Australia women's national under-17 soccer team
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.
Nickname(s) | Junior Matildas | ||
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Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Raeanne Dower | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
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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] |
History
editThe first Australian women's national under-17 team was assembled in 2007 following Australia's entry into the Asian Football Confederation.[2]
Coaching staff
editPosition | Name |
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Head coach | Raeanne Dower[3] |
Assistant coach | Njegosh Popovich |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe 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.
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
Notes:
- INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
Recent results and fixtures
edit2023
edit22 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 | 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 | 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 | Report | 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 | Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center |
2024
edit7 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | China | 3–0 | Australia | Bali, Indonesia |
16:00 WITA |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
Competitive record
editFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
editFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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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
editAFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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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 |
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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
editAFF U-16 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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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
editAFF U-18 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.