Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia under-20
Nickname(s)	Young Matildas
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Gary van Egmond
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours

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.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Gary van Egmond
Assistant coach	Leah Blayney

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 AFF Women's Championship on 30 June–13 July 2018.^[1] Caps correct as of 9 July 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999	10	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
12	1GK	Annalee Grove	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001	3	0	Emerging Jets
18	1GK	Morgan Aquino		1	0	Football West

2	2DF	Emily Hodgson	(2000-07-01) 1 July 2000	2	0	Adelaide United
4	2DF	Tori Tumeth		4	1	Football NSW
11	2DF	Kaitlyn Torpey	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000	6	0	Brisbane Roar
13	2DF	Angelique Hristodoulou	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001	3	0	Sydney FC
23	2DF	Holly McNamara		2	1	Football NSW

3	3MF	Susan Phonsongkham	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001	6	1	Western Sydney Wanderers
5	3MF	Rachel Lowe	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000	9	3	Western Sydney Wanderers
6	3MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001	10	6	Canberra United
10	3MF	Alex Chidiac	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999	22	17	Atlético Madrid
14	3MF	MelindaJ Barbieri	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000	8	7	Melbourne Victory
15	3MF	Taylor Ray		4	0	Sydney FC
16	3MF	Mary Fowler		5	8
17	3MF	Bethany Gordon		2	1	Canberra United
19	3MF	Karly Roestbakken	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001	4	0	Canberra United
21	3MF	Courtney Nevin		3	0	Western Sydney Wanderers

7	4FW	Princess Ibini	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000	23	9	Sydney FC
8	4FW	Emily Condon	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998	15	8	Adelaide United
9	4FW	Cortnee Vine	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998	11	6	Newcastle Jets
20	4FW	Kyra Cooney-Cross	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002	3	2	Melbourne Victory
22	4FW	Larissa Crummer (Captain)	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996	9	1	Melbourne City

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
GK	Olivia Riddel		1	0	Football NSW	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
GK	Georgia Boric	(1998-07-17) 17 July 1998	1	0	Canberra United	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017

DF	Hannah Bourke	(2000-01-13) 13 January 2000	3	0	Emerging Jets	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
DF	Jayme Millard		0	0	Football NSW	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
DF	Ellie Carpenter	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000	14	0	Canberra United	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018 ^PRE
DF	Hannah Bacon	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998	7	0	Trondheims-Ørn	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
DF	Annabelle Martin	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998	11	0	Melbourne Victory	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
DF	Sophie Nenadovic	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	6	1	Newcastle Jets	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
DF	Clare Wheeler	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	10	1	Newcastle Jets	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017

MF	Sofia Sakalis	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002	1	0	Melbourne City	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
MF	Chelsie Dawber	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	0	0	Adelaide United	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018 ^PRE
MF	Ally Green	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998	4	3	Sydney FC	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
MF	Grace Maher	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999	8	1	Canberra United	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
MF	Georgia Plessas	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998	7	2	Canberra United	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017

FW	Shadeene Evans		1	0	Football NSW	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
FW	Sheridan Gallagher		1	0	Football NSW	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
FW	Julia Vignes	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	1	0	Sydney FC	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018
FW	Melina Ayres	(1999-04-13) 13 April 1999	6	3	Melbourne Victory	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017
FW	Remy Siemsen	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999	6	13	Sydney FC	2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 15–28 October 2017

	Kirsty Fenton		1	0	Emerging Jets	v. Thailand, 16 March 2018

Recent results and fixtures

16 October 2017 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship GS	South Korea	0–2	Australia	Nanjing, China
15:00 CST		Report	Siemsen 70' Ibini 90+3'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Qin Liang (China)

19 October 2017 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship GS	Australia	1–5	Japan	Nanjing, China
19:00 CST	Siemsen 13'	Report	Miyagawa 51' Hayashi 58' Miyazawa 66' Takarada 72', 90+3'	Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Attendance: 561 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

22 October 2017 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship GS	Australia	5–2	Vietnam	Nanjing, China
15:00 CST	Siemsen 5' Lowe 13' Chidiac 28', 69', 72'	Report	Tuyết Ngân 50' Nhai 81'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 130 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

25 October 2017 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship SF	North Korea	3–0	Australia	Nanjing, China
15:00 CST	P. U. Kim 9' (pen.) Sung 28', 65'	Report		Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Attendance: 261 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

28 October 2017 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship TP	Australia	0–3	China PR	Nanjing, China
15:00 CST		Report	L. He 20' Xie 53' Jin 54'	Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Attendance: 843 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

16 March 2018 Friendly	Australia	2–1	Thailand	Sydney, Australia
12:30 AEDT	Lowe 56' Sayer 77'	Report	Nutwadee 80'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,335

30 June 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship GS	Malaysia	0–7	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB		Report	Chidiac 1', 49', 72' Fowler 4', 59' Condon 6' Sayer 87'	Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

4 July 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship GS	Australia	9–0	Timor-Leste	Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB	Vine 11', 18' Tumeth 37' Sayer 55', 65' Cooney-Cross 59' Phonsongkham 72' Lowe 79' Fowler 86'	Report		Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

6 July 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship GS	Australia	12–0	Cambodia	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB	Fowler 10', 12', 18', 27', 31' Gordon 14' McNamara 29' Barbieri 42', 57', 87' Ibini 69' Chidiac 90'	Report		Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

8 July 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship GS	Thailand	4–2	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB	Silawan 50' Kanjana 60', 62', 63'	Report	Chidiac 86' (pen.) Cooney-Cross 90+1'	Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bui Thi Thu Trang (Vietnam)

11 July 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship SF	Vietnam	2–4	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB	Tuyết Dung 17', 90'	Report	Chidiac 18', 76' Nevin 35' Cooney-Cross 65'	Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)

13 July 2018 2018 AFF Women's Championship Final	Thailand	3–2	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB	Suchawadee 59' Orathai 70' Rattikan 73'	Report	Fowler 26', 58'	Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium

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	Quarterfinals	5th	4	1	1	2	8	9
2004	Quarterfinals	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
Total	3/8	0 Titles	11	3	2	6	18	20

OFC U-20 Women's Qualifying Tournament

OFC U-20 Women's 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-19 Women's Championship

AFC U-19 Women's Championship 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	4	2	0	3	8	11
Total	7/7	0 Titles	29	11	1	17	59	53

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008–2012	See Australia women's national soccer team
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
Total	4/4	0 titles	22	14	3	5	89	22

Honours

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament

Winners: 2002, 2004

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Third place: 2006

References

↑ "Five Westfield Matildas in Young Matildas squad for 2018 AFF Women's Championship". Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2018.

External links

FFA Young Matildas website

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[1] "Five Westfield Matildas in Young Matildas squad for 2018 AFF Women's Championship". Football Federation Australia. 20 June 2018.

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