Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia under-20

Nickname(s)

Young Matildas

Association

Football Federation Australia

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

AFF (South-East Asia)

Head coach

Spencer Prior

FIFA code

AUS

First colours

Second colours

The Australian women's national under-20 soccer team represents Australia in international women's under-20 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), 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 Young Matildas.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ante Juric
Assistant coach	Kean Marshall

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification to take place 29 October–6 November 2016.^[1] Caps correct as of 6 November 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999	5	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
36	1GK	Georgia Boric	(1998-07-17) 17 July 1998	0	0	Canberra United
	1GK	Annalee Grove	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001	0	0	Emerging Jets

2	2DF	Natasha Prior	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998	2	0	Unattached
3	2DF	Grace Abbey	(1999-01-22) 22 January 1999	0	0	Adelaide United
6	2DF	Hannah Bacon	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998	4	0	Sydney FC
8	2DF	Clare Wheeler	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	6	1	Newcastle Jets
17	2DF	Sophie Nenadovic	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	4	1	Newcastle Jets
20	2DF	Ellie Carpenter	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000	9	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
	2DF	Annabel Martin	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998	6	0	Melbourne Victory

10	3MF	Alex Chidiac (Vice-Captain)	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999	15	9	Adelaide United
11	3MF	Georgia Plessas	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998	5	2	Western Sydney Wanderers
14	3MF	Hayley Richmond	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999	3	0	Melbourne City
19	3MF	Grace Maher (Captain)	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998	4	1	Canberra United
22	3MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001	2	2	Football NSW
23	3MF	Emily Condon	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998	8	7	Adelaide United
28	3MF	Ashleigh Lefevre	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999	3	1	Melbourne Victory
44	3MF	MelindaJ Barbieri	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000	5	4	Melbourne Victory

4	4FW	Remy Siemsen	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999	2	10	Sydney FC
5	4FW	Rachel Lowe	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000	1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
7	4FW	Princess Ibini	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000	15	7	Sydney FC
9	4FW	Cortnee Vine	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998	5	4	Brisbane Roar
16	4FW	Nickoletta Flannery	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999	0	0	Canberra United

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hannah Southwell	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999	3	0	Retired	2016 AFF Women's Championship^RET

DF	Brooke Miller		3	0	Newcastle Jets	2016 AFF Women's Championship
DF	Clare Hunt	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999	2	0	Canberra United	2016 AFF Women's Championship
DF	Olivia Ellis		2	2	Melbourne City	2016 AFF Women's Championship
DF	Hannah Bourke		2	0	Newcastle Jets	2016 AFF Women's Championship

MF	Ally Green		2	3	Manly United	2016 AFF Women's Championship
MF	Eliza Ammendolia		1	3	Western Sydney Wanderers	2016 AFF Women's Championship
MF	Ashlee Brodigan		0	0	Newcastle Jets	2016 AFF Women's Championship^INJ
MF	Katelyn Leadbeatter		0	0	Illawarra Stingrays	2016 AFF Women's Championship^INJ

FW	Melina Ayres	(1999-04-13) 13 April 1999	4	3	Melbourne City	2016 AFF Women's Championship

^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
^RET Retired from international football.

Recent results and fixtures

27 July 2016 2016 AFF Women's Championship GS	Australia	4–0	Malaysia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Vine 13', 43' Maher 88' Chidiac 89'	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Thi Thu Trang Bui (Vietnam)

29 July 2016 2016 AFF Women's Championship GS	Timor-Leste	0–20	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT		Report	Barbieri 2', 10', 29' Nenadovic 9' Condon 14', 40', 55' Wheeler 23' Ellis 34', 51' Ammendolia 37', 42', 50' Ayres 45', 45+1', 59' Green 53', 87', 90+1' Lefrevre 65'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium

31 July 2016 2016 AFF Women's Championship GS	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MMT	Khin Moe Wai 41'	Report	Plessas 78'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

2 August 2016 2016 AFF Women's Championship SF	Australia	1–2	Thailand	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Maher 11'	Report	Kanjana 30' Anootsara 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

4 August 2016 2016 AFF Women's Championship 3rd place match	Myanmar	1–0	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Win Theingi Tun	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 1,500

2 November 2016 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification	Northern Mariana Islands	0–16	Australia	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST		Report	Vine 3' Chidiac 5', 23', 35', 47' Plessas 17' Siemsen 19', 27', 30', 33', 42', 79', 90+4' Sayer 25' Ibini 81', 82'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

6 November 2016 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification	Australia	7–1	Jordan	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST	Vine 35' Siemsen 41', 43', 67' Chidiac 50' Sayer 85' Ibini 64'	Report	Zabian 30'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarterfinals	5th	4	1	1	2	8	9
2004	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	0	3	6	8
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	To be determined
Total	3/8	0 Titles	11	3	2	6	18	20

OFC U-20 Women's Qualifying Tournament

OFC U-20 Women's Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Winners	1st	4	4	0	0	45	0
2004	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	27	1
Total	2/2	2 Titles	6	6	0	0	72	1

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

AFC U-19 Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	29	6
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	3
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	7	12
2013	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	6	12
2015	Fifth place	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2017	Qualified
Total	7/7	0 Titles	24	9	1	14	51	40

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006–2012	See Australia women's national soccer team
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	12	5
2015	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4
2016	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	26	4
Total	3/3	0 titles	16	10	3	3	53	13

Honours

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament

Winners: 2002, 2004

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Third place: 2006

References

↑ "Young Matildas squad announced for AFC U-19 Qualifiers". Football Federation Australia. 21 October 2016.

External links

FFA Young Matildas website

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