Australia national under-17 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Joeys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Tony Vidmar | ||
| Asst coach | Ufuk Talay | ||
| Captain | Joe Caletti | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Australia 2–1 New Zealand  (New Zealand; 3 December 1983) | |||
The Australia national under-17 Football team represents Australia in men's international under-17 Football. The team is controlled by the governing body for Football 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 Joeys.
Australia is a ten-time OFC champion and a one-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournaments on eleven occasions.
History
The "Joeys" best result in international football came in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship hosted by New Zealand. Australia finished second in the tournament after losing the final to Brazil. The match had finished nil all after extra time and Brazil won the penalty shoot-out 8-7.
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. [1]
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 ahead of Brazil. Australia despatched of Qatar 1-0 in the quarter final and needed penalties to get past USA after a 2-2 draw in the semi-final.
A number of the "Joeys" squad would go on to represent the Socceroos over the coming years including Adrian Madaschi, Jade North, Joshua Kennedy and Scott McDonald.
Coaching staff
- Coach: Tony Vidmar
- Assistant coach: Ufuk Talay
- Technical Director:
Peter de Roo
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players have been named for the 2014 Nike International Friendlies which will be held at Lakewood Ranch, United States in November 2014.[2]
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
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Recent fixtures and results
| 2014 AFC U-16 Championship GS 6 September 2014 | Australia |
3–0 |  China PR |
Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| 19:00 ICT | Bandiera  16'Joice 60'Petratos 72' |
Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 130 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq) | |||
| 2014 AFC U-16 Championship GS 8 September 2014 | Hong Kong  |
0–2 | Australia |
Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| 16:00 ICT | Report | Devereux 27' Reiners 86' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi (United Arab Emirates) | |||
| 2014 AFC U-16 Championship GS 10 September 2014 | Japan  |
2–4 | Australia |
Nonthaburi, Thailand | ||
| 16:00 ICT | Takumi 27' Takuya 69' |
Report | Brimmer 15', 59' Joice 25', 81' |
Stadium: SCG Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) | ||
| 2014 AFC U-16 Championship QF 14 September 2014 | Australia |
2–1 |  Malaysia |
Nonthaburi, Thailand | ||
| 15:30 ICT | Joice 35' Maskin 76' |
Report | Raj 31' |
Stadium: SCG Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) | ||
| 2014 AFC U-16 Championship SF 17 September 2014 | Australia |
1–1 (1–4 p) |
 North Korea |
Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| 20:00 ICT | Arzani 85' |
Report | Pak Yong-gwan 47' |
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Fahad Jaber Al Marri (Qatar) | ||
| Penalties | ||||||
Brimmer  Rowles  Bandiera |
Kim Wi-song Kim Ye-Bom Ri Kuk-hyon Jang Song-Il |
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| 2014 Nike International Friendlies 28 November 2014 | Australia |
0–4 |  Brazil |
Lakewood Ranch, United States | ||
| 15:00 EST | Davies   44', 75' |
Report | Andrey 5' Evander 32' Leandro 48' Lincoln 63' |
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Referee: Caleb Mendez (United States) | ||
| 2014 Nike International Friendlies 30 November 2014 | United States  |
2–1 | Australia |
Lakewood Ranch, United States | ||
| 18:00 EST | Gaines 15' de la Torre 69' |
Report | Caletti 3' |
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Chipalo Street (United States) | ||
| 2014 Nike International Friendlies 2 December 2014 | England  |
2–1 | Australia |
Lakewood Ranch, United States | ||
| 15:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Premier Sports Campus | ||||
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 12/16 | 0 Titles | 43 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 59 |
OFC U-17 Championship
| OFC U-17 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
 1987 | Champion | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 1989 | Champion | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1991 | Champion | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 1993 | Champion | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
 1995 | Champion | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
 1999 | Champion | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 2001 | Champion | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 2003 | Champion | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
 2005 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Total | 11/11 | 10 Title | 54 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 320 | 13 |
AFC U-16 Championship
| AFC U-16 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2008 | Quarterfinal | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010 | Semifinal | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
 2012 | Quarterfinal | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 2014 | Semifinal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Total | 4/5 | 0 Titles | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 20 |
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
| AFF U-16 Youth Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2008 | Champion | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 2009 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2010 | Did not participate | |||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2014 | Cancelled | |||||||
| Total | 3/5 | 1 Title | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 14 |
Honours
- Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 1997
- Champions (1): 2008
- Runners-up (1): 2012
References
External links
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