Japan national under-20 football team
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

2023

U-20

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

U-19

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

U-18

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

Coaching staff

Current U-20 coaching staff
. Current U-19 coaching staff
. Current U-18 coaching staff
. 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. Recent U-20 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months. 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. Recent U-19 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months. 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. Recent U-18 call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad in the past 12 months. 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
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

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

Top goalscorers

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

*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. AFC U-20 Asian Cup

See also

Japan
Men's
International footballers
National football team (Results (2020–present))
National under-23 football team
National under-20 football team
National under-17 football team
National futsal team
National under-20 futsal team
National beach soccer team
Women's
International footballers
National football team (Results)
National under-20 football team
National under-17 football team
National futsal team

References

External links
 Japan national under-20 football team – official website at JFA.jp 
 Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp 

Youth football in Japan
Asian national under-20 association football teams
Football