Australia under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Junior Matildas
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachRaeanne Dower
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 1–2 South Korea 
(Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)[1]
Biggest win
 Australia 28–0 Palestine 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–7 North Korea 
(Chonburi, Thailand; 14 September 2017)[1]

The Australian women's national under-17 soccer team represents Australia in international women's under-17 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Junior Matildas.

History

The first Australian women's national under-17 team was assembled in 2007 following Australia's entry into the Asian Football Confederation.[2]

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Raeanne Dower[3]
Assistant coach Australia Njegosh Popovich

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round in Hanoi, Vietnam.[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2023 after the match against Bangladesh.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jessica Skinner 3 0 Australia Football West NTC
12 1GK Georgia Ritchie (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 2 0 Australia Canberra United
18 1GK Layla Adams 2 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport

3 2DF Amelia Tartaglia 6 0 Australia FFV NTC
4 2DF Ruby Cuthbert (captain) 8 1 Australia Brisbane Roar
13 2DF Isabela Hoyos 3 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport
14 2DF Annabelle Yates (2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 3 0 Australia FFV NTC
23 2DF Chloe Parker 5 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport

2 3MF Kiera Meyers 3 2 Australia Melbourne City
5 3MF Madeleine Caspers (2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 3 0 Australia Sydney FC
6 3MF Ischia Brooking 6 1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
7 3MF Shelby McMahon 8 2 Australia Gold Coast Knights
8 3MF Talia Younis 8 2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
10 3MF Indiana Dos Santos (2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 5 1 Australia Sydney FC
15 3MF Sian Dewey 2 0 Australia Adelaide United
17 3MF Mikayla Duong 1 1 Australia FNSW Institute
22 3MF Emma Dundas 1 0 Australia Emerging Jets

9 4FW Grace Kuilamu 7 3 Australia Brisbane Roar
11 4FW Sienna Dale 5 7 Australia Manly United
16 4FW Ava Carlson 1 0 Australia Central Coast Mariners FC
19 4FW Georgia Groidis 4 1 Australia FFV NTC
20 4FW Lillian Skelly 8 1 Australia Canberra United
21 4FW Tiana Fuller 3 4 Australia FNSW Institute

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jasmin Selva 0 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
GK Sofia Fante 1 0 Australia Illawarra Stingrays Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023
GK Mia Trimboli 0 0 Australia SA NTC Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
GK Annabelle Croll 0 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023

DF Mia Golding 4 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF Alvina Khoshaba 4 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF Kasey Peters 0 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF Christina Kiceec 1 1 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023
DF Jade O'Brien 1 0 Australia FNSW Institute v.  Chinese Taipei, 28 April 2023
DF Tiana Ruberto 0 0 Australia Canberra Olympic Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023

MF Poppy O'Keeffe 1 0 Australia FFV NTC Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
MF Carina Rossi 2 0 Australia FFV NTC v.  Chinese Taipei, 28 April 2023
MF Rosie McMahon 2 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF Clancy Westaway 2 0 Australia FFV NTC Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF Eva Kokotis 0 0 Australia FFV NTC Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF Melissa Bosco 0 0 Australia SA NTC Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF Amelia Cassar 0 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF Amber Faherty (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 0 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF Miley Grigg 0 0 Australia Adelaide United Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
MF Ehva Gutszmit 0 0 Australia FFV NTC Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
MF Maddison Sawkins 0 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023

FW Skye Halmarick 0 0 Australia FFV NTC Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW Lily Punch 3 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW Lilly Simpson (2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 1 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW Shayla Williams 1 1 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023
FW Isabella Preston 0 0 Australia FNSW Institute Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023

Recent results and fixtures

2023

24 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1 Mongolia  0–11  Australia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Groidis 1'
  • Kuilamu 19'
  • Younis 24'
  • Meyers 45+1', 87'
  • McMahon 45+3'
  • Fuller 49', 69', 82', 90+4'
  • Kiceec 89'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
28 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00 UTC+8
  • Brooking 26'
  • Williams 58' (pen.)
  • Dale 90+3'
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
6 June Friendly South Korea  1–1  Australia Paju, South Korea
15:00 KST Report Stadium: National Football Center
9 June Friendly South Korea  1–3  Australia Paju, South Korea
10:30 KST Report Stadium: National Football Center
20 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 Australia  6–2  Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 ICT
  • Kuilamu 30'
  • Cuthbert 42'
  • McMahon 46'
  • Skelly 55'
  • Younis 75'
  • Duong 86' (pen.)
Report
  • Mathelus 14' (pen.), 17'
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
22 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 Vietnam  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 ICT
  • Ngân Thị Thanh Hiếu 28'
Report
  • Dale 41', 45'
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
24 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 Australia  4–0  Bangladesh Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 ICT
  • Dale 2', 57', 61', 74'
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 2008did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2010
Azerbaijan 2012
Costa Rica 2014
Jordan 2016
Uruguay 2018
India 2021Competition cancelled
India 2022did not qualify
Dominican Republic 2024to be determined
Total0/90 Titles000000

AFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2007Group stage5th201113
Thailand 2009Fourth place4th53021911
China 2011Fifth place5th510449
China 2013Group stage5th210182
China 2015did not qualify
Thailand 2017Group stage6th3102314
Thailand 2019Fourth place4th512298
Indonesia 2022Competition cancelled
Indonesia 2024to be determined
Total6/70 Titles2273124448

AFF U-16 Women's Championship

AFF U-16 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Myanmar 2009 Champions1st5500451
Total1/11 title5500451

AFF U-18 Women's Championship

AFF U-18 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Indonesia 2022 Champions1st5500171
Total1/11 title5500171

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. "WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. "Rae Dower named Westfield Junior Matildas coach". Football Federation Australia. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Dower names final CommBank Junior Matildas Squad for Round 2 Qualifiers". Football Australia. 7 September 2023.
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