Australia women's national under-17 soccer team
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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.
| Nickname(s) | Junior Matildas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Raeanne Dower | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| 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 edit
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 edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Raeanne Dower[3]
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| Assistant coach | Njegosh Popovich
|
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in Bali, Indonesia.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2023 after the match against Bangladesh.
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
Recent results and fixtures edit
2023 edit
| 22 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1 | Australia | Cancelled |  Bhutan | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| --:-- UTC+8 | Withdrawal | Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
| 24 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1 | Mongolia  | 0–11 | Australia | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand) |
| 28 April 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 1 | Australia | 3–0 |  Chinese Taipei | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 6 June Friendly | South Korea  | 1–1 | Australia | Paju, South Korea |
| 15:00 KST | Report | Stadium: National Football Center |
| 9 June Friendly | South Korea | 1–3 | Australia | Paju, South Korea |
| 10:30 KST | Report | Stadium: National Football Center |
| 20 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 | Australia | 6–2 |  Philippines | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 16:00 ICT | Report | Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
| 22 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 | Vietnam  | 1–2 | Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 19:00 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center |
| 24 September 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification round 2 | Australia | 4–0 |  Bangladesh | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 16:00 ICT |
|
Report | Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center |
2024 edit
| 7 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | China  | v | Australia | Bali, Indonesia |
| 16:00 WITA | Source | Stadium: Bali United Training Center |
| 10 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Australia | v |  Japan | Bali, Indonesia |
| 19:00 WITA | Source | Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium |
| 13 May 2024 AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Australia | v |  Thailand | Bali, Indonesia |
| 16:00 WITA | Source | Stadium: Bali United Training Center |
Competitive record edit
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup edit
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2008 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2010
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 2012
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 2014
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 2016
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 2018
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 2022 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2024 |
to be determined | |||||||
 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 edit
| 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 |
 |
Competition cancelled | |||||||
| 2024 |
qualified | |||||||
| Total | 7/8 | 0 Titles | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 48 |
AFF U-16 Women's Championship edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dower finalises CommBank Junior Matildas squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™". Matildas. Football Australia. 17 April 2024.