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]
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2026)

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 23 players were named for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup on 1–17 May 2026.[10]

Caps and goals are current as of 14 May 2026 after the match against Japan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Annabelle Croll 5 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
12 1GK Alyse Oppedisano 4 0 Sydney FC
18 1GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore 8 0 Melbourne City
2 2DF Willa Pearson (2010-12-24) 24 December 2010 9 2 Sydney FC
3 2DF Charlotte Bradshaw 6 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
5 2DF Liana Luong 8 0 Macarthur Rams
13 2DF Maeve Nicholas 10 4 Adelaide United
16 2DF Tehya Aspland 8 0 Canberra Olympic
17 2DF Mary dal Broi 6 0 Western Sydney Wanderers
19 2DF Harper Pell 4 0 NWS Spirit
20 2DF Sakura Leong 11 1 Football West Academy
22 2DF Hayley Muir 6 2 Western Sydney Wanderers
4 3MF Keira Sarris 11 2 Melbourne City
6 3MF Frida Karaberis 6 1 Western Sydney Wanderers
7 3MF Claire Corbett 10 2 Sydney FC
8 3MF Kaya Jugovic 10 2 Melbourne City
9 3MF Izabella Rako 5 7 Melbourne City
23 3MF Abbie Puckett 6 3 Macarthur Rams
10 4FW Leyla Hussein 8 2 Melbourne Victory
11 4FW Matilda Diaz-Wadewitz 6 0 Macarthur Rams
14 4FW Jada Taylor 10 0 Northern Tigers
15 4FW Tyra Bagiante 3 2 Macarthur Rams
21 4FW Theodora Mouithys-Mickalad 8 10 Football West Academy

Recent call-ups

The following players have been 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 Aleisha Manthey 1 0 Queensland Academy of Sport v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
GK Zoe Reader 0 0 Eastern Suburbs v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
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 Mya Andrews 0 0 Football West Academy v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Zoe Dumont 2 0 Football West Academy v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Madison Gabila 2 0 Western Sydney Wanderers v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Aeryn Tarrant 4 0 Melbourne Victory v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Lucy Wicks 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Tessa Young 3 0 Western Sydney Wanderers v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
DF Rubi Sullivan (2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 2 1 Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
DF Arabella Ryan (2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 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 Milla Butler 1 0 Football West Academy v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Lauren Disney 2 0 FFSA NTC v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Layla Habib 1 0 Melbourne City v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Chelsea Harpur 2 0 Bulls FC Academy v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Annie O'Farrell 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Adriana Tustonjic 1 0 Melbourne City v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Natalia Webbe 0 0 Queensland Academy of Sport v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
MF Zoe Panagopolous 2 0 APIA Leichhardt 2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
FW Zahra Ahmed 2 0 Queensland Academy of Sport v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
FW Sienna Calvanese 3 3 Melbourne City v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
FW Anika Driscoll 1 0 Western Sydney Wanderers v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
FW Ruby King 1 0 FFSA NTC v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
FW Alara Turkkan 3 1 Western Sydney Wanderers v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
FW Holly Tweedale 2 0 Manly United v.  Thailand, 28 November 2025
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
  • Mouithys-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
  • Mouithys-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  3–0
Awarded[note 1]		  Australia Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report
  • Corbett 1'
  • Rako 4', 9', 27', 51'
  • Mouithys-Mickalad 10'
  • Sullivan 18'
  • Sarris 35'
  • Puckett 41'
  • Calvanese 44', 58', 69'
  • Leong 45+2'
  • Nicholas 47', 77'
  • George 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
  • Mouithys-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

2026

2 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS Australia  2–0  India Suzhou, China
19:30 CST
  • Mouithys-Mickalad 25'
  • Basnett 59' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre
Attendance: 80
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)
5 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS Lebanon  1–1  Australia Suzhou, China
15:30 CST
  • Karnib 59'
 Report
  • Mouithys-Mickalad 30'
 Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre
Attendance: 157
Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)
8 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS Japan  5–0  Australia Suzhou, China
15:30 CST
  • Hanashiro 16', 22'
  • Tamamura 35'
  • Kurita 52'
  • Higuchi 73'
 Report Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre
Attendance: 50
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
11 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup QF Vietnam  0–2  Australia Suzhou, China
15:30 CST Report
  • Karaberis 28'
  • Hussein 31'
 Stadium: Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 93
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
14 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup SF Japan  4–0  Australia Suzhou, China
15:00 CST
  • Bradshaw 3' (o.g.)
  • Kurita 24', 38'
  • Ota 74'
 Report Stadium: Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 175
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
19 October 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Australia  v  Chile Morocco
Source
22 October 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Spain  v  Australia Morocco
Source
25 October 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup GS Mexico  v  Australia Morocco
Source

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 Qualified
2027 TBD
2028
2029
Total:0/9 TBD TBD 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
2005 was not a member of the Asian Football Confederation
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 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 1 2 5 10
Total:8/10 Semi-finals 4th 30 9 4 17 51 67

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 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 9 1
Total 2/2 2 titles 9 9 0 0 54 2

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 under-20 soccer team
2025
Total 1/1 1 title 5 5 0 0 17 1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Asian Football Confederation stated that Australia fielded an ineligible player—a violation of Article 25.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code; therefore, Australia is considered the losing team for this match.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fixtures and results". Football Australia (FA). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  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.
  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. ^ staff writer (19 September 2014). "Mini Matildas head to AFC qualifiers". Westfield Women's U17s. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "CommBank Junior Matildas squad revealed for AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026™". Football Australia. 8 April 2026.
  11. ^ "AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee Meeting on 21 April 2026" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  12. ^ Rugari, Vince (29 April 2026). "How a 22-0 win over a tiny Pacific nation became a 3-0 defeat for the Junior Matildas". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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