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U-18 Japan National Team squad, schedule - AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers groupI (11/4-8@Mongolia)
18 October 2017

Staff
Coach: KAGEYAMA Masanaga (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: AKIBA Tadahiro (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: DOI Yoichi (JFA National Coaching Staff/Tokyo Verdy)
Conditioning Coach: OGAI Tomohiro (JFA National Coaching Staff/Ryutsu Keizai University)
Squad
GK
23 NAKANO Kojiro (Hosei University)
1 OSAKO Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth)
12 WAKAHARA Tomoya (Kyoto Sanga U-18)
DF
3 ISHIHARA Hirokazu (Shonan Bellmare)
4 HASHIOKA Daiki (Urawa Red Diamonds Youth)
2 SUGIYAMA Danto (Ichiritsu Funabashi High School)
22 NAKAMURA Yuta (Kashima Antlers Youth)
16 KAWAI Ayumu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth)
5 ABE Kaito (Higashi Fukuoka high school)
21 TANIGUCHI Hiroto (Tokyo Verdy Youth)
19 OGIWARA Takuya (Urawa Red Diamonds Youth)
MF
10 SAITO Mitsuki (Shonan Bellmare)
13 HORI Kenta (Yokohama F・Marinos Youth)
7 ITO Hiroki (Jubilo Iwata U-18)
14 GOKE Yuta (Aomori Yamada High School)
6 TANAKA Riku (Kashiwa Reysol U-18)
8 FUJIMOTO Kanya (Tokyo Verdy Youth)
17 KAWAMURA Takumu (Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth)
20 SUGIURA Fumiya (Nagoya Grampus U-18)
FW
11 ABE Hiroki (Kashima Antlers)
9 TAGAWA Kyosuke (Sagan Tosu)
15 HARA Taichi (FC Tokyo U-18)
18 ANDO Mizuki (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science)
*U-18 Japan National Team aim for earning FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 berth.
Players Change (10/30)
NAKANO Kojiro
GK 23 Club: Hosei University Sidelined due to injury

SARUTA Haruki
GK 23 Club: Kashiwa Reysol U-18 DOB: 23 April 1999 190cm/79kg
Schedule
| Wed. 25 October | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 26 October | AM/PM | Training |
| Fri. 27 October | AM/PM | Training |
| Sat. 28 October | AM/PM | Training |
| Sun. 29 October | 13:00 | Training match vs Yokohama FC (Yokohama FC・LEOC training center) |
| Tue. 31 October | PM | Training |
| Wed. 1 November | AM/PM | Training |
| Thu. 2 November | TBC | Training |
| Fri. 3 November | TBC | Training |
| AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2018 Qualifiers groupI | ||
| Sat. 4 November | 16:00 | vs Mongolia (Football Centre MFF) |
| Sun. 5 November | TBC | Training |
| Mon. 6 November | 12:00 | vs Singapore (Football Centre MFF) |
| Tue. 7 November | TBC | Training |
| Wed. 8 November | 12:00 | vs Thailand (Football Centre MFF) |
*Local Time
*The schedule is subject to change due to the team condition, the weather, etc.
AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2018 Qualifiers
Tournament Period:31 October 2017(Tue.)~8 November 2017(Wed.)
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