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.

Australia under-17

Nickname(s)	Junior Matildas
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Michael Cooper
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]

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	Michael Cooper[3]

Players

Current squad

The 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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Layla Adams	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Gold Coast United
12	1GK	Jessica Skinner	(2007-07-24) 24 July 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Football West NTC
18	1GK	Caoimhe Bray	(2009-09-23) 23 September 2009 (age 15)	3	0	Emerging Jets
2	2DF	Amelia Tartaglia	(2008-04-09) 9 April 2008 (age 17)	9	0	FFV NTC
3	2DF	Chloe Parker	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 18)	6	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
4	2DF	Ruby Cuthbert	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 18)	9	1	Brisbane Roar
15	2DF	Isabela Hoyos	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
17	2DF	Annabelle Yates	(2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 (age 17)	6	0	FFV NTC
20	2DF	Alvina Khoshaba	(2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 18)	7	0	FNSW Institute
22	2DF	Christina Kiceec	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 18)	4	1	FNSW Institute
5	3MF	Kiera Meyers	(2007-06-22) 22 June 2007 (age 17)	6	2	Melbourne City
6	3MF	Amelia Bennett	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 16)	3	0	FNSW Institute
7	3MF	Sian Dewey	(2007-07-09) 9 July 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Adelaide United
8	3MF	Talia Younis	(2008-10-26) 26 October 2008 (age 16)	11	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
10	3MF	Indiana Dos Santos (captain)	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	7	2	Sydney FC
13	3MF	Mikayla Duong	(2008-03-05) 5 March 2008 (age 17)	4	1	FNSW Institute
16	3MF	Ehva Gutszmit	(2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	FFV NTC
21	3MF	Emma Dundas	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Newcastle Jets
9	4FW	Sienna Dale	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 18)	7	7	Manly United
11	4FW	Tiana Fuller	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 16)[6]	6	4	FNSW Institute
14	4FW	Lily Punch	(2008-09-25) 25 September 2008 (age 16)	4	1	Queensland Academy of Sport
19	4FW	Danella Butrus	(2007-02-13) 13 February 2007 (age 18)	2	0	FFV NTC
23	4FW	Alice Francou	(2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	FFV NTC

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
MF	Shelby McMahon	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 17)	8	2	Melbourne City	2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, 6–19 May 2024INJ

Notes:

• ^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.

Results and fixtures

• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

China  v  Australia

7 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	China	3–0	Australia	Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA	Zhou Xinyi 5' Xiao Jiaqi 63' Zhang Kecan 77'	Report		Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Australia  v  Japan

10 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Australia	1–4	Japan	Bali, Indonesia
19:00 WITA	Dos Santos 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Sato 3', 10' Shinjo 65' Hirakawa 80'	Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

Australia  v  Thailand

13 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Australia	1–3	Thailand	Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA	Punch 31'	Report	Kurisara 38' Rinyaphat 67' Chutikan 90+7'	Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

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
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

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	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

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