Japan women's national under-17 football team

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Japan Women's U-17
Nickname(s) Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ)
Association JFA
Confederation AFC
Sub-confederation EAFF
Head coachSadayoshi Shirai
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AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2005 )
Best resultChampions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2008 )
Best resultChampions (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.

Contents

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Gianyar
16:00  UTC+8
  • ShinjoSoccerball shade.svg51'
  • SakakiSoccerball shade.svg65'
  • TsudaSoccerball shade.svg69', 87'
Report Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gianyar
19:00  UTC+8 Dos SantosSoccerball shade.svg90+6' Report
  • SatoSoccerball shade.svg3', 10'
  • ShinjoSoccerball shade.svg65'
  • HirakawaSoccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gianyar
16:00  UTC+8
  • Fukushima Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Kikuchi Soccerball shade.svg74', 86'
  • Nezu Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gianyar
15:00  UTC+8
  • Nezu Soccerball shade.svg40'
  • Shinjo Soccerball shade.svg68', 88'
Report Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gianyar
19:00  UTC+8 Jon Il-chong Soccerball shade.svg46' Report Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00 Report
20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00 Report
23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00 Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 12 April 2024 [2]
RoleName
Head coach Flag of Japan.svg Sadayoshi Shirai
Assistant coach Flag of Japan.svg Yuiko Konno
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Ijima
Physical coach Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yamada
Technical staff Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Sakata

Players

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Airi Nagai (2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
22 DF Yuna Aoki (2008-07-07) 7 July 2008 (age 16) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
32 DF Yuka Makiguchi (2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
42 DF Mitsuki Ota (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of Japan.svg Daisho Gakuen High School
53 MF Manaka Sakaki (2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg JFA Academy Fukushima
62 DF Haruko Suzuki (2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
73 MF Hana Kikuchi (2007-09-06) 6 September 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg MyNavi Sendai
84 FW Hinako Kinoshita (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
94 FW Momo Saruang Ueki Sato (2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Daisho Gakuen High School
103 MF Asako Furuta (2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
114 FW Ririka Nezu (2007-07-10) 10 July 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg JEF United Chiba
124 FW Anon Tsuda (2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg MyNavi Sendai
132 DF Chihiro Sugawara (2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of Japan.svg MyNavi Sendai
143 MF Miharu Shinjo (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
153 MF Momoka Honda (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Jumonji High School
163 MF Noa Fukushima (2008-12-12) 12 December 2008 (age 16) Flag of Japan.svg JFA Academy Fukushima
172 DF Tamami Aso (2007-10-26) 26 October 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
181 GK Korin Sakata (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Kaishu Gakuen JSC
194 FW Amiru Tsuji (2007-09-08) 8 September 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
204 FW Mei Hanashiro (2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 (age 15) Flag of Japan.svg JFA Academy Fukushima
211 GK Mao Fukuda (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg JFA Academy Fukushima
223 MF Hina Hirakawa (2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 (age 16) Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
234 FW Meiko Matsuura (2007-06-23) 23 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of Japan.svg Tokoha University Tachibana High School

Previous U-17 squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Hosts / YearResultGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 Quarter-finals4310197+12
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010 Runners-up6411209+11
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012 Quarter-finals4301171+16
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014 Champions6600231+22
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016 Runners-up6510192+17
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018 Quarter-finals413082+6
Flag of India.svg 2022 4301112+9
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024 422084+4
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 Qualified
Total9/938278312528+97

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / YearResultGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2005 Champions5410691+68
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2007 Runners-up420256–1
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 Third place5302267+19
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Champions5500180+18
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2013 Champions4310351+34
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 Runners-up5311192+17
Flag of Thailand.svg 2017 Third place5410122+10
Flag of Thailand.svg 2019 Champions5410211+20
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2024 Runners-up5401152+13
Flag placeholder.svg 2026 Qualified
Total4 titles43325622022+198

See also

Women's
Men's

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.

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

In AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup