Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

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
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 1–2 South Korea ; (Sydney, Australia; 17 January 2007)
Biggest win
	Australia 28–0 Palestine ; (Hanoi, Vietnam; 25 August 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 0–7 North Korea ; (Chonburi, Thailand; 14 September 2017)

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

Mike Mulvey (2007)^[5]
Robbie Hooker (2009)^[6]
Vicky Linton (2011–2013)^[7]
Ante Juric (2013–2016)^[8]
Raeanne Dower (2017–2025)^[9]
Michael Cooper (2025–present)

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 28 November 2025 after the match against Thailand U16.

Pos.	Player	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Annabelle Croll	4	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
1GK	Dali Gorr-Burchmore	4	0	Melbourne City
1GK	Alyse Oppedisano	4	0	Sydney FC

2DF	Tehya Aspland	3	0	Canberra Olympic
2DF	Charlotte Bradshaw	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Mary dal Broi	4	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Sakura Leong	6	1	Football West Academy
2DF	Liana Luong	5	0	Macarthur Rams
2DF	Hayley Muir	5	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Maeve Nicholas	5	4	Adelaide United
2DF	Willa Pearson	5	2	Sydney FC
2DF	Harper Pell	2	0	NWS Spirit

3MF	Claire Corbett	6	2	Sydney FC
3MF	Kaya Jugovic	5	2	Melbourne City
3MF	Abbie Puckett	4	3	Macarthur Rams
3MF	Izabella Rako	2	7	Melbourne City
3MF	Keira Sarris	6	2	Melbourne City

4FW	Tyra Bagiante	1	2	Macarthur Rams
4FW	Matilda Diaz-Wadewitz	3	0	Macarthur Rams
4FW	Leyla Hussein	3	1	Melbourne Victory
4FW	Theodora Mouitys-Mickalad	5	8	Football West Academy
4FW	Jada Taylor	5	0	Northern Tigers

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 Championship^PRE

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		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 Championship^PRE
DF	Emmy Traynor		0	0	FFV NTC	2025 ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship^PRE

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 Championship^PRE

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

2026

2 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS	Australia	v	India	Suzhou, China
19:30 CST		Source		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre

5 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS	Lebanon	v	Australia	Suzhou, China
15:30 CST		Source		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre

8 May 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	Australia	Suzhou, China
15:30 CST		Source		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre

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	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 women's national under-20 soccer team
2025	See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
Total	1/1	1 title	5	5	0	0	17	1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fixtures and results". Football Australia (FA). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
^ "WU17 History". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "WU17 History". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "CommBank Junior Matildas squad revealed for AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026™". Football Australia. 8 April 2026.

External links

FA Junior Matildas website

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

[ffa-history-2] "WU17 History". Football Australia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

[U17_2007-3] "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.

[Youth_Olympics-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.

[U17_Loss_against_Korea-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.

[U17Squad_Aug2009-6] "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.

[ffa-history_2013-7] "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.

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