Nickname(s) | Young All Whites | ||
---|---|---|---|
Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Martin Bullock | ||
Captain | Marley Leuluai | ||
Most caps | Ian Hogg (21) | ||
Top scorer | Kosta Barbarouses (16) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 1983) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Maroochydore, Australia; 20 February 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Ismailia, Egypt; 11 September 1997) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1997 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
OFC Under 17 Championship/Tournament | |||
Appearances | 17 (first in 1983 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023) |
The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Young All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.
New Zealand was the host nation for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. [1]
The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup. [2]
OFC U-17 Championship / OFC U-16 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() ![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
![]() ![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
![]() ![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
![]() ![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
![]() ![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
![]() ![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
![]() ![]() | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 10 titles | 18/20 | 83 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 290 | 59 | |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1985 | ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1987 | ![]() | |||||||||
1989 | ![]() | |||||||||
1991 | ![]() | |||||||||
1993 | ![]() | |||||||||
1995 | ![]() | |||||||||
1997 | ![]() | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | Squad |
1999 | ![]() | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
2001 | ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | ![]() | |||||||||
2005 | ![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
2007 | ![]() | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Squad |
2009 | ![]() | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
2011 | ![]() | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
2013 | ![]() | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Squad |
2015 | ![]() | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
2017 | ![]() | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
2019 | ![]() | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
2023 | ![]() | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | |
2025 | ![]() | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 11/20 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 101 | — |
6 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
18:15 UTC+02:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
11 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 0–13 | ![]() | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:30 UTC+12:00 | Mulligan ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 14,103 Referee: ![]() |
13 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
13:45 UTC+12:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 10,265 Referee: ![]() |
16 NovemberGroup A | Poland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Auckland, New Zealand |
18:00 UTC+12:00 | Mierzejewski ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,643 Referee: ![]() |
18 AugustGroup B | Brazil ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Seogwipo, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Fabio ![]() Lazaro ![]() Giuliano ![]() Fabio ![]() Alex ![]() Lulinha ![]() Júnior ![]() | Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
21 AugustGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Seogwipo, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
24 AugustGroup B | North Korea ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ulsan, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Rim Chol Min ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ulsan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 OctoberGroup D | Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Enugu, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Campbell ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee: ![]() |
28 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Enugu, Nigeria |
16:00 UTC+01:00 | Murie ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 10,195 Referee: ![]() |
31 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Calabar, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Hobson-McVeigh ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
5 NovemberRound of 16 | Nigeria ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Abuja, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Egbedi ![]() Okoro ![]() Emmanuel ![]() | Report | Stadium: Abuja Stadium Attendance: 35,200 Referee: ![]() |
19 JuneGroup D | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Torreón, Mexico |
15:00 UTC−05:00 | Khakimov ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 7,561 Referee: ![]() |
22 JuneGroup D | Czech Republic ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Torreón, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Juliš ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 10,105 Referee: ![]() |
25 JuneGroup D | United States ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Pachuca, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,556 Referee: ![]() |
29 JuneRound of 16 | Japan ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Monterrey, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: ![]() |
17 OctoberGroup B | Uruguay ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
17:00 | Méndez ![]() Otormín ![]() Acosta ![]() Ospitaleche ![]() Pizzichillo ![]() | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
20 OctoberGroup B | Italy ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
20:00 | Vido ![]() | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
23 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Report | Bakayoko ![]() Yakou ![]() | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
19 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Puerto Montt, Chile |
17:00 | McGarry ![]() | Report | McGarry ![]() Boutobba ![]() Maouassa ![]() Doucoure ![]() Georgen ![]() Edouard ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica) |
22 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Puerto Montt, Chile |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,955 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
25 OctoberGroup F | Paraguay ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Puerto Montt, Chile |
16:00 | Ñamandú ![]() | Report | Ashworth ![]() Imrie ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
28 OctoberRound of 16 | Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Viña del Mar, Chile |
17:00 | L. Henrique ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
6 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Navi Mumbai, India |
17:00 | Mata ![]() | Report | Kutucu ![]() | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 9,727 Referee: John Pitti () |
9 OctoberGroup B | Paraguay ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Navi Mumbai, India |
20:00 | Rodríguez ![]() Vega ![]() Armoa ![]() | Report | Duarte ![]() | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
12 OctoberGroup B | Mali ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | New Delhi, India |
17:00 | Salam ![]() Djemoussa ![]() Ndiaye ![]() | Report | Spragg ![]() | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
26 October 2019 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 553 [3] Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
29 October 2019 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,158 [4] Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
1 November 2019 | Canada ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 1,154 [5] Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) |
12 November 2023 | Venezuela ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
15 November 2023 | New Zealand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
18 November 2023 | New Zealand ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
16:45 | Report | Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
The following players were called up to the 2024 OFC U-16 Championship held in Tahiti. [6]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Botica | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
DF | William Britton | 27 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Luke Brooke-Smith | 6 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Hunter Cadman | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Justin Cardozo Machado | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Aaron Cartwright | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
GK | Joseph Chalabi | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Ethan Dyer | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Van Fitzharris | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Joseph Kalume Banza | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Damion Kim | 29 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Alexander Lienard | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Nathan Martin | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
FW | Joe McIntyre | 30 January 2009 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Henry Murfitt | 18 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Daniel Nelson | 24 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Benjamin Perez Baldoni | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Jack Perniskie | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
Connor Smith | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Louis Spillane | 16 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Rakshan Suresh | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |||
MF | Luka Vicelich | 15 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Michael Wong | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have previously been called up to the New Zealand under-17 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Aryan Tiwary | 5 December 2009 | 5 | 6 | ![]() | 2023 OFC U-17 Championship |
The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Total | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 101 | −81 | 12.12 |
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