New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

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New Zealand Women's U-20
Nickname(s)Junior Football Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachLeon Birnie
Most capsEmma Rolston (26)
Top scorerEmma Rolston (32)
FIFA codeNZL
First international
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 0–2 Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994)
Biggest win
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 30–0 Samoa File:Flag of Samoa.svg
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 7–0 New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg
(Bogota, Colombia; 2 September 2024)
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-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

6 April 2022 Friendly Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Canberra
18:30 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
10 April 2022 Friendly Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Canberra
14:00 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Viking Stadium
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)
12 June 2022 Friendly New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Auckland
14:00 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
15 June 2022 Friendly New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Auckland
--:-- UTC+12 Source
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
14:00 CST (UTC–6) Cazares File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g.) Report (FIFA) Vázquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
11:00 CST (UTC–6)
Report (FIFA) Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg 2–2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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
Head coach New Zealand 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
1 1GK Brianna Edwards (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2 2DF Zoe McMeeken (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3 2DF Kate Taylor (captain) (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4 2DF Te Reremoana Walker (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
5 2DF Marisa van der Meer (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
6 3MF Aniela Jensen (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) United States Pacific Tigers
7 4FW Tupelo Dugan (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22) United States Arizona State Sun Devils
8 3MF Grace Wisnewski (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
9 4FW Ava Pritchard (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
10 3MF Alyssa Whinham (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
11 2DF Charlotte Lancaster (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 4FW Ava Collins (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22) United States St. John's Red Storm
13 3MF Emma Pijnenburg (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) New Zealand Western Springs
14 4FW Milly Clegg (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 19) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
15 3MF Charlotte Wilford-Carroll (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
16 4FW Ruby Nathan (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19) New Zealand Auckland United
17 3MF Ella Findlay (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
18 1GK Murphy Sheaff (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) United States Jacksonville Dolphins
19 3MF Macey Fraser (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Academy
20 2DF Jana Niedermayr (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
21 1GK Rylee Godbold (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21) Unattached

Competitive record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
2002 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Runners-up 5 4 0 1 35 6
2004 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Did not enter
2006 File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Champions 5 5 0 0 33 1
2010 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Champions 3 3 0 0 27 0
2012 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Champions 3 3 0 0 28 1
2014 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Champions 3 3 0 0 18 1
2015 File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Champions 4 4 0 0 69 0
2017 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Champions 5 5 0 0 48 1
2019 File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Champions 5 5 0 0 63 2
2023 File:Flag of Fiji.svg 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
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2002 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Did not qualify
2004 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Did not enter
2006 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
2008 File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 3 1 1 1 7 7 Squad
2010 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 0 0 3 3 8 Squad
2012 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 1 1 1 4 7 Squad
2014 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 8 Squad
2016 File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad
2018 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 0 1 2 1 3 Squad
2022 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3 0 2 1 3 6 Squad
2024 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 3 0 0 3 2 13 Squad
2026 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 28 5 6 17 30 63 –

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match history

2006
17 August 2006 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal Hungary
20 August 2006 Group stage Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 3–2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 3400
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah South Korea
23 August 2006 Group stage Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva Trinidad and Tobago
2008
19 November 2008 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00
Report
Referee: Austria Tanja Schett
22 November 2008 Group stage Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg 3–4 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Costa Rica Érika Vargas
26 November 2008 Group stage England File:Flag of England.svg 1–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00
Report
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Japan Sachiko Baba
2010
13 July 2010 Group stage Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30
Report
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
16 July 2010 Group stage North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg 2–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00
Report
Attendance: 6,630
Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)
20 July 2010 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30
Report
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)
2012
19 August 2012 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20
Report
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)
22 August 2012 Group stage Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 2–2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20
Report
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)
26 August 2012 Group stage Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 4–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
19:20
Report Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
2014
6 August 2014 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20
Report Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
9 August 2014 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–4 File:Flag of France.svg France Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)
13 August 2014 Group stage Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–3 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland)
17 August 2014 Quarter-finals Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00
Report
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
2016
14 November 2016 Group stage Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg 0–1 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00 Report
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
17 November 2016 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00
Report
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
21 November 2016 Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–2 File:Flag of France.svg France Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00 Report
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
2018
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
16:30
Report
Attendance: 2,042[6]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group stage France File:Flag of France.svg 0–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
19:30 Report Attendance: 5,031[7]
Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group stage Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg 1–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau
16:30
Report Attendance: 1,056[8]
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
2022
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) Group stage New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
14:00 Cazares File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g.) Report Vázquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
11:00 CST (UTC–6)
Report (FIFA) Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg 2–2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Match report – Group A – France v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "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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