Japan women's national under-20 football team

National association football youth team of Japan
 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 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)
  • Sasai 20'
  • Sakakibara 24'
  • Ujihara 37'
  • Nebu 90'
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)
  • Tanikawa 6', 86'
  • Sasai 22'
  • Kurimoto 56'
  • Ujihara 60', 82'
  • Ogawa 88'
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Referee: Yatzuri Muñoz (Panama)
  • Fixtures & Results (WU-19 2023), jfa.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 3 August 2022[2]
Role Name
Head coach Japan Futoshi Ikeda (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant coach Japan Tomomi Miyamoto (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical staff Japan Kensuke Teraguchi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Goalkeeping coach Japan Toshihiro Nishiiri (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical coach Japan Keisuke Otsuka (JFA National Coaching Staff)

Players

Current U-20 squad

The following players were called up on 12 July 2022 for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Costa Rica in August 2022. Akari Takeshige, injured, was replaced by Hayashi on 27 July 2022.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Shiori Fukuda (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 21) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
18 1GK Shu Ohba (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21) United States Ole Miss Rebels
21 1GK Nina Noda (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza

2 2DF Akane Nishino (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) Japan MyNavi Sendai
3 2DF Ibuki Nagae (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 22) Japan Nagano Parceiro
4 2DF Rion Ishikawa (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
5 2DF Manaka Hayashi (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
7 2DF Mihoshi Sugisawa (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21) Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus
12 2DF Haruna Tabata (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 21) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
16 2DF Shinomi Koyama (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 22) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar

6 3MF Aemu Oyama (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 19) Japan Waseda University
8 3MF Kokona Iwasaki (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
14 3MF Manaka Matsukubo (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 19) Japan MyNavi Sendai
15 3MF Suzu Amano (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
19 3MF Riko Yoshida (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 21) Japan AS Elfen Saitama
20 3MF Urara Watanabe (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 21) Japan Nittaidai SMG Yokohama

9 4FW Yuzuki Yamamoto (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
10 4FW Aoba Fujino (2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 20) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
11 4FW Maika Hamano (2004-05-09) 9 May 2004 (age 19) Sweden Hammarby
13 4FW Mei Shimada (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 21) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
17 4FW Maya Hijikata (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy

Current U-19 squad

The following players were called up for a Training Camp, held from 4 to 7 September 2023.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Akane Okuma (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19) Japan JEF United Chiba
1GK Jessica Yuri Wulf (2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 18) Japan Tokyo Verdy Menina
1GK Uruha Iwasaki (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) Japan Nojima Stella Sagamihara

2DF Sakuraku Ohashi (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 19) Japan Toyo University
2DF Nana Kashimura (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
2DF Hiromi Yoneda (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 19) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
2DF Rina Nakatani (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
2DF Seina Ikegami (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18) Japan Tokyo Verdy Menina
2DF Kokoro Yoshioka (2005-07-17) 17 July 2005 (age 18) Japan JFA Academy Fukushima
2DF Raika Okamura (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 18) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
2DF Uno Shiragaki (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar

3MF Manaka Hayashi (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
3MF Chinari Sasai (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 (age 19) Japan Nojima Stella Sagamihara
3MF Fuka Tsunoda (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 19) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
3MF Miku Hayama (2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 18) Japan Jumonji HS
3MF Haruna Oshima (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 18) Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus
3MF Miyu Matsunaga (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 17) Japan Tokyo Verdy Menina

4FW Rihona Ujihara (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 19) Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza
4FW Ai Kuwahara (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
4FW Asaki Wada (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 19) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
4FW Miwako Kakoi (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
4FW Mao Itamura (2006-08-06) 6 August 2006 (age 17) Japan JFA Academy Fukushima
4FW Satoko Fujisaki (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17) Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
4FW Yuka Kurimoto (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17) Japan Cerezo Osaka Yanmar

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

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
Canada 2002 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 4 8
Thailand 2004 did not qualify
Russia 2006
Chile 2008 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 8 4
Germany 2010 Round 1 3 1 1 1 7 6
Japan 2012 Third place 6 4 1 1 15 8
Canada 2014 did not qualify
Papua New Guinea 2016 Third place 6 4 0 2 16 4
France 2018 Champions 6 5 0 1 15 3
Costa Rica 2022 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 12 8
Colombia 2024 Qualified
Poland 2026 To be determined
Total 7/12 35 22 4 9 77 41
*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  DR Congo Win
Quarterfinals  Japan 1–2  North Korea 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  South Korea 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
2022 Round 1  Japan 1–0  Netherlands Win
Round 1  Japan 2–0  Ghana Win
Round 1  Japan 3–1  United States Win
Quarterfinals  Japan 3–3  France Draw*
Semifinals  Japan 2–1  Brazil Win
Final  Japan 1–3  Spain Loss
* (2016) France win after extra time.
* (2022) Japan won after winning on penalty shoot-out.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA
India 2002 Champions 5 4 1 0 34 2
China 2004 Quarterfinals 3 2 0 1 28 1
Malaysia 2006 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 14 5
China 2007 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 10 4
China 2009 Champions 5 3 2 0 10 3
Vietnam 2011 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
China 2013 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 11 4
China 2015 Champions 5 4 1 0 12 2
China 2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 21 1
Thailand 2019 Champions 5 5 0 0 18 2
Uzbekistan 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

France Sud Ladies Cup record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA GD
2019 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 18 3 +15

See also

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  • iconAssociation football portal
  • iconWomen's association football portal
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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.
  2. ^ "U-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ (8/7-28@Costa Rica)". JFA. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "U-20 Japan Women's National Team squad - FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ (8/7-28@Costa Rica)". JFA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "U-19日本女子代表候補 トレーニングキャンプ メンバー&スケジュール【9.4-7@Jヴィレッジ】". JFA. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

External links

  • Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
  • Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)
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