Japan national under-20 football team

;Legend 2025 U-20 • Fixtures & Results (U-20 2025), JFA.jp U-18 • Fixtures & Results (U-18 2025), JFA.jp 2024 U-19 • Fixtures & Results (U-19 2024), JFA.jp U-18 • Fixtures & Results (U-18 2024), JFA.jp == Coaching staff ==

Current staff • Players & Staffs U20 (2025), JFA.jp ==Players==

Current squad The following U-20 players were called up on 12 September 2025 for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, held from September to October on Chile. Recent call-ups The following players were called up to an U-20, U-19 or U-18 squad in the past 12 months. INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby TP Training partner WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. (Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname) Previous squads ;FIFA U-20 World Cup • 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship • 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship • 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship • 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship • 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship • 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship • 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship • 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup • 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup • 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup ==Records==

: :Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. :Caps and goals is calculated by all national team level include U18, U19, and U20. Most capped player Top goalscorers ==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=== :*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. ===AFC U-20 Asian Cup=== ==Head-to-head record==

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup. ===In FIFA U-20 World Cup=== ===In AFC U-20 Asian Cup=== ==See also==