Japan national under-17 football team

Japan Under-17
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	Yoshiro Moriyama
FIFA code	JPN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2006, 2018)

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Honours

Continental

AFC U-17/U-16 Championship

Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Did not enter
1993	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
1995	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	9
2011	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	13	5
2013	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	4
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	8	4
2019	Round of 16	4	0	2	6	4	10
2021	To be determined
Total	9/19	29	11	5	13	44	43

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1993	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Italy	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Mexico	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 1–2 Nigeria	Loss
1995	Group stage	Japan 0–1 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–0 Ecuador	Draw
2001	Group stage	Japan 1–0 United States	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–4 Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–5 France	Loss
2007	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Haiti	Win
	Group stage	Japan 0–3 Nigeria	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
2009	Group stage	Japan 2–3 Brazil	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 3–4 Switzerland	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 0–2 Mexico	Loss
2011	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Jamaica	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 France	Draw
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Argentina	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 6–0 New Zealand	Win
	Quarterfinals	Japan 2–3 Brazil	Loss
2013	Group stage	Japan 1–0 Russia	Win
	Group stage	Japan 3–1 Venezuela	Win
	Group stage	Japan 2–1 Tunisia	Win
	Round of 16	Japan 1–2 Sweden	Loss
2017	Group stage	Japan 6–1 Honduras	Win
	Group stage	Japan 1–2 France	Loss
	Group stage	Japan 1–1 New Caledonia	Draw
	Round of 16	Japan 0–0 England	Draw

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Finals record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	3
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	8
1990	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Champions	6	4	0	2	13	9
1996	Fourth place	6	3	2	1	13	7
1998	Group stage	4	2	1	1	8	6
2000	Third place	6	5	0	1	20	6
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2004	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2006	Champions	6	4	2	0	17	6
2008	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	3
2010	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	11	3
2012	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
2016	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	24	4
2018	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
Total	15/18	70	43	10	17	167	79