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. 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. n.b. Includes photo of 2007 Junior Matildas during their first game. In March they competed at the 2007 AFC U-16 Women%27s Championship in Malaysia, finishing fifth.
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Michael Cooper
Manager history Mike Mulvey (2007) Robbie Hooker (2009) Vicky Linton (2011–2013) Ante Juric (2013–2016) Raeanne Dower (2017–2025) Michael Cooper (2025–present)
Players Current squad The following 21 players were named for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on 17 October – 7 November 2026.
Caps and goals are current as of 14 May 2026 after the match against Japan.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
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
2025
2026
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup recordYearResultPosition 2008did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024 2025 2026 Qualified 2027 TBD 2028 2029Total:0/9TBDTBD000000
AFC U-16 Women's Championship/AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup AFC U-16/U-17 Women's Asian Cup recordYearResultPosition 2005was not a member of the Asian Football Confederation 2007Group stage5th201113 2009Fourth place4th53021911 2011Fifth place5th510449 2013Group stage5th210182 2015did not qualify 2017Group stage6th3102314 2019Fourth place4th512298 2022Competition cancelled 2024Group Stage7th3003210 2026Semi-finals4th5212510 2027qualfiedTotal:8/10Semi-finals4th3094175167
ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship recordYearResultPosition 2009Champions1st5500451 2025Champions1st440091Total2/22 titles9900542
ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship recordYearResultPosition 2022Champions1st5500171 2023See Australia under-20 soccer team 2025Total1/11 title5500171
See also Soccer in Australia Australia women's national soccer team Australia women's national under-23 soccer team Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
Notes
References
External links FA Junior Matildas website