Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Australia Under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameJoeys
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachCarl Veart
CaptainMiles Milliner
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 2–1 New Zealand 
(New Zealand; 3 December 1983)
Biggest win
 Australia 30–0 American Samoa 
(Apia, Samoa; 5 December 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 0–6 Japan 
(Bambolim, India; 22 September 2016)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1985)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances10 (first in 2008)
Best resultSemi-finals (2010, 2014, 2018, 2026)
ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions; 2008, 2016, 2024
Websitewww.socceroos.com.au/joeys-u17s

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 2026 CFA U17 Invitational from 5–13 July.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of the game against Tanzania on 11 July 2026.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lachlan Allen (2009-04-04) 4 April 2009 8 0 Football Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
12 1GK Mitchell Bright 2 0 Football Australia Brisbane Roar
18 1GK Hugo Ng (2009-01-03) 3 January 2009 3 0 Football Australia Adelaide United
2 2DF Lucas Chandler 2 0 Football Australia Brisbane Roar
3 2DF Oliver Dimovski 4 0 Football Australia Melbourne Victory
4 2DF Marcus Savic (captain) (2009-03-21) 21 March 2009 16 1 Football Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
5 2DF William Kengni 8 0 Football Australia Melbourne Victory
13 2DF Jake Pilovski 1 0 Football Australia Melbourne City
14 2DF Dominic Aravanis 2 0 Football Australia Melbourne City
16 2DF Kaiden Walshe 1 0 Football Australia Newcastle Jets
22 2DF Ethan Fletcher 2 0 Football Australia Sydney FC
6 3MF Daniel Wojcik 1 0 Football Australia Adelaide United
8 3MF Ryan Buttigieg 5 1 Football Australia Sydney FC
10 3MF Johnny Pavlovic 5 1 Football Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
19 3MF Dionn Nigro 2 0 Football Australia Sydney FC
21 3MF Keron Longhe 1 0 Football Australia Adelaide United
7 4FW Malik Olukhale 7 2 Football Australia Melbourne Victory
9 4FW Max Linton 2 1 Football Australia Wollongong Wolves
11 4FW Mustafa Abdellatif 2 0 Football Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
15 4FW Cristian Lombardo 5 3 Football Australia APIA Leichhardt
17 4FW Joey Sikora 6 3 Football Australia Sydney FC
20 4FW Zachary Harrison 3 2 Football Australia Brisbane Roar
23 4FW Lucas Sands 2 0 United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Nasr

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 Charlie Wilson-Papps (2009-09-13) 13 September 2009 8 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
GK Aaron Black 1 0 Australia Perth Glory 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, 11–24 April 2026
GK Laris Cesko 1 0 Australia Adelaide United 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour, 17–24 January 2026
GK Cooper Winqvist 1 0 Sweden Sirius 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour, 17–24 January 2026
DF Winston Ashburner (2009-02-02) 2 February 2009 10 0 Australia Melbourne Victory 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Harrison Bond (2009-01-19) 19 January 2009 3 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Fraser Brown (2009-08-29) 29 August 2009 5 0 Australia Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Emile Katrib (2009-07-17) 17 July 2009 12 1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Besian Kutleshi (2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 18 0 Australia Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Miles Milliner (2009-08-10) 10 August 2009 18 2 Australia Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Arnie Mitchell (2009-05-06) 6 May 2009 4 0 Australia Brisbane Roar 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Stevan Rujak (2009-08-29) 29 August 2009 5 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
DF Deklan Cooper-Ndambuki 3 0 Australia Adelaide United 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, 22–30 November 2025
DF Kade Kerry 1 0 Australia Brisbane Roar Hohhot U16 Tournament, 26 May–2 June 2025
MF Corey Da Cruz (2009-04-24) 24 April 2009 9 2 Australia Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
MF Luka Demuth (2010-01-24) 24 January 2010 10 1 Australia Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
MF Sajjad Nasiri (2009-02-03) 3 February 2009 12 0 Australia Adelaide United 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
MF Oliver O'Carroll (2009-05-16) 16 May 2009 10 2 Australia Central Coast Mariners 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
MF Aston Reid (2009-04-02) 2 April 2009 15 3 Australia Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
MF Nate Robson 1 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, 11–24 April 2026
MF Taj Sorensen 3 0 Australia Logan Lightning 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour, 17–24 January 2026
MF Emmett Shaw 2 0 Australia Brisbane Roar 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, 22–30 November 2025
MF Jariyah Shah (2009-05-25) 25 May 2009 4 1 England Manchester United 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, 22–30 November 2025
MF Lenny Van Heer 2 0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, 22–30 November 2025
MF Josh Brazete 1 0 Australia Sydney FC 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, 11–15 September 2025
MF Joshua Cetinic 2 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, 11–15 September 2025
MF Julian Recchia 1 0 Australia Melbourne City 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, 11–15 September 2025
MF Massimo Marrone 1 0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Hohhot U16 Tournament, 26 May–2 June 2025
FW Luke Becvinovski (2009-05-04) 4 May 2009 15 10 Australia Central Coast Mariners 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Max Court (2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 11 6 Australia APIA Leichhardt 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Akeem Gerald (2010-02-01) 1 February 2010 10 1 Australia Melbourne City 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Georgio Hassarati (2009-03-03) 3 March 2009 16 18 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Gabriel Lombardi (2009-04-09) 9 April 2009 2 0 Italy Parma 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Henrique Oliveira (2009-01-17) 17 January 2009 11 3 Australia Macarthur FC 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026
FW Akol Akon (2009-05-21) 21 May 2009 13 3 Australia Sydney FC 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, 5–22 May 2026PRE
FW Achnaff Sayon 2 2 Australia Perth Glory 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, 11–24 April 2026
FW Chris Irakoze 5 0 Australia Adelaide United 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, 22–30 November 2025
FW Orson Conroy 1 0 Australia APIA Leichhardt 27th International Youth Football in Niigata, 11–15 September 2025
FW Lennon Biggs (2009-04-13) 13 April 2009 2 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Hohhot U16 Tournament, 26 May–2 June 2025
FW Jordan Owusu 1 1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Hohhot U16 Tournament, 26 May–2 June 2025

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

2025

11 September 27th International Youth Football Albirex Niigata U17 Selection Japan 3–1  Australia Niigata, Japan
15:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Sun Sportsland Shibata
13 September 27th International Youth Football Australia  2–1  Wales Niigata, Japan
15:00 UTC+9
  • Becvinovski 13'
  • Milliner 35'
 Report
  • Dignum 90'
 Stadium: Sun Sportsland Shibata
15 September 27th International Youth Football Japan  4–0  Australia Niigata, Japan
15:00 UTC+9
  • Nishioka 52'
  • Doiguchi 55'
  • Tsuneyoshi 62'
  • Kurahashi 90'
 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
24 November AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers Jordan  0–1  Australia Aqaba, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Court 54'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
26 November AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers Australia  3–0  Bhutan Aqaba, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3
  • Olukhale 48'
  • Reid 52'
  • Becvinovski 75'
 Report Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
28 November AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers Philippines  0–6  Australia Aqaba, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Hassarati 4', 23', 60', 76'
  • Oliveira 6'
  • Shah 90'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
30 November AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers Australia  3–3  Iraq Aqaba, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3
  • Court 30' (pen.), 36'
  • Becvinovski 74'
 Report
  • Al-Nasari 48'
  • Hayder 61', 69'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium

2026

17 January 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour Fiji  0–2  Australia Lautoka, Fiji
Report
  • Court 19'
  • Sikora 65'
 Stadium: Churchill Park
20 January 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour Solomon Islands  2–5  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • Fiumae 14'
  • Abana 45+3'
 Report
  • Becvinovski 7', 49', 65'
  • Lombardo 36'
  • Court 82' (pen.)
 Stadium: National Stadium
24 January 2026 PacificAus Sports Football Tour Solomon Islands  1–3  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
  • Abana 58'
 Report
  • Olukhale 19'
  • Hassarati 71'
  • Becvinovski 89'
 Stadium: National Stadium
11 April 2026 ASEAN Boys' Championship GS Australia  12–0  Brunei Sidoarjo, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7
  • Hassarati 3', 35', 56', 58', 81'
  • O'Carroll 31'
  • Da Cruz 34', 74'
  • Sayon 45+1', 49'
  • Katrib 52'
  • Zharif red-colored football 70' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
14 April 2026 ASEAN Boys' Championship GS Singapore  0–1  Australia Sidoarjo, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7 Report
  • Becvinovski 90+5'
 Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam (Vietnam)
17 April 2026 ASEAN Boys' Championship GS Australia  2–0  Cambodia Sidoarjo, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7
  • Hassarati 8'
  • Sikora 80'
 Report Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Izzul Fikri Kamaruzaman (Malaysia)
22 April 2026 ASEAN Boys' Championship SF Vietnam  2–1  Australia Sidoarjo, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7
Report
  • Becvinovski 9'
 Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
Referee: Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)
24 April 2026 ASEAN Boys' Championship TP Laos  0–8  Australia Sidoarjo, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7 Report
  • Sikora 20'
  • Hassarati 29' (pen.), 31', 40', 51', 90+5'
  • A. Reid 44', 58'
 Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
Referee: Alongkorn Khonwai (Thailand)
6 May 2026 Asian Cup GS Australia  4–0  India Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
  • Becvinovski 4'
  • Court 29' (pen.)
  • Demuth 74'
  • Oliveira 86'
 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)
10 May 2026 Asian Cup GS North Korea  Cancelled[a]  Australia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Source Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium
13 May 2026 Asian Cup GS Uzbekistan  2–0  Australia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
  • Murodov 28'
  • Ravshanbekov 45'
 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
16 May 2026 Asian Cup QF Vietnam  0–3  Australia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Report
  • O'Carroll 40'
  • Hassarati 60'
  • Gerald 75'
 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium
Attendance: 25
Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
19 May 2026 Asian Cup SF China  2–0  Australia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium
Attendance: 306
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
5 July CFA U17 Invitational Tournament China  3–0  Australia Yinchuan, China
19:35 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium
Attendance: 26,836
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)
8 July CFA U17 Invitational Tournament Australia  4–2  Nigeria Yinchuan, China
16:00 UTC+8
  • Lombardo
  • Savic
  • Harrison
Report
  • ?
  • ?
Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium
11 July CFA U17 Invitational Tournament Tanzania  5–3  Australia Yinchuan, China
16:00 UTC+8
  • Chenga
  • Hussein
  • Mbengelendi
Report
  • Harrison
  • Linton
  • Buttigieg
Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
22 November 2026 World Cup GS Denmark  v  Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:30 Source Stadium: Aspire Zone

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Carl Veart[6]
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 1985Quarter-finals5th431041
Canada 19876th420235
Scotland 1989Group stage14th301236
Italy 1991Quarter-finals7th420276
Japan 19936th411275
Ecuador 19956th411267
Egypt 1997did not qualify
New Zealand 1999Runners-up2nd632175
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Quarter-finals8th420266
Finland 2003Group stage16th300316
Peru 200512th310225
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 2025
Qatar 2026Qualified
Qatar 2027
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total:13/21Runners-up2nd51189245779

OFC U-17 Championship

OFC U-17 Championship record
Year Round Pos 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
Total10 titles11/1154511232013

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 2008Quarter-finals5th4301135
Uzbekistan 2010Semi-finals4th5311125
Iran 2012Quarter-finals6th421156
Thailand 2014Semi-finals3rd5410124
India 2016Group stage16th3003210
Malaysia 2018Semi-finals4th5302109
Bahrain 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Thailand 2023Quarter-finals8th420288
Saudi Arabia 2025Group stage9th311145
Saudi Arabia 2026Semi-finals4th420274
Saudi Arabia 2027Qualified
Total:9/10Semi-finals3rd37204137356

AFF U-16/U-17 Youth Championship

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

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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

Notes

  1. ↑ North Korea withdrew due to concerns related to the 2026 Iran war, leaving the tournament at 15 teams.[4][5]

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. ↑ "CommBank Joeys squad announced for the CFA U17 Invitational 2026". Socceroos. Football Australia. 3 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "How can India qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup after North Korea withdrew from Asian Cup? - Sportstar". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "New stars to rise at #AFCU17 Saudi Arabia 2026". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Carl Veart appointed as Subway Joeys Head Coach". Socceroos. Football Australia. 4 July 2025.
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