Japan national under-20 football team

The Japan national under-20 football team is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association..

Japan Under-20
Nickname(s)サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachMasanaga Kageyama
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances40 (first in 1959)
Best resultChampions (2016)

History

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Masanaga Kageyama
Assistant Coach Tadahiro Akiba
Goalkeeping Coach Norio Takahashi
Conditioning Coach Tomohiro Ogai

Players

Current squad

Following is the 21 member squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup announced on 7 May.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Tomoya Wakahara (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 Kyoto Sanga
2 2DF Shunki Higashi (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 2DF Yuki Kobayashi (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 Vissel Kobe
4 2DF Ayumu Seko (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 Cerezo Osaka
5 2DF Yukinari Sugawara (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 Nagoya Grampus
6 3MF Yuta Goke (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 Vissel Kobe
7 3MF Hiroki Ito (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 Nagoya Grampus
8 3MF Kanya Fujimoto (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 Tokyo Verdy
9 4FW Koki Saito (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 Yokohama FC
10 3MF Mitsuki Saito (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 Shonan Bellmare
11 4FW Kyosuke Tagawa (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 FC Tokyo
12 1GK Shu Mogi (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 Cerezo Osaka
13 4FW Taisei Miyashiro (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 Kawasaki Frontale
14 4FW Jun Nishikawa (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 Cerezo Osaka
15 2DF Toichi Suzuki (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 Shonan Bellmare
16 3MF Kota Yamada (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 Yokohama F. Marinos
17 2DF Kennedy Mikuni (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 Avispa Fukuoka
18 4FW Taichi Hara (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 FC Tokyo
19 2DF Hinata Kida (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 Avispa Fukuoka
20 4FW Keito Nakamura (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 FC Twente
21 1GK Zion Suzuki (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 Urawa Red Diamonds

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup Rosters

Managers

Schedule and results

Team for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) FriendlyF91 Dudelange 0–3 JapanDudelange, Luxembourg
19:00 Takagi  76'
Kubo  81'
Iwasaki  84'
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum
24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) FriendlyGermany 2–1 JapanSaarbrücken, Germany
12:00  6'
 76'
Endo  91' Stadium: Stadion Kieselhumes
26 March 2017 (2017-03-26) FriendlyMSV Duisburg 0–4 JapanDuisburg, Germany
11:00 Ogawa  35', 70', 88'
Endo  58'
27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) FriendlyStandard de Liege 0–3 JapanLiege, Belgium
16:00 Iwasaki  48'
Kubo  57'
Ogawa  85'
15 May 2017 (2017-05-15) FriendlyJapan 3–2 HondurasFukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan
18:30 Ogawa  15'
Sakai  47' (pen.)
Itakura  63'
Report  18'
 32'
Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 2017 FIFA U-20 World CupSouth Africa 1–2 JapanSuwon, South Korea
17:00 Tomiyasu  7' (o.g.) Report Ogawa  48'
Doan  72'
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,091
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) 2017 FIFA U-20 World CupUruguay 2–0 JapanSuwon, South Korea
20:00 Schiappacasse  38'
Olivera  90+1'
Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,978
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
27 May 2017 (2017-05-27) 2017 FIFA U-20 World CupJapan 2–2 ItalyCheonan, South Korea
20:00 Doan  22', 50' Report Orsolini  3'
Panico  7'
Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Ghead Grisha (Egypt)
30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) 2017 FIFA U-20 World CupVenezuela 1–0 (a.e.t.) JapanDaejeon, South Korea
17:00 Herrera  108' Report Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.Mongolia 0–7 JapanUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00 Report Hara  13'
Tsendjav  37' (o.g.)
Goke  41'
Ando  46'
Unur-Erdene  51' (o.g.)
Taniguchi  67'
Tanaka  86'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.Singapore 0–7 JapanUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 Report Ito  3', 23'
Nakamura  26'
Goke  32' (pen.)
Tanaka  42'
Tagawa  78' (pen.)
Kawamura  82'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 20
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) 2018 AFC U-19 Qual.Japan 2–1 ThailandUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
12:00 Tagawa  62', 66' Report Chokanan  65' Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 30
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) FriendlyCanary Islands 1–2 JapanMaspalomas, Spain
16:00  48' Report Iijima  44'
Yokoyama  55'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) FriendlyCzech Republic 0–1 JapanMaspalomas, Spain
16:00 Report Hanya  46' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas
2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) FriendlySpain 2–0 JapanMaspalomas, Spain
18:30  59'
 87'
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas
25 March 2018 (2018-03-25) FriendlyIndonesia 1–4 JapanJakarta, Indonesia
18:30  90+5' Report Miyashiro  16', 49'
Yamada  48'
Ando  80'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
13 June 2018 (2018-06-13) FriendlyCzech Republic 0–1 JapanLisbon, Portugal
15:00 Report Yamada  22'
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15) FriendlyPortugal 0–1 JapanLisbon, Portugal
16:00 Report Sakuragawa  87'
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) FriendlyNorway 2–1 JapanLisbon, Portugal
11:00  7'
 40'
Report Hirakawa  51'
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) FriendlyJapan 1–0 AustraliaFujieda, Japan
18:30 Miyashiro  26' Report Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) FriendlyJapan 1–2 ParaguayShizuoka, Japan
17:30 Miyashiro  55' Report  53'
 70'
Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium
3 September 2018 (2018-09-03) FriendlyJapan 2–0 VietnamNarashino, Japan
17:00 Sugawara  48'
Mikuni  81'
Report Stadium: Frontier Soccer Field
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) FriendlyMexico 1–1 JapanMexico City, Mexico
10:30  14' Report Tagawa  31' Stadium: National Training Centre
9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) FriendlyBrazil 1–1 JapanMexico City, Mexico
10:30 Matheus Cunha 52' (pen.) Report Tagawa  60' Stadium: National Training Centre
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)Japan 5–2 North KoreaCibinong, Indonesia
19:00 K. Saito  8'
Ito  19'
Kubo  65'
Miyashiro  89'
Abe  90+3'
Kye Tam  36'
Kang Kuk-chol  41' (pen.)
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)Thailand 1–3 JapanCibinong, Indonesia
19:00 Suphanat  54' Miyashiro  27', 44'
K. Saito  42'
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Group B)Japan 5–0 IraqCibinong, Indonesia
16:00 Taki  10'
Tagawa  27'
Hara  34', 77'
K. Saito  85'
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Quarter-finals)Japan 2–0 IndonesiaJakarta, Indonesia
19:30 Higashi  40'
Miyashiro  70'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship (Semi-finals)Japan 0–2 Saudi ArabiaCibinong, Indonesia
19:30 Report
Stadium: Pakansari Stadium
Attendance: 311
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Honours

Intercontinental

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

AFC U-19 Championship
Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
195942021211
196042111011
1961401348
1962410349
19635113813
1964301214
1965420284
19664004213
1967300326
1968301206
19693102511
19706213513
19716411132
19725221125
1973512256
1974420294
19754202105
1976412124
1977512286
1978412186
1980420245
1982
1985
1986
1988300337
1990311154
1992530284
1994640294
19966312126
199863121810
20006312158
20026411114
20046303103
20066321126
20084211106
20104301114
2012411224
2014421175
20166420130
20185401155
Total163662968278227
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