The Japan national under-20 football team (Japanese: U-20ãµãÂÂã«ã¼æÂ¥æ¬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.
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.
The following players were called up to an U-20, U-19 or U-18 squad in the past 12 months.
<sup>INJ</sup> Withdrew due to injury<br /> <sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad / standby<br /> <sup>TP</sup> Training partner<br /> <sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.<br />
<small>(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)</small>
The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.