Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia under-17
Nickname(s)	Junior Matildas
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Raeanne Dower
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 1–2 South Korea ; (Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)[1]
Biggest win
	Australia 28–0 Palestine ; (Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)[1]
Biggest defeat
	Australia 0–7 North Korea ; (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 the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), 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.

History

The first Australian women's national under-17 team was assembled in 2007 following Australia's entry into the Asian Football Confederation.[2]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Raeanne Dower[3]
Assistant coach	Njegosh Popovich

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for a training camp on 20–26 April 2022.[4] Caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2022.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Zara Board		0	0	Football West
1GK	Layne Chapman		0	0	Football Queensland
1GK	Tahlia Franco		0	0	FNSW Institute
1GK	Grace Wilson		0	0	Football South Australia

2DF	Isabella Accardo	(2005-10-10) 10 October 2005	0	0	Melbourne City
2DF	Ella Abdul Massih		0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Alexia Apostolakis	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006	0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Teagan Bertolissio		0	0	FNSW Institute
2DF	Mila Bulic	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005	0	0	FFV NTC
2DF	Charlie Gibson		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
2DF	Zoe Karipidis		0	0	Emerging Jets
2DF	Amali Kinsella		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
2DF	Chloe Walandouw		0	0	Emerging Jets
2DF	Hayley Wellington		0	0	Football South Australia

3MF	Lily Barber		0	0	Football South Australia
3MF	Ava Briedis		0	0	FFV NTC
3MF	Georgia Cassidy		0	0	Football West
3MF	Sasha Coorey		0	0	Football South Australia
3MF	Anabelle Ghabach		0	0	FNSW Institute
3MF	Lara Gooch		0	0	Newcastle Jets
3MF	Zara Kruger		0	0	Football Queensland
3MF	Avaani Prakash		0	0	FNSW Institute
3MF	Mary Stanic-Floody		0	0	Sydney FC

4FW	Margaret Barrett		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
4FW	India Breier		0	0	FNSW Institute
4FW	Daisy Brown		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
4FW	Jonti Fisher		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport
4FW	Camila Madriz Figueroa		0	0	Football South Australia
4FW	Maia Marinkovic	(2006-10-10) 10 October 2006	0	0	FFV NTC
4FW	Peta Trimis		0	0	FNSW Institute

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Libby Davy	0	0	Football South Australia	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
GK	Aimee Hall	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
GK	Harriet Shuttleworth	0	0	Brisbane Roar	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
GK	Annabella Thornton	0	0	Emerging Jets	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022

DF	Kate Bonertz-Benn	0	0	Football Tasmania	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
DF	Erin Gordon	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
DF	Megan Mifsud	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
DF	Mackenzie Nielsen	0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
DF	Jaya Bowman	0	0	Canberra United Academy	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
DF	Maya Lobo	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
DF	Isabelle Spiteri	0	0	FFV NTC	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022

MF	Holly Bonertz-Benn	0	0	Football Tasmania	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
MF	Sarah O'Donoghue	0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
MF	Daniela Galic	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
MF	Shay Hollman	0	0	Sydney FC	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
MF	Alana Murphy	0	0	Melbourne Victory	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
MF	Sienna Saveska	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022

FW	Jynaya Dos Santos	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Madeline Howard	0	0	Adamstown Rosebud FC	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Caitlin Karic	0	0	Melbourne City	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Aimee Longhurst	0	0	Sydney University	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Nikita Perry	0	0	Capital Football	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Bessie Riethmuller	0	0	Capital Football	Training Camp, April 28–1 March 2022
FW	Ashleigh Carty	0	0	Sydney University	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022
FW	Adelaide Wyrzynski	0	0	FNSW Institute	Training Camp, 15–19 March 2022

Recent results and fixtures

No matches played in the last 12 months.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
~~2021~~	Competition cancelled
2022	Did not qualify
Total	0/8	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

AFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	3
2009	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	19	11
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	4	9
2013	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	8	2
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	14
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	9	8
~~2022~~	Competition cancelled
2024	To be determined
Total	6/7	0 Titles	22	7	3	12	44	48

AFF U-16 Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	45	1
Total	1/1	1 title	5	5	0	0	45	1

References

"Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
"WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
"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.
. Football Australia. 14 April 2022 https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commonwealth-bank-junior-matildas-head-south-australia-april-training-camp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

FFA Junior Matildas website

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[ffa-fixtures-1] "Fixtures and results". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

[ffa-history-2] "WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

[3] "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.

[4] . Football Australia. 14 April 2022 https://www.matildas.com.au/news/commonwealth-bank-junior-matildas-head-south-australia-april-training-camp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)