Japan women's national under-20 football team
National association football youth team of Japan
Nickname(s) | Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ) | ||
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Michihisa Kano | ||
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Champions (2018) | ||
AFC U-19 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
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.
The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).[1]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
U-19
Cameroon v Japan
16 May 2023 Sud Ladies Cup | Cameroon | 0–3 | Japan | Avignon, France |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report Report (JFA) |
| Stadium: Parc des Sports, Avignon Referee: Charlène Laur (France) |
Japan v Panama
19 May 2023 Sud Ladies Cup | Japan | 4–0 | Panama | Avignon, France |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report Report (JFA) | Stadium: Parc des Sports Referee: Élisa Daupeux (France) |
France v Japan
21 May 2023 Sud Ladies Cup | France | 0–7 | Japan | Avignon, France |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report Report (JFA) |
| Stadium: Parc des Sports Referee: Yatzuri Muñoz (Panama) |
- Fixtures & Results (WU-19 2023), jfa.jp
2024
Japan v New Zealand
2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Japan | 7–0 | New Zealand | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá |
20:00 | Report | Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile) |
Japan v Ghana
5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Japan | 4–1 | Ghana | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá |
17:00 |
| Report | Nyamekye 83' (pen.) | Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico) |
Austria v Japan
8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Austria | 0–2 | Japan | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá |
18:00 | Report | Hijikata 38', 79' | Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt) |
Japan v Nigeria
12 September 2024 (2024-09-12) 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 | Japan | 2–1 | Nigeria | Estadio El Techo, Bogotá |
20:00 |
| Report | Shobowale 90+1' |
Japan v Spain
15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Quarter-finals | Japan | 1–0 | Spain | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
18:00 | Report |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 3 August 2022[2]
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Michihisa Kano (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
Assistant coach | Tomomi Miyamoto (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
Technical staff | Kensuke Teraguchi (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
Goalkeeping coach | Toshihiro Nishiiri (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
Physical coach | Keisuke Otsuka (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
Players
Current U-20 squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Colombia in August 2024.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Akane Okuma | (2004-09-15)15 September 2004 (aged 19) | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
2 | 2DF | Nana Kashimura | (2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
3 | 2DF | Raika Okamura | (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 19) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
4 | 2DF | Hiromi Yoneda | (2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (aged 19) | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | ||
5 | 3MF | Manaka Hayashi (captain) | (2004-08-16)16 August 2004 (aged 20) | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
6 | 2DF | Rio Sasaki | (2004-09-17)17 September 2004 (aged 19) | Mynavi Sendai | ||
7 | 3MF | Fuka Tsunoda | (2004-10-24)24 October 2004 (aged 19) | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
8 | 3MF | Aemu Oyama | (2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 19) | Waseda University | ||
9 | 4FW | Chinari Sasai | (2004-10-12)12 October 2004 (aged 19) | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||
10 | 4FW | Manaka Matsukubo | (2004-07-28)28 July 2004 (aged 20) | North Carolina Courage | ||
11 | 3MF | Rihona Ujihara | (2004-07-08)8 July 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
12 | 3MF | Mao Kubota | (2005-05-30)30 May 2005 (aged 19) | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
13 | 4FW | Maya Hijikata | (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
14 | 2DF | Shinomi Koyama | (2005-01-31)31 January 2005 (aged 19) | Djurgården | ||
15 | 3MF | Miku Hayama | (2005-05-14)14 May 2005 (aged 19) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | ||
16 | 3MF | Suzu Amano | (2004-02-18)18 February 2004 (aged 20) | Hammarby | ||
17 | 2DF | Uno Shiragaki | (2005-10-11)11 October 2005 (aged 18) | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar | ||
18 | 1GK | Uruha Iwasaki | (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 18) | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||
19 | 3MF | Miyu Matsunaga | (2006-06-08)8 June 2006 (aged 18) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | ||
20 | 3MF | Mao Itamura | (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 18) | JFA Academy Fukushima | ||
21 | 1GK | Jessica Yuri Wulf | (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 19) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
Previous squads
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship
- 2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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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 | |
2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 11/11 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 189 | 31 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Sud Ladies Cup
Sud Ladies Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 |
See also
- Women's
- International footballers
- National football team (Results)
- National under-20 football team
- National under-17 football team
- National futsal team
- 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
References
External links
- Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
- Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)
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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup winners
- 2002: United States
- 2004: Germany
- 2006: North Korea
- 2008: United States
- 2010: Germany
- 2012: United States
- 2014: Germany
- 2016: North Korea
- 2018: Japan
- 2022: Spain
- 2024: TBD