Japan women's national under-17 football team
The Japan women's national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Yumi Obe | ||
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| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Winner, 2014 | ||
| AFC U-16 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2019 | ||
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2008 |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
 2010 |
Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
 2012 |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
 2014 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
 2016 |
Runner-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 2020 |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 7/7 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 22 | +84 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2005 |
Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | +68 |
 2007 |
Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
 2009 |
Third-place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
 2011 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 |
| 2013 |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 |
| 2015 |
Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
| 2017 |
Third-place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 184 | 19 | +165 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
