Australia women's national under-17 soccer team explained

Australia under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:AUS
Nickname:Junior Matildas
Sub-Confederation:AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Raeanne Dower
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First Game: 1–2
(Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)[1]
Largest Win: 28–0
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)
Largest Loss: 0–7
(Chonburi, Thailand; 14 September 2017)
Type:women

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.

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

PositionName
Head coach Raeanne Dower[3]
Assistant coach Njegosh Popovich

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.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.

Notes:

Recent results and fixtures

2024

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
YearResultPosition
2008did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024
2025To be determined
Total0/90 Titles000000

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
YearResultPosition
2007Group stage5th201113
2009Fourth place4th53021911
2011Fifth place5th510449
2013Group stage5th210182
2015did not qualify
2017Group stage6th3102314
2019Fourth place4th512298
2022Competition cancelled
2024Group Stage7th3003210
Total8/90 Titles2573154657

AFF U-16 Women's Championship

AFF U-16 Women's Championship record
YearResultPosition
2009Champions1st5500451
Total1/11 title5500451

AFF U-18 Women's Championship

AFF U-18 Women's Championship record
YearResultPosition
2022Champions1st5500171
Total1/11 title5500171

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fixtures and results . Football Federation Australia . 12 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130917164451/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wu17s/results . 17 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: WU17 History . Football Federation Australia . 12 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Rae Dower named Westfield Junior Matildas coach. Football Federation Australia. 18 July 2017. 26 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827004829/http://wu17s.footballaustralia.com.au/article/rae-dower-named-westfield-junior-matildas-coach/jrl5xhze8n6b1jv0wwl8vib3e. 27 August 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Dower finalises CommBank Junior Matildas squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Indonesia 2024™. Football Australia. Matildas. 17 April 2024.
  5. Web site: CommBank Junior Matildas Squad Update - 3rd May 2024. Football Australia. 3 May 2024.