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U-17 Japan National Team squad & schedule - AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 (4/23-5/24＠Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
20 April 2026
Staff
Head Coach: ONO Shingi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Coach: YAMAHASHI Takashi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Assistant Coach: ONOGI Rei (JFA National Coaching Staff)
GK Coach: IDE Daishi (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Physical Coach: KOMINE Tadayuki (JFA National Coaching Staff)
Technical Staff: HIKIDA Mahiro (JFA Technical House)
Technical Staff: HAYAMA Haruto (JFA Technical House)
Squad
GK
23 TAKAHASHI Koki (Taisei High School)
1 OSHITA Kosei (Kashima Antlers Youth)
12 KIDA Rento (Teikyo Nagaoka High School)
DF
3 MOTOSUNA Anthony Udemba (Kashima Antlers)※
13 EZEMUOKWE Chimezie kai (Cerezo Osaka U-18)
22 KURAHASHI Koki (Kashima Antlers Youth)
20 KUMADA Yoshito (RB Omiya Ardija)
2 HASHIMOTO Riku (FC Tokyo U-18)
4 TAKEUCHI Yuzo (Nagoya Grampus U-18)
MF
18 SHIRAOGAWA Rekuto (Nagoya Grampus U-18)
19 TATEMI Shun (Shutoku High School)
15 TSUNEYOSHI Ryoma (Nagoya Grampus U-18)
5 HOSHI Sosuke (Shoshi High School)
17 FUJIMOTO Yoshiki (Gamba Osaka Youth)
7 CHONAN Kaiji (Kashiwa Reysol)
14 SATOMI Tafuku (Vissel Kobe U-18)
6 IWATSUCHI Sora (Kashima Antlers Youth)※
8 WADA Takeshi (Urawa Red Diamonds)
10 KITAHARA Maki (FC Tokyo)
16 KIMURA Kazato (Kawasaki Frontale U-18)
21 OKAMOTO Arata (Gamba Osaka Youth)
FW
11 SAITO Kakeru (Yokohama FC Youth)
9 TAKAKI Eito (Kashima Antlers Youth)
※Scheduled to join the team after the match on Saturday 25 April
<Training Partners>
TP TAKEHARA Reon (Gamba Osaka Youth)*1
TP ASADA Ren (Vissel Kobe U-18)*1
TP NAKAYAMA Syuto (Yokohama F.Marinos Youth)*1
TP SHINDO Arata (Kashiwa Reysol U-18)*2
TP SEGA Yujin (FC Tokyo U-18)*2
*1 Players will be involved in domestic activities only and will remain with the squad until 25 April
*2 Players will remain with the squad until the first group-stage match on 5 May
Schedule
| Thu. 23 April | PM | Training |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 24 April | PM | Training |
| Sat. 25 April | AM | Training match vs International Budo University |
| PM | Training match vs Nihon University | |
| Mon. 27 April | PM | Training |
| Tue. 28 April | PM | Training |
| Wed. 29 April | PM | Training |
| Thu. 30 April | TBD | Training match vs TBC |
| Sat. 2 May | PM | Training |
| Sun. 3 May | PM | Training |
| Mon. 4 May | PM | Training |
| AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 | ||
| Tue. 5 May | 19:00 | 1st Group stage match vs U-17 Qatar National Team (King Abdullah Sports City Pitch C) |
| Wed. 6 May | PM | Training |
| Thu. 7 May | PM | Training |
| Fri. 8 May | PM | Training |
| Sat. 9 May | 19:00 | 2nd Group stage match vs U-17 China PR National Team (King Abdullah Sports City Pitch C) |
| Sun. 10 May | PM | Training |
| Mon. 11 May | TBC | Training |
| Tue. 12 May | 19:00 | 3rd Group stage match vs U-17 Indonesia National Team (King Abdullah Sports City Pitch A) |
| Wed. 13 May | TBC | Training |
| Thu. 14 May | TBC | Training |
| Fri. 15 May | 19:00 | – In the event of finishing 1st in the group stage – Quarter-final vs Group A runner-up (King Abdullah Sports City Pitch C) |
| 20:00 | – In the event of finishing 2nd in the group stage – Quarter-final vs Group A winner (King Abdullah Sports City Pitch A) |
|
| Sat. 16 May | PM | Training |
| Sun. 17 May | TBC | Training |
| Mon. 18 May | TBC | Training |
| Tue. 19 May | 18:00 21:30 |
Semi-Final (King Abdullah Sports City Stadium) |
| Wed. 20 May | TBC | Training |
| Thu. 21 May | TBC | Training |
| Fri. 22 May | 20:00 | Final (King Abdullah Sports City Stadium) |
※Schedule listed in local time
※The schedule is subject to change at any time due to the condition of the team, weather, or other factors.
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