New Zealand women's national football team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Football Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Jitka Klimková
Captain	Ali Riley
Most caps	Ria Percival (157)
Top scorer	Amber Hearn (54)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	22 1 (10 December 2021)
Highest	16 (December 2013, July–September 2015)
Lowest	24 (December 2006)
First international
	New Zealand 2–0 Hong Kong ; (Hong Kong; 25 August 1975)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 21–0 Samoa ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998)
Biggest defeat
	North Korea 11–0 New Zealand ; (Brisbane, Australia; 24 February 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1991)
Best result	Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1983)
Best result	Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	8th (2012)

The New Zealand women's national football team, nicknamed the Football Ferns, is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The New Zealand national team qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in China in September 2007, sending the team to their first World Cup in 16 years, and the second since their 1975 debut in international competition.^[3] New Zealand will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Australia, the Football Ferns automatically qualified as co-host.

History[]

The New Zealand Women's Soccer Association was founded in 1975. By invitation the team took part in the Asian Women's Championship in 1975 and won the championship.^[4] They have since then played in the Oceanic Championship. New Zealand will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup along with Australia after being awarded on 25 June 2020 as the favorites over Colombia. The Football Ferns automatically qualified as co-host.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The New Zealand women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Football Ferns".^[5]

FIFA world rankings[]

As of 14 July 2021^[6]

Worst Ranking Best Ranking Worst Mover Best Mover


Rank	Year	Games Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
Rank	Year	Games Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Rank	Move	Rank	Move
22	2021	1	0	1	0	22	0	22	0

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture

2021[]

14 July Friendly	Great Britain	3–0	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
	White Parris	Report		Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

21 July Olympics GS	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
20:30 UTC+9	Yallop 20' Kerr 33'	Report	Rennie 90+1'	Stadium: Tokyo Stadium

24 July Olympics GS	New Zealand	1–6	United States	Saitama, Japan
20:30 UTC+9	Hassett 72'	Report	Lavelle 9' Horan 45' Erceg 63' (o.g.) Press 80' Morgan 88' Bott 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

27 July Olympics GS	New Zealand	0–2	Sweden	Rifu, Japan
17:00 UTC+9		Report	Anvegård 17' Janogy 29'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 884 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

23 October Friendly	Canada	5–1	New Zealand	Ottawa, Canada
15:00 UTC−4	Fleming 12' (pen.) Sinclair 41' Prince 57' Leon 75', 82'	Report	Percival 71' (pen.)	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 16,386

26 October Friendly	Canada	1–0	New Zealand	Montreal, Canada
19:30 UTC−4	Leon 16'	Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium

27 November International friendly	South Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Goyang, South Korea
14:00	Moore 59' (o.g.) Lim 81'	Report	Hand 25'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium

30 November International friendly	South Korea	0–2	New Zealand	South Korea
19:00		Report	Satchell 83' Rennie 85'

2022[]

June 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
TBD		Report (OFC)		Stadium: TBD

June 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
TBD		Report (OFC)		Stadium: TBD

June 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup	New Zealand	v	TBD	TBD
TBD		Report (OFC)		Stadium: TBD

New Zealand Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Jitka Klimková	^[7]
Assistant coach	Leon Birnie	^[8]
Assistant coach	Owain Prosser	^[8]
Goalkeeping coach	Duncan Reed	^[8]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 22 players were named to the squad for the friendly against Korea Republic on 27 and 30 November 2021.^[9]

Caps and goals are current as of 30 November 2021 after match against South Korea.^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Erin Nayler	(1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 (age 29)	74	0	Umeå IK
21	1GK	Anna Leat	(2001-06-26) June 26, 2001 (age 20)	7	0	West Ham United
23	1GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 30)	4	0	Avaldsnes

4	2DF	C. J. Bott	(1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 26)	31	1	Vålerenga
5	2DF	Meikayla Moore	(1996-06-04) June 4, 1996 (age 25)	48	3	Liverpool
6	2DF	Claudia Bunge	(1999-09-21) September 21, 1999 (age 22)	5	0	Melbourne Victory
7	2DF	Ali Riley (C)	(1987-10-30) October 30, 1987 (age 34)	140	1	Orlando Pride
30	2DF			1	0	Actonians L.F.C.

2	3MF	Ria Percival	(1989-12-07) December 7, 1989 (age 32)	157	15	Tottenham Hotspur
12	3MF	Betsy Hassett	(1990-08-04) August 4, 1990 (age 31)	126	14	Stjarnan
14	3MF	Katie Bowen	(1994-04-15) April 15, 1994 (age 27)	77	3	Free agent
15	3MF	Daisy Cleverley	(1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 (age 24)	16	2	Georgetown Hoyas
19	3MF	Paige Satchell	(1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 23)	23	2	Sydney FC
25	3MF	Ava Collins	(2002-04-26) April 26, 2002 (age 19)	4	0	St. John's Red Storm
26	3MF	Malia Steinmetz	(1999-01-18) January 18, 1999 (age 22)	4	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
	3MF	Jana Radosavljević	(1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 25)	3	0	Arminia Bielefeld

9	4FW	Gabi Rennie	(2001-07-07) July 7, 2001 (age 20)	7	2	Indiana Hoosiers
11	4FW	Olivia Chance	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 28)	26	1	Celtic
22	4FW	Hannah Blake	(2000-05-05) May 5, 2000 (age 21)	5	0	Michigan Wolverines
24	4FW	Maggie Jenkins	(2001-06-14) June 14, 2001 (age 20)	1	0	UCF Knights
28	4FW	Katie Rood	(1992-09-02) September 2, 1992 (age 29)	15	5	Southampton
29	4FW	Jacqui Hand	(1999-02-19) February 19, 1999 (age 22)	4	1	Colorado College Tigers

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Abby Erceg	(1989-11-20) November 20, 1989 (age 32)	144	6	North Carolina Courage	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Anna Green	(1990-08-20) August 20, 1990 (age 31)	78	7	Free agent	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Elizabeth Anton	(1998-12-12) December 12, 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Perth Glory	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Marisa van der Meer	(2002-03-27) March 27, 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Melbourne City	2020 Summer Olympics

MF	Rosie White	(1993-06-06) June 6, 1993 (age 28)	111	24	Free agent	v. Canada, 27 October 2021
MF	Emma Rolston	(1996-11-10) November 10, 1996 (age 25)	8	6	Arna-Bjørnar	v. Canada, 27 October 2021
MF	Amelia Abbott	(2001-07-22) July 22, 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Texas Longhorns	v. Canada, 27 October 2021
MF			0	0	Pacific Tigers	v. Canada, 27 October 2021
MF	Annalie Longo	(1991-07-01) July 1, 1991 (age 30)	124	15	Free agent	2020 Summer Olympics

FW	Hannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28) May 28, 1992 (age 29)	100	26	Melbourne City	2020 Summer Olympics
FW	Michaela Robertson	(1996-08-28) August 28, 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Lower Hutt City	2020 Summer Olympics

Captains[]

^[11]

Abby Erceg – 49 matches (2013–2017)
Rebecca Smith – 45 matches (2003–2007, 2011–2012)
Hayley Moorwood – 43 matches (2007–2011
Ali Riley – 28 matches (2017– ) †
Barbara Cox - 19 matches (1975,1984–1987)
Terry McCahill – 14 matches (1995–1998)
Marilyn Marshall – 12 matches (?)
Wendi Henderson – 9 matches (2000, 2006–2007
Maureen Jacobson – 9 matches (2005–2006)
Ali Grant – 6 matches (1981–1983)
Leslie King – 5 matches (1991)
Viv Robertson – 5 matches (1998–1991)

†Current New Zealand captain

Records[]

Bold players are still active.

Statistics as of 30 November 2021.^[11]

Most capped players[]

#	Player	Years	Caps	Goals
1	Ria Percival	2006–	157	15
2	Abby Erceg	2006–	144	6
3	Ali Riley	2007–	140	1
4	Betsy Hassett	2008–	126	14
5	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	125	54
6	Katie Duncan	2006–2019	124	1
6	Annalie Longo	2006–	124	15
8	Rosie White	2009–	111	24
9	Kirsty Yallop	2004–2017	104	12
10	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	100	34

Top goalscorers[]

#	Player	Years	Goals	Caps
1	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	54	125
2	Wendy Sharpe	1980–1995	34	51
2	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	34	100
4	Hannah Wilkinson	2010–2021	26	100
5	Rosie White	2009–	24	111
6	Maureen Jacobson	1979–1996	17	53
6	Wendi Henderson	1987–2007	17	64
8	Pernille Andersen	1998	15	7
	Annalie Longo	2006–	15	124
	Ria Percival	2006–	15	157
10	Nicky Smith	1998–2007	14	23
10	Betsy Hassett	2008–	14	126

Ria Percival is the most capped player

Amber Hearn is the all-time top scorer

Honours[]

Continental[]

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Champions: 1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018

Runners-up: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2003

AFC Women's Championship

Champions: 1975

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	11
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	0	9
2011	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6
2015	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2023	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	Group stage	—	15	0	3	12	8	34

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	Denmark	L 0–3	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
		19 November	Norway	L 0–4	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
		21 November	China PR	L 1–4	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
2007	Group stage	12 September	Brazil	L 0–5	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		15 September	Denmark	L 0–2	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		20 September	China PR	L 0–2	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
2011	Group stage	27 June	Japan	L 1–2	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		1 July	England	L 1–2	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
		5 July	Mexico	D 2–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	6 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		11 June	Canada	D 0–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		15 June	China PR	D 2–2	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
2019	Group stage	11 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Stade Océane, Le Havre
		15 June	Canada	L 0–2	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
		20 June	Cameroon	L 1–2	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
2023	Group stage	20 July	TBD		Eden Park, Auckland
		25 July	TBD		Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
		30 July	TBD		Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
2012	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	3
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
2020	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0
Total		13	2	1	10	8	27	−19	7

OFC Women's Nations Cup[]

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1983	1st	4	3	1	0	24	3	+21
1986	3rd	4	2	0	2	3	3	0
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	1	+9
1991	1st	4	3	0	1	28	1	+27
1994	2nd	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8
1998	2nd	4	3	0	1	41	3	+38
2003	2nd	4	3	0	1	29	2	+27
2007	1st	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20
2010	1st	5	5	0	0	50	0	+50
2014	1st	3	3	0	0	30	0	+30
2018	1st	5	5	0	0	43	0	+43
Total	6 Titles	45	37	1	7	289	16	+273

Algarve Cup[]

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".^[12]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
Algarve Cup record
2016	4th place	4	1	2	1	2	2	0
2020	4th place	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4
Total	2/27	7	1	3	3	4	8	−4

References[]

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^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
^ "1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - New Zealand - Women's". FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Ferns coach to take side through to 2023 Women's World Cup revealed". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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^ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	OFC Women's Champions 1983 (First title)	Succeeded by 1986 Chinese Taipei
Preceded by 1989 Chinese Taipei	OFC Women's Champions 1991 (Second title)	Succeeded by 1995 Australia
Preceded by 2003 Australia	OFC Women's Champions 2007 (Third title) 2010 (Fourth title) 2014 (Fifth title) 2018 (Sixth title)	Succeeded by Incumbents
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	AFC Women's Champions 1975 (First title)	Succeeded by 1977 Republic of China

[1] "Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[OFC-3] "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

[4] "1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[5] "Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[6] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - New Zealand - Women's". FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[7] "Ferns coach to take side through to 2023 Women's World Cup revealed". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[2020Olympics-8] "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[9] "Football Ferns squad named for Korea Republic series". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[10] "Caps 'n' Goals". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[Honour-11] "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[12] "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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