New Zealand women's national under-20 football team
Nickname(s) | Junior Football Ferns | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Leon Birnie | ||
Most caps | Emma Rolston (26) | ||
Top scorer | Emma Rolston (32) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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First international | |||
New Zealand 0–2 Australia (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
New Zealand 30–0 Samoa (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 0–5 United States (Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012) | |||
OFC U-20 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Best result | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) |
The New Zealand women's Under-20 Football Team, informally known as the 'Junior Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-20 football.[1][2][3]
History
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2022
Australia v New Zealand
6 April 2022 Friendly | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
18:30 UTC+10 | Report |
| Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
Australia v New Zealand
10 April 2022 Friendly | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
14:00 UTC+10 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
New Zealand v Australia
12 June 2022 Friendly | New Zealand | 2–1 | Australia | Auckland |
14:00 UTC+12 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand) |
New Zealand v Mexico
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | New Zealand | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 CST (UTC–6) | Cazares 31' (o.g.) | Report (FIFA) | Vázquez 45' | Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
Germany v New Zealand
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
Colombia v New Zealand
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
| Report (FIFA) |
| Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Leon Birnie |
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Brianna Edwards | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
2 | 2DF | Zoe McMeeken | (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
3 | 2DF | Kate Taylor (captain) | (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
4 | 2DF | Te Reremoana Walker | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
5 | 2DF | Marisa van der Meer | (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix |
6 | 3MF | Aniela Jensen | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) | Pacific Tigers |
7 | 4FW | Tupelo Dugan | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) | Arizona State Sun Devils |
8 | 3MF | Grace Wisnewski | (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
9 | 4FW | Ava Pritchard | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
10 | 3MF | Alyssa Whinham | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
11 | 2DF | Charlotte Lancaster | (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
12 | 4FW | Ava Collins | (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22) | St. John's Red Storm |
13 | 3MF | Emma Pijnenburg | (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 19) | Western Springs |
14 | 4FW | Milly Clegg | (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 18) | Wellington Phoenix |
15 | 3MF | Charlotte Wilford-Carroll | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 21) | Eastern Suburbs |
16 | 4FW | Ruby Nathan | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) | Auckland United |
17 | 3MF | Ella Findlay | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | Eastern Suburbs |
18 | 1GK | Murphy Sheaff | (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) | Jacksonville Dolphins |
19 | 3MF | Macey Fraser | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix Academy |
20 | 2DF | Jana Niedermayr | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | Eastern Suburbs |
21 | 1GK | Rylee Godbold | (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20) | Unattached |
Competitive record
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
OFC U-20 Women's Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2002 | Tonga | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
2004 | Papua New Guinea | Did not enter | ||||||||
2006 | Samoa | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
2010 | New Zealand | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2012 | New Zealand | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
2014 | New Zealand | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
2015 | Tonga | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
2017 | New Zealand | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
2019 | Cook Islands | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
2023 | Fiji | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 Titles | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 12 |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Squad |
2002 | Canada | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2004 | Thailand | ||||||||||
2006 | Russia | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Squad |
2008 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Squad | |
2010 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Squad | |
2012 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Squad | |
2014 | Canada | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Squad |
2016 | Papua New Guinea | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Squad |
2018 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Squad | |
2022 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Squad | |
2024 | Colombia | Qualified | |||||||||
2026 | Poland | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 21 | – |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match history
2006
New Zealand v Australia
17 August 2006 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
Report | Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal |
Russia v New Zealand
20 August 2006 Group stage | Russia | 3–2 | New Zealand | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Report |
| Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah |
Brazil v New Zealand
23 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil | 0–0 | New Zealand | Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva |
2008
New Zealand v Nigeria
19 November 2008 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–3 | Nigeria | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
15:00 |
| Report | Referee: Tanja Schett |
Chile v New Zealand
22 November 2008 Group stage | Chile | 3–4 | New Zealand | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
21:00 | Report | Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Érika Vargas |
England v New Zealand
26 November 2008 Group stage | England | 1–1 | New Zealand | La Florida Stadium, La Florida |
19:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Sachiko Baba |
2010
Sweden v New Zealand
13 July 2010 Group stage | Sweden | 2–1 | New Zealand | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
14:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
North Korea v New Zealand
16 July 2010 Group stage | North Korea | 2–1 | New Zealand | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana) |
New Zealand v Brazil
20 July 2010 Group stage | New Zealand | 1–4 | Brazil | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
14:30 |
| Report | Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
2012
New Zealand v Switzerland
19 August 2012 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–1 | Switzerland | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
16:20 | Report |
| Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore) |
Japan v New Zealand
22 August 2012 Group stage | Japan | 2–2 | New Zealand | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
19:20 | Report | Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy) |
Mexico v New Zealand
26 August 2012 Group stage | Mexico | 4–0 | New Zealand | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |
19:20 |
| Report | Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
2014
New Zealand v Paraguay
6 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–0 | Paraguay | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
4:20 | Report | Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
New Zealand v France
9 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–4 | France | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean) |
Costa Rica v New Zealand
13 August 2014 Group stage | Costa Rica | 0–3 | New Zealand | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland) |
Nigeria v New Zealand
17 August 2014 Quarter-finals | Nigeria | 4–1 | New Zealand | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) |
2016
Ghana v New Zealand
14 November 2016 Group stage | Ghana | 0–1 | New Zealand | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
New Zealand v United States
17 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand | 1–3 | United States | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) |
New Zealand v France
21 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–2 | France | Bava Park, Port Moresby |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru) |
2018
New Zealand v Netherlands
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage | New Zealand | 1–2 | Netherlands | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
16:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 2,042[6] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
France v New Zealand
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group stage | France | 0–0 | New Zealand | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,031[7] Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
Ghana v New Zealand
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group stage | Ghana | 1–0 | New Zealand | Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau |
16:30 |
| Report | Attendance: 1,056[8] Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
2022
New Zealand v Mexico
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) Group stage | New Zealand | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 | Cazares 31' (o.g.) | Report | Vázquez 45' | Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
Germany v New Zealand
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
Colombia v New Zealand
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
| Report (FIFA) |
| Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Junior Football Ferns squad announced for U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica". New Zealand Football. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 3 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – France v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – Ghana v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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- NZ Football page
- Ultimate NZ Soccer page
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