Japan national under-20 football team
The Japan national under-20 football team (Japanese: U-20サッカー日本代表) is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The year before the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-19 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-18 football team.
| Nickname(s) | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Koichi Togashi | ||
| Most caps | Koki Ogawa (36) | ||
| Top scorer | Koki Ogawa (23) | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Japan 4–0 Singapore (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 19 April 1959) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Japan 26–0 Guam (Bangkok, Thailand; 31 October 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Malaysia 6–0 Japan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 22 April 1959) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1999) | ||
| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 38 (first in 1959) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2016) | ||
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