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Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

National association football team


Summary

National association football team

FieldValue
NameAustralia Under-17
BadgeFlag of Australia (converted).svg
FIFA TrigrammeAUS
NicknameJoeys
AssociationFootball Australia
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
CoachCarl Veart
CaptainMiles Milliner
website
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First game2–1
(New Zealand; 3 December 1983)
Largest win30–0
(Apia, Samoa; 5 December 2001)
Largest loss0–6
(Bambolim, India; 22 September 2016)
Regional nameFIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional cup apps13
Regional cup first1985
Regional cup bestRunners-up; 1999
2ndRegional nameAFC U-17 Asian Cup
2ndRegional cup apps9
2ndRegional cup first2008
2ndRegional cup bestSemi-finals; 2010, 2014, 2018
3rdRegional nameASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship
3rdRegional cup apps8
3rdRegional cup first2008
3rdRegional cup bestChampions; 2008, 2016, 2024
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| Sub-confederation = AFF (Southeast Asia) (New Zealand; 3 December 1983) (Apia, Samoa; 5 December 2001) (Bambolim, India; 22 September 2016)

The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, 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. 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 24 players were called up for the 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour against Fiji U-19 and Solomon Islands U-19 from 17–24 January.

Caps and goals correct as of the game against Solomon Islands U19 on 24 January 2026.

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

2025

  • MacNicol
  • Anastasio
  • Anastasio
  • Akol
  • Didulica
  • MacNicol
  • Hoàng Trọng Duy Khang
  • Adel
  • Buti
  • Fujita
  • Tani
  • Miliner
  • Anastasio
  • Garbowski Report (Lao Dong)
  • Dai Nhan
  • Pavlovic
  • Owusu
  • Da Cruz
  • Henrique
  • Al-Shaheen Report (Titan Sports)
  • Wan Xiang
  • Shuai Weihao
  • Liang Shiyu
  • Zhang Bolin
  • Xie Jin
  • Hassarati
  • Li Junpeng
  • Conroy
  • Becvinovski
  • Milliner
  • Dignum
  • Nishioka
  • Doiguchi
  • Tsuneyoshi
  • Kurahashi
  • Court
  • Olukhale
  • Reid
  • Becvinovski
  • Hassarati
  • Oliveira
  • Shah
  • Court
  • Becvinovski
  • Al-Nasari
  • Hayder

2026

  • Court
  • Sikora
  • Fiumae
  • Abana
  • Becvinovski
  • Lombardo
  • Court
  • Abana
  • Olukhale
  • Hassarati
  • Becvinovski

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachAUS Carl Veart
Assistant coachAUS Michael Cooper
Goalkeeper coachITA Davide Del Giovine
Technical consultantENG Ron Smith

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearResultPositionPldWDLGFGATotal13/210 Titles51189245779
CHN 1985Quarterfinals5th431041
CAN 1987Quarterfinals6th420235
SCO 1989Group stage14th301236
ITA 1991Quarterfinals7th420276
JPN 1993Quarterfinals6th411275
ECU 1995Quarterfinals6th411267
EGY 1997did not qualify
NZL 1999Runners-up2nd632175
TRI 2001Quarterfinals8th420266
FIN 2003Group stage16th300316
PER 2005Group stage12th310225
KOR 2007did not qualify
NGA 2009
MEX 2011Round of 1615th411237
UAE 2013did not qualify
CHI 2015Round of 1616th4112311
IND 2017did not qualify
BRA 2019Round of 1615th411259
PER 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
IDN 2023did not qualify
QAT 2025
QAT 2026TBD
QAT 2027
QAT 2028
QAT 2029

OFC U-17 Championship

OFC U-17 Championship recordYearRoundPosPldWD*LGFGATotal10 titles11/1154511232013
New Zealand 1983Champions1st5500222
Chinese Taipei 1986Champions1st4301101
Australia 1989Champions1st4400351
New Zealand 1991Champions1st4310154
New Zealand 1993Champions1st4400121
Vanuatu 1995Champions1st3300110
New Zealand 1997Runners-up2nd5401301
Fiji 1999Champions1st7700551
Samoa Vanuatu 2001Champions1st6600520
American Samoa Australia New Caledonia 2003Champions1st7700403
New Caledonia 2005Champions1st5500380

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup recordYearResultPositionPldWDLGFGATotal9/100 Titles33184116652
SIN 2006did not qualify
UZB 2008Quarterfinals5th4301135
UZB 2010Semifinals4th5311125
IRN 2012Quarterfinals6th421156
THA 2014Semifinals3rd5410124
IND 2016Group stage16th3003210
MAS 2018Semifinals4th5302109
BHR 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
THA 2023Quarterfinals8th420288
KSA 2025Group stage9th311145
KSA 2026QualifiedTBD000000

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

[](aff-u-16-championship) recordYearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
IDN 2008Champions1st5320144
THA 2009Cancelled
IDN 2010did not participate
LAO 2011
LAO 2012Runners-up2nd421198
MYA 2013Third place3rd6420302
IDN 2014Cancelled
CAM 2015Third place3rd6501368
CAM 2016Champions1st73312713
THA 2017Third place3rd75022710
IDN 2018did not participate
THA 2019Group Stage6th5311115
IDN 2022Group Stage10th301269
IDN 2024Champions1st5320206
Total9/123 Titles482812817567
AFF U-16 Youth Championship historyFirst matchBiggest winBiggest defeatBest resultWorst result
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(12 July 2016; Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

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.

In [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

In [[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

Honours

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup

    • Runners-up (1): 1999
  • 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

References

  1. (21 September 2022). "Football Australia signs record sponsorship deal with Subway". Australian Financial Review.
  2. "Joeys 1999 Matches".
  3. (13 January 2026). "CommBank Joeys squad named for PacificAus Sports Football Tour 2026". [[Football Australia]].
  4. (4 July 2025). "Carl Veart appointed as Subway Joeys Head Coach". [[Football Australia]].
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