Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia under-17
Nickname(s)	Junior Matildas
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Raeanne Dower
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 1–2 South Korea ; (Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)
Biggest win
	Australia 28–0 Palestine ; (Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 0–7 North Korea ; (Chonburi, Thailand; 14 September 2017)

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	Raeanne Dower^[3]
Assistant coach	Njegosh Popovich

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in Bali, Indonesia.^[4]^[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 May 2024 after the match against Thailand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Layla Adams	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Gold Coast United
12	1GK	Jessica Skinner	(2007-07-24) 24 July 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Football West NTC
18	1GK	Caoimhe Bray	(2009-09-23) 23 September 2009 (age 15)	3	0	Emerging Jets

2	2DF	Amelia Tartaglia	(2008-04-09) 9 April 2008 (age 16)	9	0	FFV NTC
3	2DF	Chloe Parker	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)	6	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
4	2DF	Ruby Cuthbert	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17)	9	1	Brisbane Roar
15	2DF	Isabela Hoyos	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
17	2DF	Annabelle Yates	(2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 (age 17)	6	0	FFV NTC
20	2DF	Alvina Khoshaba	(2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 17)	7	0	FNSW Institute
22	2DF	Christina Kiceec	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17)	4	1	FNSW Institute

5	3MF	Kiera Meyers	(2007-06-22) 22 June 2007 (age 17)	6	2	Melbourne City
6	3MF	Amelia Bennett	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 16)	3	0	FNSW Institute
7	3MF	Sian Dewey	(2007-07-09) 9 July 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Adelaide United
8	3MF	Talia Younis	(2008-10-26) 26 October 2008 (age 16)	11	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
10	3MF	Indiana Dos Santos (captain)	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	7	2	Sydney FC
13	3MF	Mikayla Duong	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 16)	4	1	FNSW Institute
16	3MF	Ehva Gutszmit	(2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 17)	1	0	FFV NTC
21	3MF	Emma Dundas	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Newcastle Jets

9	4FW	Sienna Dale	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17)	7	7	Manly United
11	4FW	Tiana Fuller	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 16)	6	4	FNSW Institute
14	4FW	Lily Punch	(2008-09-25) 25 September 2008 (age 16)	4	1	Queensland Academy of Sport
19	4FW	Danella Butrus	(2007-02-13) 13 February 2007 (age 17)	2	0	FFV NTC
23	4FW	Alice Francou	(2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 16)	1	0	FFV NTC

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	Georgia Ritchie	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Canberra United	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
GK	Jasmin Selva		0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
GK	Sofia Fante		1	0	Illawarra Stingrays	Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023

DF	Mia Golding		4	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF	Kasey Peters		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF	Jade O'Brien		1	0	FNSW Institute	v. Chinese Taipei, 28 April 2023

MF	Shelby McMahon	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 16)	8	2	Melbourne City	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, 6–19 May 2024^INJ
MF	Ischia Brooking		6	1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
MF	Madeleine Caspers		3	0	Sydney FC	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
MF	Poppy O'Keeffe		1	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
MF	Carina Rossi		2	0	FFV NTC	v. Chinese Taipei, 28 April 2023

FW	Ava Carlson		1	0	Central Coast Mariners FC	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
FW	Georgia Groidis		4	1	FFV NTC	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
FW	Grace Kuilamu		7	3	Brisbane Roar	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
FW	Lillian Skelly		8	1	Canberra United	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification second round, 20–24 September 2023
FW	Skye Halmarick		0	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW	Lilly Simpson	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 (age 15)	1	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW	Shayla Williams		1	1	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023

Notes:

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.

Recent results and fixtures

2023

22 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1	Australia	Cancelled	Bhutan	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
--:-- UTC+8		Withdrawal		Stadium: MFF Football Centre

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

2024

7 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	China	3–0	Australia	Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA	Zhou Xinyi 5' Xiao Jiaqi 63' Zhang Kecan 77'	Report		Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

10 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Australia	1–4	Japan	Bali, Indonesia
19:00 WITA	Dos Santos 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Sato 3', 10' Shinjo 65' Hirakawa 80'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

13 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Australia	1–3	Thailand	Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA	Punch 31'	Report	Kurisara 38' Rinyaphat 67' Chutikan 90+7'	Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

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
2008	did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024
2025
Total	0/9	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
2007	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2009	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	19	11
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	4	9
2013	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	8	2
2015	did not qualify
2017	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	14
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	9	8
~~2022~~	Competition cancelled
2024	Group Stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	10
Total	8/9	0 Titles	25	7	3	15	46	57

AFF U-16 Women's Championship

AFF U-16 Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	45	1
Total	1/1	1 title	5	5	0	0	45	1

AFF U-18 Women's Championship

AFF U-18 Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2022	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	1
Total	1/1	1 title	5	5	0	0	17	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
^ "WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
^ "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.
^ "Dower finalises CommBank Junior Matildas squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™". Matildas. Football Australia. 17 April 2024.
^ "CommBank Junior Matildas Squad Update - 3rd May 2024". Football Australia. 3 May 2024.

External links

FFA Junior Matildas website

[ffa-fixtures-1] "Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

[ffa-history-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 finalises CommBank Junior Matildas squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™". Matildas. Football Australia. 17 April 2024.

[5] "CommBank Junior Matildas Squad Update - 3rd May 2024". Football Australia. 3 May 2024.

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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA