Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team

The Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-19 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Japan

Association	Japan Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Youth Olympic Games
Appearances	No Appearances
FIVB U19 World Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1989)
Best result	Runners-Up: (1993)
Asian U18 Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1997)
Best result	Gold: (2017, 2018).

Results

Summer Youth Olympics

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth Olympic Games
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2010	Didn't Qualify
2014	No Volleyball Event
2018
Total	0 Titles	0/1

FIVB U19 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U19 World Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1989		7th place
1991		6th place
1993		Runners-Up
1995		Third place
1997		Third place
1999		9th place
2001	Didn't Qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009		14th place
2011	Didn't Qualify
2013		17th place
2015		15th place						Squad
2017		Third place						Squad
2019		6th place						Squad
2021	Withdrew
2023		11th place
Total	0 Titles	12/18

Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Boys' U18 Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1997		Third place
1999		Runners-up
2001		6th place
2003	Withdrew
2005		5th place
2007		5th place
2008		Runners-up
2010		5th place
2012		Third place
2014		Runners-up
2017		Champion
2018		Champion
2020	Canceled
2022		Champion
Total	3 Titles	12/14

Team

Current squad

The following is the roster in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.
Head coach: Hiroyuki Takeuchi

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023 club
1	Hyo Yamashita	MB	1 February 2005	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	—	—	University of Tsukuba
3	Haruki Matsui	MB	10 April 2005	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	—	—	—	Aichi Gakuin University
4	Ryugi Takata	MB	28 June 2005	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	103.4 kg (228 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	—	Nippon Sport Science University
6	Ota Yoshihara	S	24 June 2005	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	—	—	Tokai University
7	Tomorou Fujiyama	OH	20 June 2005	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	—	Nippon Sport Science University
8	Yuri Moriuchi	S	12 January 2005	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	—	—	Nihon University
9	Haruto Taniguchi	OH	28 January 2005	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	—	—	Nihon University
10	Koshi Yamaguchi	OP	18 February 2005	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	—	—	Fukuyama Heisei University
12	Hiyori Fujita	S	20 January 2005	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	—	Ryukoku University
14	Takeru Watanabe	MB	6 March 2005	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	—	—	Meiji University
16	Shuji Yoshihara	OH	17 January 2005	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	—	Kokushikan University
20	Shusei Shiotsuka	L	27 July 2002	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	—	—	—

Notable players

• Yuki Ishikawa (2012–2013)
• Kentaro Takahashi (2012–2013)
• Taishi Onodera (2012–2013)
• Masaki Oya (2012–2013)
• Issei Otake (2013)
• Kenta Takanashi (2015)
• Yuji Nishida (2017)
• Tatsunori Otsuka (2017)
• Kento Miyaura (2017–2018)

See also

• Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team
• Japan men's national volleyball team

External links

• Official website