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 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	Football West NTC
12	1GK	Georgia Ritchie	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Capital Football
18	1GK	Layla Adams		2	0	Queensland Academy of Sport

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

2	3MF	Kiera Meyers		3	2	FFV NTC
5	3MF	Madeleine Caspers		3	0	FNSW Institute
6	3MF	Ischia Brooking		6	1	Football West NTC
7	3MF	Shelby McMahon		8	2	Gold Coast Knights
8	3MF	Talia Younis		8	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
10	3MF	Indiana Dos Santos	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	5	1	Sydney FC
15	3MF	Sian Dewey		2	0	SA NTC
17	3MF	Mikayla Duong		1	1	FNSW Institute
22	3MF	Emma Dundas		1	0	Emerging Jets

9	4FW	Grace Kuilamu		7	3	Brisbane Roar
11	4FW	Sienna Dale		5	7	Manly United
16	4FW	Ava Carlson		1	0	Central Coast Mariners FC
19	4FW	Georgia Groidis		4	1	FFV NTC
20	4FW	Lillian Skelly		8	1	FNSW Institute
21	4FW	Tiana Fuller		3	4	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	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
GK	Sofia Fante		1	0	Illawarra Stingrays	Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023
GK	Mia Trimboli		0	0	SA NTC	Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
GK	Annabelle Croll		0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023

DF	Mia Golding		4	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
DF	Alvina Khoshaba		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	Christina Kiceec		1	1	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 6–9 June 2023
DF	Jade O'Brien		1	0	FNSW Institute	v. Chinese Taipei, 28 April 2023
DF	Tiana Ruberto		0	0	Canberra Olympic	Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
DF	Annalise Simpson		2	0	SA NTC	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022
DF	Lauren Nada		1	0	FNSW Institute	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022

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
MF	Rosie McMahon		2	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF	Clancy Westaway		2	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF	Eva Kokotis		0	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 20–24 March 2023
MF	Melissa Bosco		0	0	SA NTC	Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF	Amelia Cassar		0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF	Amber Faherty	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, 20–24 February 2023
MF	Miley Grigg		0	0	SA NTC	Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
MF	Ehva Gutszmit		0	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
MF	Maddison Sawkins		0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
MF	Pearl Tein		3	0	Belconnen United	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022
MF	Poppy Channing		1	0	Blacktown Spartans	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022
MF	Anastasia Marzilli		1	0	SA NTC	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022

FW	Skye Halmarick		0	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 27 August–1 September 2023
FW	Lily Punch		3	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	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
FW	Isabella Preston		0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 5–10 February 2023
FW	Nia Mohd Salleh		2	0	FFV NTC	v. South Korea, 4 November 2022

Notes:

^TOP Train-on player.

Recent results and fixtures

2022

30 October Friendly	Australia	1–3	South Korea U-15	Kingscliff, Australia
16:00 AEDT	Kuilamu 21'	Report	Phiar 5', 81' Won 56'	Stadium: Walter Peate Oval

2 November Friendly	Australia	1–1	South Korea U-15	Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST	Dos Santos 31'	Report	Jeon 38'	Stadium: Pizzey Park

4 November Friendly	Australia	0–1	South Korea U-15	Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST		Report	39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pizzey Park

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

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
~~2021~~	Competition cancelled
2022	did not qualify
2024	to be determined
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	to be determined
Total	6/7	0 Titles	22	7	3	12	44	48

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 names final CommBank Junior Matildas Squad for Round 2 Qualifiers". Football Australia. 7 September 2023.

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 names final CommBank Junior Matildas Squad for Round 2 Qualifiers". Football Australia. 7 September 2023.

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