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 called up for the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, played between 15–28 September 2019.^[4] Caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Miranda Templeman		5	0	Football West NTC
12	1GK	Mia Bailey	(2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Brisbane Roar NTC
18	1GK	Ruby Jones	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Newcastle Jets Academy

2	2DF	Kirsty Fenton	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Newcastle Jets Academy
3	2DF	Jessika Nash	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20)	11	0	FNSW Institute
4	2DF	Claudia Mihocic	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)	5	1	FFV NTC
5	2DF	Jamilla Rankin	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Brisbane Roar NTC
19	2DF	Josie Morley	(2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 18)	9	8	Newcastle Jets Academy
20	2DF	Emma Ilijoski	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 18)	8	0	Canberra United Academy
23	2DF	Isabella Wallhead	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20)	7	2	Perth Glory

6	3MF	Paige Zois	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 18)	9	4	Melbourne Victory
8	3MF	Nia Stamatopoulos		10	5	Melbourne City
10	3MF	Hana Lowry	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20)	8	4	Perth Glory
13	3MF	Charlize Rule	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18)	10	0	FNSW Institute
15	3MF	Darcey Malone		5	0	Sydney FC
16	3MF	Mia McGovern		0	0	Canberra United Academy
17	3MF	Tijan McKenna	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	4	3	Cockburn City
21	3MF	Charlotte Farmer	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)	7	1	Brisbane Roar NTC

7	4FW	Taneesha Baker		3	0	Football West NTC
9	4FW	Georgia Beaumont	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21)	10	11	Brisbane Roar NTC
11	4FW	Alana Jancevski	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 20)	12	8	Melbourne Victory
14	4FW	Jordan Jasnos		10	3	FNSW Institute
22	4FW	Bryleeh Henry		1	0	FNSW Institute

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Recent results and fixtures

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) Friendly	Tonga	0–6	Australia	Nuku’alofa, Tonga
13:00 TOT		Report		Stadium: Tonga Football Academy

12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) Friendly	Vanuatu	0–13	Australia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 VUT		Report		Stadium: Korman Stadium

15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Friendly	Solomon Islands	0–14	Australia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
16:00 SBT		Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

15 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GS	Japan	0–0	Australia	Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)		Report		Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

18 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GS	Thailand	1–6	Australia	Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 (ICT)	Janista 70'	Report	Jancevski 5', 45+1' Lowry 27', 45+3' Beaumont 51', 59'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

21 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GS	Australia	2–2	Bangladesh	Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)	Mihocic 77' Zois 80'	Report	T. Khatun 21', 78'	Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 172 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

25 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship SF	Australia	0–3	North Korea	Chonburi, Thailand
12:00 (ICT)		Report	H.Y. Kim 14', 17' P.I. Kim 90'	Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium

28 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Third Place	China	2–1	Australia	Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)	Shi 78' Zou 82'	Report	Lowry 1'	Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

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
2020
Total	0/7	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

AFC U-16 Women's Championship 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
Total	6/7	0 Titles	22	7	3	12	44	48

AFF U-16 Women's Championship

AFF 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

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.
^ "Westfield Junior Matildas squad named for AFC U-16 Women's Championship". Football Federation Australia. 4 September 2019.

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] "Westfield Junior Matildas squad named for AFC U-16 Women's Championship". Football Federation Australia. 4 September 2019.

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