Japan national under-17 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)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Yoshiro Moriyama
FIFA code	JPN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2006, 2018)

Honours

Continental

• AFC U-17/U-16 Championship

Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

• Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Did not enter
1993	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
1995	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	9
2011	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	13	5
2013	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	4
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	8	4
2019	Round of 16	4	0	2	6	4	10
2021	To be determined
Total	9/19	29	11	5	13	44	43

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1993	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Italy	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Mexico	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Nigeria	Loss
1995	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Ecuador	Draw
2001	Group stage	Japan 1–0 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–4 Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–5 France	Loss
2007	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Haiti	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–3 Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
2009	Group stage	Japan 2–3 Brazil	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–4 Switzerland	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Mexico	Loss
2011	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Jamaica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 France	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Argentina	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 6–0 New Zealand	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–3 Brazil	Loss
2013	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Russia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Venezuela	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Tunisia	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 1–2 Sweden	Loss
2017	Group stage	Japan 6–1 Honduras	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 New Caledonia	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–0 England	Draw

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	3
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	8
1990	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Champions	6	4	0	2	13	9
1996	Fourth place	6	3	2	1	13	7
1998	Group stage	4	2	1	1	8	6
2000	Third place	6	5	0	1	20	6
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2004	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2006	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	6
2008	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	3
2010	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	11	3
2012	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
2016	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	24	4
2018	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
Total	15/18	70	43	10	17	167	79

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1985	Group stage	Japan 0–3 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1988	Group stage	Japan 0–2 China	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Iraq	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–2 North Korea	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–4 Qatar	Loss
1994	Group stage	Japan 2–5 United Arab Emirates	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Iraq	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 South Korea	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Qatar	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 4–3 Oman	Win
	Final	Japan 1–0 Qatar	Win
1996	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Oman	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–2 South Korea	Win
	Group stage	Japan 5–2 Kuwait	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Uzbekistan	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 0–1 Thailand	Loss
	Third place	Japan 0–0 Bahrain	Draw
1998	Group stage	Japan 1–2 South Korea	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Bahrain	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Oman	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–2 Bangladesh	Draw
2000	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Myanmar	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Nepal	Win
	Group stage	Japan 7–1 China	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2–3 Oman	Loss
	Third place	Japan 4–2 Vietnam	Win
2002	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Uzbekistan	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–3 Qatar	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Syria	Win
2004	Group stage	Japan 0–0 North Korea	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 Thailand	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 China	Win
2006	Group stage	Japan 6–0 Nepal	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 Singapore	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–2 South Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–1 Iran	Draw
	Semifinals	Japan 2–0 Syria	Win
	Final	Japan 4–2 North Korea	Win
2008	Group stage	Japan 4–0 Malaysia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 6–1 United Arab Emirates	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 Yemen	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1–2 South Korea	Loss
2010	Group stage	Japan 6–0 Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Timor-Leste	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Australia	Draw
	Quarterfinals	Japan 3–1 Iraq	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 1–2 North Korea	Loss
2012	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–3 South Korea	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 North Korea	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–1 Syria	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 5–1 Iraq	Win
	Final	Japan 1–1 Uzbekistan	Draw
2014	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Hong Kong	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–0 China	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–4 Australia	Loss
	Quarterfinals	Japan 0–2 South Korea	Loss
2016	Group stage	Japan 7–0 Vietnam	Win
	Group stage	Japan 8–0 Kyrgyzstan	Win
	Group stage	Japan 6–0 Australia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–0 United Arab Emirates	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 2–4 Iraq	Loss
2018	Group stage	Japan 5–2 Thailand	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Tajikistan	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 2–0 Malaysia	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–1 Oman	Win
	Semifinals	Japan 3–1 Australia	Win
	Final	Japan 1–0 Tajikistan	Win

Other websites

• Japan Football Association website (in English); (in Japanese)