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Japan U23’s
The U23 team is playing in the Asian Games, the team was in Group D with Iraq, Kuwait and Nepal …
Group D Results
Sunday, 14th Sept – Japan U23’s 4-1 Kuwait U23’s
Wednesday, 17th Sept – Japan U23’s 1-3 Iraq U23’s
Sunday, 21st Sept – Nepal U23’s 0-4 Japan U23’s
Finished – 2nd, W 2, D 0, L 1 – GF 9, GA 4, GD + 5, Points 6
The U23 side will play against Palestine in the 2nd Round on September 25th.
Japan U19’s
Japan U19’s won the AFF U19 Championships by beating Vietnam 1-0 in the Final, the route to the final was as follows:
Group B:
Sunday, 7th Sept – Australia U19’s 3-4 Japan U19’s
Tuesday, 9th Sept – Japan U19’s 3-2 Vietnam U19’s
Finished – 1st, W 2, D 0, L 0, GF 7, GA 5, GD + 2, Pts 6
Semi-Final:
Thursday, 11th Sept – Japan U19’s 2-1 Thailand U19’s
Final:
Saturday, 13th Sept – Vietnam U19’s 0-1 Japan U19’s
The U19’s side play in the AFC U19 Championship, beginning on the 9th October with Japan in Group C with China, South Korea and Vietnam.
Thursday, 9th Oct – Japan U19’s v China U19’s
Saturday, 11th Oct – Vietnam U19’s v Japan U19’s
Monday, 13th Oct – South Korea U19’s v Japan U19’s
Under 16’s
The Under 16’s played in AFC U16’s Championship, where they were knocked out in the Quarter-Final’s, here is how they got there:
Group B
Saturday, 6th Sept – Japan U16’s 2-0 Hong Kong U16’s
Monday, 8th Sept – China U16’s 0-3 Japan U16’s
Wednesday, 10th Sept – Japan U16’s 2-4 Australia U16’s
Quarter Final:
Tuesday, 14th Sept – South Korea U16’s 2-0 Japan U16’s
by JLeagueFanChris at http://jleaguefanchris.wordpress.com