National association football team
The Australia national under-17 soccer team , known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons,[ 1] 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.
1999 U-17 World Championship [ edit ] 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 5–0.[ 2] Next up was a two leg play-off against Bahrain who had finished third in the 1998 AFC U-17 Championship . Australia won 3–1 on aggregate.
In the tournament proper, Australia lost their opening game 2–1 to Brazil although a come from behind 2–1 win over Germany and a 1–0 win over Mali saw Australia top the group. Australia dispatched of Qatar 1–0 in the quarter final and needed penalties to get past USA after a 2–2 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 8–7.
A number of this Joeys squad would go on to represent the Socceroos including Adrian Madaschi , Jade North , Joshua Kennedy and Scott McDonald .
The following 24 players were called up for the PacificAus Sports Football Tour from 15–21 August.[ 3] [ 4]
Caps and goals correct as of the game against Solomon Islands U19 on 20 August 2024 .
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Recent results and fixtures [ edit ] Position Name Head coach Brad Maloney [ 5] Assistant coach Michael Cooper Goalkeeper coach Davide Del Giovine Technical consultant Ron Smith
FIFA U-17 World Cup [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 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 [ edit ] 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