Japan national under-17 football team

Japan

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

Hirofumi Yoshitake

FIFA code

JPN

First colours

Second colours

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Appearances

6 (first in 1993)

Best result

Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)

AFC U-16 Championship

Appearances

11 (first in 1988)

Best result

Champions (1994, 2006)

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Competition Rosters

FIFA U-17 World Cup Rosters

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
1995	Round 1	3	1	1	1	2	2
1997	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	9
2003	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	6
2009	Round 1	3	0	0	3	5	9
2011	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	13	5
2013	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	4
2015	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/15	21	7	3	11	36	39

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1993	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Ghana	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Italy	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Mexico	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1 – 2 Nigeria	Loss
1995	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Ghana	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 United States	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Ecuador	Draw
2001	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 United States	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 4 Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 5 France	Loss
2007	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Haiti	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 3 Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 France	Loss
2009	Round 1	Japan 2 – 3 Brazil	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 4 Switzerland	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 2 Mexico	Loss
2011	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Jamaica	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 1 France	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Argentina	Win
	Round 2	Japan 6 – 0 New Zealand	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 3 Brazil	Loss
2013	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Russia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Venezuela	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Tunisia	Win
	Round 2	Japan 1 – 2 Sweden	Loss

AFC U-16 Championship Record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1986	Didn't Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Round 1	4	1	1	2	4	8
1990	Didn't Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Didn't Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Champions	6	4	0	2	13	9
1996	Fourth Place	6	3	2	1	13	7
1998	Round 1	4	2	1	1	8	6
2000	Third Place	6	5	0	1	20	6
2002	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	4
2004	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	3
2006	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	6
2008	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	3
2010	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	11	3
2012	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
Total	11/14	58	34	9	15	129	67

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

AFC U-16 Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1988	Round 1	Japan 0 – 2 China PR	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Iraq	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 North Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 4 Qatar	Loss
1994	Round 1	Japan 2 – 5 United Arab Emirates	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 1 Iraq	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Qatar	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 4 – 3 Oman	Win
	Final	Japan 1 – 0 Qatar	Win
1996	Round 1	Japan 2 – 2 Oman	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Japan 5 – 2 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Uzbekistan	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 0 – 1 Thailand	Loss
	Third Place	Japan 0 – 0 Bahrain	Draw
1998	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 1 Bahrain	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 Oman	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 2 Bangladesh	Draw
2000	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Vietnam	Win
	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Myanmar	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Nepal	Win
	Round 1	Japan 7 – 1 China PR	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2 – 3 Oman	Loss
	Third Place	Japan 4 – 2 Vietnam	Win
2002	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 3 Qatar	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Syria	Win
2004	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 North Korea	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 2 Thailand	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 1 China PR	Win
2006	Round 1	Japan 6 – 0 Nepal	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 1 Singapore	Draw
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 2 South Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1 – 1 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	Japan 2 – 0 Syria	Win
	Final	Japan 4 – 2 North Korea	Win
2008	Round 1	Japan 4 – 0 Malaysia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 6 – 1 United Arab Emirates	Win
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 Yemen	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1 – 2 South Korea	Loss
2010	Round 1	Japan 6 – 0 Vietnam	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 0 Timor-Leste	Win
	Round 1	Japan 0 – 0 Australia	Draw
	Quarterfinals	Japan 3 – 1 Iraq	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1 – 2 North Korea	Loss
2012	Round 1	Japan 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	Japan 1 – 3 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Japan 3 – 0 North Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2 – 1 Syria	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 5 – 1 Iraq	Win
	Final	Japan 1 – 1 Uzbekistan	Draw
2014	Round 1	Japan – Hong Kong
	Round 1	Japan – China PR
	Round 1	Japan – Australia

Recent results and fixtures

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) Friendly	Japan	0–0	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium

2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) Friendly	Japan	1–0	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
11:00	Nakamura 42'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium

4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00		Report	Sugawara 74' Yamada 83'	Stadium: JAR Stadium

10 May 2016 (2016-05-10) Friendly	Japan	3–1	Uzbekistan	Jiangyin, China
14:00	Sugawara 32' Yamada 38' Nakamura 84'	Report	25'	Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) Friendly	China PR	1–5	Japan	Jiangyin, China
19:30	65'	Report	Kozuki 43', 69' Nakamura 45+2' Higashi 51' Hirakawa 87'	Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) Friendly	Japan	4–1	Iran	Jiangyin, China
19:30				Stadium: Jiangyin Stadium

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Int'l Dream Cup 2016	Japan	4–1	Hungary	Tottori, Japan
18:00	Tanahashi 12', 90+3' Nakamura 19' Kozuki 23'	Report	Szoboszlai 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Shoichiro Mikami (Japan)

24 June 2016 (2016-06-24) Int'l Dream Cup 2016	Japan	1–2	Mali	Tottori, Japan
18:00	Hirakawa 38'	Report	Samake 52' Keita 56'	Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Genki Tawara (Japan)

26 June 2016 (2016-06-26) Int'l Dream Cup 2016	Japan	6–0	Mexico	Tottori, Japan
14:30	Tanahashi 14', 68' Fukuoka 18' Nakamura 35' Hirakawa 62' Miyashiro 76'	Report		Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	Oman	0–2	Japan	Muscat, Oman
19:30		Report	Sugawara 41' (pen.) Tanahashi 65'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) Friendly	Oman	2–2	Japan	Muscat, Oman
19:15	62' 76'	Report	Tanahashi 21' Nakamura 90+1'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Japan	7-0	Vietnam	Bambolim, India
20:00	Kubo 16', 64' Fukuoka 24', 51' Miyashiro 40' Kemmotsu 79' Yamada 85'	Report		Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Kyrgyzstan	0-8	Japan	Bambolim, India
16:00		Report	Tanahashi 34', 54', 80' (pen.) Kubo 42', 90+2' Nakamura 43', 52' Suzuki 56' (pen.)	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Australia	0-6	Japan	Bambolim, India
16:00		Report		Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 430

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Japan	1-0	United Arab Emirates	Bambolim, India
16:00		Report		Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 2,428

Current Squads

Squad selected for 2016 AFC U-16 Championship^[1]

Head Coach: Yoshiro Moriyama

#	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Club

Goalkeepers
12	Kokoro Aoki	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000	JFA Academy Fukushima U-18
23	Issei Ouchi	(2000-09-08) 8 September 2000	Yokohama FC Youth
1	Kosei Tani	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000	Gamba Osaka Youth
Defenders
21	Ryutaro Sakuta	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000	Vissel Kobe U-18
19	Kenta Kikuchi	(2000-05-28) 28 May 2000	JFA Academy Fukushima U-18
16	Takumu Kemmotsu	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000	Shimizu S-Pulse Youth
5	Ayumu Seko	(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000	Cerezo Osaka U-18
7	Yukinari Sugawara	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000	Nagoya Grampus U-18
3	Yuki Kobayashi	(2000-07-18) 18 July 2000	Vissel Kobe U-18
2	Rikuto Katsura	(2000-09-16) 16 September 2000	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth
Midfielders
4	Rei Hirakawa	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000	FC Tokyo U-18
8	Tochi Suzuki	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000	Cerezo Osaka U-18
10	Shimpei Fukuoka	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000	Kyoto Sanga U-18
6	Hinata Kida	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000	Cerezo Osaka U-18
15	Soichiro Kozuki	(2000-12-22) 22 December 2000	Kyoto Sanga U-18
17	Gijo Sehata	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001	JFA Academy Fukushima U-18
22	Shunsuke Tanimoto	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001	Cerezo Osaka U-18
20	Nagi Matsumoto	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001	Cerezo Osaka U-15
Forwards
18	Hiroto Yamada	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000	Cerezo Osaka U-18
11	Taisei Miyashiro	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000	Kawasaki Frontale U-18
14	Akito Tanahashi	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000	Yokohama F. Marinos Junior Youth
13	Keito Nakamuraa	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000	Mitsubishi Yowa S.C. Sugamo Youth
9	Takefusa Kubo	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001	FC Barcelona U-18

Honors

Continental

AFC U-16 Championship

Champions (2): 1994, 2006

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

References

↑ http://www.jfa.jp/eng/national_team/u16_2016/afc_u16_championship_2016/news/00010866/

External links

Japan Football Association (Japanese)
Japan Football Association (English)

Football in Japan

Japan Football Association

National teams

League System

Men:	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League Regional Leagues Hokkaido Tohoku Kantō Hokushinetsu Tōkai Kansai Chūgoku Shikoku (ja) Kyushu (ja)

Women:	L. League

Futsal:	F.League

Domestic cups

Reserve & Academy

Culture

National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Timor-Leste United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Former nations: * North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen

National sports teams of Japan

Women's teams	American football Association Football FU-23 FU-20 FU-17 Futsal Baseball Basketball FU-19 FU-17 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey F U-18 Roller Hockey Rugby Union F7 Softball Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

Men's teams	American football Association Football MU-23 MU-20 MU-17 Futsal Beach Soccer Cerebral Palsy Australian rules football Badminton Bandy Baseball Basketball MU-19 MU-17 3x3 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Handball Ice hockey M Junior M U18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller Hockey Rugby Union M7 Rugby league Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo

Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

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