Japan National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
Nickname (s) | Samurai Blue ( サ ム ラ イ ・ ブ ル ー ) |
Association | Japan Football Association |
confederacy | AFC |
Head coach | Hirofumi Yoshitake |
FIFA code | JPN |
(Status: unknown) |
The Japan U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Japanese soccer players . It is subject to the Japan Football Association and represents them internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-16 Asian Cup and U-17 World Cup .
The team became Asian champions in 1994 and 2006 and vice-Asian champions in 2012 .
Her best result at the world championships was reaching the quarter-finals, which were achieved in 1993 , in their own country, and in 2011 in Mexico . In 1993 she lost the quarter-finals to eventual world champions Nigeria , and in 2011 she lost to Brazil . In 2013 the team lost to Sweden in the round of 16 .
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
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Round of 16 |
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Round of 16 |
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Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship
U-16 Asian Cup | U-17 Asian Cup |
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