Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia under-20
Nickname(s)	Young Matildas
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Leah Blayney
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2002, 2004)

The Australian women's national under-20 soccer team represents Australia in international women's under-20 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 Young Matildas.

History

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Leah Blayney

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on 31 August – 22 September 2024 in Colombia.^[1]^[2]

Caps and goals are current as of 6 September 2024 after the match against Cameroon.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chloe Lincoln	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 19)	19	0	Western United
12	1GK	Tahlia Franco	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Sydney FC
18	1GK	Grace Wilson	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Maine Black Bears

2	2DF	Ella Buchanan	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
3	2DF	Naomi Chinnama	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	22	1	Perth Glory
5	2DF	Jessika Nash (captain)	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)	20	1	Central Coast Mariners
8	2DF	Sasha Grove	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19)	17	2	Western United
15	2DF	Alexia Apostolakis	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18)	19	1	Melbourne City

6	3MF	Zara Kruger	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18)	14	1	Brisbane Roar
10	3MF	Indiana Dos Santos	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	12	0	Sydney FC
14	3MF	Alicia Woods	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Peninsula Power
16	3MF	Avaani Prakash	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 17)	7	1	Western United
17	3MF	Madeleine Caspers	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Sydney FC
19	3MF	Shay Hollman	(2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)	14	2	Sydney FC

4	4FW	Lara Gooch	(2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 19)	8	1	Newcastle Jets
7	4FW	Jynaya Dos Santos	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	12	4	Unattached
9	4FW	Ella O'Grady	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17)	7	3	Melbourne Victory
11	4FW	Kahli Johnson	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)	22	6	Western United
13	4FW	Peta Trimis	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18)	13	3	Central Coast Mariners
20	4FW	Tanaye Morris	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Brisbane Roar
21	4FW	Amber Luchtmeijer	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Sydney FC

Recent call-ups

The following players were 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
DF	Teagan Bertolissio	(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Canberra United	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^TOP
DF	Gemma Ferris	(2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17)	7	1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, 3–16 March 2024
DF	Tijan McKenna	(2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Perth Glory	2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, 3–16 March 2024
DF	Zoe Karipidis	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Purdue Boilermakers	v. China, 6 December 2023
DF	Maya Lobo	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 18)	8	1	Western Sydney Wanderers	v. China, 6 December 2023

MF	Milly Boughton	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Arsenal	v. New Zealand, 14 July 2024
MF	Georgia Cassidy	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Perth Glory	v. New Zealand, 14 July 2024
MF	Emma Dundas	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Newcastle Jets	v. New Zealand, 14 July 2024
MF	Daniela Galic	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)	19	6	Twente	2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, 3–16 March 2024
MF	Alana Murphy	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)	11	5	Melbourne Victory	2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, 3–16 March 2024
MF	Grace Johnston	(2005-04-07) April 7, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Perth Glory	v. China, 6 December 2023

FW	Emilia Murray	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Melbourne City	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup^INJ
FW	Rosie Curtis	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Melbourne Victory	v. New Zealand, 14 July 2024
FW	Milan Hammond	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Newcastle Jets	v. New Zealand, 14 July 2024
FW	Claudia Cicco	(2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 20)	9	5	Newcastle Jets	2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, 3–16 March 2024

Notes

^TOP Train-on or Shadow player.
^INJ Withdrew due to injury

Recent results and fixtures

2023

3 December Friendly	China	1–3	Australia	Xiamen, China
15:00 UTC+8	Zheng 83' (pen.)	Report	Galic 10' Grove 66' O'Grady 68'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Dai Bingyue (China)

6 December Friendly	China	3–1	Australia	Xiamen, China
13:00 UTC+8	Zhang 6' Yu 66', 85'	Report	Apostolakis 89'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

2024

3 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS	South Korea	1–2	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5	Jeon 25'	Report	Trimis 73' Thomas-Chinnama 90'	Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

6 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	0–2	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5		Report	Galic 5' Trimis 38'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

9 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS	Australia	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5	Nash 20' Kruger 40' Cicco 81'	Report		Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

13 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup SF	Australia	1–5	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5	Trimis 13'	Report	Yoneda 3' Shiragaki 63' Hijikata 83' Sasai 88' Thomas-Chinnama 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

16 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup TP	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5	Gooch 78'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

11 July Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Bercelli 9'	Report	Morris 59'	Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium

14 July Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+12	Ingham	Report	Woods	Stadium: NZCIS Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

23 August Friendly	Nigeria	2–1	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
--:-- UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Club Banco de la República

31 August 2024 World Cup GS	Colombia	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00 UTC−5	Y. López 58' Caicedo 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

3 September 2024 World Cup GS	Mexico	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5	Servín 57' Lomelí 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

6 September 2024 World Cup GS	Australia	0–2	Cameroon	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00 UTC−5		Report	Toko Njoya 45+4' Eto 61'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	1	2	8	9
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	0	3	6	8
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	6
2024	Group stage		3	0	0	3	0	6
Total	4/11	0 Titles	17	4	2	11	21	32

OFC U-20 Women's qualifying tournament

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Winners	1st	4	4	0	0	45	0
2004	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	27	1
Total	2/2	2 Titles	6	6	0	0	72	1

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	29	6
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	3
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	7	12
2013	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	6	12
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2017	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	11
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	6	22
~~2022~~	Competition cancelled
2024	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	9	6
Total	9/9	0 Titles	39	17	1	21	77	80

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008	See Australia women's national soccer team
2011	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	12	5
2015	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4
2016	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	26	4
2018	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	36	9
2019	Did not enter
2022	See Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
Total	4/12	0 titles	22	14	3	5	89	22