Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Australia under-17
NicknameJunior Matildas
AssociationFootball Federation Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMichael Cooper
FIFA codeAUS
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 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 (previously Mini Matildas).

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

Position Name
Head coach Michael Cooper[3]

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were named for friendly matches against Thailand U16 on 25 and 28 November.[10]

Caps and goals are current as of 28 November 2025 after the match against Thailand U16.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore 4 0 Melbourne City
12 1GK Zoe Reader 0 0 Eastern Suburbs
18 1GK Aleisha Manthey 1 0 Queensland Academy of Sport
2 2DF Harper Pell 2 0 NWS Spirit
3 2DF Madison Gabila 2 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
4 2DF Tessa Young 3 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
5 2DF Zoe Dumont 2 0 Football West Academy
6 2DF Aeryn Tarrant 4 0 Melbourne Victory
13 2DF Lucy Wicks 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport
17 2DF Mary dal Broi 4 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF Mya Andrews 0 0 Football West Academy
8 3MF Frida Karaberis 2 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
10 3MF Chelsea Harpur 2 0 Bulls FC Academy
15 3MF Lauren Disney 2 0 FFSA NTC
16 3MF Milla Butler 1 0 Football West Academy
23 3MF Annie O'Farrell 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport
24 3MF Layla Habib 1 0 Melbourne City
25 3MF Adriana Tustonjic 1 0 Melbourne City
27 3MF Natalia Webbe 0 0 Queensland Academy of Sport
7 4FW Anika Driscoll 1 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
9 4FW Zahra Ahmed 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport
11 4FW Alara Turkkan 3 1 Western Sydney Wanderers
14 4FW Jada Taylor 5 0 Northern Tigers
19 4FW Sienna Calvanese 3 3 Melbourne City
20 4FW Holly Tweedale 2 0 Manly United
21 4FW Ruby King 1 0 FFSA NTC
4FW Tyra Bagiante 1 2 Macarthur Rams

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Annabelle Croll 4 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
GK Chelsea McCredie 1 0 Manly United 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
GK Amelie Millar 1 0 Adelaide United 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
GK Aurelia Stepanas 0 0 Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Charlotte Bradshaw 1 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Sakura Leong 6 1 Football West Academy 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Liana Luong 5 0 Macarthur Rams 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Maeve Nicholas 5 4 FFSA NTC 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Willa Pearson 5 2 Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Rubi Sullivan (2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 2 1 Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Tehya Aspland 3 0 Canberra Olympic 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
DF Arabella Ryan 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
DF Lana Elkordi 0 0 Macarthur Rams FC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
DF Emmy Traynor 0 0 FFV NTC 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE
MF Claire Corbett 6 2 Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
MF Kaya Jugovic 5 2 Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
MF Abbie Puckett 4 3 Macarthur Rams 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
MF Izabella Rako 2 7 Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
MF Keira Sarris 6 2 Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
MF Zoe Panagopolous 2 0 APIA Leichhardt 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
MF Shelby McMahon (2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 8 2 Melbourne City 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, 6–19 May 2024INJ
FW Leyla Hussein 3 1 Melbourne Victory 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
FW Theodora Mouitys-Mickalad 5 8 Football West Academy 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
FW Hayley Muir 5 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
FW Matilda Diaz-Wadewitz 3 0 Macarthur Rams 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Sarena Elborogi 2 0 Brisbane City 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Mikaela Gavranic 3 1 NWS Spirit 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Montana Corrie 0 0 Queensland Academy of Sport 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's ChampionshipPRE

Notes:

  • PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.

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  2–1  Thailand Surakarta, Indonesia
15:30 WIB
  • Nicholas 16'
  • Jugovic 67'
 Report
  • Nattatida 87'
 Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
23 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship GS Singapore  0–3  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Report
  • Mouitys-Mickalad 25', 82'
  • Gavranic 53'
 Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhoun (Laos)
27 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship SF Indonesia  0–3  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Report
  • Puckett 22', 27'
  • Jugovic 58'
 Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
29 August 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship Final Thailand  0–1  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB Report
  • Mouitys-Mickalad 49'
 Stadium: Manahan Stadium
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
13 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Northern Mariana Islands  0–22  Australia Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Corbett 1'
  • Rako 4', 9', 27', 51'
  • Mouitys-Mickalad 10'
  • Sullivan 18'
  • Sarris 35'
  • Puckett 41'
  • Calvanese 44', 58', 69'
  • Leong 45+2'
  • Nicholas 47', 77'
  • 50' (o.g.)
  • Bagiante 52', 56'
  • Muir 54', 87'
  • Pearson 67'
  • Hussein 74'
 Stadium: Bishan Stadium
17 October 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Singapore  0–11  Australia Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Mouitys-Mickalad 11', 13', 17', 20'
  • Corbett 26'
  • Pearson 29'
  • Rako 36', 45+2', 75'
  • Sarris 44'
  • Nicholas 61'
 Stadium: Bishan Stadium
25 November Friendly Australia  0–2  Thailand Sydney, Australia
19:00 AEDT Report
  • Prawnapa 12'
  • Kawinthida 44'
 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
28 November Friendly Australia  1–1  Thailand Gosford, Australia
16:00 AEDT
  • Turkkan 3'
 Report
  • Nattatida 86'
 Stadium: polytec Stadium

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
2022
2024
2025
2026 TBD
2027
2028
2029
Total 0/9 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

AFC U-16/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 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 10
2026 Qualified
Total 8/9 0 Titles 25 7 3 15 46 57

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 45 1
2025 TBC TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2/2 1 title 5 5 0 0 45 1

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship

ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 1
2023 See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
2025
Total 1/1 1 title 5 5 0 0 17 1

See also

References

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  2. ^ "WU17 History". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
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  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.
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