Japan women's national under-20 football team

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

 Japan
Nickname(s)Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachFutoshi Ikeda
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions, 2018
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best resultWinners, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017

The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).[1]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA
  2002 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 4 8
  2004 Did not qualify
  2006
  2008 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 8 4
  2010 Round 1 3 1 1 1 7 6
  2012 Third place 6 4 1 1 15 8
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Third place 6 4 0 2 16 4
  2018 Champions 6 5 0 1 15 3
  2021 Qualified
Total 6/9 29 18 3 8 65 33
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup history
Year Round Score Result
2002 Round 1   Japan 1–1   Nigeria Draw
Round 1   Japan 0–4   Canada Loss
Round 1   Japan 2–1   Denmark Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 1–2   Germany Loss
2008 Round 1   Japan 2–0   Canada Win
Round 1   Japan 2–1   Germany Win
Round 1   Japan 3–1   Congo DR Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 1–2   Korea DPR Loss
2010 Round 1   Japan 3–3   Mexico Draw
Round 1   Japan 1–2   Nigeria Loss
Round 1   Japan 3–1   England Win
2012 Round 1   Japan 4–1   Mexico Win
Round 1   Japan 2–2   New Zealand Draw
Round 1   Japan 4–0   Switzerland Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 3–1   Korea Republic Win
Semifinals   Japan 0–3   Germany Loss
Third Place   Japan 2–1   Nigeria Win
2016 Round 1   Japan 6–0   Nigeria Win
Round 1   Japan 0–1   Spain Loss
Round 1   Japan 5–0   Canada Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 3–1   Brazil Win
Semifinals   Japan 1–2   France Loss *
Third Place   Japan 1–0   United States Win
2018 Round 1   Japan 1–0   United States Win
Round 1   Japan 0–1   Spain Loss
Round 1   Japan 6–0   Paraguay Win
Quarterfinals   Japan 3–1   Germany Win
Semifinals   Japan 2–0   England Win
Final   Japan 3–1   Spain Win
*France win on after extra time.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA
  2002 Champions 5 4 1 0 34 2
  2004 Quarterfinals 3 2 0 1 28 1
  2006 Fourth Place 5 3 1 1 14 5
  2007 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 10 4
  2009 Champions 5 3 2 0 10 3
  2011 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
  2013 Fourth Place 5 2 2 1 11 4
  2015 Champions 5 4 1 0 12 2
  2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 21 1
  2019 Champions 5 5 0 0 18 2
Total 10/10 48 34 9 5 171 27
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

  1. "U-20日本女子代表チームの愛称が「ヤングなでしこ」に決定". JFA. 2012-07-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-08.

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