Australia national under-17 soccer team

Australia Under-17

Nickname(s)

Joeys

Association

Football Federation Australia

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Sub-confederation

AFF (South-East Asia)

Head coach

Tony Vidmar

Captain

John Roberts

FIFA code

AUS

First colours

Second colours

First international

Australia 2–1 New Zealand

(New Zealand; 3 December 1983)

AFC U-16 Championship

Appearances

4 (first in 2008)

Best result

Semi-Finals: 2010, 2014

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Appearances

5 (first in 2008)

Best result

Champions: 2008, 2016

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

Technical Director: Peter de Roo
Coach: Tony Vidmar
Assistant coach: Ufuk Talay

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship which will be held in India from 15 September–2 October.^[2] Caps correct as of 22 September 2016

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nicholas Suman	(2000-02-28) 28 February 2000	8	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2	2DF	James Fletcher		3	0	FFA Centre of Excellence
3	2DF	Dylan Pierias	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000	14	3	Melbourne City
4	2DF	Kaleb Cox		6	0	FFA Centre of Excellence
5	2DF	Joel King	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000	17	1	FFA Centre of Excellence
6	3MF	Adrian Viggiani		4	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
7	3MF	Jacob Italiano	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001	13	4	FFA Centre of Excellence
8	3MF	Ramy Najjarine	(2000-04-23) 23 April 2000	9	3	Western Sydney Wanderers
9	4FW	John Roberts	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001	13	17	FFA Centre of Excellence
10	4FW	Lachlan Brook	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001	16	10	Adelaide United
11	4FW	Mirza Muratovic		11	8	FFA Centre of Excellence
12	1GK	Jordan Griffihs		3	0	FFA Centre of Excellence
13	2DF	Thomas Aquilina		9	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
14	4FW	Rahmat Akbari	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000	15	6	FFA Centre of Excellence
15	3MF	Patrick Scibilio	(2000-02-22) 22 February 2000	7	0	FFA Centre of Excellence
16	3MF	Benjamin Obst		5	0	FFA Centre of Excellence
17	3MF	Louis D'Arrigo		9	2	FFA Centre of Excellence
18	1GK	Jackson Lee		1	0	Perth Glory
19	4FW	Mark Moric	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000	13	11	FFA Centre of Excellence
20	4FW	Bryce Bafford		6	1	FFA Centre of Excellence
21	2DF	Adrian Valenti	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000	12	1	Marconi Stallions
22	3MF	Jaidon Selden	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000	9	4	FFA Centre of Excellence
23	3MF	Fabian Monge		6	0	Marconi Stallions

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	Noah James		2	0	Newcastle Jets	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

DF	Luke Callen		2	0	FFA Centre of Excellence	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

MF	Kai Trewin	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001	3	0	FFA Centre of Excellence	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
MF	Eduardo Castaneda	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000	8	1	FFA Centre of Excellence	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Recent results and fixtures

10 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship GS	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Hein Htet Aung 66'	Report	Italiano 69'	Stadium: Army Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassade (Thailand)

12 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship GS	Vietnam	3–0	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Tiến 18' (pen.) Đạt 28' Khiêm 78'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)

14 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship GS	Australia	7–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Seldon 9' Muratovic 27', 88', 90+3' King 36' Moric 53' Brook 80'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseth Phongsanit (Laos)

16 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship GS	Australia	6–2	Singapore	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Muratovic 31', 76' Brook 57', 67' Selden 58' Moric 89'	Report	Rezza Rezky 45+2' Mahler 55'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)

18 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship GS	Australia	7–1	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Italiano 4', 83' Roberts 48', 59', 66', 73' Brook 63'	Report	Nizaruddin Jazi 29'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

21 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship SF	Thailand	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Peerapat 45+3', 47' Korawich 62'	Report	D'Arrigo 29' Roberts 57', 90+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseth Phongsanit (Laos)
		Penalties
	Sumana Sahassawas Peerapat Arnon		Roberts Brook King Pierias Bafford

23 July 2016 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Final	Vietnam	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Sang 36' Việt Cường 56' Khắc Khiêm 77'	Report	Roberts 58' (pen.), 90+1' Moric 83'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)
		Penalties
	Tiến Độ Kiên Sang		Pierias Moric Roberts Valenti Bafford

11 September 2016 Friendly	Australia	3–2	Uzbekistan	India
	Roberts 5' D'Arrigo 14' Bafford 20'	Report	16' 66'

16 September 2016 2016 AFC U-16 Championship GS	Australia	0–1	Kyrgyzstan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kanybekov 76' (pen.)	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

19 September 2016 2016 AFC U-16 Championship GS	Vietnam	3–2	Australia	Bambolim, India
20:00 IST	Thắng 51', 61' Duy Khiêm 86'	Report	Roberts 18', 28'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 1,467 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

22 September 2016 2016 AFC U-16 Championship GS	Australia	0–6	Japan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kozuki 4', 82' Miyashiro 54' Sehata 56' Matsumoto 64' Tanahashi 86'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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	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 participate
2009	Did not qualify
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
Total	12/17	0 Titles	47	18	6	23	52	70

OFC U-17 Championship

OFC U-17 Championship record
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
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not participate
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
2016	Group stage	TBD	3	0	0	3	2	10
Total	5/6	0 Titles	21	12	3	6	44	30

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFF U-16 Youth Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	14	4
2009	Cancelled
2010	Did not participate
2011	Did not participate
2012	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	9	8
2013	Third place	3rd	6	4	2	0	30	2
2014	Cancelled
2015	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	36	8
2016	Champions	1st	7	3	3	1	27	13
Total	5/7	2 Titles	28	18	8	3	116	37

Honours

OFC U-17 Championship

Champions (10): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005

Runners-up (1): 1997

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (2): 2008, 2016

Runners-up (1): 2012

References

↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Joeys/1999.html
↑ "Joeys squad named for AFC U-16 Championship". Football Federation Australia. 8 September 2016.

External links

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