Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
The Australia national under-17 soccer team, known as the Joeys or Subway Joeys for sponsorship reasons, 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.
| Nickname(s) | Joeys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Australia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Brad Maloney | ||
| Captain | Anthony Pavlesic | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| 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 | ||
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.
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