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
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachRaeanne Dower
FIFA codeAUS
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 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 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 (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 11 0 FNSW Institute
4 2DF Claudia Mihocic (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 5 1 FFV NTC
5 2DF Jamilla Rankin (2003-03-28) 28 March 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 (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 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 4 3 Cockburn City
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 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) FriendlyTonga 0–6 AustraliaNuku’alofa, Tonga
13:00 TOT Report Stadium: Tonga Football Academy
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) FriendlyVanuatu 0–13 AustraliaPort Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 VUT Report Stadium: Korman Stadium
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) FriendlySolomon Islands 0–14 AustraliaHoniara, Solomon Islands
16:00 SBT Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
15 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GSJapan 0–0 AustraliaChonburi, 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 GSThailand 1–6 AustraliaChonburi, 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 GSAustralia 2–2 BangladeshChonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)
  • Mihocic  77'
  • Zois  80'
 Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 172
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
25 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship SFAustralia 0–3 North KoreaChonburi, Thailand
12:00 (ICT) Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
28 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Third PlaceChina PR 2–1 AustraliaChonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)
  • Shi  78'
  • Zou  82'
 Report
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
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Total0/70 Titles000000

AFC U-16 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2007Group stage5th201113
2009Fourth place4th53021911
2011Fifth place5th510449
2013Group stage5th210182
2015Did not qualify
2017Group stage6th3102314
2019Fourth place4th512298
Total6/70 Titles2273124448

AFF U-16 Women's Championship
AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Champions1st5500451
Total1/11 title5500451

References
  1. "Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  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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