Japan national under-17 football team

national association football team

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Japan Under-17
Nickname(s)サムライ・ブルー
(Samurai Blue)
AssociationJapan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachYoshiro Moriyama
FIFA codeJPN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1993)
Best resultQuarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1994, 2006, 2018)

Honours change

Continental change

Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018
Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial change

Champions (1): 2004
Runners-Up (1): 2005

Competitive record change

FIFA U-17 World Cup change

AFC U-17 Asian Cup change

Other websites change