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The Japan national under-20 football team (Japanese: U-20サッカー日本代表) is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The year before the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-19 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-18 football team.

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Results and fixtures

See also: 2025 in Japanese football
Legend

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2025

U-20

7 February Friendly Japan  2–1  Australia Chiba
18:50 UTC+9
  • Sato 11', 18'
Stadium: JFA YUME Field
14 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Japan  3–0  Thailand Shenzhen, China
17:15 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 184
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
17 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Syria  2–2  Japan Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8
  • Al-Mustafa 10'
  • Soufi 33'
 Report
Stadium: Longhua Cultural and Sports Center
Attendance: 468
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
20 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup GS Japan  1–1  South Korea Shenzhen, China
15:00 UTC+8
  • Kanda 28'
 Report
  • Kim Tae-won 90+1'
 Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 277
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
23 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup QF Iran  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Japan Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
  • Ogura 30'
 Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 1,826
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Penalties
  • Aali soccer ball with red X
  • Shahrabadi soccer ball with red X
  • Shakouri soccer ball with check mark
  • Hassani soccer ball with check mark
  • Andarz soccer ball with check mark
26 February 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup SF Australia  2–0  Japan Shenzhen, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch No.1
Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Rowaily (Qatar)
20 March Friendly France  1–3  Japan Benidorm, Spain
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
24 March Friendly Japan  1–1  United States Benidorm, Spain
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
4 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Congo  0–2  Japan Fos-sur-Mer, France
14:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Kanda 56', 58'
 Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)
7 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Japan  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Mexico Avignon, France
14:00 UTC+2
  • Nishihara 32'
 Report
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Penalties
10 June Maurice Revello Tournament GS Denmark  3–0  Japan Aubagne, France
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
14 June Maurice Revello Tournament 5th p.p. Mali  3–2  Japan Noves, France
17:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Moulin
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari (Saudi Arabia)

U-18

1 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Portugal  1–1
(3–4 p)		  Japan Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2
  • Flávio Gonçalves 34' (pen.)
  • Nakayama 64'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
Referee: Maxime Odiet (Switzerland)
4 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Japan  3–3
(1–3 p)		  Senegal Nyon, Switzerland
16:00 UTC+2
  • Onishi 8'
  • Tanaka 15'
  • Nakatsumi 28'
  • Kandé 27'
  • Cissé 55'
  • Sy 63'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)
7 June UEFA Friendship Cup GS Japan  4–1  Uruguay Nyon, Switzerland
10:30 UTC+2
  • ? 18' (o.g.)
  • Wada 70'
  • Onishi 80'
  • Nakayama 83'
 Report
  • Domínguez 86'
 Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
10 June UEFA Friendship Cup 3rd place match France  3–0  Japan Nyon, Switzerland
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

2024

U-19

25 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Japan  2–0  Turkmenistan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:00 UTC+6
  • Kanda 22', 48'
 Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 254
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
27 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Myanmar  0–6  Japan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:00 UTC+6
  • Hiroi 25', 64'
  • Nakagawa 32', 82', 83'
  • Nishihara 45'
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 253
Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)
29 September 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification Japan  1–1  Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6
  • Kanda 50'
  • Madanov 47'
 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
13 November Friendly U-19 Pumas UNAM Mexico 0–0  Japan Mexico City, Mexico
11:00 UTC−6 Report Stadium: Club Universidad Nacional Ground
16 November Friendly Mexico  1–1
(1–2 p)		  Japan Mexico City, Mexico
10:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
19 November Friendly Venezuela  1–3  Japan Mexico City, Mexico
13:00 UTC−6
  • Perez 70'
 Report
  • Ikeda 10'
  • Kida 67'
  • Saito 73'
 Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento

U-18

22 August SBS Cup Japan  0–0  South Korea Shizuoka
19:52 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Kusanagi Athletic Stadium
25 August SBS Cup Japan  0–0
(7–6 p)		  Argentina Fukuroi
16:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Ecopa Stadium
9 October Friendly Japan  0–1  Sweden Oliva
15:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Samuyiwa 9'
 Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
13 October Friendly Sweden  1–4  Japan Oliva
15:00 UTC+2
  • Jawla 41'
 Report
  • Kawamura 6'
  • Yamaguchi 15', 22', 58'
 Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
15 October Friendly United States  3–2  Japan Oliva
12:00 UTC+2
  • Joyner 16'
  • Miller 43'
  • Klapija 54'
 Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center
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Coaching staff

Current staff

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Players

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Further information: Category:Japan men's under-20 international footballers and Category:Japan men's youth international footballers
See also: Category:Japan men's international footballers

Current U-20 squad

The following U-20 players were called up on 29 May 2025 for the 51st edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament. Nine players were called off from the squad by their teams on 11 June, after Japan officially failed to reach the knockout stage.[2]

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Recent call-ups

The following players were called up to an U-20, U-19 or U-18 squad in the past 12 months.

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(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Records

As of 14 June 2023
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U18, U19, and U20.
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Honours

Intercontinental

Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental

AFC U-19 Championship
Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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See also

Japan
Men's
Women's
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References

External links

Head-to-head record

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