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
- Runners-Up (1): 1999
Continental
- AFC U-19 Championship
- Runners-Up (6): 1973, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Finals record
|
| Hosts / Year
|
Result
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1977 |
Did not qualify
|
| 1979 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| 1981 |
Did not qualify
|
| 1983
|
| 1985
|
| 1987
|
| 1989
|
| 1991
|
| 1993
|
| 1995 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6
|
| 1997 |
Quarterfinals |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
9
|
| 1999 |
Runners-up |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
9
|
| 2001 |
Group stage |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4
|
| 2003 |
Quarterfinals |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10
|
| 2005 |
Round of 16 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
| 2007 |
Round of 16 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
3
|
| 2009 |
Did not qualify
|
| 2011
|
| 2013
|
| 2015
|
| 2017 |
Round of 16 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6
|
| 2019 |
Round of 16 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2
|
| 2021 |
To be determined
|
| Total |
10/22 |
43 |
15 |
12 |
16 |
57 |
56
|
- *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
| Finals record
|
| Year
|
Result
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
| 1959 |
Third place |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
11
|
| 1960 |
Third place |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
11
|
| 1961 |
Group stage |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8
|
| 1962 |
Group stage |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
9
|
| 1963 |
Group stage |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
13
|
| 1964 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4
|
| 1965 |
Group stage |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
4
|
| 1966 |
Group stage |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
13
|
| 1967 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6
|
| 1968 |
First round |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6
|
| 1969 |
Quarterfinals |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
11
|
| 1970 |
Fourth place |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
13
|
| 1971 |
Fourth place |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
2
|
| 1972 |
Quarterfinals |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
5
|
| 1973 |
Runners-up |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6
|
| 1974 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4
|
| 1975 |
Group stage |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
5
|
| 1976 |
Tie-breaker play-off |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4
|
| 1977 |
Fourth place |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
6
|
| 1978 |
Group stage |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
6
|
| 1980 |
Final tournament |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5
|
| 1982 |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
| 1985 |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
| 1986 |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
| 1988 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7
|
| 1990 |
Group stage |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4
|
| 1992 |
Third place |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
4
|
| 1994 |
Runners-up |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4
|
| 1996 |
Fourth place |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
6
|
| 1998 |
Runners-up |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
10
|
| 2000 |
Runners-up |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
8
|
| 2002 |
Runners-up |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4
|
| 2004 |
Third place |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
3
|
| 2006 |
Runners-up |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
6
|
| 2008 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
6
|
| 2010 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
4
|
| 2012 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4
|
| 2014 |
Quarterfinals |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5
|
| 2016 |
Champions |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
0
|
| 2018 |
Semifinals |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
5
|
| Total |
/40 |
163 |
66 |
29 |
68 |
278 |
227
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