Wynton Alan Whai Rufer is a New Zealand retired footballer who played as a striker. He spent more than a decade of his professional career in Switzerland and Germany, achieving his greatest success at Werder Bremen, where he won a total of four major titles and finished the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League 1993–94 season. He was also a member of the New Zealand national team in its first FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982. He was named the Oceania Footballer of the Century by the Oceania Football Confederation.
Ivan Robert Vicelich is a former New Zealand professional footballer who is currently assistant coach at Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership.
Ria Dawn Percival is a New Zealand professional women's footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA WSL and the New Zealand national team. She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena of the Bundesliga, FC Basel in the Swiss league and West Ham United.
Abby May Erceg is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender. She is the captain of both the New Zealand national team, and the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She has previously played for Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL, Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina, and Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. Erceg was the first player from New Zealand to play 100 international matches.
Hayley Rose Bowden is a women's association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level.
Hannah Bromley is an association football central defender who plays in South Korea's WK League for Suwon. She has represented New Zealand on the senior national team as well as various youth national teams.
Rachel Howard is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.
Merissa Smith is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Rebecca Katie Smith is a former New Zealand international footballer who played as a defender. She was a member of the New Zealand women's national football team.
Zoe Thompson is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. She attended Takapuna Grammar School and was Deputy Head Girl in her last year, 2001. She currently plays for Glenfield Rovers.
Katie Duncan is a footballer who plays for Onehunga Sports in Auckland and New Zealand.
Annalie Antonia Longo is an association football player who represents New Zealand at international level. She currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.
Marlies Oostdam is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. She emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 1985.
Alexandra "Ali" Lowe Riley is an American-born New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club Rosengård on loan from Orlando Pride of the NWSL. Riley captains the New Zealand women's national football team. As a collegiate athlete, she captained the Stanford soccer team to two NCAA semi-finals and one final.
Emma Humphries is a New Zealand association football player who represented her country at international level.
Rebecca Tegg is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Priscilla "Cilla" Duncan is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level as a central midfielder. Following her retirement from playing, she has been involved with the media aspect of the game, working for both Oceania Football Confederation and FIFA in a media relations capacity.
Emily McColl is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Cole Robert Peverley is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship.
The Australian women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Federation Australia (FFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Matildas, having been known as the Female Socceroos before 1995. Under a naming rights deal with Scentre Group and its predecessor, Westfield Group, the team has been branded as Westfield Matildas since 2008.
