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.
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 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 .
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification matches from 23–27 October.[ 3]
Caps and goals correct as of the game against Indonesia on 27 October 2024 .
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2024
2025
Coaching staff
Position
Name
Head coach
Brad Maloney [ 4]
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
13/21
0 Titles
51
18
9
24
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
Qualified
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
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Australia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup .