Staff

Coach: UCHIYAMA Atsushi (JFA Naitonal Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: KIMURA Yasuhiko (JFA Naitonal Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: SATO Yohei (JFA Naitonal Coaching Staff)
Conditioning Coach: OGAI Tomohiro (JFA Naitonal Coaching Staff/Ryutsu Keizai University)

Squad

GK
1   KOJIMA Ryosuke (Waseda University)
12   HATANO Go (F.C. Tokyo)
21   YAMAGUCHI Louis Takaji Julien (FC Lorient/France)

DF
4   ITAKURA Kou (Kawasaki Frontale)
3   NAKAYAMA Yuta (Kashiwa Reysol)
6   HATSUSE Ryo (Gamba Osaka)
2   FUJITANI So (Vissel Kobe)
19   FUNAKI Kakeru (Cerezo Osaka)
15   SUGIOKA Daiki (Shonan Bellmare)
5   TOMIYASU Takehiro (Avispa Fukuoka)

MF
10   SAKAI Daisuke (Oita Trinita)
8   MIYOSHI Koji (Kawasaki Frontale)
18   MORISHIMA Tsukasa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
17   ICHIMARU Mizuki (Gamba Osaka)
11   ENDO Keita (Yokohama F・Marinos)
7   DOAN Ritsu (Gamba Osaka)
16   HARA Teruki (Albirex Niigata)

FW
9   OGAWA Koki (Jubilo Iwata)
13   IWASAKI Yuto (Kyoto Sanga F.C.)
14   TAGAWA Kyosuke (Sagan Tosu)
20   KUBO Takefusa (F.C. Tokyo U-18)

Training Partner  *5/11-16
DF  TANAKA Riku (Kashiwa Reysol U-18)
MF  ITO Hiroki (Jubilo Iwata U-18)

Additional Call-up (Training Partner) (5/11)

HASHIOKA Daiki
DF　Club: Urawa Reds Youth　DOB: 17 May 1999　182cm/73kg
*Hashioka will be joined the squad on 12 May. 

Players Change（5/12）

MORISHIMA Tsukasa
MF　Club: Sanfrecce Hiroshima　Sidelined due to injury

TAKAGI Akito
MF　Club: Gamba Osaka　DOB: 4 August 1997　175cm/65kg
*Squad number is 18.
*Takagi will be joined the squad on the evening of 12 May. 

Sidelined Player (5/25)

OGAWA Koki
FW　Club: Jubilo Iwata　Sidelined due to injury

Comments

UCHIYAMA Atsushi, Coach
I have called 83 players in total since I established the team back in 2015. Bearing in mind this two-year buildup, I confidently selected players for the team, who are currently in the best condition to perform. After booking a place in the AFC U-19 Championship six month ago, we have been working on each player’s judgement and flexibility in plays as well as tenaciousness in defence through tours in South America and Germany. We’d like to get through the group stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017, aiming at the top spot in the knockout stage as a united team. We’d like to go as far as possible to live up to everyone’s expectation.

NISHINO Akira, JFA Technical Director of Technical Committee
In the AFC U-19 Championship last October, we managed to succeed in booking a place in the coming FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017. We’ve been preparing, using our limited time together, through tours in South America and Europe. All the players, who were chosen, are very competitive and have got positions back in their clubs. We’d like to challenge as Asian champions and confidently show the world Japanese football. I expect the players will encounter extraordinary opponents or unpredictable teams. Since players in this generation are to take the initiative in the Olympics and further future for football, I hope they will get a lot of experience, which will have a positive influence on Japanese football. I look forward to their performance.

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Schedule

*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
*Local Time

Future Schedule