National association football team
TheAustralian women's national under-20 soccer team representsAustralia in international women's under-20soccer . The team is controlled by the governing body forsoccer in Australia ,Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regionalASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving theOceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is theYoung Matildas .
The Australia women's national under-20 soccer team (later nicknamed Young Matildas) were established in the early 1990s.[ 1] [ 2] : 16 New Zealand U19 in Australia in September 1991.[ 3] Netherlands in 1998.[ 4] Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) the Young Matildas participated in the2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament , held inTonga from 23 April to 3 May. After winning their group matches againstTonga (hosts) 0–16 andCook Islands (0–15) they defeatedSamoa (13–0) in the semi-final and New Zealand (0–6) in the final. With that victory Australia U19 qualified for the2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (predecessor toU-20 Women's World Cup ).[ 2] : 16 [ 2] : 16 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , when the senior Matildas reached fourth.[ 2] : 16
In April 2004 withAdrian Santrac coaching, the team won the2004 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament , where they defeatedSolomon Islands 13–0,[ 5] Papua New Guinea 14–1,[ 6] U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand in November.[ 7] United States .[ 7] [ 8]
Young Matildas became a U-20 team when FIFA changed the upper age limit for its top women's age-grade competition from 19 to 20 effective in 2006. Also during that year all Australian international soccer teams switched from OFC toAsian Football Confederation (AFC).[ 9] Alistair Edwards , as coach, took the team to the2006 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in Malaysia in April,[ 10] Japan 3–2 in the third place play-off.[ 11] 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship , held in Russia.[ 12] [ 13]
As the third-placed team for the 2006 tournament, the Young Matildas automatically qualified for2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship inChongqing , China during October 2007.[ 14] Japan and a 2–1 loss againstNorth Korea , the Australians were eliminated at the group stage and did not qualify for the2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup .[ 14] 2022 whenLeah Blayney coached theAustralian squad inCosta Rica , where they were eliminated in the group stage.[ 15]
From2013 to2018 , the Young Matildas represented their nation at successive AFF Women's Championships (later renamedASEAN Women's Championships ): a regional tournament for senior national teams in theASEAN Football Federation (AFF). Australia U20's best performances were finishing runners-up in both 2013 and 2018.[ 16] [ 17] Thailand despiteMary Fowler 's Player of the Match performance scoring both Australian goals - Fowler also won the Golden Boot for most goals (ten) in the tournament.[ 17] [ 18]
Blayney coachedthe squad , which qualified for the2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup , held inUzbekistan in March.[ 19] South Korea , 1–0.[ 19] [ 20] Alex Epakis oversaw their three victories in the2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers for Group C, held during August 2025 inTajikistan .[ 21] related tournament , which is due in April 2026 in Thailand.[ 21]
Former managers
The following 23 players were called up forfriendly matches againstSouth Korea on 28 and 30 November 2025.[ 33]
Caps and goals are current as of 10 August 2025 after the match againstChinese Taipei .
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 Jasmine Black (2006-05-03 ) 3 May 2006 (age 19) 1 0 George Washington Revolutionaries AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025GK Tahlia Franco (2006-06-29 ) 29 June 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Brisbane Roar 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024GK Chloe Lincoln (2005-01-04 ) 4 January 2005 (age 20) 19 0 Brisbane Roar 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024GK Grace Wilson (2005-03-04 ) 4 March 2005 (age 20) 2 0 Maine Black Bears 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024DF Amelia Bennett (2008-05-22 ) 22 May 2008 (age 17) 1 0 Western Sydney Wanderers AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025DF Amali Kinsella (2006-12-01 ) 1 December 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Brisbane Roar AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025DF Maya Lobo (2005-11-28 ) 28 November 2005 (age 19) 10 2 Macarthur Rams AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025DF Isabela Hoyos (2008-05-23 ) 23 May 2008 (age 17) Brisbane Roar AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025PRE DF Alexis Collins (2008-03-10 ) 10 March 2008 (age 17) 0 0 Newcastle Jets PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025 DF Anastasia Simic 0 0 FSA NTC PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025 MF Sian Dewey (2007-06-09 ) 9 June 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Adelaide United AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025MF Mary Stanic-Floody (2006-01-03 ) 3 January 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Canberra United AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025MF Indiana dos Santos (2007-10-10 ) 10 October 2007 (age 18) 12 0 Sydney FC PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025 MF Shay Hollman (2005-09-19 ) 19 September 2005 (age 20) 14 2 Sydney FC 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024FW Milly Boughton (2006-02-03 ) 3 February 2006 (age 19) 8 0 Hibernian AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025FW Amber Luchtmeijer (2007-02-26 ) 26 February 2007 (age 18) 5 2 Sydney FC AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025FW Sienna Saveska (2006-09-25 ) 25 September 2006 (age 19) 3 3 Melbourne Victory AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025FW Caley Tallon-Henniker (2006-02-17 ) 17 February 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Sydney FC AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers , 6–10 August 2025FW Daisy Brown (2006-07-13 ) 13 July 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Brisbane Roar AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025FW Kiera Meyers (2007-06-22 ) 22 June 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Brisbane Roar AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Training Camp, 23 June–2 July 2025FW Nikkita Fazzari (2007-01-01 ) 1 January 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Western Sydney Wanderers PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament, 17–26 February 2025 FW Jynaya dos Santos (2005-09-22 ) 22 September 2005 (age 20) 12 4 Canberra United 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024FW Lara Gooch (2005-11-02 ) 2 November 2005 (age 20) 8 1 Adelaide United 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024FW Ella O'Grady (2006-12-31 ) 31 December 2006 (age 18) 7 3 Melbourne Victory 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup , 31 August–22 September 2024
Notes PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.Recent results and fixtures [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualification Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 2002 did not enter no qualification 2004 did not enter no qualification 2006 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 29 6 2 2 0 0 12 2 2007 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 4 automatically qualified 2009 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 6 3 4 3 0 1 28 2 2011 Fifth place 5th 5 1 0 4 7 12 automatically qualified 2013 Fifth place 5th 5 1 0 4 6 12 automatically qualified 2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 3 0 0 28 0 2017 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 8 11 2 2 0 0 23 1 2019 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 6 22 6 6 0 0 41 3 2022 Competition cancelled 2024 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 9 6 5 5 0 0 30 0 2026 Qualified 3 3 0 0 20 0 Total 9/11 0 Titles 39 17 1 21 77 80 25 24 0 1 182 8
[ edit ] [ edit ] OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
ASEAN Women's Championship
PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament
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