Japan women's national under-17 football team

Japan Women's U-17

Nickname	Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ)
Association	JFA
Confederation	AFC
Sub-confederation	EAFF
Head coach	Sadayoshi Shirai
First colours Second colours
U-17 Asian Cup
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.

Results and fixtures

See also: 2025 in Japanese football

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

Japan   v   Thailand

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Thailand	Gianyar
16:00  UTC+8	Shinjo51' Sakaki65' Tsuda69', 87'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Australia   v   Japan

10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Australia	1–4	Japan	Gianyar
19:00  UTC+8	Dos Santos90+6'	Report	Sato3', 10' Shinjo65' Hirakawa80'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

Japan   v   China

13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	China	Gianyar
16:00  UTC+8	Fukushima 9' Kikuchi 74', 86' Nezu 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Japan   v   South Korea

16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Gianyar
15:00  UTC+8	Nezu 40' Shinjo 68', 88'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

North Korea   v   Japan

19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final	North Korea	1–0	Japan	Gianyar
19:00  UTC+8	Jon Il-chong 46'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Japan   v   Poland

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Poland	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

Japan   v   Brazil

20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Brazil	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

Zambia   v   Japan

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Zambia	v	Japan	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

• Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 12 April 2024 ^[2]

Role	Name
Head coach	Sadayoshi Shirai
Assistant coach	Yuiko Konno
Goalkeeping coach	Masaki Ijima
Physical coach	Hiroshi Yamada
Technical staff	Takumi Sakata

Players

See also: Category:Japanese women's footballers

Current U-17 squad

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
1	1 GK	Airi Nagai	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy
2	2 DF	Yuna Aoki	(2008-07-07) 7 July 2008 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
3	2 DF	Yuka Makiguchi	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
4	2 DF	Mitsuki Ota	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 18)	Daisho Gakuen High School
5	3 MF	Manaka Sakaki	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 18)	JFA Academy Fukushima
6	2 DF	Haruko Suzuki	(2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy
7	3 MF	Hana Kikuchi	(2007-09-06) 6 September 2007 (age 18)	MyNavi Sendai
8	4 FW	Hinako Kinoshita	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
9	4 FW	Momo Saruang Ueki Sato	(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 18)	Daisho Gakuen High School
10	3 MF	Asako Furuta	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 18)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
11	4 FW	Ririka Nezu	(2007-07-10) 10 July 2007 (age 18)	JEF United Chiba
12	4 FW	Anon Tsuda	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17)	MyNavi Sendai
13	2 DF	Chihiro Sugawara	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 18)	MyNavi Sendai
14	3 MF	Miharu Shinjo	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18)	Tokyo Verdy
15	3 MF	Momoka Honda	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 18)	Jumonji High School
16	3 MF	Noa Fukushima	(2008-12-12) 12 December 2008 (age 16)	JFA Academy Fukushima
17	2 DF	Tamami Aso	(2007-10-26) 26 October 2007 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
18	1 GK	Korin Sakata	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 18)	Kaishu Gakuen JSC
19	4 FW	Amiru Tsuji	(2007-09-08) 8 September 2007 (age 18)	Urawa Red Diamonds
20	4 FW	Mei Hanashiro	(2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 (age 16)	JFA Academy Fukushima
21	1 GK	Mao Fukuda	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 18)	JFA Academy Fukushima
22	3 MF	Hina Hirakawa	(2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 (age 17)	Urawa Red Diamonds
23	4 FW	Meiko Matsuura	(2007-06-23) 23 June 2007 (age 18)	Tokoha University Tachibana High School

Previous U-17 squads

• 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
• 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
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		4	3	0	1	11	2	+9
2024		4	2	2	0	8	4	+4
2025	Qualified
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	9/9	38	27	8	3	125	28	+97

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
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	1	0	12	2	+10
2019	Champions	5	4	1	0	21	1	+20
2024	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	15	2	+13
2026	Qualified
Total	4 titles	43	32	5	6	220	22	+198

See also

• Asia portal
• Japan portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

Women's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team

Men's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results (2020–present))
• National under-23 football team
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team
• National under-20 futsal team
• National beach soccer team

References

1. "FIFA U-17女子ワールドカップコスタリカ2014 U-17日本女子代表メンバー" . Retrieved 5 April 2014.
2. "U-17 Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule - AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024 (4/27～＠Chiba, 4/29～＠Thailand, 5/3～＠Indonesia)". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. "U-17 Japan Women's National Team squad & schedule - AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024 (4/27～＠Chiba, 4/29～＠Thailand, 5/3～＠Indonesia)". JFA. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
4. "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

External links

• Official website

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	066.67
Canada	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
England	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	033.33
France	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
Ghana	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	050.00
Mexico	3	2	1	0	12	1	+11	066.67
New Zealand	5	4	1	0	16	1	+15	080.00
North Korea	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Paraguay	3	3	0	0	22	2	+20	100.00
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
South Korea	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Spain	5	3	0	2	9	6	+3	060.00
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
United States	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00
Venezuela	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Total	39	28	8	3	128	28	+100	071.79

In AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	6	4	1	1	17	6	+11	066.67
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	36	0	+36	100.00
China	7	6	1	0	17	3	+14	085.71
Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	22	0	+22	100.00
Guam	2	2	0	0	37	0	+37	100.00
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	22	0	+22	100.00
Iran	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
North Korea	9	3	2	4	7	10	−3	033.33
South Korea	5	3	1	1	11	2	+9	060.00
Thailand	6	6	0	0	38	1	+37	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Total	43	32	5	6	220	22	+198	074.42