Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

Australia under-20
Nickname(s)	Young Matildas
Association	Football Federation Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (South-East Asia)
Head coach	Leah Blayney
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours

The Australian women's national under-20 soccer team represents Australia in international women's under-20 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), 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. The team's official nickname is the Young Matildas.

History

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Leah Blayney

Players

Current squad

The following 31 players were called up to a training camp held in Sydney from September 25–30.^[1]

Caps and goals are current as of 16 August 2022 after the match against Spain.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Chloe Lincoln	(2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Canberra United
1GK	Tahlia Franco		0	0	FNSW Institute
1GK	Grace Wilson	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Adelaide United

2DF	Naomi Thomas–Chinnama	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Melbourne City
2DF	Alexia Apostolakis	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Gemma Ferris		1	0	FNSW Institute
2DF	Teagan Bertolissio	(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 17)	0	0	FNSW Institute
2DF	Claudia Cicco		0	0	Wellington Phoenix
2DF	Heidi Dennis	(2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Brisbane Roar
2DF	Zoe Karipidis		0	0	Emerging Jets
2DF	Maya Lobo		0	0	FNSW Institute
2DF	Silver Bell Morris	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Western United
2DF	Peta Trimis		0	0	FNSW Institute

3MF	Daniela Galic	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)	8	3	Melbourne City
3MF	Amy Chessari		1	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
3MF	Sienna Saveska		1	0	FNSW Institute
3MF	Ella Abdul Massih		0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
3MF	Ava Briedis		0	0	Melbourne Victory
3MF	Georgia Cassidy		0	0	Hyundai NTC
3MF	Sasha Coorey		0	0	Adelaide United
3MF	Zara Kruger		0	0	Football Queensland
3MF	Tijan Mckenna	(2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Perth Glory

4FW	Kahli Johnson	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)	7	2	Western United
4FW	Jynaya Dos Santos	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18)	4	1	Sydney FC
4FW	Caitlin Karic	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Melbourne City
4FW	Claire Adams		0	0	Emerging Jets
4FW	Josie Allan		0	0	Emerging Jets
4FW	Sasha Grove	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Canberra United
4FW	Tanika Lala		0	0	Hyundai NTC
4FW	Emilia Murray	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Adelaide United
4FW	Ella O'Grady		0	0	Queensland Academy of Sport

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sally James	(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Melbourne City	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
GK	Miranda Templeman	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Adelaide United	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
GK	Anna Norton		0	0	Blacktown Spartans FC	Pre-World Cup Tournament Camp^TOP

DF	Ella Tonkin	(2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Adelaide United	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Jamilla Rankin	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Brisbane Roar	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Kirsty Fenton	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 19)	5	1	Newcastle Jets	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Cushla Rue	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Wellington Phoenix	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Jessika Nash	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Sydney FC	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Greta Kraszula	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Indiana Eleven	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
DF	Hayley Taylor-Young	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Canberra United	Pre-World Cup Tournament Camp^TOP
DF	Annabel Haffenden	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Växjö DFF	v. New Zealand, 12 June 2022
DF	Isabella Wallhead	(2003-02-15) 15 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Perth Glory	Training Camp, 30 May–3 June 2022
DF	Leia Puxty	(2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Adamstown Rosebud	Training Camp, 10–16 May 2022
DF	Emma Ilijoski	(2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Canberra United	v. New Zealand, 10 April 2022
DF	Claudia Mihocic	(2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Perth Glory	v. New Zealand, 10 April 2022
DF	Sofia Sakalis	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Perth Glory	v. New Zealand, 10 April 2022

MF	Sarah Hunter	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20)	8	6	Sydney FC	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
MF	Hana Lowry	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Perth Glory	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
MF	Paige Zois	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Melbourne Victory	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
MF	Alana Murphy	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Melbourne Victory	v. Colombia, 5 August 2022
MF	Shay Hollman	(2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18)	1	0	FNSW Institute	Pre-World Cup Tournament Camp^TOP
MF	Leticia McKenna	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Melbourne City	Pre-World Cup Tournament Camp^TOP
MF	Hannah Jones	(2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix	Training Camp, 30 May–3 June 2022
MF	Isabel Gomez	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Wellington Phoenix	v. New Zealand, 10 April 2022
MF	Darcey Malone	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Melbourne City	v. New Zealand, 10 April 2022

FW	Sheridan Gallagher (captain)	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	9	1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FW	Bryleeh Henry	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)	6	2	Western Sydney Wanderers	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FW	Abbey Lemon	(2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Sydney FC	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FW	Charlize Rule	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Sydney FC	2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FW	Katie Godden		1	0	DePaul University	v. Mexico, 29 July 2022
FW	Alana Jancevski	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Perth Glory	Pre-World Cup Tournament Camp^TOP
FW	Holly Furphy		1	0	Santa Clara University	v. New Zealand, 12 June 2022
FW	Ellen Gett	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Brisbane Roar	Training Camp, 30 May–3 June 2022
FW	Aideen Keane	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Perth Glory	Training Camp, 30 May–3 June 2022
FW	Abbey Green	(2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Perth Glory	Training Camp, 10–16 May 2022

Notes:

^TOP Train-on or Shadow player.

Recent results and fixtures

2022

Since the qualifying competition for the U-20 Women's World Cup was cancelled, the AFC nominated three teams based on the results of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, with Japan, South Korea and North Korea qualifying.^[2] After the withdrawal of North Korea, it was announced that Australia would replace North Korea as the AFC's representatives at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[3] Australia were drawn into the same group as the hosts, for the official Opening Match of the competition.^[4]

6 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	5–1	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
18:30 UTC+10	Dos Santos 2' Hunter 21' (pen.) Galic 39' Johnson 55' (pen.) Gallagher 57'	Report	Lancaster 44'	Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

10 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Canberra, Australia
14:00 UTC+10	Hunter 10'	Report	Clegg 38'	Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

12 June 2022 Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
14:00 UTC+12	Dugan 53' Taylor 79' (pen.)	Report	Galic 2'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street

July 2022 Friendly	Pumas UNAM	0–1	Australia	Mexico City, Mexico
		Report		Attendance: 0^[a]

29 July 2022 Friendly	Mexico	3–3	Australia	Mexico City, Mexico
16:30	Maldonado 47' Marín 74', 85'	Report	Johnson ?' Hunter ?', ?'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Attendance: 0^[a]

5 August 2022 Friendly	Australia	3–2	Colombia	Costa Rica
	Hunter ?' (pen.) Henry ?' Galic ?'	FA report FCF report	Reyes ?' Bonilla ?'	Attendance: 0^[a]

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 2022 U-20 World Cup GS	Costa Rica	1–3	Australia	San José, Costa Rica
20:00	Pinell 19'	Report	Hunter 37' (pen.) Henry 38' Fenton 72'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 22,506 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

13 August 2022 2022 U-20 World Cup GS	Brazil	2–0	Australia	Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−6	Priscila 26' Aline 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

16 August 2022 2022 U-20 World Cup GS	Australia	0–3	Spain	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Gabarro 19', 24', 61'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 939 Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	1	2	8	9
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	0	3	6	8
2006	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	6
Total	4/10	0 Titles	14	4	2	8	21	26

OFC U-20 Women's Qualifying Tournament

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Winners	1st	4	4	0	0	45	0
2004	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	27	1
Total	2/2	2 Titles	6	6	0	0	72	1

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

AFC U-19 Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	29	6
2007	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	3
2011	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	7	12
2013	Fifth place	5th	5	1	0	4	6	12
2015	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2017	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	8	11
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	6	22
~~2022~~	Competition cancelled
2024	To be determined
Total	8/8	0 Titles	34	13	1	20	68	74

AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008	See Australia women's national soccer team
2011	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2	0	12	5
2015	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4
2016	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	26	4
2018	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	36	9
2019	Did not enter
2022	See Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
Total	4/12	0 titles	22	14	3	5	89	22

Honours

OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament

Winners: 2002, 2004

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Third place: 2006

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Match played behind closed doors.

References

^ "New faces as a new cycle commences for CommBank Young Matildas". Matildas. Football Australia. 25 September 2022.
^ "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.
^ "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
^ "Australia to open FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 following Final Draw". Football Australia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

External links

FFA Young Matildas website

[bcd-5] Match played behind closed doors.

[1] "New faces as a new cycle commences for CommBank Young Matildas". Matildas. Football Australia. 25 September 2022.

[2] "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.

[australia-3] "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.

[host-4] "Australia to open FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 following Final Draw". Football Australia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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v t e National women's under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands¹ South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
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