Japan women's national under-17 football team

Japan Women's U-17
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
First colours	Second colours
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2005)
Best result	Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champions (2014)

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.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Thailand	Gianyar
16:00 UTC+8	Shinjo 51' Sakaki 65' Tsuda 69', 87'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

10 May 2024 (2024-05-10) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Australia	1–4	Japan	Gianyar
19:00 UTC+8	Dos Santos 90+6'	Report	Sato 3', 10' Shinjo 65' Hirakawa 80'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–0	China	Gianyar
16:00 UTC+8	Fukushima 9' Kikuchi 74', 86' Nezu 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

16 May 2024 (2024-05-16) AFC U-17 Asian Cup SF	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Gianyar
15:00 UTC+8	Nezu 40' Shinjo 68', 88'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final	North Korea	1–0	Japan	Gianyar
19:00 UTC+8	Jon Il-chong 46'	Report		Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Poland	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Japan	v	Brazil	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) FIFA U-17 World Cup GS	Zambia	v	Japan	Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
16:00		Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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

Current U-17 squad

The 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	1GK	Airi Nagai	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
2	2DF	Yuna Aoki	(2008-07-07) 7 July 2008 (age 16)	Tokyo Verdy
3	2DF	Yuka Makiguchi	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 17)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
4	2DF	Mitsuki Ota	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17)	Daisho Gakuen High School
5	3MF	Manaka Sakaki	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	JFA Academy Fukushima
6	2DF	Haruko Suzuki	(2007-01-11) 11 January 2007 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
7	3MF	Hana Kikuchi	(2007-09-06) 6 September 2007 (age 17)	MyNavi Sendai
8	4FW	Hinako Kinoshita	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
9	4FW	Momo Saruang Ueki Sato	(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 17)	Daisho Gakuen High School
10	3MF	Asako Furuta	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17)	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
11	4FW	Ririka Nezu	(2007-07-10) 10 July 2007 (age 17)	JEF United Chiba
12	4FW	Anon Tsuda	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17)	MyNavi Sendai
13	2DF	Chihiro Sugawara	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17)	MyNavi Sendai
14	3MF	Miharu Shinjo	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
15	3MF	Momoka Honda	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17)	Jumonji High School
16	3MF	Noa Fukushima	(2008-12-12) 12 December 2008 (age 15)	JFA Academy Fukushima
17	2DF	Tamami Aso	(2007-10-26) 26 October 2007 (age 17)	Tokyo Verdy
18	1GK	Korin Sakata	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17)	Kaishu Gakuen JSC
19	4FW	Amiru Tsuji	(2007-09-08) 8 September 2007 (age 17)	Urawa Red Diamonds
20	4FW	Mei Hanashiro	(2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 (age 15)	JFA Academy Fukushima
21	1GK	Mao Fukuda	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 17)	JFA Academy Fukushima
22	3MF	Hina Hirakawa	(2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 (age 16)	Urawa Red Diamonds
23	4FW	Meiko Matsuura	(2007-06-23) 23 June 2007 (age 17)	Tokoha University Tachibana High School

Previous U-17 squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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		4	3	0	1	11	2	+9
2024		4	2	2	0	8	4	+4
2025	Qualified
Total	9/9	38	27	8	3	125	28	+97

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

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	1	0	12	2	+10
2019	Champions	5	4	1	0	21	1	+20
2024	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	15	2	+13
Total	4 titles	43	32	5	6	220	22	+198

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	6	4	1	1	17	6	+11	066.67
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	36	0	+36	100.00
Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	066.67
Canada	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
China	7	6	1	0	17	3	+14	085.71
Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	22	0	+22	100.00
England	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	033.33
France	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
Ghana	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	050.00
Guam	2	2	0	0	37	0	+37	100.00
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	22	0	+22	100.00
Iran	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Mexico	3	2	1	0	12	1	+11	066.67
New Zealand	4	3	1	0	13	1	+12	075.00
North Korea	11	4	3	4	9	11	−2	036.36
Paraguay	3	3	0	0	22	2	+20	100.00
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
South Korea	6	3	2	1	14	5	+9	050.00
Spain	5	3	0	2	9	6	+3	060.00
Thailand	6	6	0	0	38	1	+37	100.00
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
United States	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Venezuela	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Total	81	59	13	9	345	50	+295	072.84

References

^ "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

Official website, JFA.jp (in English)
Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)

[1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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