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.
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Nickname(s) | Junior Matildas | ||
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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 | |||
![]() ![]() (Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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 |
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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 |
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1 | GK | Miranda Templeman | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
12 | GK | Mia Bailey | 10 October 2004 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Ruby Jones | 3 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Kirsty Fenton | 28 November 2005 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Jessika Nash | 20 December 2003 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Claudia Mihocic | 3 March 2004 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Jamilla Rankin | 28 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Josie Morley | 8 June 2005 | 9 | 8 | ![]() |
20 | DF | Emma Ilijoski | 21 June 2005 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Isabella Wallhead | 28 November 2003 | 7 | 2 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Paige Zois | 18 September 2005 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Nia Stamatopoulos | 10 | 5 | ![]() | |
10 | MF | Hana Lowry | 29 June 2003 | 8 | 4 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Charlize Rule | 21 January 2006 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Darcey Malone | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
16 | MF | Mia McGovern | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
17 | MF | Tijan McKenna | 1 January 2006 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Charlotte Farmer | 28 November 2004 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Taneesha Baker | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Georgia Beaumont | 28 November 2002 | 10 | 11 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Alana Jancevski | 20 August 2003 | 12 | 8 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Jordan Jasnos | 10 | 3 | ![]() | |
22 | FW | Bryleeh Henry | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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 |
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Recent results and fixtures
8 August 2019 Friendly | Tonga ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Nuku’alofa, Tonga |
13:00 TOT | Report | Stadium: Tonga Football Academy |
12 August 2019 Friendly | Vanuatu ![]() | 0–13 | ![]() | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 VUT | Report | Stadium: Korman Stadium |
15 August 2019 Friendly | Solomon Islands ![]() | 0–14 | ![]() | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
16:00 SBT | Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium |
15 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GS | Japan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Chonburi, 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 GS | Thailand ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Chonburi, Thailand |
19:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam) |
21 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship GS | Australia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 172 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
25 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship SF | Australia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Chonburi, Thailand |
12:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
28 September 2019 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship Third Place | China PR ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Total | 0/7 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
AFC U-16 Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
![]() | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
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![]() | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
![]() | 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 | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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.