Australia national under-20 football team
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The Australia national under-20 association football team, more commonly known as the Young Socceroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia
and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.
, to South Korea, despite being considered one of the stronger teams. This was the first time the Young Socceroos had failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
since 1989. Subsequently on 5 February 2007 the FFA
decided not to renew Ange Postecoglou
's contract as head coach, he was replaced by former Socceroo, and current AIS
head coach of football, Steve O'Connor.
was appointed as the new U-20 coach ahead of the 2008 tournament, with the FFA
eager to avoid a repeat of 2006, and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Egypt. In preparation for the tournament, Australia competed in the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championships
in Thailand alongside China, Korea Republic and Thailand. A competition which they ultimately won through a penalty shoot-out against Korea Republic.
, China.
The tournament will be held from 3 to 17 October 2010 in Shandong
province. The matches will be played at the Zibo Sports Complex Stadium and Linzi Stadium.
The AFC U-19 Championship Finals draw will take place in Zibo City in April or May 2010.
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Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
and represents Australia in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.
2006 AFC Youth Championship Campaign
In their first foray into Asia in 2006 the team lost the quarterfinals of the AFC Youth ChampionshipAFC Youth Championship
The AFC U-19 Championship, formerly known as AFC Youth Championship, is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation . The competition has been held since 1959...
, to South Korea, despite being considered one of the stronger teams. This was the first time the Young Socceroos had failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
since 1989. Subsequently on 5 February 2007 the FFA
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
decided not to renew Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
's contract as head coach, he was replaced by former Socceroo, and current AIS
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
head coach of football, Steve O'Connor.
2008 AFC Youth Championship Campaign
On 24 June 2008 Jan VersleijenJan Versleijen
Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen is a Dutch professional association football coach who currently manages the Australian under-20 national team.-Career:...
was appointed as the new U-20 coach ahead of the 2008 tournament, with the FFA
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
eager to avoid a repeat of 2006, and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
in Egypt. In preparation for the tournament, Australia competed in the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championships
AFF U19 Youth Championship 2008
The 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship took place from 5 October to 11 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of tournament as an under-19 competition as it was previously for players under-20...
in Thailand alongside China, Korea Republic and Thailand. A competition which they ultimately won through a penalty shoot-out against Korea Republic.
2010 AFC Youth Championship Campaign
Australia will complete in the 2010 AFC Under 19 Championship Finals to be held in ZiboZibo
Zibo is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the west, Laiwu and Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou the north.Located in the middle part...
, China.
The tournament will be held from 3 to 17 October 2010 in Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
province. The matches will be played at the Zibo Sports Complex Stadium and Linzi Stadium.
The AFC U-19 Championship Finals draw will take place in Zibo City in April or May 2010.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 –  19791979 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — where a total of 32 matches were played, four more than in the... |
DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 19811981 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played... |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
 19831983 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from June 2 to June 19, 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were... |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 19851985 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the ninth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union from August 24 to September 7, 1985. The tournament took place in eight venues — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk, Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilissi and Sumqayit — where a total... |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 19871987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and... |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 1989 |
DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1991 |
4th Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Australia for second time from 5 to 20 March 1993. The 1993 championship was the 9th contested. The tournament took place in five venues: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.... |
4th Place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
 19951995 FIFA World Youth Championship The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------... |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
 19971997 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship... |
Round 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 19991999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:... |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 20012001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata... |
Round 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 20032003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested... |
Round 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 20052005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship... |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 20072007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth... |
DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 20092009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia... |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 20112011 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities... |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Total | 49 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 73 |
OFC Youth Championship
No longer an OFCOceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
member.
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1974 |
DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978 | Winner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
 1980 |
Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 1982 |
Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| 1985 |
Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 1987 | Winner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1988 |
Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 1990 |
Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 |
Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 |
Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
 1998 |
Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
  20012001 OFC U-20 Championship The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand 4-3 on aggregate.-Group A:The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested... |
Winner | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 3 |
 20032003 OFC U-20 Championship The 2003 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Fiji and Vanuatu from December 7 to December 22, 2002 to determine the entrant into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup... |
Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
 20052005 OFC U-20 Championship The 2005 OFC U-20 Championship was the fifteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 3-0 victory against the Solomon Islands played at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The final game was abandoned in the 77th minute due to crowd... |
Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| Total | 57 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 308 | 28 | |
AFC U-19 Championship
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2006AFC Youth Championship 2006 The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 32rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from October 29 to November 12, 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament... |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 |
Semifinals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
 2010 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2012 2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship will be the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.-Host Selection:... |
Qualified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | |
- DNQ – Did not qualify
- DNP – Did not participate
Players with most appearances
- Players in bold are still available for selection.
# Name Caps Goals 1 Thomas Oar Thomas OarThomas Michael "Tommy" Oar is an Australian football player who plays for Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Brisbane Roar:...33 4 1 Mark Birighitti Mark BirighittiMark Birighitti is an Australian football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Adelaide United in the A-League. He is the youngest keeper to partake in an international club final—a record previously held by Real Madrid's Iker Casillas.- Club career :Mark started his career at the AIS...33 0 3 Kofi Danning Kofi DanningKofi Danning is an Ghanaian born Australian football player who plays for the A-League club Brisbane Roar. -Early life:Kofi Danning was born in Kumasi in southern central Ghana...30 3 4 Matthew Jurman Matthew JurmanMatthew Jurman is an football player who currently plays for Brisbane Roar as a centre back, or occasionally as a left back . He graduated from Westfields Sports High School in 2007.-Sydney FC:...26 0 5 Ben Kantarovski Ben KantarovskiBen Kantarovski is an Australian football player currently playing for the Newcastle Jets.-Newcastle Jets:...25 2 6 James Holland James Holland (footballer)James Holland is a professional football player who plays for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar and the Socceroos.-Club career:...25 5 7 Andrew Redmayne Andrew RedmayneAndrew Redmayne is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Brisbane Roar.-Club career:...24 0 7 Craig Moore Craig MooreCraig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...24 0 7 Scott McDonald Scott McDonaldScott Douglas McDonald is an Australian football player who currently plays as a striker for English Championship side Middlesbrough and the Australian national team. Scott McDonald is of Scottish heritage.-Early career:...24 16 7 Dylan McGowan Dylan McGowanDylan McGowan is an Australian professional football player currently playing for Gold Coast United in the Australian A-League, on loan from Hearts in the Scottish Scottish Premier League.-Hearts:...24 4
Players with most Goals Scored
- Players in bold are still available for selection.
# Name Goals Caps 1 Mark Viduka Mark VidukaMark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...32 20 2 Scott McDonald Scott McDonaldScott Douglas McDonald is an Australian football player who currently plays as a striker for English Championship side Middlesbrough and the Australian national team. Scott McDonald is of Scottish heritage.-Early career:...16 24 3 Kevork Gulesserian Kevork GulesserianKevork Gulesserian is an Australian striker of Armenian origin in the now defunct National Soccer League in Australia....12 12 4 Kerem Bulut Kerem BulutKerem Bulut is an Australian footballer currently playing for FK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic's Gambrinus liga and the Australia under-20 national team...10 14 5 David Williams David Williams (footballer)David Williams is an Indigenous Australian professional football player who is currently playing for Hyundai A-League club Melbourne Heart.-Youth career:...10 12 5 Nick Carle Nick CarleNicholas Alberto "Nick" Carle is an Australian football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Sydney FC.- Club career :...9 16 7 Michael Ferrante Michael FerranteMichael Ferrante is an Australian football player plays for Richmond.-Biography:He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992-1997 being a star week in week out for his school side. He came through the ranks at the Australian Institute of Sport and from there he moved on to the youth...8 10 8 Josh Kennedy Joshua KennedyJoshua Blake Kennedy is an Australian professional football player who plays as a striker for the Australia national association football team and Nagoya Grampus.- Club career :...7 18 9 Eli Babalj Eli BabaljEli Babalj is an Australian football player currently playing for the Melbourne Heart in the A-League.-Club career:...6 10 10 James Holland James Holland (footballer)James Holland is a professional football player who plays for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar and the Socceroos.-Club career:...5 25 10 Bruce Djite Bruce DjiteBruce José Djite is an American-born Australian football striker who currently plays for Adelaide United F.C. in the A-League.-Club career:...5 13 10 Simon Colosimo Simon ColosimoSimon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:...5 15
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Current squad
The following players were called up for 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
- Format :The teams have been divided into two zones – West and East . The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each. West Zone will have three groups of six and one of five teams while East will have one group of six teams each and two of five...
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