# Japan women's national under-20 football team

The Japan women's national under-20 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
The nickname of Japan women's national under-20 football team is the Young Nadeshiko (ヤングなでしこ).

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2024

* Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 3 August 2022
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Michihisa Kano (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
| Assistant coach | Tomomi Miyamoto (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
| Technical staff | Kensuke Teraguchi (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
| Goalkeeping coach | Toshihiro Nishiiri (JFA National Coaching Staff) |
| Physical coach | Keisuke Otsuka (JFA National Coaching Staff) |

## Players
### Current U-20 squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Colombia in August 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Akane Okuma | (2004-09-15)15 September 2004 (aged 19) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 2 | 2DF | Nana Kashimura | (2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 3 | 2DF | Raika Okamura | (2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 19) | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 4 | 2DF | Hiromi Yoneda | (2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (aged 19) | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |
| 5 | 3MF | Manaka Hayashi (captain) | (2004-08-16)16 August 2004 (aged 20) | Santa Clara Broncos |
| 6 | 2DF | Rio Sasaki | (2004-09-17)17 September 2004 (aged 19) | Mynavi Sendai |
| 7 | 3MF | Fuka Tsunoda | (2004-10-24)24 October 2004 (aged 19) | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 8 | 3MF | Aemu Oyama | (2004-09-19)19 September 2004 (aged 19) | Waseda University |
| 9 | 4FW | Chinari Sasai | (2004-10-12)12 October 2004 (aged 19) | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara |
| 10 | 4FW | Manaka Matsukubo | (2004-07-28)28 July 2004 (aged 20) | North Carolina Courage |
| 11 | 3MF | Rihona Ujihara | (2004-07-08)8 July 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 12 | 3MF | Mao Kubota | (2005-05-30)30 May 2005 (aged 19) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 13 | 4FW | Maya Hijikata | (2004-04-13)13 April 2004 (aged 20) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 14 | 2DF | Shinomi Koyama | (2005-01-31)31 January 2005 (aged 19) | Djurgården |
| 15 | 3MF | Miku Hayama | (2005-05-14)14 May 2005 (aged 19) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina |
| 16 | 3MF | Suzu Amano | (2004-02-18)18 February 2004 (aged 20) | Hammarby |
| 17 | 2DF | Uno Shiragaki | (2005-10-11)11 October 2005 (aged 18) | Cerezo Osaka Yanmar |
| 18 | 1GK | Uruha Iwasaki | (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 18) | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara |
| 19 | 3MF | Miyu Matsunaga | (2006-06-08)8 June 2006 (aged 18) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 20 | 3MF | Mao Itamura | (2006-08-06)6 August 2006 (aged 18) | JFA Academy Fukushima |
| 21 | 1GK | Jessica Yuri Wulf | (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 19) | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza |

### Previous squads
#### FIFA U-20 World Cup

* 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championship
* 2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2016 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup

#### AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record :
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| 2018 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 8/12 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 95 | 44 |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup history :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 1–1 Nigeria | Draw |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 0–4 Canada | Loss |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Japan 2–1 Denmark | Win |
| 2002 | Quarterfinals | Japan 1–2 Germany | Loss |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Canada | Win |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 2–1 Germany | Win |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Japan 3–1 DR Congo | Win |
| 2008 | Quarterfinals | Japan 1–2 North Korea | Loss |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 3–3 Mexico | Draw |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 1–2 Nigeria | Loss |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Japan 3–1 England | Win |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 4–1 Mexico | Win |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 2–2 New Zealand | Draw |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Japan 4–0 Switzerland | Win |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | Japan 3–1 South Korea | Win |
| 2012 | Semifinals | Japan 0–3 Germany | Loss |
| 2012 | Third Place | Japan 2–1 Nigeria | Win |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 6–0 Nigeria | Win |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 0–1 Spain | Loss |
| 2016 | Round 1 | Japan 5–0 Canada | Win |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | Japan 3–1 Brazil | Win |
| 2016 | Semifinals | Japan 1–2 France | Loss * |
| 2016 | Third Place | Japan 1–0 United States | Win |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 1–0 United States | Win |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 0–1 Spain | Loss |
| 2018 | Round 1 | Japan 6–0 Paraguay | Win |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | Japan 3–1 Germany | Win |
| 2018 | Semifinals | Japan 2–0 England | Win |
| 2018 | Final | Japan 3–1 Spain | Win |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 1–0 Netherlands | Win |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Ghana | Win |
| 2022 | Round 1 | Japan 3–1 United States | Win |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | Japan 3–3 France | Draw* |
| 2022 | Semifinals | Japan 2–1 Brazil | Win |
| 2022 | Final | Japan 1–3 Spain | Loss |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 7–0 New Zealand | Win |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 4–1 Ghana | Win |
| 2024 | Round 1 | Japan 2–0 Austria | Win |
| 2024 | Round of 16 | Japan 2–1 Nigeria | Win |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | Japan 1–0 Spain | Win |
| 2024 | Semifinals | Japan 2–0 Netherlands | Win |
| 2024 | Final | Japan 0–1 North Korea | Loss |

### AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record :
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2004 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2009 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2011 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2013 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2015 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2017 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2019 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| Total | 11/11 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 189 | 31 |

### Sud Ladies Cup

Sud Ladies Cup record :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 |