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.
| Nickname(s) | Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Japan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sadayoshi Shirai | ||
| |||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2014) | ||
| AFC U-16 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019) | ||
Results and fixtures
edit- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
edit v 
Thailand
Thailand| 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) |
v 
Japan
Japan| 10 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Australia  | 1–4 | Japan | Gianyar |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Dos Santos  90+6' | Report |
| Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
v 
China
China| 13 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Japan | v | China | Gianyar |
| 16:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
| 16 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF | v | Gianyar | ||
| --:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
| 19 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final/Third place match | v | Gianyar | ||
| --:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit- 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
editCurrent U-17 squad
editThe 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 | 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 |
Previous U-17 squads
editCompetitive record
editFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
edit| 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 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 2024 | Qualified | |||||||
 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 7/9 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 117 | 24 | +93 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
edit| 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 | 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 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
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- Women's
- International footballers
- National football team (Results)
- National under-20 football team
- National under-17 football team
- National futsal team
- Men's
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links
edit- Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
- Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)
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