Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Australia men's national under-20 soccer team.

Australia under-20

Nickname(s)	Young Matildas
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Alex Epakis
FIFA code	AUS
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2002 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2002, 2004)

The Australian women's national under-20 soccer team represents Australia in international women's 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 Matildas.

History

The Australia women's national under-20 soccer team (later nicknamed Young Matildas) were established in the early 1990s. ^[1] Initially they were organised as an under-19 team, ^{[2] : 16} which played a three-match series against New Zealand U19 in Australia in September 1991. ^[3] Another squad U19 toured Netherlands in 1998. ^[4] As a member of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) the Young Matildas participated in the 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament, held in Tonga from 23 April to 3 May. After winning their group matches against Tonga (hosts) 0–16 and Cook Islands (0–15) they defeated Samoa (13–0) in the semi-final and New Zealand (0–6) in the final. With that victory Australia U19 qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (predecessor to U-20 Women's World Cup). ^{[2] : 16} That tournament was held in Canada in August–September, ^{[2] : 16} and the Young Matildas finished fifth. This is the highest finishing place in a FIFA sanctioned world-wide competition of any Australian women's national soccer team until the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, when the senior Matildas reached fourth. ^{[2] : 16}

Young Matildas became a U-20 team when FIFA changed the upper age limit for its top women's age-grade competition from 19 to 20 effective in 2006.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alex Epakis [5]

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers on 6–10 August 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

Caps and goals are current as of 10 August 2025 after the match against Chinese Taipei.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ilona Melegh	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 17)	3	0	FSA NTC
12	1 GK	Jasmine Black	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	George Washington Revolutionaries
18	1 GK	Sofia Fante		0	0	Sydney University
2	2 DF	Amelia Bennett	(2008-05-22) 22 May 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
3	2 DF	Tegan Bertolissio	(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 19)	8	0	Macarthur Rams
4	2 DF	Maya Lobo	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19)	10	2	Macarthur Rams
15	2 DF	Alexia Apostolakis (captain)	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 19)	21	1	Melbourne City
22	2 DF	Rubi Sullivan	(2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 16)	3	0	NWS Spirit
23	2 DF	Amali Kinsella		2	0	Brisbane Roar
5	3 MF	Sian Dewey	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 18)	1	0	FSA NTC
10	3 MF	Amelia Cassar		2	0	Sydney FC
14	3 MF	Zara Kruger	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 19)	16	1	Brisbane Roar
16	3 MF	Avaani Prakash	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 18)	10	3	Western United
17	3 MF	Madeleine Caspers	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	6	1	Sydney University
6	4 FW	Milly Boughton	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	8	0	Unattached
7	4 FW	India Breier	(2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 19)	3	1	Macarthur Rams
8	4 FW	Amber Luchtmeijer	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 18)	5	2	Sydney FC
9	4 FW	Skye Halmarick		3	6	Sydney FC
11	4 FW	Sienna Saveska	(2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18)	3	3	Illawarra Stingrays
13	4 FW	Tiana Fuller	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 17)	2	1	Sydney Olympic
19	4 FW	Talia Younis	(2008-10-26) 26 October 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
20	4 FW	Caley Tallon-Henniker	(2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Illawarra Stingrays
21	4 FW	Peta Trimis	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 19)	15	4	Sydney Olympic

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tahlia Franco	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Sydney FC	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
GK	Chloe Lincoln	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 20)	19	0	Western United	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
GK	Grace Wilson	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Maine Black Bears	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
DF	Isabela Hoyos	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 17)			Brisbane Roar	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, 6–10 August 2025PRE
DF	Alexis Collins	(2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Newcastle Jets	PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025
DF	Anastasia Simic		0	0	FSA NTC	PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025
MF	Claire Adams	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Newcastle Jets	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
MF	Daniela Galic	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 19)	19	6	Vittsjö GIK	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
MF	Shelby McMahon	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Melbourne City	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
MF	Mary Stanic-Floody	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Canberra United	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
MF	Indiana dos Santos	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 17)	12	0	Sydney FC	PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025
MF	Shay Hollman	(2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)	14	2	Sydney FC	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
FW	Grace Kuilamu	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Brisbane Roar	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, 6–10 August 2025PRE
FW	Claire Adams	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Newcastle Jets	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
FW	Josie Allan	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Newcastle Jets	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
FW	Daisy Brown		0	0	Brisbane Roar	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
FW	Kiera Myers		0	0	Unattached	AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025
FW	Nikkita Fazzari	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers	PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025
FW	Jynaya dos Santos	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	12	4	Canberra United	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
FW	Lara Gooch	(2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 19)	8	1	Newcastle Jets	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024
FW	Ella O'Grady	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 18)	7	3	Melbourne Victory	2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 31 August–22 September 2024

Notes

• ^PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

Nigeria   v   Australia

23 August Friendly	Nigeria	2–1	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
--:--  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Club Banco de la República

Colombia   v   Australia

31 August 2024 World Cup GS	Colombia	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
18:00  UTC−5	Y. López 58' Caicedo 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Mexico   v   Australia

3 September 2024 World Cup GS	Mexico	2–0	Australia	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00  UTC−5	Servín 57' Lomelí 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Campín

Australia   v   Cameroon

6 September 2024 World Cup GS	Australia	0–2	Cameroon	Bogotá, Colombia
17:00  UTC−5		Report	Toko Njoya 45+4' Eto 61'	Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

2025

Australia   v   Vanuatu

19 February PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	9–0	Vanuatu	Canberra
15:00  UTC+11	Saveska 13', 17' Kuilamu 30' Allan 34' Caspers 44' Breier 50' Lobo 63' Stanic-Floody 72', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Viking Park

Australia   v   Solomon Islands

22 February PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	12–0	Solomon Islands	Canberra
18:30  UTC+11	McMahon 9', 23' Trimis 27', 48', 65' Collins 40', 51', 69' Tallon-Henniker 54', 90+1' Lobo 73' Saveska 89'	Report		Stadium: Viking Park

Australia   v   Thailand

25 February PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament	Australia	5–2	Thailand	Canberra
18:30  UTC+11	Saveska 10', 27' (pen.), 77' ? 70' (o.g.) Tallon-Henniker 90+4'	Report	Casteen 19', 34'	Stadium: Deakin Stadium

Australia   v   Tajikistan

6 August AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers	Australia	14–0	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5	Halmarick 3', 7', 20', 42' Breier 22' Caspers 28' Ochildieva 31' (o.g.) Fuller 48' Prakash 50' (pen.), 72' Saveska 58', 82', 90+4' Luchtmeijer 89'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Palestine   v   Australia

8 August AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers	Palestine	0–3	Australia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Trimis 8' Luchtmeijer 68' Lobo 80'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan)

Australia   v   Chinese Taipei

10 August AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers	Australia	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5	Lin Szu-ying 37' (o.g.) Halmarick 64', 76'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	1	2	8	9
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	0	3	6	8
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	6
2024	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	0	6
Total	4/11	0 Titles	17	4	2	11	21	32

OFC U-20 Women's qualifying tournament

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Winners	1st	4	4	0	0	45	0
2004	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	27	1
Total	2/2	2 Titles	6	6	0	0	72	1

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup										Qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	did not enter									no qualification
2004	did not enter									no qualification
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	29	6		2	2	0	0	12	2
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4		automatically qualified
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	3		4	3	0	1	28	2
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	7	12		automatically qualified
2013	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	6	12		automatically qualified
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4		3	3	0	0	28	0
2017	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	11		2	2	0	0	23	1
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	6	22		6	6	0	0	41	3
2022	Competition cancelled
2024	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	9	6		5	5	0	0	30	0
Total	9/11	0 Titles	39	17	1	21	77	80		22	21	0	1	162	8

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008	See Australia women's national soccer team
2011	Did not enter
2012
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	12	5
2015	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4
2016	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	26	4
2018	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	36	9
2019	Did not enter
2022	See Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
Total	4/12	0 titles	22	14	3	5	89	22

Honours

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament

• Winners: 2002, 2004

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

• Third place: 2006

2025 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament

References

1. "Womens U20s". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
2. Stell, Marion (2004). Soccer. Girls in Sport. ABC Books. ISBN   0-7333-1426-0.
3. Cooke, Graham (8 September 1991). "Rogic forces way back into Metro's". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 602. p. 20. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
4. Cohen, Brandon (25 June 2004). "Sport Karp selected for Olympics". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. 110, no. 39. New South Wales, Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 13 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Football Australia Announces New Head Coaches for U-20 and U-17 Women's National Team as Part of 'Team of Coaches' Initiative | Football Australia". www.footballaustralia.com.au. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
6. "CommBank Young Matildas squad confirmed for the AFC U-20 Womens Asian Cup Qualifiers". Matildas . Football Australia. 21 July 2025.
7. "CommBank Young Matildas Squad Update – AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". Football Australia. 29 July 2025.

External links

• FA Young Matildas website