Japan national under-20 football team

Japan Under-20
Nickname(s)	サムライ・ブルー ; (Samurai Blue)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Koichi Togashi
Most caps	Koki Ogawa (36)
Top scorer	Koki Ogawa (23)
FIFA code	JPN
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First international
	Japan 4–0 Singapore ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 19 April 1959)
Biggest win
	Japan 26–0 Guam ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 31 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Malaysia 6–0 Japan ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 22 April 1959)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1999)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	38 (first in 1959)
Best result	Champions (2016)

The Japan national under-20 football team (Japanese: U-20サッカー日本代表) is a national association football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The year before the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-19 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-18 football team.

^ "サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, and in fact "Samurai Blue" is not often used by the under generation.

[1] "サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)" basically refers to the Japan national football team, and in fact "Samurai Blue" is not often used by the under generation.

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