Australia national under-20 association football team

Australia Under-20
Nickname(s) Young Socceroos
Association Football Federation Australia
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Jan Versleijen
Captain Terry Antonis
FIFA code AUS
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Australia 9 – 0 Papua New Guinea
(New Zealand; 11 November 1978)
Biggest win
Australia 16 – 0 Samoa
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 15 February 2001)
Biggest defeat

Australia 0 – 4 Brazil
(Córdoba, Argentina; 27 June 2001)

Australia 1 – 5 Spain
(Manizales, Colombia; 6 August 2011)

The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.

Contents

Tournament history

2006 AFC Youth Championship Campaign

In their first foray into Asia in 2006 the team lost the quarterfinals of the AFC Youth Championship, to South Korea,[1] despite being considered one of the stronger teams. This was the first time the Young Socceroos had failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup since 1989. Subsequently on 5 February 2007 the FFA decided not to renew Ange Postecoglou's contract as head coach,[2] he was replaced by former Socceroo, and current AIS head coach of football, Steve O'Connor.[3]

2008 AFC Youth Championship Campaign

On 24 June 2008 Jan Versleijen was appointed as the new U-20 coach ahead of the 2008 tournament, with the FFA eager to avoid a repeat of 2006, and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[4] In preparation for the tournament, Australia competed in the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championships in Thailand alongside China, Korea Republic and Thailand.[5] A competition which they ultimately won through a penalty shoot-out against Korea Republic.[6]

2010 AFC Youth Championship Campaign

Australia will complete in the 2010 AFC Under 19 Championship Finals to be held in Zibo, China.[7]

The tournament will be held from 3 to 17 October 2010 in Shandong province. The matches will be played at the Zibo Sports Complex Stadium and Linzi Stadium.

The AFC U-19 Championship Finals draw will take place in Zibo City in April or May 2010.

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1977 –
1979[8]		 DNP – – – – – –
1981[9] Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 6 6
1983[10] Round 1 3 1 1 1 4 4
1985[11] Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 3
1987[12] Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 6
1989 DNQ – – – – – –
1991[13] 4th Place 6 5 0 1 6 3
1993[14] 4th Place 6 3 0 2 8 9
1995[15] Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 6 6
1997[16] Round 2 4 2 1 1 5 4
1999[17] Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 8
2001[18] Round 2 4 1 1 2 3 8
2003[19] Round 2 4 2 1 1 6 5
2005[20] Round 1 3 0 2 1 2 5
2007 DNQ – – – – – –
2009[21] Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 8
2011 Round 1 3 0 1 2 4 9
Total 49 18 12 18 58 73

OFC Youth Championship

No longer an OFC member.

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1974 DNP – – – – – –
1978 Winner 3 3 0 0 16 2
1980 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 7 3
1982 Winner 4 4 0 0 15 4
1985 Winner 5 5 0 0 20 4
1987 Winner 4 3 1 0 16 1
1988 Winner 4 4 0 0 16 3
1990 Winner 4 4 0 0 22 0
1992 DNP - - - - - -
1994 Winner 5 5 0 0 29 0
1996 Winner 4 4 0 0 25 1
1998 Winner 5 5 0 0 23 2
2001 Winner 7 6 0 1 50 3
2003 Winner 4 4 0 0 23 0
2005 Winner 5 5 0 0 46 5
Total 57 54 1 2 308 28

AFC U-19 Championship

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2006 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 6 4
2008 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 6 6
2010 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 15 6
2012 Qualified 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 9 2 4 27 16

Players with most appearances

As of 15 April 2011
Players in bold are still available for selection.
# Name Caps Goals
1 Thomas Oar 33 4
1 Mark Birighitti 33 0
3 Kofi Danning 30 3
4 Matthew Jurman 26 0
5 Ben Kantarovski 25 2
6 James Holland 25 5
7 Andrew Redmayne 24 0
7 Craig Moore 24 0
7 Scott McDonald 24 16
7 Dylan McGowan 24 4

Players with most Goals Scored

As of 7 August 2011
Players in bold are still available for selection.
# Name Goals Caps
1 Mark Viduka 32 20
2 Scott McDonald 16 24
3 Kevork Gulesserian 12 12
4 Kerem Bulut 10 14
5 David Williams 10 12
5 Nick Carle 9 16
7 Michael Ferrante 8 10
8 Josh Kennedy 7 18
9 Eli Babalj 6 10
10 James Holland 5 25
10 Bruce Djite 5 13
10 Simon Colosimo 5 15

Matches

6 April 2010
  Paraguay 2–0 Australia
8 April 2010
  Paraguay 2–0 Australia
4 October 2010
 Australia  4–1  Yemen
6 October 2010
 Iran  0–3  Australia
8 October 2010
 South Korea  0–0  Australia
11 October 2010
 Australia  4–2  United Arab Emirates
14 October 2010
 Saudi Arabia  0–2  Australia
17 October 2010
 North Korea  3–2  Australia
May 2011
 Germany  0–1  Australia
20 July 2011
  Australia 1–1  South Korea Denver, Colorado, USA
22 July 2011
  Australia 0–1  England Denver, Colorado, USA
31 July 2011
  Australia 1–1  Ecuador Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
3 August 2011
  Australia 2–3  Costa Rica Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
6 August 2011
  Australia 1–5  Spain Estadio Palogrande, Manizales
20 August 2011
  Japan 1-0  Australia Kusanagi Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka
21 August 2011
  Australia v  Mexico Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification on 24 October 2011.[22]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
18 GK Jack Duncan 2 November 1994 (1994-11-02) (age 17) 2 0 Newcastle Jets
25 GK Aaron Lennox 19 February 1993 (1993-02-19) (age 19) 3 0 Queens Park Rangers
12 GK Nicholas Munro 21 May 1993 (1993-05-21) (age 18) 1 0 Adelaide United
17 DF Jason Geria 10 May 1993 (1993-05-10) (age 18) 6 1 Brisbane Roar
5 DF Corey Brown 7 January 1994 (1994-01-07) (age 18) 5 1 Brisbane Roar
3 DF Connor Chapman 31 October 1994 (1994-10-31) (age 17) 5 0 AIS
4 DF Curtis Good 23 March 1993 (1993-03-23) (age 18) 3 0 Melbourne Heart
21 DF Tom King 20 July 1994 (1994-07-20) (age 17) 1 0 Liverpool
26 DF Nicholas Ansell 2 February 1994 (1994-02-02) (age 18) 1 0 Melbourne Victory
30 DF James Donachie 6 August 1993 (1993-08-06) (age 18) 1 1 Brisbane Roar
6 MF Terry Antonis (C) 26 November 1993 (1993-11-26) (age 18) 13 2 Sydney FC
8 MF Jake Barker-Daish 7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) (age 18) 8 0 Gold Coast United
19 MF Reece Caira 1 July 1993 (1993-07-01) (age 18) 4 1 Aston Villa
2 MF Joshua Brillante 25 March 1993 (1993-03-25) (age 18) 4 0 Gold Coast United
45 MF Daniel Petkovski 21 July 1994 (1994-07-21) (age 17) 2 0 Sydney FC
38 MF Paulo Retre 4 March 1993 (1993-03-04) (age 18) 3 1 Melbourne Victory
22 MF Ryan Edwards 18 November 1993 (1993-11-18) (age 18) 6 0 Reading
43 MF Allan Welsh 20 November 1994 (1994-11-20) (age 17) 1 0 Adelaide United
16 FW Jesse Makarounas 18 April 1994 (1994-04-18) (age 17) 3 2 Perth Glory
13 FW Anthony Proia 16 March 1994 (1994-03-16) (age 17) 5 4 AIS
7 FW Jamie Maclaren 29 July 1993 (1993-07-29) (age 18) 3 4 Blackburn Rovers
9 FW Adam Taggart 2 June 1993 (1993-06-02) (age 18) 4 3 Perth Glory
44 FW Liam Wooding 25 May 1993 (1993-05-25) (age 18) 3 1 Adelaide United

Recent call-ups

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

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Paul Izzo 6 January 1995 (1995-01-06) (age 17) 0 0 AIS
DF Kwabena Boahene 9 August 1994 (1994-08-09) (age 17) 2 0 AIS
MF Mustafa Amini 20 April 1993 (1993-04-20) (age 18) 17 3 Central Coast Mariners
MF Yianni Perkatis 8 March 1994 (1994-03-08) (age 17) 2 0 AIS
MF Aaron Peterson 8 June 1993 (1993-06-08) (age 18) 2 0 Sydney FC
MF Alistair Quinn 1 June 1993 (1993-06-01) (age 18) 1 0 Brisbane Roar
MF Luke Remington 12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) (age 17) 2 0 Newcastle Jets
FW Corey Gameiro 1 January 1993 (1993-01-01) (age 19) 1 0 Fulham
FW Joshua Da Silva 21 January 1994 (1994-01-21) (age 18) 1 0 Sutherland Sharks
FW Andrew Hoole 22 October 1993 (1993-10-22) (age 18) 1 0 Newcastle Jets
FW Luke O'Dea 14 April 1993 (1993-04-14) (age 18) 2 0 Melbourne Victory
FW Elliott Ronto 24 November 1993 (1993-11-24) (age 18) 2 0 Gold Coast United

References

  1. ^ Australia bows out to Koreans, FFA, 7 November 2006
  2. ^ Postecoglou Contract Not Renewed, FFA, 8 February 2007
  3. ^ New National Youth Coaches Appointed, FFA, 5 March 2007
  4. ^ AIS/U20 Head Coach named, FFA, 24 June 2008
  5. ^ Qantas Young Socceroos named for Asean tournament, FFA, 29 September 2008
  6. ^ Qantas Young Socceroos win AFF U19 Championship, FFA, 12 October 2008
  7. ^ China to host AFC U-19 Championship Finals, AFC, 18 February 2010
  8. ^ Team Profile & History
  9. ^ 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
  10. ^ 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship campaign
  11. ^ 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
  12. ^ 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
  13. ^ FIFA World Youth Championship 1991
  14. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 1993
  15. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 1995
  16. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 1997
  17. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 1999
  18. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 2001
  19. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 2003
  20. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 2005
  21. ^ FIFA Youth Championship 2009
  22. ^ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/young-socceroos/news/1078191/A-League-players-dominate-Young-Socceroos A-League players dominate young Roos

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