Japan national under-20 football team

The Japan national under-20 football team is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Honours
Intercontinental
 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runners-Up (1): 1999

Continental
AFC U-19 Championship
 Winners (1): 2016
Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006

Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup

Finals recordHosts / YearResult 1977Did not qualify 1979Group stage302112 1981Did not qualify 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995Quarterfinals411266 1997Quarterfinals5212129 1999Runners-up7412119 2001Group stage310244 2003Quarterfinals5302610 2005Round of 16402235 2007Round of 16422063 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017Round of 16411246 2019Round of 16412142 2021To be determinedTotal10/22431512165756
*Denotes draws which includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Finals historyYearRoundScoreResult1979Group stage 0–1 LossGroup stage 0–0 DrawGroup stage 1–1 Draw1995Group stage 2–2 DrawGroup stage 1–2 LossGroup stage 2–0 WinQuarterfinals 1–2 Loss1997Group stage 1–2 LossGroup stage 6–2 WinGroup stage 3–3 DrawRound of 16 1–0 WinQuarterfinals 1–2 Loss1999Group stage 1–2 LossGroup stage 3–1 WinGroup stage 2–0 WinRound of 16 1–1 DrawQuarterfinals 2–0 WinSemifinals 2–1 WinFinal 0–4 Loss2001Group stage 0–2 LossGroup stage 1–2 LossGroup stage 3–0 Win2003Group stage 1–0 WinGroup stage 1–4 LossGroup stage 1–0 WinRound of 16 2–1 WinQuarterfinals 1–5 Loss2005Group stage 1–2 LossGroup stage 1–1 DrawGroup stage 1–1 DrawRound of 16 0–1 Loss2007Group stage 3–1 WinGroup stage 1–0 WinGroup stage 0–0 DrawRound of 16 2–2 Draw2017Group stage 2–1 WinGroup stage 0–2 LossGroup stage 2–2 DrawRound of 16 0–1 Loss2019Group stage 1–1 DrawGroup stage 3–0 WinGroup stage 0–0 DrawRound of 16 0–1 Loss

AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Finals record Year  ResultPldWDLGFGA 1959  Third place 42021211 1960  Third place 42111011 1961  Group stage 401348 1962  Group stage 410349 1963  Group stage 5113813 1964  Group stage 301214 1965  Group stage 420284 1966  Group stage 4004213 1967  Group stage 300326 1968  First round 301206 1969  Quarterfinals 3102511 1970  Fourth place 6213513 1971  Fourth place 6411132 1972  Quarterfinals 5221125 1973  Runners-up 512256  1974  Quarterfinals 420294  1975  Group stage 4202105  1976  Tie-breaker play-off 412124 1977  Fourth place 512286 1978  Group stage 412186 1980  Final tournament 420245 1982    –  –  –  –  –  – 1985    –  –  –  –  –  – 1986    –  –  –  –  –  – 1988  Group stage 300337 1990  Group stage 311154 1992  Third place 530284 1994  Runners-up 640294 1996  Fourth place 6312126 1998  Runners-up 63121810 2000  Runners-up 6312158  2002  Runners-up 6411114 2004  Third place 6303103 2006  Runners-up 6321126 2008  Quarterfinals 4211106 2010  Quarterfinals 4301114 2012  Quarterfinals 411224  2014  Quarterfinals 421175  2016  Champions 6420130 2018  Semifinals 5401155Total  /40  163  66  29  68  278  227

Other websites
 Japan Football Association website ; 

Category:National under-20 football teams
Category:Football in Japan
Category:National youth sports teams of Japan