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)[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]

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	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003	5	0	Football West NTC
12	1GK	Mia Bailey	(2004-10-10) 10 October 2004	5	0	Brisbane Roar NTC
18	1GK	Ruby Jones	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004	1	0	Newcastle Jets Academy

2	2DF	Kirsty Fenton	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005	6	0	Newcastle Jets Academy
3	2DF	Jessika Nash	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004	11	0	Canberra United
4	2DF	Claudia Mihocic	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004	5	1	FFV NTC
5	2DF	Jamilla Rankin	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003	6	0	Brisbane Roar NTC
19	2DF	Josie Morley	(2005-06-08) 8 June 2005	9	8	Newcastle Jets Academy
20	2DF	Emma Ilijoski	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005	8	0	Canberra United Academy
23	2DF	Isabella Wallhead	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003	7	2	Perth Glory

6	3MF	Paige Zois	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005	9	4	Melbourne Victory
8	3MF	Nia Stamatopoulos		10	5	Melbourne City
10	3MF	Hana Lowry	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003	8	4	Perth Glory
13	3MF	Charlize Rule	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003	10	0	Sydney FC
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	4	3	Perth Glory
21	3MF	Charlotte Farmer	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004	7	1	Brisbane Roar NTC

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

Recent results and fixtures

No matches played in the last 12 months.

2021

Australia will host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, in April 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[5]

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

"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.
"AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

External links

FFA Junior Matildas website

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[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.

[aussiehosts-5] "AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.