National association football team
The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, represents Australia in men's international under-17 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for Football in Australia, Football Australia (FA), 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.
Australia is a ten-time OFC champion and a two-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments on twelve occasions.
History
1999 U-17 World Championship
The Joeys best result in international football came in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by New Zealand, where Australia finished second.
To qualify for the tournament Australia had to first win the Oceania qualifiers. This was achieved with wins over Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and again Fiji in the final which finished 5β0. Next up was a two leg play-off against Bahrain who had finished third in the 1998 AFC U-17 Championship. Australia won 3β1 on aggregate.
In the tournament proper, Australia lost their opening game 2β1 to Brazil although a come from behind 2β1 win over Germany and a 1β0 win over Mali saw Australia top the group. Australia dispatched of Qatar 1β0 in the quarter final and needed penalties to get past USA after a 2β2 draw in the semi-final. They lost the final to Brazil; the match finished nil all after extra time and Brazil won a penalty shoot-out 8β7.
A number of this Joeys squad would go on to represent the Socceroos including Adrian Madaschi, Jade North, Joshua Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were called up for the PacificAus Sports Football Tour from 15β21 August.
Caps and goals correct as of the game against Solomon Islands U19 on 20 August 2024.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos.
|
Player
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Caps
|
Goals
|
Club
|
Latest call-up
|
GK
|
Noah Ellul
|
|
0
|
0
|
Adelaide United
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
|
DF
|
Matthew Baker
|
|
0
|
0
|
Melbourne City
|
PacificAus Sports Football Tour, 15β21 August 2024
|
DF
|
Jayden Necovski (captain)
|
(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16)
|
5
|
0
|
Melbourne City
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
DF
|
Alexander Garbowski
|
|
5
|
0
|
BK HΓ€cken
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
DF
|
Besian Kutleshi
|
|
5
|
0
|
Western United
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
DF
|
Christian Pullella
|
|
5
|
0
|
Perth Glory
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
DF
|
Malual Nichola
|
|
4
|
0
|
Adelaide United
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
DF
|
Hayden Thomas
|
|
1
|
0
|
Perth Glory
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
|
MF
|
Quinn MacNicol
|
(2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 16)
|
6
|
8
|
Brisbane Roar
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
MF
|
Alexander Houridis
|
|
3
|
0
|
Melbourne Victory
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
MF
|
Haine Eames
|
|
2
|
0
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
MF
|
James Houridis
|
|
2
|
2
|
Melbourne Victory
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
MF
|
Danilo Treffiletti
|
(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 16)
|
3
|
0
|
Monza
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
MF
|
Gianluca Okon
|
(2009-01-24) 24 January 2009 (age 15)
|
1
|
0
|
Club Brugge
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
|
FW
|
Amlani Tatu
|
(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 16)
|
6
|
4
|
Adelaide United
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
FW
|
Jordan Graoroski
|
|
6
|
1
|
Sutherland Sharks
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
FW
|
Noah Slunjski
|
(2008-02-10) 10 February 2008 (age 16)
|
4
|
0
|
Hajduk Split
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
FW
|
David Bolongi
|
(2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 16)
|
2
|
1
|
Gold Coast Knights
|
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, 3 July 2024
|
FW
|
Antonio Arena
|
|
1
|
0
|
Pescara
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
FW
|
Marcus Neil
|
|
1
|
0
|
Sunderland
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
FW
|
Aaron Cartwright
|
|
0
|
0
|
Melbourne City
|
v. Switzerland, 11 April 2024
|
Recent results and fixtures
Coaching staff
Position
|
Name
|
Head coach
|
Brad Maloney
|
Assistant coach
|
Michael Cooper
|
Goalkeeper coach
|
Davide Del Giovine
|
Technical consultant
|
Ron Smith
|
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
|
Year
|
Result
|
Position
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
1985 |
Quarterfinals |
5th |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1
|
1987 |
Quarterfinals |
6th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5
|
1989 |
Group stage |
14th |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6
|
1991 |
Quarterfinals |
7th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
6
|
1993 |
Quarterfinals |
6th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5
|
1995 |
Quarterfinals |
6th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7
|
1997 |
did not qualify
|
1999 |
Runners-up |
2nd |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
5
|
2001 |
Quarterfinals |
8th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6
|
2003 |
Group stage |
16th |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6
|
2005 |
Group stage |
12th |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5
|
2007 |
did not qualify
|
2009
|
2011 |
Round of 16 |
15th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7
|
2013 |
did not qualify
|
2015 |
Round of 16 |
16th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11
|
2017 |
did not qualify
|
2019 |
Round of 16 |
15th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9
|
2021 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
2023 |
did not qualify
|
2025 |
to be determined
|
Total |
13/20 |
0 Titles |
51 |
19 |
6 |
26 |
57 |
79
|
OFC U-17 Championship
OFC U-17 Championship record
|
Year
|
Result
|
Position
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
1983 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
2
|
1986 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1
|
1989 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
1
|
1991 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
4
|
1993 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1
|
1995 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0
|
1997 |
Runners-up |
2nd |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
1
|
1999 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
1
|
/ 2001 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0
|
// 2003 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
3
|
2005 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0
|
Total |
11/11 |
10 Titles |
54 |
51 |
1 |
2 |
320 |
13
|
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
|
Year
|
Result
|
Position
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
2006 |
did not qualify
|
2008 |
Quarterfinals |
5th |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
5
|
2010 |
Semifinals |
4th |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5
|
2012 |
Quarterfinals |
6th |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6
|
2014 |
Semifinals |
3rd |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4
|
2016 |
Group stage |
16th |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
10
|
2018 |
Semifinals |
4th |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
9
|
2020 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
2023 |
Quarterfinals |
8th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
8
|
2025 |
to be determined
|
Total |
7/9 |
0 Titles |
30 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
62 |
47
|
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Honours
- OFC U-17 Championship
- Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 1997
- AFF U-16 Championship
- Champions (3): 2008, 2016, 2024
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Third place (3): 2013, 2015, 2017
References
External links