Japan women's national under-23 football team

Women's national association football team representing Japan

Japan

Association

Japan Football Association (JFA)

Confederation

AFC (Asia and Australia)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

First colours

Second colours

The Japan women's national under-23 football team (Japanese: U-23サッカー日本女子代表) is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.^[1]

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2013

Philippines

Japan U23

12 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship	Philippines	1–4	Japan U23	Yangon, Myanmar
15:30 UTC+6:30	Impelido 85'	Report	Tanaka 4' Takahashi 20' Hashiura 45+1' Imai 79'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Rita Ghani (Malaysia)

Japan U23

Indonesia

14 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship	Japan U23	8–0	Indonesia	Yangon, Myanmar
15:30 UTC+6:30	Ozeki 18' Takahashi 26', 38' Mitsuhashi 45', 46', 68' Komatsu 53' Horiuchi 88'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Laos

Japan U23

16 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship	Laos	1–4	Japan U23	Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 UTC+6:30	Souphavanh 22'	Report	Hashiura 66' Takahashi 69', 84' Imai 90+1'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Myanmar

Japan U23

18 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship	Myanmar	0–3	Japan U23	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30		Report	Hashiura 55', 85' Takahashi 86'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Japan U23

Vietnam

20 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship Semi-finals	Japan U23	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Vietnam	Yangon, Myanmar
19:30 UTC+6:30	Sunaga 89' Takahashi 94'	Report	Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 36'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Australia U20

Japan U23

22 September 2013 2013 AFF Women's Championship Final	Australia U20	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Japan U23	Yangon, Myanmar
18:45 UTC+6:30	Tobin 21'		Saga 48'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
	Penalties
	Yeoman-Dale Caroll Caceres Wheeler		Takahashi Saga Tanaka Mitsuhashi Imai

2014

Japan

United States

1 March 2014^[2]	Japan	0–1	United States
11:00		Report (Soccerway)

Japan

United States

1 March 2014^[2] 2014 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	Japan	0–1	United States
17:00		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)

Japan

Norway

3 March 2014 2014 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	Japan	2–1	Norway
12:00		Report (Soccerway)

Japan

England

5 March 2014 2014 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	Japan	4–0	England
15:00		Report (Soccerway)

2015

United States

Japan

26 February 2015 2015 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	United States	1–0	Japan
17:00		Report (Soccerway)

Japan

Sweden

28 February 2015 2015 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	Japan	2–3	Sweden
17:20		Report (Soccerway)

Japan

Norway

2 March 2015 2015 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament	Japan	1–0	Norway
16:50		Report (Soccerway)

2016

Japan

Norway

2 March 2016 2016 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[3]	Japan	4–0^[4]	Norway	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

Japan

Sweden

4 March 2016 2016 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[3]	Japan	2–0^[5]	Sweden	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

Japan

Germany

6 March 2016 2016 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[3]	Japan	1–0	Germany	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

2017

Japan

United States

2 March 2017 2017 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[6]	Japan	0–2^[7]	United States	Murcia, Spain
12:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

Japan

Norway

4 March 2017 2017 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[6]	Japan	2–2^[8]	Norway	Murcia, Spain
12:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

Japan

Sweden

6 March 2017 2017 La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament^[6]	Japan	3–1	Sweden	Murcia, Spain
12:00 UTC+1		Report (JFA)		Stadium: La Manga Pitch G

Fixtures and results (Japan Under 23) – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 2 March 2017^[9]

Role	Name
Coach	Futoshi Ikeda

Manager history

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes	Ref.
Asako Takakura (高倉麻子)	2016	3	1	1	1	33.33%
Futoshi Ikeda (池田太)	2017	3	1	1	1	33.33%		^[9]

Competitive record

La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament

La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2014			3	2	0	1	6	2
2015			3	1	0	2	3	4
2016	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	7	0
2017			3	1	1	1	5	5
Total	0/0	0 titles	12	7	1	4	21	11

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Invitee
2013	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	22	4
Total	1/12	1 title	6	5	1	0	22	4

References

^ "National Teams | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "JAPAN U23 VS. UNITED STATES U23 0 - 1". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament || 2 March 2016 - 6 March 2016". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "NORWAY U23 VS. JAPAN U23 0 - 4". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "JAPAN U23 VS. SWEDEN U20 2 - 0". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "La Manga International Women's U-23 Tournament // 2 March 2017 - 6 March 2017". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "UNITED STATES U23 VS. JAPAN U23 2 - 0". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "NORWAY U23 VS. JAPAN U23 2 - 2". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Japan vs. USA | Schedule/Result". Japan Football Association (JFA). Tokyo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

External links

Japan Football Association (JFA)

Football in Japan

By prefecture (Tokyo, Osaka), city

National association

Japan Football Association

National teams
(2024)

Men	Japan results players managers B U-23 results players managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer FIFAe
Women	Japan results players managers B U-23 results players managers U-20 U-17 Futsal U-23 U-20 Beach soccer

Leagues
(2024)

Men	J.League J1 League J2 League J3 League Japan Football League All-Japan Regional Leagues
Women	WE League Nadeshiko League Division 1 Division 2 All-Japan

Cups
(2024)

Men	Emperor's Cup YBC Levain Cup Fujifilm Super Cup
Women	Empress's Cup WE League Cup

International cups

Men	Kirin Cup Soccer (Senior) Kirin Challenge Cup (Senior / U-23) SBS Cup (U-18) Ibaraki Next Generation Cup (U-18) International Youth Soccer in Niigata (U-17) U-16 International Dream Cup
Women	MS&AD Cup (Senior) JENESYS U-17 Women’s Football Memorial Cup

Culture

Historical matches	Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Anime and Manga	Aoashi Blue Lock Captain Tsubasa Days Giant Killing Inazuma Eleven
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