The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, represents

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in men's international under-17

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. The team is controlled by the governing body for

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(FA), which is currently a member of the

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(AFC) and the regional

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(AFF) since leaving the

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(OFC) in 2006. Australia is a ten-time OFC champion and a two-time AFF champion. The team has represented Australia at the

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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

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, 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

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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

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and a 1–0 win over Mali saw Australia top the group. Australia dispatched of

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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

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; 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

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, Joshua Kennedy and Scott McDonald.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the Hohhot U16 Tournament in

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from 26 May–2 June. ''Caps and goals correct as of the game against

on 1 June 2025''.

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

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

OFC U-17 Championship

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Australia's head-to-head record in the

and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In
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In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Honours

**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

External links

*
Oz Football Joeys Archive
{{National sports teams of Australia Under-17 Men's under-17 Asian national under-17 association football teams Oceanian national under-17 association football teams