Nickname(s) | Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ) | ||
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Association | Japan Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Sadayoshi Shirai | ||
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AFC U-16 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2005 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019) | ||
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2008 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2014) |
The Japan women's national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. [1] It has reached the World Cup Finals on three times and won the 2014 edition.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
7 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 4–0 | Thailand | Gianyar |
16:00 UTC+8 |
| Report | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
10 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Australia | 1–4 | Japan | Gianyar |
19:00 UTC+8 | Dos Santos90+6' | Report |
| Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
13 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 4–0 | China | Gianyar |
16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
16 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | Gianyar |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
19 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final | North Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Gianyar |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Sadayoshi Shirai |
Assistant coach | Yuiko Konno |
Goalkeeping coach | Masaki Ijima |
Physical coach | Hiroshi Yamada |
Technical staff | Takumi Sakata |
The following players were called-up for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, held in May 2024. [3] [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Airi Nagai | 9 June 2007 | Tokyo Verdy |
2 | DF | Yuna Aoki | 7 July 2008 | Tokyo Verdy |
3 | DF | Yuka Makiguchi | 16 July 2007 | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |
4 | DF | Mitsuki Ota | 20 January 2007 | Daisho Gakuen High School |
5 | MF | Manaka Sakaki | 10 October 2007 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
6 | DF | Haruko Suzuki | 11 January 2007 | Tokyo Verdy |
7 | MF | Hana Kikuchi | 6 September 2007 | MyNavi Sendai |
8 | FW | Hinako Kinoshita | 5 January 2007 | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |
9 | FW | Momo Saruang Ueki Sato | 27 July 2007 | Daisho Gakuen High School |
10 | MF | Asako Furuta | 23 April 2007 | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |
11 | FW | Ririka Nezu | 10 July 2007 | JEF United Chiba |
12 | FW | Anon Tsuda | 8 November 2007 | MyNavi Sendai |
13 | DF | Chihiro Sugawara | 25 February 2007 | MyNavi Sendai |
14 | MF | Miharu Shinjo | 5 February 2007 | Tokyo Verdy |
15 | MF | Momoka Honda | 12 June 2007 | Jumonji High School |
16 | MF | Noa Fukushima | 12 December 2008 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
17 | DF | Tamami Aso | 26 October 2007 | Tokyo Verdy |
18 | GK | Korin Sakata | 19 April 2007 | Kaishu Gakuen JSC |
19 | FW | Amiru Tsuji | 8 September 2007 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
20 | FW | Mei Hanashiro | 23 June 2009 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
21 | GK | Mao Fukuda | 24 June 2007 | JFA Academy Fukushima |
22 | MF | Hina Hirakawa | 6 October 2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
23 | FW | Meiko Matsuura | 23 June 2007 | Tokoha University Tachibana High School |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2008 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
2010 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
2014 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
2016 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
2025 | ||||||||
Total | 9/9 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 117 | 24 | +93 |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | CONMEBOL |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CONCACAF |
England | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | UEFA |
France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | UEFA |
Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | CAF |
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | CONCACAF |
New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1* | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | OFC |
North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | AFC |
Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | CONMEBOL |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UEFA |
Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | UEFA |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | CAF |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | AFC |
Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | UEFA |
Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CAF |
United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | CONCACAF |
Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | CONMEBOL |
Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CAF |
Total | 37 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 117 | 24 | +93 |
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
2005 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | +68 |
2007 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
2009 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
2011 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 |
2013 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 |
2015 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
2017 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
2019 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
Total | 4 titles | 43 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 211 | 23 | +188 |
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