Australia men's national under-17 soccer 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.

"Joeys" redirects here. Not to be confused with Joey Scouts or St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.

Australia Under-17
Nickname(s)Joeys
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachBrad Maloney
CaptainAnthony Pavlesic
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 2–1 New Zealand 
(New Zealand; 3 December 1983)
Biggest win
 Australia 23–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Shepparton, Australia; 5 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–6 Japan 
(Bambolim, India; 22 September 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1985)
Best resultRunners-up; 1999
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best resultSemi-finals; 2010, 2014, 2018
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions; 2008, 2016
Websitewww.socceroos.com.au/joeys-u17s

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 24 players were called up for the AIS International Camp from 5–19 of April.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup game against Japan on 27 June, 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Oskar von Schrenk 1 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
12 1GK Jai Ajanovic 1 0 Australia Sydney FC
2 2DF Malual Nichola 1 0 Australia Adelaide United
3 2DF Hayden Thomas 1 0 Australia Perth Glory
4 2DF Jayden Necovski 1 0 Australia Melbourne City
5 2DF Christian Pullella 1 0 Australia Perth Glory
13 2DF Besian Kutleshi 1 0 Australia Melbourne City
14 2DF Feyzo Kasumovic 1 0 Australia Adelaide United
6 3MF Gianluca Okon 1 0 Belgium Club Brugge
8 3MF Danilo Treffiletti 3 0 Italy Monza
10 3MF Nickolas Alfaro 1 0 Australia Sydney FC
15 3MF Alex Bolton 1 0 Australia Perth Glory
16 3MF James Houridis 1 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
17 3MF Alexander Houridis 1 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
21 3MF Rhys Williams 1 0 Australia Brisbane Roar
22 3MF Quinn MacNicol (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 1 2 Australia Brisbane Roar
7 4FW Noah Slunjski 1 0 Croatia Hajduk Split
9 4FW Marcus Neil 1 0 England Sunderland
11 4FW Amlani Tatu 1 1 Australia Adelaide United
18 4FW Max Anastasio 1 0 France Angers
19 4FW Antonio Arena 1 0 Italy Pescara
20 4FW Jordan Graoroski 1 0 Australia Sutherland Sharks
23 4FW David Bolongi 1 1 Australia Gold Coast Knights
4FW Aaron Cartwright 0 0 Australia Melbourne City

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Daniel Graskoski (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 0 0 Australia Northcote City 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
GK Robert Cook 0 0 Australia Perth Glory 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup extended squad
DF Peter Antoniou (2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 13 2 Australia Melbourne City 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
DF Sotiri Phillis (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 6 0 Australia Adelaide United 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
DF Aden Green (2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 5 1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
DF Richard Nkomo (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 2 0 Australia Sydney FC 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
DF Jacob McLachlan 6 0 Australia Sydney FC 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup extended squad
DF Andre Parkes (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 5 1 Australia Central Coast Mariners 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup extended squad
DF Jonathon Leithead 0 0 Australia Perth Glory 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup extended squad
MF Tiago Quintal (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 7 4 Australia Sydney FC 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
MF Corey Sutherland (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 6 0 Australia Perth Glory 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
MF Giovanni De Abreu (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 4 1 Australia Perth Glory 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
MF Edward Ince (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 2 0 Australia Brisbane Roar 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
FW Mitchell Glasson (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 9 7 Australia Sydney FC 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup
FW Rylan Brownlie (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 0 0 Australia Brisbane Roar 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup extended squad

Recent results and fixtures

2023
16 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Australia  0–2  Saudi Arabia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT) Report
  • Al-Bishri 56'
  • Al-Jadaani 86'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
19 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS China  3–5  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)
  • Wang Yudong 14', 62'
  • Kuai Jiwen 45+7'
 Report
  • Irankunda 9', 18'
  • De Abreu 12'
  • Glasson 25'
  • Amanatidis 90+8'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
22 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Tajikistan  0–2  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (ICT) Report
  • Bennie 68'
  • Amanatidis 90+9'
 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
26 June AFC U-17 Asian Cup QF Japan  3–1  Australia Pathum Thani, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)
  • Nawata 10'
  • Michiwaki 23'
  • Takaoka 74'
 Report
  • Irankunda 62'
 Stadium: BG Stadium
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

2024
11 April Friendly Switzerland  3–4  Australia Locarno, Switzerland
13:00 (CET)
  • Lebrino 6'
  • Mahic 120+1', 102+5'
 Report
  • MacNicol 9', 55'
  • Tatu 72'
  • Bolongi 107'
 Stadium: Stadio Communale Ascona
Note: Match took place over four quarters of 30-minutes each
16 April Unofficial Friendly Inter Milan U-17 Italy 4–2  Australia Milan, Italy
15:00 (CET)
  • 27'
  • 40'
  • 45'
  • 73'
 Report
  • MacNicol 10'
  • Pullella 30'
 Stadium: Konami Youth Development Centre

Coaching staff
  • Coach: Australia Brad Maloney[4]
  • Assistant coach: Australia Michael Cooper
  • Goalkeeper coach: Italy Davide Del Giovine
  • Technical consultant: England Ron Smith

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1985Quarterfinals5th431041
Canada 1987Quarterfinals6th420235
Scotland 1989Group stage14th301236
Italy 1991Quarterfinals7th420276
Japan 1993Quarterfinals6th411275
Ecuador 1995Quarterfinals6th411267
Egypt 1997did not qualify
New Zealand 1999Runners-up2nd632175
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Quarterfinals8th420266
Finland 2003Group stage16th300316
Peru 2005Group stage12th310225
South Korea 2007did not qualify
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011Round of 1615th411237
United Arab Emirates 2013did not qualify
Chile 2015Round of 1616th4112311
India 2017did not qualify
Brazil 2019Round of 1615th411259
Peru 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023did not qualify
Qatar 2025to be determined
Total13/200 Titles51196265779

OFC U-17 Championship
OFC U-17 Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
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
Total11/1110 Titles54511232013

AFC U-17 Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Singapore 2006did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2008Quarterfinals5th4301135
Uzbekistan 2010Semifinals4th5311125
Iran 2012Quarterfinals6th421156
Thailand 2014Semifinals3rd5410124
India 2016Group stage16th3003210
Malaysia 2018Semifinals4th5302109
Bahrain 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Thailand 2023Quarterfinals8th420288
Total7/90 Titles30173106247

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

References
  1. Mason, Max (21 September 2022). "Football Australia signs record sponsorship deal with Subway". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. "Joeys 1999 Matches".
  3. "Subway Joeys start new World Cup cycle with Italy camp". Football Australia. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. "Brad Maloney appointed Joeys Head Coach". Football Australia. 4 August 2022.
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