Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

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Australia under-17
Nickname Junior Matildas
Association Football Federation Australia
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach Michael Cooper
FIFA code AUS
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–2 South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
(Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007) [1]
Biggest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28–0 Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016) [1]
Biggest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0–7 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg
(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.

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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

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Cooper [3]

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in Singapore from 13–17 October. [9]

Caps and goals are current as of 13 October 2025 after the match against Singapore.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Annabelle Croll 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
121 GK Chelsea McCredie 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Manly United
181 GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
22 DF Willa Pearson 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
32 DF Charlotte Bradshaw 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
52 DF Liana Luong 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur Rams
62 DF Aeryn Tarrant 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heidelberg United
132 DF Maeve Nicholas 54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FFSA NTC
162 DF Rubi Sullivan (2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 16)21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
172 DF Tessa Young 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
202 DF Sakura Leong 61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Football West Academy
43 MF Keira Sarris 62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
73 MF Claire Corbett 62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
83 MF Kaya Jugovic (captain)52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
93 MF Izabella Rako 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
233 MF Abbie Puckett 43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur Rams
104 FW Leyla Hussein 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
114 FW Alara Turkkan 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
144 FW Jada Taylor 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Northern Tigers
154 FW Tyra Bagiante 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur Rams
194 FW Sienna Calvanese 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FFSA NTC
214 FW Theodora Mouitys-Mickalad 58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Football West Academy
224 FW Hayley Muir 52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Amelie Millar 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
GK Aurelia Stepanas 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship PRE
DF Tehya Aspland 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Olympic 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
DF Arabella Ryan 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
DF Lana Elkordi 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur Rams FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship PRE
DF Harper Pell 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg North West Sydney Spirit FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship PRE
DF Emmy Traynor 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg FFV NTC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship PRE
MF Mary dal Broi 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification PRE
MF Zoe Panagopolous 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg APIA Leichhardt 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
MF Shelby McMahon (2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 17)82 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, 6–19 May 2024INJ
FW Matilda Diaz-Wadewitz 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur Rams 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Sarena Elborogi 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane City 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Mikaela Gavranic 31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg NWS Spirit 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Montana Corrie 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship PRE

Notes:

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 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 WIB
Report
Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
23 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship GS Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Report
Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun (Laos)
27 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship SF Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Report
Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
13 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Northern Mariana Islands  Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg0–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Bishan Stadium
17 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 did not qualify
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018
Flag of India.svg 2022
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025
Flag of Morocco.svg 2026TBD
Flag of Morocco.svg 2027
Flag of Morocco.svg 2028
Flag of Morocco.svg 2029
Total0/90 Titles000000

AFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-16/U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2007 Group stage5th201113
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 Fourth place4th53021911
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Fifth place5th510449
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2013 Group stage5th210182
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2017 Group stage6th3102314
Flag of Thailand.svg 2019 Fourth place4th512298
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022 Competition cancelled
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2024 Group Stage7th3003210
Total8/90 Titles2573154657

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg 2009 Champions1st5500451
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2025 TBCTBC000000
Total2/21 title5500451

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022 Champions1st5500171
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2025
Total1/11 title5500171

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Cooper names CommBank Junior Matildas squad for qualifiers". Matildas . Football Australia. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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