Japan national under-20 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	Koichi Togashi
Most caps	Koki Ogawa (36)
Top scorer	Koki Ogawa (23)
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
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

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

U-20

3 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Japan	2–1	China	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00	Kumata 66', 70'	Report	Tanaka 6' (o.g.)	Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

6 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Kyrgyzstan	0–3	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00			Sano 73' (pen.) Kumata 75' Sakamoto 85'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 287 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

9 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UST +05:00	Jawshan 74'	Report	Matsuki 15', 78'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

12 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF	Japan	2–0	Jordan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UST +05:00	Sakamoto 54' Kumata 70'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 163 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

15 March AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF	Iraq	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UST +05:00	Jasim 12' Jameel 103'	Report	Einaga 83' Kumata 118'	Stadium: JAR Stadium
	Penalties
	Ali Mahdi Jasim Raad Qasim		Kumata Sano Takahashi Kitano

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

7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS	Japan	2–1	U-20 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	U-22 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	U-21 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[lower-alpha 1]	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

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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

Not considered an official international match by FIFA

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

Coaching staff

Current U-20 coaching staff

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

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

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

Current U-20 squad

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	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003	Nihon University
12	1GK	Yu Kanoshima	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003	Ryutsu Keizai University
21	1GK	Ryusei Haruna	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004	Mito HollyHock

2	2DF	Hayate Matsuda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	Hannover 96 II
3	2DF	Hayato Tanaka	(2003-11-01) 1 November 2003	Kashiwa Reysol
4	2DF	Shuta Kikuchi	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003	Shimizu S-Pulse
13	2DF	Anrie Chase	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004	VfB Stuttgart II
15	2DF	Yusei Yashiki	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003	Oita Trinita
16	2DF	Niko Takahashi	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005	Barcelona Juvenil B
19	2DF	Kota Takai	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004	Kawasaki Frontale

5	3MF	Riku Yamane	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	Yokohama F. Marinos
6	3MF	Taichi Fukui	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004	Bayern Munich II
7	3MF	Kuryu Matsuki	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003	FC Tokyo
8	3MF	Kodai Sano	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003	NEC Nijmegen
10	3MF	Sota Kitano	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004	Cerezo Osaka
14	3MF	Takatora Einaga	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003	Mito HollyHock
17	3MF	Kosuke Matsumura	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004	Hosei University
20	3MF	Taisei Abe	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004	V-Varen Nagasaki

9	4FW	Shio Fukuda	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach II
11	4FW	Isa Sakamoto	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003	Fagiano Okayama
18	4FW	Naoki Kumata	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004	FC Tokyo

Recent U-20 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	Anton Burns	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003	Machida Zelvia	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
GK	Manafu Wakabayashi	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004	Omiya Ardija	Training camp, 3-4 Apr '23

DF	Kosei Suwama	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003	University of Tsukuba	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
DF	Shunsuke Nishikubo ^INJ	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003	JEF United Chiba	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
DF	Kota Kudo	(2003-08-13) 13 August 2003	Fujieda MYFC	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
DF	Shinya Nakano ^INJ	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	Gamba Osaka	AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Mar '23
DF	Kazuma Okamoto	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003	Thespakusatsu Gunma	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
DF	Shawn Van Eerden	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	Yokohama FC	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23

MF	Tsubasa Kasayanagi	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003	V-Varen Nagasaki	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
MF	Ryo Nishitani	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004	Tokyo Verdy	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
MF	Ota Yamamoto	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004	Kashiwa Reysol	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
MF	Hikaru Takahashi	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004	Toyo University	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
MF	Kenshin Yasuda	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005	Oita Trinita	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
MF	Issei Kumatoriya	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003	Meiji University	Training camp, 3-4 Apr '23
MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	Tokyo Verdy	AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Mar '23

FW	Kanta Chiba	(2003-06-17) 17 June 2003	FC Imabari	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
FW	Kota Kawano	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003	Renofa Yamaguchi	Training camp, 17-18 Apr '23
FW	Ayumu Yokoyama	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003	Sagan Tosu	AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Mar '23
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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

Current U-19 squad

The following players were included in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament, held in June 2023. Injured, Yoshiki Narahara and Tsubasa Shimizu were replaced by Kuwahara and Akiyama.[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Masataka Kobayashi	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005	FC Tokyo
12	1GK	Tomoyasu Hamasaki	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005	Kawasaki Frontale
23	1GK	Rintaro Emmanuel Diouf	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004	Ryutsu Keizai University

2	2DF	Yuma Hatano	(2005-05-12) 12 May 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos
3	2DF	Kairu Ozaki	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005	Osaka Toin HS
4	2DF	Rion Ichihara	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005	Omiya Ardija
5	2DF	Shunta Ikeda	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos
17	2DF	Justin Honma	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005	Vissel Kobe
18	2DF	Kazunari Kita	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005	Kyoto Sanga
19	2DF	Rikuto Kuwahara	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005	Gamba Osaka
20	2DF	Kotaro Nagata	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005	Yokohama FC

6	3MF	Ryo Tokunaga	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004	University of Tsukuba
7	3MF	Jumpei Hayakawa	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005	Urawa Red Diamonds
8	3MF	Hiroto Kanda	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005	Shoshi HS
14	3MF	Haruto Suzuki	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005	Nagoya Grampus
15	3MF	Yuto Anzai	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005	Shoshi HS
16	3MF	Sotaro Hayashi	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005	Sagan Tosu
21	3MF	Toranosuke Akiyama	(2005-07-02) 2 July 2005	Shonan Bellmare

9	4FW	Kotaro Uchino	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004	University of Tsukuba
10	4FW	Kento Shiogai	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005	Keio University
11	4FW	Naoya Koike	(2005-02-12) 12 February 2005	Hosei University
13	4FW	Toki Yukutomo	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005	Ehime FC
22	4FW	Hisatsugu Ishii	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005	Shonan Bellmare

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	Ryoya Kimura	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003	Nihon University	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
GK	Manafu Wakabayashi	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004	Omiya Ardija	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22

DF	Yoshiki Narahara ^INJ	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004	Sagan Tosu	Maurice Revello Tournament, Jun '23
DF	Kosei Suwama	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003	University of Tsukuba	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Shunsuke Nishikubo	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003	JEF United Chiba	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Shuta Kikuchi	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003	Shimizu S-Pulse	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Shinya Nakano	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	Gamba Osaka	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Hayate Matsuda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	Hannover 96 II	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Hayato Tanaka	(2003-11-01) 1 November 2003	Kashiwa Reysol	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
DF	Kota Takai	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004	Kawasaki Frontale	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22

MF	Tsubasa Shimizu ^INJ	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005	Cerezo Osaka	Maurice Revello Tournament, Jun '23
MF	Issei Kumatoriya	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003	Meiji University	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Takatora Einaga	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003	Mito HollyHock	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Kuryu Matsuki	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003	FC Tokyo	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Riku Yamane	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	Yokohama F. Marinos	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Kodai Sano	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003	NEC Nijmegen	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Hidemasa Koda	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	Tokyo Verdy	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Yusei Yashiki	(2003-10-18) 18 October 2003	Oita Trinita	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Takuhiro Nakai	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003	Rayo Majadahonda	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Taichi Fukui	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004	Bayern Munich II	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Sota Kitano	(2004-08-13) 13 August 2004	Cerezo Osaka	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
MF	Kenshin Yasuda	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005	Oita Trinita	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22

FW	Naoki Kumata	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004	FC Tokyo	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
FW	Isa Sakamoto	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003	Fagiano Okayama	Spain Tour, 13–23 Nov '22
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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

Current U-18 squad

The following players were called up for the SBS Cup, held from 17 to 20 August 2023.[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Keisuke Nakamura	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005	Shizuoka Gakuen HS
12	1GK	Masataka Kobayashi	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005	FC Tokyo

2	2DF	Rikuto Kuwahara	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005	Meiji University
3	2DF	Kairu Ozaki	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005	Osaka Tōin HS
4	2DF	Kazunari Kita	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005	Kyoto Sanga
5	2DF	Shunta Ikeda	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos
15	2DF	Kanata Nakamitsu	(2005-11-04) 4 November 2005	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
16	2DF	Rei Umeki	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005	Teikyo HS

6	3MF	Hiroto Kanda	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005	Shoshi HS
7	3MF	Yuto Anzai	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005	Shoshi HS
8	3MF	Jo Ogawa	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005	Kawasaki Frontale
10	3MF	Yuto Ozeki	(2005-02-06) 6 February 2005	Kawasaki Frontale
11	3MF	Haruto Suzuki	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005	Nagoya Grampus
13	3MF	Hagumu Nakagawa	(2005-06-07) 7 June 2005	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17	3MF	Yusei Matsuda	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005	Toko Gakuen HS

9	4FW	Soma Kanda	(2005-12-29) 29 December 2005	Shizuoka Gakuen HS
14	4FW	Kento Shiogai	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005	Keio University

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	Tomoyasu Hamasaki	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005	Kawasaki Frontale	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
GK	Ryusei Haruna	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004	Mito HollyHock	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
GK	Rintaro Emmanuel Diouf	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004	Ryutsu Keizai University	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
GK	Sosuke Tamura	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004	Vissel Kobe	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22

DF	Ryo Sakurai	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005	Hosei University	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Atsushi Inagaki	(2005-03-03) 3 March 2005	Meiji University	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Yuma Hatano	(2005-05-12) 12 May 2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Rion Ichihara	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005	Omiya Ardija	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Kosei Mizuki	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005	Yokohama FC	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Justin Honma	(2005-08-26) 26 August 2005	Vissel Kobe	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
DF	Shawn Van Eerden	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	Yokohama FC	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
DF	Shogo Terasaka	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004	FC Ryukyu	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
DF	Yuta Ueda	(2004-07-06) 6 July 2004	Kyoto Sanga	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
DF	Kota Takai	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004	Kawasaki Frontale	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
DF	Yuto Matsunagane	(2004-09-14) 14 September 2004	Kawasaki Frontale	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
DF	Ryosuke Irie	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004	Juntendo University	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, 22-25 Dec '22
DF	Renta Higashi	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004	SC Sagamihara	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
DF	Shuntaro Yaguchi	(2004-09-14) 14 September 2004	JEF United Chiba	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
DF	Niko Takahashi	(2005-08-16) 16 August 2005	FC Barcelona Juvenil	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
DF	Kanta Doi ^INJ	(2004-11-10) 10 November 2004	FC Tokyo	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22

MF	Sora Hiraga	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005	Kyoto Sanga	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Torataro Okazaki	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005	Kawasaki Frontale	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Nelson Ishiwatari	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005	Cerezo Osaka	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Kota Yui	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005	Kawasaki Frontale	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Kotaro Nagata	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005	Yokohama FC	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Sotaro Hayashi	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005	Vissel Kobe	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Jumpei Hayakawa	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005	Urawa Red Diamonds	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Tsubasa Shimizu	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005	Cerezo Osaka	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
MF	Kosuke Matsumura	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004	Hosei University	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Harumi Minamino	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Taisei Abe	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004	V-Varen Nagasaki	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Hikaru Takahashi	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004	Toyo University	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Farzan Sana Mohammad	(2004-06-30) 30 June 2004	Kashiwa Reysol	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Josei Sato	(2004-10-28) 28 October 2004	Oita Trinita	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Keisuke Goto	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005	Júbilo Iwata	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Sota Koshimichi ^INJ	(2004-04-03) 3 April 2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Kenshin Yasuda ^INJ	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005	Oita Trinita	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
MF	Shunya Sakai	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	Sagan Tosu	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
MF	Denis Jun Parkinson	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005	FC Famalicão	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
MF	Yoshihiro Shimoda	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004	Iwaki FC	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
MF	Hayase Takashio	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004	Yokohama FC	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22

FW	Riku Gunji ^INJ	(2005-08-03) 3 August 2005	Ichiritsu Funabashi HS	SBS Cup, Aug '23
FW	Ryoga Kida	(2005-07-15) 15 July 2005	Nagoya Grampus	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
FW	Yumeki Yokoyama	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005	Teikyo HS	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
FW	Hiyu Ajiro	(2005-12-25) 25 December 2005	Shoshi HS	Training camp, 27 Feb-3 Mar '23
FW	Ota Yamamoto	(2004-06-04) 4 June 2004	Kashiwa Reysol	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
FW	Yamato Naito	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004	Ventforet Kofu	Ibaraki Next Gen Cup, Dec '22
FW	Shinnosuke Kinoshita	(2004-05-09) 9 May 2004	Cerezo Osaka	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
FW	Kotaro Uchino	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004	University of Tsukuba	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
FW	Niina Tominaga	(2004-07-18) 18 July 2004	Vissel Kobe	Spain Tour, 3-13 Nov '22
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Records

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

#	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

#	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

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	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4
Total	11/23	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

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

"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 - The 49th Maurice Revello Tournament (6/5-18＠France)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
"U-18 Japan National Team squad & schedule - 2023 SBS CUP International Youth Soccer (8/12-20＠Shizuoka)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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)

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[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 - The 49th Maurice Revello Tournament (6/5-18＠France)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[8] "U-18 Japan National Team squad & schedule - 2023 SBS CUP International Youth Soccer (8/12-20＠Shizuoka)". jfa.jp/eng/. JFA. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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 U-20 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 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer eFootball 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 Baseball5 Boxing Tennis
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

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 Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
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

Japan national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

U-20

U-19

U-18

Coaching staff

Current U-20 coaching staff

Current U-19 coaching staff

Current U-18 coaching staff

Players

Current U-20 squad

Recent U-20 call-ups

Current U-19 squad

Recent U-19 call-ups

Current U-18 squad

Recent U-18 call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped player

Top goalscorers

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

See also

References

External links