Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia under-17
Nickname(s)Junior Matildas
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMichael Cooper
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
  1–2 South Korea 
(Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)[1]
Biggest win
  28–0 Palestine 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)[1]
Biggest defeat
  0–7 North Korea 
(Chonburi, Thailand; 14 September 2017)[1]

The Australian women's national under-17 soccer team represents Australia in international women's under-17 soccer. The team is controlled by Football Australia (FA), the governing body for soccer in Australia, 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 January 2007 following Australia's entry into the Asian Football Confederation.[2] Australia U17's first game was a 1–2 loss against South Korea at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney under inaugural coach Mike Mulvey.[3][4] In March they competed at the 2007 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Malaysia,[3] finishing fifth.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Michael Cooper[3]

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named for the 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship in Indonesia from 18–29 August.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Annabelle Croll 0 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
1GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore 0 0 Australia South Melbourne FC
1GK Amelie Millar 0 0 Australia Launceston City FC
2DF Tehya Aspland 0 0 Australia Canberra Olympic FC
2DF Sakura Leong 0 0 Australia Football West Academy
2DF Liana Luong 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC
2DF Maeve Nicholas 0 0 Australia Football SA NTC
2DF Willa Pearson 0 0 Australia Belrose Terrey Hills Raiders SC
2DF Arabella Ryan 0 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport
2DF Aeryn Tarrant 0 0 Australia Heidelberg United FC
3MF Claire Corbett 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC
3MF Mary dal Broi 0 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
3MF Kaya Jugovic 0 0 Australia FFV NTC
3MF Zoe Panagopolous 0 0 Australia APIA Leichhardt FC
3MF Abbie Puckett 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC
3MF Keira Sarris 0 0 Australia FFV NTC
4FW Matilda Diaz-Wadewitz 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC
4FW Sarena Elborogi 0 0 Australia Brisbane City FC
4FW Mikaela Gavranic 0 0 Australia North West Sydney Spirit FC
4FW Leyla Hussein 0 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
4FW Theodora Mouitys-Mickalad 0 0 Australia Football West Academy
4FW Hayley Muir 0 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
4FW Jada Taylor 0 0 Australia Northern Tigers FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad recently and still remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Chelsea McCredie 0 0 Australia Manly United FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
GK Aurelia Stepanas 0 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
GK Caoimhe Bray (2009-09-23) 23 September 2009 3 0 Australia Emerging Jets May 2024 vs. Thailand
DF Charlotte Bradshaw 0 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Lana Elkordi 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Harper Pell 0 0 Australia North West Sydney Spirit FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Emmy Traynor 0 0 Australia FFV NTC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Tessa Young 0 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Izabella Rako 0 0 Australia South Melbourne FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Shelby McMahon (2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 8 2 Australia Melbourne City 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, 6–19 May 2024INJ
MF Talia Younis (2008-10-26) 26 October 2008 11 2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers May 2024 vs. Thailand
FW Tyra Bagiante 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Montana Corrie 0 0 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
FW Tiana Fuller (2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 6 4 Australia FNSW Institute May 2024 vs. Thailand
FW Lily Punch (2008-09-25) 25 September 2008 4 1 Australia Queensland Academy of Sport May 2024 vs. Thailand

Notes:

  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

21 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship GS   v  Thailand Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 WIB Source Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
23 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship GS Singapore  v   Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Source Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
13 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Northern Mariana Islands  v   Singapore
Source
17 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers   v  Singapore Singapore
Source

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
New Zealand 2008 did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2010
Azerbaijan 2012
Costa Rica 2014
Jordan 2016
Uruguay 2018
India 2022
Dominican Republic 2024
Morocco 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

AFC U-16/U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2007 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 3
Thailand 2009 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 19 11
China 2011 Fifth place 5th 5 1 0 4 4 9
China 2013 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 8 2
China 2015 did not qualify
Thailand 2017 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 14
Thailand 2019 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 9 8
Indonesia 2022 Competition cancelled
Indonesia 2024 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 10
Total 8/9 0 Titles 25 7 3 15 46 57

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Myanmar 2009 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 45 1
Indonesia 2025 TBC TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2/2 1 title 5 5 0 0 45 1

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Indonesia 2022 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 1
Indonesia 2023 Did not enter
Vietnam 2025 Did not enter
Total 1/1 1 title 5 5 0 0 17 1

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fixtures and results". Football Australia (FA). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  2. ^ "WU17 History". Football Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Football Australia Announces New Head Coaches for U-20 and U-17 Women's National Team as Part of 'Team of Coaches' Initiative". Football Federation Australia. 10 March 2025.
  4. ^ Coman, James (3 October 2013). "Nationals to National Team: Kyah Simon's Blueprint for Success". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia. n.b. Includes photo of 2007 Junior Matildas during their first game.
  5. ^ "U17 Women's team go down to Korea". Socceroos. 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Westfield Women's U17 squad named for camp". Westfield Women's U17s. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "CommBank Junior Matildas squad is confirmed for the ASEAN U16 Girls Championship 2025™". Football Australia. 4 August 2025.
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