Japan women's national under-17 football team

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. It has reached the World Cup Finals on three times and won the 2014 edition.

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)

Results and fixtures

See also: 2024 in Japanese football

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

Japan v Thailand

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)

Australia v Japan

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)

Japan v China

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)

Japan v 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)

North Korea v Japan

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)

Japan v Poland

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

Japan v Brazil

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

Zambia v Japan

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

Role	Name
Head coach	Sadayoshi Shirai
Assistant coach	Yuiko Konno
Goalkeeping coach	Masaki Ijima
Physical coach	Hiroshi Yamada
Technical staff	Takumi Sakata

Players

See also: Category:Japanese women's footballers

Current U-17 squad

The following players were called-up for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, held in May 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Airi Nagai	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007	Tokyo Verdy
2	2DF	Yuna Aoki	(2008-07-07) 7 July 2008	Tokyo Verdy
3	2DF	Yuka Makiguchi	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
4	2DF	Mitsuki Ota	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007	Daisho Gakuen High School
5	3MF	Manaka Sakaki	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007	JFA Academy Fukushima
6	2DF	Haruko Suzuki	(2007-01-11) 11 January 2007	Tokyo Verdy
7	3MF	Hana Kikuchi	(2007-09-06) 6 September 2007	MyNavi Sendai
8	4FW	Hinako Kinoshita	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
9	4FW	Momo Saruang Ueki Sato	(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007	Daisho Gakuen High School
10	3MF	Asako Furuta	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007	Cerezo Osaka Yanmar
11	4FW	Ririka Nezu	(2007-07-10) 10 July 2007	JEF United Chiba
12	4FW	Anon Tsuda	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007	MyNavi Sendai
13	2DF	Chihiro Sugawara	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007	MyNavi Sendai
14	3MF	Miharu Shinjo	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007	Tokyo Verdy
15	3MF	Momoka Honda	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007	Jumonji High School
16	3MF	Noa Fukushima	(2008-12-12) 12 December 2008	JFA Academy Fukushima
17	2DF	Tamami Aso	(2007-10-26) 26 October 2007	Tokyo Verdy
18	1GK	Korin Sakata	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007	Kaishu Gakuen JSC
19	4FW	Amiru Tsuji	(2007-09-08) 8 September 2007	Urawa Red Diamonds
20	4FW	Mei Hanashiro	(2009-06-23) 23 June 2009	JFA Academy Fukushima
21	1GK	Mao Fukuda	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007	JFA Academy Fukushima
22	3MF	Hina Hirakawa	(2008-10-06) 6 October 2008	Urawa Red Diamonds
23	4FW	Meiko Matsuura	(2007-06-23) 23 June 2007	Tokoha University Tachibana High School

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	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

See also

Women's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team

Men's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results (2020–present))
• National under-23 football team
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team
• National under-20 futsal team
• National beach soccer team

External links

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