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.
| Nickname(s) | Young Matildas | ||
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| Association | Football Federation Australia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (South-East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Leah Blayney | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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History
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Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Leah Blayney
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Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 21 players were called up for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup on 31 August – 22 September 2024 in Colombia.[1][2]
Caps and goals are current as of 6 September 2024 after the match against Cameroon.
Recent call-ups
editThe following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
- Notes
- TOP Train-on or Shadow player.
- INJ Withdrew due to injury
Recent results and fixtures
edit2023
edit| 3 December Friendly | China  | 1–3 | Australia | Xiamen, China |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Dai Bingyue (China) |
| 6 December Friendly | China | 3–1 | Australia | Xiamen, China |
| 13:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Referee: Mu Mingxin (China) |
2024
edit| 3 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS | South Korea  | 1–2 | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 13:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 6 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS | Uzbekistan  | 0–2 | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
| 9 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup GS | Australia | 3–0 |  Chinese Taipei | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 13:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium |
| 13 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup SF | Australia | 1–5 |  Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 16:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
| 16 March 2024 AFC Asian Cup TP | Australia | 1–0 | South Korea | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 13:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 11 July Friendly | New Zealand  | 1–1 | Australia | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 14:30 UTC+12 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium |
| 14 July Friendly | New Zealand | 1–1 | Australia | Wellington, New Zealand |
| 14:30 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: NZCIS Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 23 August Friendly | Nigeria  | 2–1 | Australia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| --:-- UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Club Banco de la República |
| 31 August 2024 World Cup GS | Colombia  | 2–0 | Australia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 3 September 2024 World Cup GS | Mexico  | 2–0 | Australia | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio El Campín |
| 6 September 2024 World Cup GS | Australia | 0–2 |  Cameroon | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio El Campín Referee: Natalie Simon (United States) |
Competitive record
editFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
edit| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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
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| 2012
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| 2014
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 2016
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 2018
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 2022 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 4/11 | 0 Titles | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
OFC U-20 Women's qualifying tournament
edit| OFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament record | ||||||||
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| 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-20 Women's Asian Cup
edit| AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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Competition cancelled | |||||||
| 2024 |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Total | 9/9 | 0 Titles | 39 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 77 | 80 |
AFF Women's Championship
edit| AFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2004
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2006
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 2007
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| 2008
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See Australia women's national soccer team | |||||||
 2011
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2012
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 2013
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2015
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 2016
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
 2018
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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
editOFC Women's U-20 Qualifying Tournament
- Third place: 2006