Japan national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | JFA | ||
| Confederation | AFC | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF | ||
| Head coach | Nozomi Hiroyama | ||
| Most caps | Hikaru Naruoka (44) | ||
| Top scorer | Koki Saito (16) | ||
| FIFA code | JPN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Japan 4–0 Singapore (Bangkok, Thailand; 22 August 1984) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Guam 0–26 Japan (Qingdao, China; 1 September 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| England 5–0 Japan (Benidorm, Spain; 4 December 2019) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (1993, 2011) | ||
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1994, 2006, 2018, 2023) | ||
The Japan national under-17 football team（Japanese: U-17サッカー日本代表）is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team were champions in the 1994 and 2006 AFC U-17 Championships, as well as the 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The year before the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-16 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-15 football team.