Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

The Australia national under-17 football team represents Australia in youth international football completions. They have FIFA U-17 World Cup 13 times with its best result being runners-up in 1999.

Australia Under-17

Nickname(s)	Joeys
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Brad Maloney
Captain	Jayden Necovski
FIFA code	AUS
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
Appearances	13 (first in 1985)
Best result	Runners-up; 1999
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2008)
Best result	Semi-finals; 2010, 2014, 2018
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champions; 2008, 2016
Website	www.socceroos.com.au/joeys-u17s

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	3	2	1	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 qualify
2009
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
2019	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	5	9
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	13/20	0 Titles	51	19	6	26	57	79

OFC U-17 Championship

OFC U-17 Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	22	2
1986	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	10	1
1989	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	35	1
1991	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	15	4
1993	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	12	1
1995	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	11	0
1997	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	30	1
1999	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	55	1
/ 2001	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	52	0
// 2003	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	40	3
2005	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	38	0
Total	11/11	10 Titles	54	51	1	2	320	13

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	did not qualify
2008	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	0	1	13	5
2010	Semifinals	4th	5	3	1	1	12	5
2012	Quarterfinals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	6
2014	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	1	0	12	4
2016	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	10
2018	Semifinals	4th	5	3	0	2	10	9
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Quarterfinals	8th	4	2	0	2	8	8
2025	to be determined
Total	7/9	0 Titles	30	17	3	10	62	47

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
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
2017	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	27	10
2018	did not participate
2019	Group Stage	6th	5	3	1	1	11	5
2022	Group Stage	10th	3	0	1	2	6	9
2024	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	20	6
Total	9/12	3 Titles	48	28	12	8	175	67

AFF U-16 Youth Championship history
First match	Australia 2–1 Bahrain (9 July 2008; Jakarta, Indonesia)
Biggest win	Brunei 0–19 Australia (24 August 2013; Naypyidaw, Myanmar)
Biggest defeat	Vietnam 3–0 Australia (12 July 2016; Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Australia 0–3 Malaysia (1 August 2019; Chonburi, Thailand)
Best result	Champions 3 times (2008, 2016, 2024)
Worst result	Group stage 2 times (2019, 2022)