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)
 1985
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not participated |
 1987
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 1989
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not qualified |
 1991
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not participated |
 1993
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Quarter finals |
 1995
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Preliminary round |
 1997
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not qualified |
 1999
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 2001
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Preliminary round |
 2003
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not qualified |
 2005
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 2007
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Preliminary round |
 2009
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Preliminary round |
 2011
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Quarter finals |
 2013
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Round of 16 |
 2015
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not qualified |
 2017
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Round of 16 |
 2019
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Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship
| U-16 Asian Cup | U-17 Asian Cup |
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 1985 : did not participate |
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1986 : did not take part |
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 1988 : preliminary round
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1990 : did not participate |
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 1992 : not qualified
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1994 : Asian champion
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1996 : 4th place
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1998 : preliminary round
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 2000 : 3rd place
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2002 : preliminary round
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2004 : preliminary round
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 2006 : Asian champion
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 2008 : semi-finals
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2010 : semi-finals
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 2012 : 2nd place
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2014 : quarter-finals
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2016 : semi-finals
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 2018 : Asian champion
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 2020 : |