Japan national under-17 football team

Japan Under-17
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	Yoshiro Moriyama
FIFA code	JPN
File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg First colours	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2006, 2018)

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

Honours

Continental

AFC U-17/U-16 Championship

Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Did not enter
1993	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
23x15px 2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
File:Flag of South Korea.svg 2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	9
2011	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	13	5
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	4
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	8	4
2019	Round of 16	4	0	2	6	4	10
2021	To be determined
Total	9/19	29	11	5	13	44	43

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1993	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	Draw
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–1 Mexico	Win
	Quarterfinals	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 1–2 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Loss
1995	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–1 United States	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–0 Ecuador	Draw
2001	Group stage	Japan 1–0 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–4 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–5 France	Loss
2007	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Haiti	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
2009	Group stage	Japan 2–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–4 Switzerland	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Mexico	Loss
2011	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Jamaica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 France	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Argentina	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 6–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	Loss
2013	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Russia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Venezuela	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Tunisia	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 1–2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Loss
2017	Group stage	Japan 6–1 File:Flag of Honduras (2022–present).svg Honduras	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 22x20px New Caledonia	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–0 England	Draw

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
23x15px 1985	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	3
23x15px 1986	Did not qualify
File:Flag of Thailand.svg 1988	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	8
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1990	Did not enter
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992	Did not qualify
23x15px 1994	Champions	6	4	0	2	13	9
File:Flag of Thailand.svg 1996	Fourth place	6	3	2	1	13	7
23x15px 1998	Group stage	4	2	1	1	8	6
23x15px 2000	Third place	6	5	0	1	20	6
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2004	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2006	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	6
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2008	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	3
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2010	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	11	3
2012	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
File:Flag of Thailand.svg 2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
2016	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	24	4
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
Total	15/18	70	43	10	17	167	79

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1985	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–3 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	Loss
1988	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–2 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–0 22x20px Iraq	Draw
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–2 File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 1–4 22x20px Qatar	Loss
1994	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–5 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–1 22x20px Iraq	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–0 Korea Republic	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–0 22x20px Qatar	Win
	Semifinals	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 4–3 Oman	Win
	Final	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 1–0 22x20px Qatar	Win
1996	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–2 Oman	Draw
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–2 Korea Republic	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 5–2 Kuwait	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–0 Uzbekistan	Win
	Semifinals	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–1 Thailand	Loss
	Third place	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 0–0 22x20px Bahrain	Draw
1998	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 1–2 Korea Republic	Loss
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–1 22x20px Bahrain	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 3–1 Oman	Win
	Group stage	[[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Japan 2–2 Bangladesh	Draw
2000	Group stage	Japan 2–0 22x20px Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 22x20px Myanmar	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Nepal	Win
	Group stage	Japan 7–1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2–3 Oman	Loss
	Third place	Japan 4–2 22x20px Vietnam	Win
2002	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–3 22x20px Qatar	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Syria	Win
2004	Group stage	Japan 0–0 File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Thailand	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR	Win
2006	Group stage	Japan 6–0 Nepal	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–2 Korea Republic	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–1 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	Japan 2–0 Syria	Win
	Final	Japan 4–2 File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR	Win
2008	Group stage	Japan 4–0 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 6–1 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–0 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1–2 Korea Republic	Loss
2010	Group stage	Japan 6–0 22x20px Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Timor-Leste	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Australia	Draw
	Quarterfinals	Japan 3–1 Iraq	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1–2 File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR	Loss
2012	Group stage	Japan 2–0 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–3 Korea Republic	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea DPR	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–1 Syria	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 5–1 Iraq	Win
	Final	Japan 1–1 Uzbekistan	Draw
2014	Group stage	Japan 2–0 22x20px Hong Kong	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PR	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–4 Australia	Loss
	Quarterfinals	Japan 0–2 Korea Republic	Loss
2016	Group stage	Japan 7–0 22x20px Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 8–0 Kyrgyzstan	Win
	Group stage	Japan 6–0 Australia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–0 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2–4 Iraq	Loss
2018	Group stage	Japan 5–2 Thailand	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Tajikistan	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–1 Oman	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 3–1 Australia	Win
	Final	Japan 1–0 Tajikistan	Win

Other websites

Japan Football Association website (in English); (in Japanese)

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