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).

Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup recordHosts / YearResult 2002Quarterfinals411248 2004Did not qualify 2006 2008Quarterfinals430184 2010Round 1311176 2012Third place6411158 2014Did not qualify 2016Third place6402164 2018Champions6501153 2021QualifiedTotal6/92918386533
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult2002Round 1 1–1 DrawRound 1 0–4 LossRound 1 2–1 WinQuarterfinals 1–2 Loss2008Round 1 2–0 WinRound 1 2–1 WinRound 1 3–1 WinQuarterfinals 1–2 Loss2010Round 1 3–3 DrawRound 1 1–2 LossRound 1 3–1 Win2012Round 1 4–1 WinRound 1 2–2 DrawRound 1 4–0 WinQuarterfinals 3–1 WinSemifinals 0–3 LossThird Place 2–1 Win2016Round 1 6–0 WinRound 1 0–1 LossRound 1 5–0 WinQuarterfinals 3–1 WinSemifinals 1–2 Loss *Third Place 1–0 Win2018Round 1 1–0 WinRound 1 0–1 LossRound 1 6–0 WinQuarterfinals 3–1 WinSemifinals 2–0 WinFinal  3–1  Win

*France win on after extra time.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup recordHosts / YearResult 2002Champions5410342 2004Quarterfinals3201281 2006Fourth Place5311145 2007Runners-up5212104 2009Champions5320103 2011Champions5410133 2013Fourth Place5221114 2015Champions5410122 2017Champions5500211 2019Champions5500182Total10/1048349517127

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

Other websites
 Japan Football Association website ; 

Category:Asian women's national football teams
Category:Football in Japan
Category:National under-20 football teams
Category:National youth sports teams of Japan