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 coach
CaptainMalia Steinmetz
Most capsAnnalie Longo (25)
Top scorerEmma Rolston (31)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances7
Best resultChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances6 (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 (soccer) tournaments.[1][2][3]

OFC Championship Record[]

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tonga 2002 Finalist 5 4 0 1 35 6 +29 12
Papua New Guinea 2004 Did Not Enter
Samoa 2006 Champions 5 5 0 0 33 1 +32 15
New Zealand 2010 Champions 3 3 0 0 27 0 +27 9
New Zealand 2012 Champions 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 9
New Zealand 2014 Champions 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
Tonga 2015 Champions 4 4 0 0 69 0 +69 12
New Zealand 2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 48 1 +47 15
Total 6 Titles 28 27 0 1 258 10 +248 81

U-20 World Cup Record[]

By tournament[]

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Canada 2002 Did not Qualify - - - - - - - -
Thailand 2004 Did not Qualify - - - - - - - -
Russia 2006 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Chile 2008 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
Germany 2010 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Japan 2012 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
Canada 2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 8 −2 6
Papua New Guinea 2016 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
France 2018 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Costa Rica 2021 Qualified
Total Quarter-finals 22 5 4 13 25 44 -19 19

By match[]

2006[]

17 August 2006 New Zealand New Zealand 0–3  Australia Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Report
  • McCallum 39', 80'
  • Shipard 90+3'
 Attendance: 1100
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal Hungary
20 August 2006 Russia  3–2 New Zealand New Zealand Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
 Report
  • Erceg 18'
  • Humphries 56'
 Attendance: 3400
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah South Korea
23 August 2006 Brazil  0–0 New Zealand New Zealand Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva Trinidad and Tobago

2008[]

19 November 2008 New Zealand New Zealand 2–3  Nigeria Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00
  • Percival 42', 52'
 Report
Referee: Austria
22 November 2008 Chile  3–4 New Zealand New Zealand Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Costa Rica
26 November 2008 England  1–1 New Zealand New Zealand La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00
Report
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Japan

2010[]

13 July 2010 Sweden  2–1 New Zealand New Zealand Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30
  • 56', 67'
 Report
  • Wilkinson 33'
 Attendance: 10,065
Referee: (Canada)
16 July 2010 North Korea  2–1 New Zealand New Zealand Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00
  • Yun Hyon-Hi 12'
  • Kim Un-Hyang 65' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 6,630
Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)
20 July 2010 New Zealand New Zealand 1–4  Brazil Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30
Report
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

2012[]

19 August 2012 New Zealand  2–1 Switzerland Switzerland Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20
Report
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: (Singapore)
22 August 2012 Japan  2–2 New Zealand New Zealand Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20
Report
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: (Italy)
26 August 2012 Mexico Mexico 4–0 New Zealand New Zealand Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
19:20
  • Sofia Huerta 47'
  • Natalia Gomez Junco 74'
  • Yamile Franco 85'
  • 87'
 Report Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

2014[]

6 August 2014 New Zealand  2–0  Paraguay Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20
Report Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
9 August 2014 New Zealand  0–4  France Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: (Guinean)
13 August 2014 Costa Rica  0–3  New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: ()
17 August 2014 Quarter Final Nigeria  4–1  New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00
Report
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

2016[]

14 November 2016 Ghana  0–1  New Zealand PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00 Report
  • 89'
 Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
17 November 2016 New Zealand  1–3  United States PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00
  • 76'
 Report
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
21 November 2016 New Zealand  0–2  France Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00 Report
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

Current squad[]

Squad as announced for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Coach: New Zealand [4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Elizabeth Anton (1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 19) New Zealand Western Springs AFC
4FW Hannah Blake (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Three Kings United
2DF Claudia Bunge (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 18) New Zealand Glenfield Rovers
2DF Michaela Foster (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Hamilton Wanderers AFC
1GK Una Foyle (1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 19) New Zealand Coastal Spirit FC
4FW Jacqui Hand (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
2DF Tiana Hill (2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Claudelands Rovers
3MF Grace Jale (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
3MF Maggie Jenkins (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 17) New Zealand Glenfield Rovers
2DF Rebecca Lake (1999-05-13)13 May 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Coastal Spirit FC
1GK Anna Leat (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 17) New Zealand East Coast Bays AFC
3MF Nicole Mettam (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
2DF Aneka Mittendorff (2001-08-06)6 August 2001 (aged 16) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford
2DF Rose Morton (2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Western Springs AFC
2DF Sarah Morton (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 19) New Zealand Western Springs AFC
1GK Nadia Olla (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Western Springs AFC
3MF Gabi Rennie (2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (aged 17) New Zealand Waimakariri United AFC
3MF Paige Satchell (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 20) New Zealand Three Kings United
3MF Malia Steinmetz (c) (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford
4FW Dayna Stevens (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 18) New Zealand Glenfield Rovers
4FW Samantha Tawharu (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 19) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford

Past squads[]

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Turnbull names experienced squad for World Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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