	Kuryu Matsuki (松木玖生)	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20)	FC Tokyo
8	3MF	Kodai Sano (佐野航大)	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20)	NEC Nijmegen
10	3MF	Sota Kitano (北野颯太)	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 19)	Cerezo Osaka
14	3MF	Takatora Einaga (永長鷹虎)	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	Thespakusatsu Gunma
17	3MF	Kosuke Matsumura (松村晃助)	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 19)	Hosei University
20	3MF	Taisei Abe (安部大晴)	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 19)	V-Varen Nagasaki

9	4FW	Shio Fukuda (福田師王)	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)	Borussia Mönchengladbach
11	4FW	Isa Sakamoto (坂本一彩)	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 20)	Fagiano Okayama
18	4FW	Naoki Kumata (熊田直紀)	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19)	FC Tokyo

Recent U-20 call-ups[edit]

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	Anton Burns (バーンズ・アントン)	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20)	Machida Zelvia	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
GK	Manafu Wakabayashi (若林学歩)	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)	Omiya Ardija	Training camp, 3-4 April 2023

DF	Atsushi Inagaki (稲垣篤志)	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 19)	Meiji University	FIFA U-20 World Cup, May-June 2023 ^TP
DF	Shunsuke Nishikubo (西久保　駿介)	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 20)	Júbilo Iwata	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023 ^INJ
DF	Kosei Suwama (諏訪間幸成)	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 20)	University of Tsukuba	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
DF	Kota Kudo (工藤孝太)	(2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 20)	Giravanz Kitakyushu	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
DF	Kazuma Okamoto (岡本一真)	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 20)	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
DF	Shawn Van Eerden (ヴァン・イヤーデン・ショーン)	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)	YSCC Yokohama	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023

MF	Nelson Ishiwatari (石渡・ネルソン)	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 18)	Ehime FC	FIFA U-20 World Cup, May-June 2023 ^TP
MF	Tsubasa Kasayanagi (笠柳翼)	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20)	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
MF	Ryo Nishitani (西谷亮)	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	FC Gifu	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
MF	Ota Yamamoto (山本桜大)	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19)	Kashiwa Reysol	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
MF	Hikaru Takahashi (高橋輝)	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 19)	Toyo University	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
MF	Kenshin Yasuda (保田堅心)	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	Oita Trinita	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
MF	Issei Kumatoriya (熊取谷一星)	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)	Meiji University	Training camp, 3-4 April 2023

FW	Kanta Chiba (千葉寛汰)	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 20)	FC Imabari	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
FW	Kota Kawano (河野孝汰)	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 20)	Renofa Yamaguchi	Training camp, 17-18 April 2023
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^TRP Training partner ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Current U-19 squad[edit]

The following players were called-up for a Jordan Tour, held from 17 to 27 March 2024. On 17 March 2024, due to an injury, Alexandre Pisano was replaced by Zhang Aolin. On 18 March 2024, Harumichi Shiokawa was sidelined due to poor health and was replaced by Sotaro Hayashi.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Keisuke Nakamura (中村圭佑)	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy
12	1GK	Wataru Goto (後藤亘)	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17)	FC Tokyo
23	1GK	Zhang Aolin (張奥林)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18)	Gamba Osaka

2	2DF	Yuhi Ono (尾野優日)	(2005-11-26) 26 November 2005 (age 18)	Mito HollyHock
3	2DF	Rion Ichihara (市原吏音)	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija
4	2DF	Sotaro Hayashi (林奏太朗)	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University
5	2DF	Rikuto Kuwahara (桒原陸人)	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Meiji University
15	2DF	Kaito Tsuchiya (土屋櫂大)	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17)	Kawasaki Frontale
16	2DF	Rei Umeki (梅木怜)	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18)	FC Imabari
18	2DF	Shota Kohui (木吹翔太)	(2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 17)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
22	2DF	Rinshiro Kojima (小島凛士郎)	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 18)	Kagoshima United

6	3MF	Kosei Ogura (小倉幸成)	(2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 19)	Hosei University
7	3MF	Jumpei Hayakawa (早川隼平)	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18)	Urawa Red Diamonds
8	3MF	Kenshin Yasuda (保田堅心)	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	Oita Trinita
10	3MF	Yuto Ozeki (大関友翔)	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)	Fukushima United
11	3MF	Sora Hiraga (平賀大空)	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)	Kyoto Sanga
13	3MF	Rinto Hanashiro (花城琳斗)	(2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 18)	VfB Stuttgart II
17	3MF	Hagumu Nakagawa (中川育)	(2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 18)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
19	3MF	Rando Hiroi (廣井蘭)	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba
20	3MF	Ryunosuke Sato (佐藤龍之介)	(2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 17)	FC Tokyo

9	4FW	Keisuke Goto (後藤啓介)	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18)	RSCA Futures
14	4FW	Kento Shiogai (塩貝健)	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	Keio University
21	4FW	Rento Takaoka (高岡伶颯)	(2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 17)	Nissho Gakuen High School

Recent U-19 call-ups[edit]

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	Alexandre Pisano (ピサノ・アレクサンドレ・幸冬・堀尾)	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)	Nagoya Grampus	v. Jordan, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
GK	Emmanuel Rintaro Diouf (デューフ・エマニエル・凛太朗)	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 19)	Ryutsu Keizai University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
GK	Tomoyasu Hamasaki (濱﨑知康)	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 19)	Kawasaki Frontale	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
GK	Masataka Kobayashi (小林将天)	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023

DF	Harumichi Shiokawa (塩川桜道)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18)	Ryutsu Keizai University	v. Jordan, 21 March 2024 ^WD
DF	Rikuto Kuwahara (桒原陸人)	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Meiji University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Shunta Ikeda (池田春汰)	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Kairu Ozaki (尾崎凱琉)	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Yuma Hatano (畑野優真)	(2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 18)	Hosei University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Kotaro Nagata (永田滉太朗)	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 18)	Oliveirense	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Rion Ichihara (市原吏音)	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Justin Honma (本間・ジャスティン)	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18)	Vissel Kobe	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Kazunari Kita (喜多壱也)	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 18)	Kyoto Sanga	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
DF	Yoshiki Narahara (楢原慶輝)	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)	Sagan Tosu	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023 ^INJ

MF	Ryo Tokunaga (徳永涼)	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Yuto Anzai (安斎悠人)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18)	Kyoto Sanga	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Haruto Suzuki (鈴木陽人)	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 18)	Nagoya Grampus	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Hiroto Kanda (神田拓人)	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Toranosuke Akiyama (秋山虎之亮)	(2005-07-02) 2 July 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Jumpei Hayakawa (早川隼平)	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18)	Urawa Red Diamonds	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
MF	Tsubasa Shimizu (清水大翔)	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18)	University of Tsukuba	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023 ^INJ

FW	Kotaro Uchino (内野航太郎)	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
FW	Toki Yukutomo (行友翔哉)	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)	Famalicão	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
FW	Naoya Koike (小池直矢)	(2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19)	Hosei University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
FW	Kento Shiogai (塩貝健)	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	Keio University	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
FW	Hisatsugu Ishii (石井久継)	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18)	Shonan Bellmare	Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2023
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^TP Training partner ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Current U-18 squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the Ibaraki Next Generation Cup 2023 matches, held between 21 and 24 December 2023. On 16 December, Kairu Ozaki and Yotaro Nakajima, both injured, were replaced by Rinto Hanashiro and Nobuhiro Konno. On 20 December, Shuto Nagano was replaced by Soshiro Tanida.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tomoyasu Hamasaki (濱﨑知康)	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 19)	Meiji University
12	1GK	Wataru Goto (後藤亘)	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17)	FC Tokyo

2	2DF	Justin Honma (本間・ジャスティン)	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18)	Vissel Kobe
3	2DF	Harumichi Shiokawa (塩川桜道)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18)	Ryutsu Keizai University
4	2DF	Kaito Tsuchiya (尾崎凱琉)	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17)	Kawasaki Frontale
5	2DF	Rei Umeki (梅木怜)	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18)	FC Imabari
13	2DF	Shunta Ikeda (池田春汰)	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba
15	2DF	Miran Ishihara (石原未蘭)	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)	Unattached
18	2DF	Soshiro Tanida (谷田壮志朗)	(2005-07-10) 10 July 2005 (age 18)	JEF United Chiba

6	3MF	Kota Yui (由井航太)	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 18)	Kawasaki Frontale
7	3MF	Hisatsugu Ishii (石井久継)	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18)	Shonan Bellmare
8	3MF	Kenshin Yasuda (保田堅心)	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	Oita Trinita
10	3MF	Haruto Suzuki (鈴木陽人)	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 18)	Nagoya Grampus
14	3MF	Rando Hiroi (廣井蘭)	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	University of Tsukuba
16	3MF	Rinto Hanashiro (花城琳斗)	(2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 18)	VfB Stuttgart II
17	3MF	Hagumu Nakagawa (中川育)	(2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 18)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20	3MF	Ryunosuke Sato (佐藤龍之介)	(2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 17)	FC Tokyo

9	4FW	Kento Shiogai (塩貝健人)	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	Keio University
11	4FW	Riu Koarashi (小嵐理翔)	(2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 18)	Meiji University
19	4FW	Nobuhiro Konno (近野伸大)	(2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 18)	Meiji University

Recent U-18 call-ups[edit]

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	Keisuke Nakamura (中村圭佑)	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
GK	Kei Someya (染谷奎)	(2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 18)	Juntendo University	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
GK	Masataka Kobayashi (小林将天)	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	SBS Cup, August 2023

DF	Kairu Ozaki (尾崎凱琉)	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, December 2023 ^INJ
DF	Rikuto Kuwahara (桒原陸人)	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Meiji University	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Rion Ichihara (市原吏音)	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18)	Omiya Ardija	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Rikuto Iida (飯田陸斗)	(2005-08-19) 19 August 2005 (age 18)	Kyoto Sanga	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Kazunari Kita (喜多壱也)	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 18)	Kyoto Sanga	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Kengo Hayashi (林賢吾)	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 (age 18)	Yokohama FC	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Kanata Nakamitsu (中光叶多)	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 (age 18)	Chuo University	SBS Cup, August 2023

MF	Shuto Nagano (永野修都)	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18)	FC Tokyo	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, December 2023 ^INJ
MF	Yotaro Nakajima (中島洋太朗)	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 17)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, December 2023 ^INJ
MF	Toki Yukutomo (行友翔哉)	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)	Famalicão	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Yuto Ozeki (大関友翔)	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)	Fukushima United	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Sora Hiraga (平賀大空)	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)	Kyoto Sanga	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Nelson Ishiwatari (石渡・ネルソン)	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 18)	Ehime FC	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Kotaro Nagata (永田滉太朗)	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 18)	Oliveirense	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Hiroto Kanda (神田拓人)	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 18)	Waseda University	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Jumpei Hayakawa (早川隼平)	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18)	Urawa Red Diamonds	v. Mexico, 15 November 2023 ^WD
MF	Yuto Anzai (安斎悠人)	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 18)	Kyoto Sanga	SBS Cup, August 2023
MF	Yusei Matsuda (松田悠世)	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18)	Hosei University	SBS Cup, August 2023
MF	Jo Ogawa (尾川丈)	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18)	Chuo University	SBS Cup, August 2023

FW	Kyota Funahashi (舩橋京汰)	(2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 18)	Ehime FC	v. Romania, 21 November 2023
FW	Ryoga Kida (貴田遼河)	(2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 18)	Argentinos Juniors	v. Mexico, 15 November 2023 ^WD
FW	Soma Kanda (神田奏真)	(2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 18)	Kawasaki Frontale	SBS Cup, August 2023
FW	Riku Gunji (郡司璃来)	(2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 18)	Shimizu S-Pulse	SBS Cup, August 2023 ^INJ
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^TRP Training partner ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Previous U-20 squads[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Records[edit]

As of 28 May 2023

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U18, U19, and U20.

Most capped player[edit]

#	Name	Caps	Goals	Pos	Career
1	Koki Ogawa	36	23	FW	2015–2017
2	Yuta Nakayama	30	0	DF	2015–2017
3	Takehiro Tomiyasu	28	1	DF	2016–2017
4	Ryosuke Yamanaka	25	0	DF	2011–2012
5	Ritsu Doan	24	8	MF	2016–2017
6	Koji Miyoshi	23	5	MF	2013–2017
7	Isa Sakamoto	21	12	FW	2021–
8	Sota Kitano	19	6	FW	2022–
9	Yuya Kubo	18	15	FW	2010–2012
10	Naohiro Takahara	16	16	FW	1998–1999

Top goalscorers[edit]

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Koki Ogawa	23	36	0.64	2015–2017
2	Naohiro Takahara	16	16	1	1998–1999
3	Yuya Kubo	15	18	0.83	2010–2012
4	Isa Sakamoto	12	21	0.57	2021–
5	Kanta Chiba	11	4	2.75	2021–2022
6	Ritsu Doan	8	24	0.33	2016–2017
6	Naoki Kumata	8	13	0.62	2022–
8	Sota Kitano	6	19	0.32	2022–
	Hidetoshi Nakata	6	12	0.5	1994–1995
	Taisei Miyashiro	6	11	0.55	2018–2020
	Kensuke Nagai	6	11	0.55	2007–2011

Honours[edit]

Intercontinental[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental[edit]

AFC U-19 Championship

Winners (1): 2016

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

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

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	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4
2025	to be determined
Total	11/24	46	16	12	18	60	60

*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 matches
Year	Round	Result	Opponent
1979	Group stage
		L	0-1	Spain
		D	0-0	Algeria
		D	1-1	Mexico
1995	Group stage
		D	2-2	Chile
		L	1-2	Spain
		W	2-0	Burundi
	Quarterfinals
	Quarterfinals	L	1-2	Brazil
1997	Group stage
		L	1-2	Spain
		L	6-2	Costa Rica
		L	3-3	Paraguay
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	W	1-0	Australia
	Quarterfinals
	Quarterfinals	L	1-2	Ghana
1999	Group stage
		L	1-2	Cameroon
		W	3-1	United States
		W	2-0	England
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	D	1-1	Portugal
	Quarterfinals
	Quarterfinals	W	2-0	Mexico
	Semifinals
	Semifinals	W	2-1	Uruguay
	Finals
	Finals	W	0-4	Spain
2001	Group stage
		L	0-2	Australia
		L	1-2	Angola
		W	3-0	Czech Republic
2003	Group stage
		W	1-0	England
		L	1-4	Colombia
		W	1-0	Egypt
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	W	2-1	South Korea
	Quarterfinals
	Quarterfinals	L	1-5	Brazil
2005	Group stage
		L	1-2	Netherlands
		D	1-1	Benin
		D	1-1	Australia
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	L	0-1	Morocco
2007	Group stage
		W	3-1	Scotland
		W	1-0	Costa Rica
		D	0-0	Nigeria
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	D	2-2	Czech Republic
2017	Group stage
		W	2-1	South Africa
		L	0-2	Uruguay
		D	2-2	Italy
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	L	0-1	Venezuela
2019	Group stage
		D	1-1	Ecuador
		W	3-0	Mexico
		D	0-0	Italy
	Round of 16
	Round of 16	L	0-1	South Korea
2023	Group stage
		W	1-0	Senegal
		L	1-2	Colombia
		L	1-2	Israel

FIFA U-20 World Cup all-time records
Team	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
Spain	4	0	0	4	2	9	−7	000.00
Mexico	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	066.67
Australia	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	033.33
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
England	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Czech Republic	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	050.00
South Korea	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Uruguay	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Italy	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Colombia	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
United States	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Burundi	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Egypt	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Chile	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Benin	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Algeria	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Angola	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Israel	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total	46	16	12	18	60	60	+0	034.78

AFC U-20 Asian Cup[edit]

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 qualify
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	Semifinals	5	4	1	0	11	4
Total	38/41	173	74	30	69	304	236

References[edit]

^ "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 squad - FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "U-19 Japan National Team squad & schedule - The 49th Maurice Revello Tournament (6/5-18＠France)". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "U-18 Japan National Team short-listed squad - Training Camp (2/27-3/3＠JFA YUME Field)". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "U-20 Japan National Team squad - FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "U-19 Japan National Team squad & schedule - Jordan tour (3/17-27)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "U-18 Japan National Team squad & schedule - IBARAKI Next Generation Cup 2023 (12/18-24＠Ibaraki)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

External links[edit]

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

[UN-2] Not considered an official international match by FIFA

[1] "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.

[3] "U-20 Japan National Team squad - FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[4] "U-19 Japan National Team squad & schedule - The 49th Maurice Revello Tournament (6/5-18＠France)". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[5] "U-18 Japan National Team short-listed squad - Training Camp (2/27-3/3＠JFA YUME Field)". www.jfa.jp/eng/. Japan Football Association (JFA). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[6] "U-20 Japan National Team squad - FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[7] "U-19 Japan National Team squad & schedule - Jordan tour (3/17-27)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[8] "U-18 Japan National Team squad & schedule - IBARAKI Next Generation Cup 2023 (12/18-24＠Ibaraki)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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v t e National sports teams of Japan
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v t e National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

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U-20[edit]

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U-18[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Current U-20 coaching staff[edit]

Current U-19 coaching staff[edit]

Current U-18 coaching staff[edit]

Players[edit]

Current U-20 squad[edit]

Recent U-20 call-ups[edit]

Current U-19 squad[edit]

Recent U-19 call-ups[edit]

Current U-18 squad[edit]

Recent U-18 call-ups[edit]

Previous U-20 squads[edit]

Records[edit]

Most capped player[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

Honours[edit]

Intercontinental[edit]

Continental[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

AFC U-20 Asian Cup[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]