Nickname(s) | Joeys | ||
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Association | Football Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Brad Maloney | ||
Captain | Jayden Necovski | ||
FIFA code | AUS | ||
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First international | |||
Australia 2–1 New Zealand (New Zealand; 3 December 1983) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Australia 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands (Shepparton, Australia; 5 October 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Australia 0–6 Japan (Bambolim, India; 22 September 2016) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1985 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up; 1999 | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2008 ) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals; 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
AFF U-16 Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2008 ) | ||
Best result | Champions; 2008, 2016 | ||
Website | www |
The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, [1] represents Australia in men's international under-17 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for Football in Australia, Football Australia (FA), 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.
Australia is a ten-time OFC champion and a two-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments on twelve occasions.
The Joeys best result in international football came in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by New Zealand, where Australia finished second.
To qualify for the tournament Australia had to first win the Oceania qualifiers. This was achieved with wins over Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and again Fiji in the final which finished 5–0. [2] Next up was a two leg play-off against Bahrain who had finished third in the 1998 AFC U-17 Championship. Australia won 3–1 on aggregate.
In the tournament proper, Australia lost their opening game 2–1 to Brazil although a come from behind 2–1 win over Germany and a 1–0 win over Mali saw Australia top the group. Australia dispatched of Qatar 1–0 in the quarter final and needed penalties to get past USA after a 2–2 draw in the semi-final. They lost the final to Brazil; the match finished nil all after extra time and Brazil won a penalty shoot-out 8–7.
A number of this Joeys squad would go on to represent the Socceroos including Adrian Madaschi, Jade North, Joshua Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
The following 24 players were called up for the PacificAus Sports Football Tour from 15–21 August. [3] [4]
Caps and goals correct as of the game against Solomon Islands U19 on 20 August 2024.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Jai Ajanovic | 7 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners | |
12 | GK | Jonty Benfield | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City | |
18 | GK | Oskar von Schrenk | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Victory | |
2 | DF | Charlie Parkin | 3 | 0 | Brisbane Roar | |
3 | DF | Zayd Kassaby | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Victory | |
4 | DF | Zane Stevenson | 1 | 1 | Sydney FC | |
5 | DF | Marco Santangelo | 3 | 0 | Sydney FC | |
14 | DF | Feyzo Kasumovic | 3 | 0 | Adelaide United | |
15 | DF | Liam Armstrong | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory | |
16 | DF | Bryce Harrison | 1 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
6 | MF | Alex Bolton | 7 | 0 | Perth Glory | |
7 | MF | Rhys Williams | 6 | 1 | Brisbane Roar | |
8 | MF | Max Anastasio | 3 | 0 | Marconi Stallions | |
9 | MF | Anthony Didulica | 7 | 7 | Western United | |
10 | MF | Nickolas Alfaro | 2 February 2008 | 7 | 1 | Sydney FC |
11 | MF | Jay Maltz | 4 | 0 | Sydney FC | |
13 | MF | Logan Sambrook | 2 | 0 | North Coast Football | |
21 | MF | Henrique Oliveira | 1 | 0 | Adelaide United | |
17 | FW | Isiah Boston | 2 | 0 | Melbourne City | |
19 | FW | Daniel Matina | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City | |
20 | FW | Samuel Stanway | 2 | 1 | Lions FC | |
22 | FW | Max Naylor | 1 | 2 | Perth Glory | |
23 | FW | Akol Akon | 2 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
24 | FW | Chris Irakoze | 2 | 0 | Adelaide United |
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
11 April Friendly | Switzerland | 3–4 | Australia | Locarno, Switzerland |
13:00 (CET) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Communale Ascona | |
Note: Match took place over four quarters of 30-minutes each |
16 AprilUnofficial Friendly | Inter Milan U-17 | 4–2 | Australia | Milan, Italy |
15:00 (CET) |
| Report | Stadium: Konami Youth Development Centre |
23 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | Thailand | 0–0 | Australia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
15:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
26 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | Australia | 2–0 | Malaysia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
15:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore) |
29 June ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship GS | East Timor | 0–12 | Australia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
15:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore) |
1 July ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship SF | Indonesia | 3–5 | Australia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 WIB | Report | Stadium: Manahan Stadium |
3 July ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship Final | Thailand | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Australia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 WIB |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan) |
Penalties | ||||
15 August PacificAus Sports Tour | Solomon Islands | 2–1 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
18:00 UTC+11 | Report |
| Stadium: National Stadium |
18 August PacificAus Sports Tour | Solomon Islands | 1–4 | Australia | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
18:00 UTC+11 |
| Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 11,000 |
21 August PacificAus Sports Tour | Vanuatu | 3–3 | Australia | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Freshwater Stadium |
23 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Australia | v | Northern Mariana Islands | Ardiya, Kuwait |
20:30 UTC+3 | Source | Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
25 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Kuwait | v | Australia | Ardiya, Kuwait |
20:30 UTC+3 | Source | Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
27 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Australia | v | Indonesia | Ardiya, Kuwait |
17:30 UTC+3 | Source | Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Brad Maloney [5] |
Assistant coach | Michael Cooper |
Goalkeeper coach | Davide Del Giovine |
Technical consultant | Ron Smith |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1985 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1987 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1989 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1991 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
1993 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
1995 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2001 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
2003 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2005 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2011 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 13/20 | 0 Titles | 51 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 79 |
OFC U-17 Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1983 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
1986 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
1989 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
1991 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
1993 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
1995 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
1999 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
/ 2001 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
/ / 2003 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2005 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
Total | 11/11 | 10 Titles | 54 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 320 | 13 |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
2010 | Semifinals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
2012 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2014 | Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
2016 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
2018 | Semifinals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2023 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 7/9 | 0 Titles | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 47 |
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