Nickname(s) | Joeys | ||
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Association | Football Australia | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
Head coach | Brad Maloney | ||
Captain | Anthony Pavlesic | ||
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 AIS International Camp from 5–19 of April. [3]
Caps and goals correct as of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup game against Japan on 27 June, 2023.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Oskar von Schrenk | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Victory | |
12 | GK | Jai Ajanovic | 1 | 0 | Sydney FC | |
2 | DF | Malual Nichola | 1 | 0 | Adelaide United | |
3 | DF | Hayden Thomas | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory | |
4 | DF | Jayden Necovski | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City | |
5 | DF | Christian Pullella | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory | |
13 | DF | Besian Kutleshi | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City | |
14 | DF | Feyzo Kasumovic | 1 | 0 | Adelaide United | |
6 | MF | Gianluca Okon | 1 | 0 | Club Brugge | |
8 | MF | Danilo Treffiletti | 3 | 0 | Monza | |
10 | MF | Nickolas Alfaro | 1 | 0 | Sydney FC | |
15 | MF | Alex Bolton | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory | |
16 | MF | James Houridis | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Victory | |
17 | MF | Alexander Houridis | 1 | 0 | Melbourne Victory | |
21 | MF | Rhys Williams | 1 | 0 | Brisbane Roar | |
22 | MF | Quinn MacNicol | 10 January 2008 | 1 | 2 | Brisbane Roar |
7 | FW | Noah Slunjski | 1 | 0 | Hajduk Split | |
9 | FW | Marcus Neil | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | |
11 | FW | Amlani Tatu | 1 | 1 | Adelaide United | |
18 | FW | Max Anastasio | 1 | 0 | Angers | |
19 | FW | Antonio Arena | 1 | 0 | Pescara | |
20 | FW | Jordan Graoroski | 1 | 0 | Sutherland Sharks | |
23 | FW | David Bolongi | 1 | 1 | Gold Coast Knights | |
FW | Aaron Cartwright | 0 | 0 | Melbourne City |
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
16 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Australia | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia | Chonburi, Thailand |
17:00 (ICT) | Report |
| Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
19 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | China | 3–5 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
17:00 (ICT) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates) |
22 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Tajikistan | 0–2 | Australia | Bangkok, Thailand |
17:00 (ICT) | Report |
| Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
26 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF | Japan | 3–1 | Australia | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
17:00 (ICT) | Report |
| Stadium: BG Stadium Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
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 |
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 |
Total | 7/9 | 0 Titles | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 47 |
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