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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)

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

Finals 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
  2021 To be determined
Total 10/22 43 15 12 16 57 56
*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.
Finals history
Year Round Score Result
1979 Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 0–1   Spain Loss
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 0–0   Algeria Draw
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–1   Mexico Draw
1995 Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 2–2   Chile Draw
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–2   Spain Loss
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 2–0   Burundi Win
Quarterfinals [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–2   Brazil Loss
1997 Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–2   Spain Loss
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 6–2   Costa Rica Win
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 3–3   Paraguay Draw
Round of 16 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–0   Australia Win
Quarterfinals [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–2   Ghana Loss
1999 Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–2   Cameroon Loss
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 3–1   United States Win
Group stage [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 2–0   England Win
Round of 16 [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 1–1   Portugal Draw
Quarterfinals [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 2–0   Mexico Win
Semifinals [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 2–1   Uruguay Win
Final [[File:{{{flag alias-1947}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Japan 0–4   Spain Loss
2001 Group stage   Japan 0–2   Australia Loss
Group stage   Japan 1–2   Angola Loss
Group stage   Japan 3–0   Czech Republic Win
2003 Group stage   Japan 1–0   England Win
Group stage   Japan 1–4   Colombia Loss
Group stage   Japan 1–0   Egypt Win
Round of 16   Japan 2–1   Korea Republic Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 1–5   Brazil Loss
2005 Group stage   Japan 1–2   Netherlands Loss
Group stage   Japan 1–1   Benin Draw
Group stage   Japan 1–1   Australia Draw
Round of 16   Japan 0–1   Morocco Loss
2007 Group stage   Japan 3–1   Scotland Win
Group stage   Japan 1–0   Costa Rica Win
Group stage   Japan 0–0   Nigeria Draw
Round of 16   Japan 2–2   Czech Republic Draw
2017 Group stage   Japan 2–1   South Africa Win
Group stage   Japan 0–2   Uruguay Loss
Group stage   Japan 2–2   Italy Draw
Round of 16   Japan 0–1   Venezuela Loss
2019 Group stage   Japan 1–1   Ecuador Draw
Group stage   Japan 3–0   Mexico Win
Group stage   Japan 0–0   Italy Draw
Round of 16   Japan 0–1   Korea Republic Loss

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Finals 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 – – – – – –
  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
Total /40 163 66 29 68 278 227

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