Japan women's national under-17 football team explained

Japan Women's U-17
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Nickname:	Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ)
Association:	Japan Football Association
Sub-Confederation:	EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Sadayoshi Shirai
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U17wc Apps:	7
U17wc First:	2008
U17wc Best:	Champions (2014)
Regional Name:	AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	7
Regional Cup First:	2005
Regional Cup Best:	Champions (2005, 2011, 2013, 2019)
Type:	women

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

2024

Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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]

Previous U-17 squads

2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	19	7	+12
	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	20	9	+11
	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	17	1	+16
	Champions	6	6	0	0	23	1	+22
	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	19	2	+17
	Quarter-finals	4	1	3	0	8	2	+6
		4	3	0	1	11	2	+9
		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	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
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.

See also

Women's

Men's

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: 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. 5 April 2014.
Web site: 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). English. www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 12 April 2024. 17 April 2024.
Web site: 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. 7 May 2024. 12 April 2024. en.
Web site: AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Squad Lists. AFC. 7 May 2024. 2 May 2024. en.