Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

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Australia Under-20
Nickname(s) Young Socceroos
Association Football Australia
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Trevor Morgan
FIFA code AUS
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First international
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
(New Zealand; 11 November 1978)
Biggest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 16–0 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 15 February 2001)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0–4 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg
(Córdoba, Argentina; 27 June 2001)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–5 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg
(Manizales, Colombia; 6 August 2011)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–5 Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 October 2013)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–5 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 18 September 2016)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2006 )
Best resultRunners-up (2010)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1978 )
Best resultChampions (1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1981 )
Best resultFourth place (1991, 1993)
Website https://www.socceroos.com.au/young-socceroos-u20s

The Australia national under-20 soccer team, known colloquially as the Young Socceroos, represents Australia in international under-20 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer 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. The team's official nickname is the Young Socceroos.

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Australia is a twelve-time OFC champion and five-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments on fifteen occasions with their best result being a fourth-place finish in 1991 and 1993.

History

2006 AFC U-19 Championship

In their first foray into Asia in 2006 the team lost the quarterfinals of the AFC Youth Championship, to South Korea, [1] despite being considered one of the stronger teams. This was the first time the Young Socceroos had failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup since 1989. Subsequently, on 5 February 2007 the FFA decided not to renew Ange Postecoglou's contract as head coach, [2] he was replaced by former Socceroo, and current AIS head coach of soccer, Steve O'Connor. [3]

2008 AFC U-19 Championship

On 24 June 2008 Jan Versleijen was appointed as the new U-20 coach ahead of the 2008 tournament, with the FFA eager to avoid a repeat of 2006, and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. [4] In preparation for the tournament, Australia competed in the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championships in Thailand alongside China, Korea Republic and Thailand. [5] A competition they ultimately won through a penalty shoot-out against South Korea. [6] The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship was hosted by Saudi Arabia. Australia topped Group D with wins over Thailand and Jordan and a 1–1 draw with Uzbekistan. Australia then needed an extra time winner from Mitch Nichols to overcome North Korea in the quarter-final before losing 3–0 to UAE in the semi-final. However, making it through to the semi-final was enough to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt after finishing in the final four of the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship. Despite a late James Holland penalty, Australia lost their opening game to the Czech Republic 2–1 before Costa Rica defeated the 'Young Socceroos' 3–0. In the final group game against Brazil, Aaron Mooy gave Australia an early lead however the final result saw Brazil win 3–1 and Australia was eliminated without a point.

2010 AFC U-19 Championship

To qualify for the tournament, Australia travelled to Bandung, Indonesia in November 2009 for the qualification group and proceeded after finishing second in a group of six nations. Wins over Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore proceeded to a 0–0 draw with the hosts, Indonesia and a loss to Japan.

Australia competed in the 2010 AFC Under 19 Championship Finals held in Zibo, China. [7]

The tournament was held from 3 to 17 October 2010 in Shandong province. The matches were played at the Zibo Sports Complex Stadium and Linzi Stadium.

Wins over Yemen and Iran followed by a 0–0 draw with South Korea meant Australia topped the group on goal difference. In the quarter-final against United Arab Emirates, Australia twice led before UAE equalised and took the game to extra time. Two extra time goals for Australia set up a semi-final with Saudi Arabia, which Australia won 2–0 thanks to a Kerem Bulut double. The final was played on 17 October 2010 against North Korea. Despite leading in the first half, Australia couldn't hold on and lost the final 3–2. Kerem Bulut was the tournament's top scorer with 7 goals. Australia qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Colombia.

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia after finishing in the final four of the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship. Australia was drawn in a group comprising Spain, Ecuador & Costa Rica.

Australia failed to progress out of the group after finishing last with one point. The first fixture resulted in a one all draw with Ecuador after Tommy Oar scored a late equaliser. The next game saw Costa Rica defeat Australia 3–2. In the final game against Spain, Australia was down by four goals after just 18 minutes. In the 27th minute Kerem Bulut grabbed a goal back before Spain made it 5–1 with a 31st-minute penalty. This was to be the final score.

2012 AFC U-19 Championship

To participate in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship the Young Socceroos first had to qualify. The confederation was geographically separated and Australia was grouped with other East Asian nations, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Macau. These five nations met in Malaysia in November 2011 and Australia proceeded through the group by winning all four games, scoring 20 goals and conceding just 1.

The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship was hosted by United Arab Emirates in November. Australia was seeded for the tournament along with the hosts and South Korea and North Korea. Australia's opening game was against Qatar. The only goal of the game came in the 11th minute for Australia when Corey Gameiro scored. Gameiro was on the scoresheet in both of the following group games when his 81st-minute equaliser against Syria and his 91st-minute equaliser against Saudi Arabia meant both games finished 1–1. The critical late goal to Saudi Arabia meant Australia not only proceeded on to the next stage at the expense of the Saudis but also topped the group.

Australia took on Jordan in the quarter-final and it was Gameiro scoring all three goals in a 3–0 win that put Australia through to the semi-final and secured qualification to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Two second half goals to Iraq meant Australia were eliminated from the tournament. Gameiro's six goals were one short of the top goalscorer award.

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Paul Okon [8] coached Australia in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey where they failed to win a game despite scoring the first goal in all 3 fixtures. Daniel De Silva gave Australia the lead before Colombia levelled the game at 1–1. Joshua Brillante scored early before El Salvador scored twice before halftime and Jamie Maclaren scored in the 52nd minute but again Australia couldn't hold on with the hosts, with Turkey scoring twice. These results mean Australia has failed to win in any of their last 13 U-20 World Cup fixtures with the last victory coming over Brazil on 4 December 2003.

2014 AFC U-19 Championship

Australia started the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship campaign by participating in the qualifiers in October 2013. They travelled to Malaysia where they were joined by Vietnam, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. Mongolia had withdrawn. The first game was an easy 7–0 win over Hong Kong. Peter Skapetis scored four goals. They then defeated Chinese Taipei 3–0 before a humiliating 5–1 loss to Vietnam. Despite this, Australia was to proceed to the finals tournament as one of the best second placed teams.

The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship was hosted by Myanmar in October 2014. Paul Okon again was head coach of the Young Socceroos for the tournament. The opening game was against United Arab Emirates. Brandon Borrello gave Australia a late lead but an 85th-minute penalty to the UAE saw the score end in a draw. [9] The second match was a 1–0 win over Indonesia through a Jaushua Sotirio goal. The final group game had Australia leading Uzbekistan in the 66th minute thanks to Stefan Mauk. However, an 82nd-minute equaliser would prove devastating for Australia as this, and the result in the concurrent game placed UAE, Uzbekistan and Australia all on five points with Australia having the inferior goal difference and hence elimination from the tournament. Many observers sighted Australia's lack of desire to score more goals against Indonesia as the contributing factor to the elimination. Australia failed to qualify for the New Zealand 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. This is just the second time since 1989 that Australia hasn't competed in the biennial event.

2016 AFC U-19 Championship

Australia qualified for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship that was held in Bahrain in October 2016. In the qualifiers hosted by Laos, they finished runner-up in their group and progressed on goal difference as one of the five best second placed teams. Comfortable wins over Philippines and Laos were followed by a heavy 3–0 loss to Japan. Steve Kuzmanovski finished as Australia's top scorer with three goals. This was the sixth consecutive U-19 Championship that Australia qualified for.

Australia was coached by Ufuk Talay for the tournament and was drawn into Group D. The opening fixture was a 1–0 victory against China through a goal to Mario Shabow. The second game was against Uzbekistan. The Uzbeks led by three until they suffered a send off. Australia then responded through two second half penalties to Liam Youlley and George Blackwood however the final result was a 3–2 win for Uzbekistan. Australia needed to win against Tajikistan in the final group game to progress. Anthony Kalik had an early penalty saved and was later sent off for two yellow cards. The game finished 0–0 and Australia were eliminated from the tournament. As a consequence, they also failed to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. This is the first time that Australia has failed to qualify for two consecutive U-20 World Cups.

2018 AFC U-19 Championship

The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship was hosted by Indonesia in October and November. Australia commenced their qualification for the tournament in Vietnam. [10] The matches had originally been scheduled to be played in Shepparton, Victoria however the Australian government refused entry to the North Korean squad. [11] As a result, the matches were moved to neutral Vietnam although the costs associated with the shift in venue saw Northern Mariana Islands withdraw. This left just two opponents in the group, North Korea and Hong Kong. In Australia's first match against Hong Kong, Ramy Najjarine scored early and then a late double from Moudi Najjar gave Australia a 3–0 win. [12] They then defeated North Korea 4–1 with goals again to Najjarine and Najjar as well as Fabian Monge and Denis Genreau. [13]

With Ante Milicic now in charge, Australia started the tournament against South Korea in Bekasi. The Koreans scored first in the 55th minute however Najjarine curled in an 89th-minute equaliser to share the points. [14] The second match was against Vietnam which Australia won 2–1 through goals to Angus Thurgate and Ben Folami. [15] Reports emerged after the game that many of the Australian squad had been suffering from illness. [16] In their last group match against Jordan, Australia needed at least a draw to advance and they finished 1–1, with Oliver Puflett scoring the goal in the 10th minute. [17] In the quarter-final, Australia lost 3–1 to Saudi Arabia, with Nathaniel Atkinson scoring their only goal. Elimination at the quarter-final stage meant that Australia failed to qualify for the Under-20 World Cup for a record third consecutive time. [18]

Players

Current squad

23-man squad for a tour of South America – taking in fixtures against Uruguay and Chile. [19]

Caps and goals correct as of the game against Chile on 11 June 2024.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Steven Hall (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19)50 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion
121 GK Alexander Robinson (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur
181 GK Anthony Pavlesic (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
22 DF Dimitri Valkanis (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens
32 DF Sebastian Esposito (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of Italy.svg Lecce
52 DF Zane Schreiber (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19)61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
72 DF Jesse Cameron (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
132 DF Zach Lisolajski (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 18)30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory
202 DF Bailey O'Neil (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
242 DF Joshua Inserra (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
63 MF Frans Deli (2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur
103 MF Alexander Badolato (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19)133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
143 MF Kayne Razmovski (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
163 MF Paul Okon-Engstler (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
173 MF Rhys Youlley (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 19)71 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Westerlo
223 MF Miguel Di Pizio (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Central Coast Mariners
273 MF Louis Agosti (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Italy.svg Perugia
283 MF Jonny Yull (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
293 MF Daniel Bennie (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of England.svg Queens Park Rangers
94 FW Bailey Brandtman (2005-06-28) 28 June 2005 (age 18)42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Central Coast Mariners
114 FW Max Caputo (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 18)75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
154 FW Thomas Waddingham (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar
194 FW Luka Jovanovic (2005-05-20) 20 May 2005 (age 19)72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Max Vartuli (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg BK Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
DF Franco Lino (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18)40 Flag of Norway.svg Viking Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
DF Max Middleby (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)41 Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
DF Harrison Shillington (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 18)30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
DF Liam Bonetig (2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 18)20 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
MF Rawley St. John (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
MF Fabian Talladira (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023
MF Marcus Younis (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 18)31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023INJ
FW Matteo Mazzone (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 19)42 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg Marbella Week of Football Tournament, 17 October 2023

Recent results and fixtures

2023

12 OctoberMarbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1
(4–1 p)		Flag of France.svg  France Marbella, Spain
14:00 CEST
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Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
14 OctoberMarbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1
(6–5 p)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report (FA)
Report (KNVB)
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
17 OctoberMarbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–2
(7–6 p)		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Marbella, Spain
14:30 CEST
Report
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Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

2024

5 June Friendly Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–3
(4–3 p)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Montevideo, Uruguay
10:00 UYT
Report
Stadium: Complejo Uruguay Celeste  [ es ]
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Records

Players with most appearances

As of 3 June 2012
Players in bold are still available for selection.
#NameCapsGoals
1 Tommy Oar 334
1 Mark Birighitti 330
3 Kofi Danning 303
4 Matthew Jurman 260
5 Ben Kantarovski 252
5 James Holland 255
7 Andrew Redmayne 240
7 Craig Moore 240
7 Scott McDonald 2416
7 Dylan McGowan 244

Players with most Goals Scored

As of 23 June 2013
Players in bold are still available for selection.
#NameGoalsCaps
1 Mark Viduka 3220
2 Scott McDonald 1624
3 Kostas Salapasidis 1314
4 Kevork Gulesserian 1212
5 Kerem Bulut 1014
5 David Williams 1012
7 Nick Carle 916
7 Jamie Maclaren 916
8 Ante Milicic 812
8 Michael Ferrante 810
8 Greg Owens 815

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

OFC U-20 Championship

OFC U-20 Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1974 did not participate
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1978 Champion1st3300162
Flag of Fiji.svg 1980 Runners-up2nd320173
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1982 Champion1st4400154
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1985 Champion1st5500204
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1986 Champion1st4310161
Flag of Fiji.svg 1988 Champion1st4400163
Flag of Fiji.svg 1990 Champion1st4400220
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1992 did not participate
Flag of Fiji.svg 1994 Champion1st5500290
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1997 Champion1st4400251
Flag of Samoa.svg 1998 Champion1st5500232
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Flag of France.svg 2001 Champion1st7601503
Flag of Fiji.svg Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2002 Champion1st4400230
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2005 Champion1st5500465
Total13/1512 Titles57541230828

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of India.svg 2006 Quarter finals8th420264
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008 Semi finals3rd531166
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Runners-up2nd6411156
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Semi finals4th522164
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2014 Group Stage9th312032
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2016 Group Stage11th311133
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Quarter-finals6th412156
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2020 Competition cancelled
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2023 Quarter-finals5th4211135
Total8/80 Titles34161085736

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

AFF U-19 Youth Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2006 Champion1st330080
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2007 did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 2008 Champion1st321052
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 Runner-up2nd5221114
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2010 Champion1st321062
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2011 did not enter
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2012 Third place3rd310266
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2013 Withdrew
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2014 Group stage5th200235
Flag of Laos.svg 2015 Withdrew
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2016 Champion1st76012110
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2017 did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2019 Champion1st7601207
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022 did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2024 TBD
Total8/155 Titles3322458036

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