Nickname(s) | Young All Whites | ||
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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 | |||
New Zealand 1–0 Chinese Taipei (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 1983) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tonga 0–13 New Zealand (Maroochydore, Australia; 20 February 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 0–13 Spain (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 | |
1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
1986 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
1993 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
1997 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
2003 | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
2005 | Withdrew | ||||||||
2007 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
2009 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
2024 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
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 | China | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1987 | Canada | |||||||||
1989 | Scotland | |||||||||
1991 | Italy | |||||||||
1993 | Japan | |||||||||
1995 | Ecuador | |||||||||
1997 | Egypt | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | Squad |
1999 | New Zealand | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | Finland | |||||||||
2005 | Peru | Withdrew | ||||||||
2007 | South Korea | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Squad |
2009 | Nigeria | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
2011 | Mexico | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
2013 | United Arab Emirates | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Squad |
2015 | Chile | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
2017 | India | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
2019 | Brazil | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
2023 | Indonesia | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | |
2025 | Qatar | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 11/20 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 101 | — |
6 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–4 | Mali | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
18:15 UTC+02:00 | Report | 33' Guindo 64' Diarra 70', 88' Keita | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jacek Granat |
8 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–5 | Mexico | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | 12' Martínez 32' Salcedo 41', 47' Gomez 85' Santibáñez | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail |
11 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–13 | Spain | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | 23', 29' Sanchez 28', 64' Mateos 36' (pen.) Sergio 44', 45+3', 47', 49' David 62' Royo 71' Ander 87' Corona 90+1' Iván Lopez | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem |
10 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand | 1–2 | United States | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:30 UTC+12:00 | Mulligan 16' | Report | 69' Thompson 74' Donovan | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
13 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand | 0–5 | Uruguay | Auckland, New Zealand |
13:45 UTC+12:00 | Report | 42' Lapolla 45+1' Peralta 63' Leal 71' Martínez 77' Meneses | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Costas Kapitanis |
16 NovemberGroup A | Poland | 1–2 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
18:00 UTC+12:00 | Mierzejewski 88' | Report | 53' Mulligan 64' Pearce | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez |
18 AugustGroup B | Brazil | 7–0 | New Zealand | Seogwipo, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Fabio 1' Lazaro 6' Giuliano 33' Fabio 50' Alex 54' Lulinha 60' (pen.) Júnior 87' | Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski |
21 AugustGroup B | New Zealand | 0–5 | England | Seogwipo, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | 3', 27' Welbeck 7', 30' Moses 88' Chambers | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
24 AugustGroup B | North Korea | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ulsan, South Korea |
17:00 UTC+09:00 | Rim Chol Min 81' | Report | Stadium: Ulsan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
25 OctoberGroup D | Costa Rica | 1–1 | New Zealand | Enugu, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Campbell 35' | Report | 19' Built | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Eddy Maillet |
28 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand | 1–1 | Burkina Faso | Enugu, Nigeria |
16:00 UTC+01:00 | Murie 57' | Report | 12' Nikiema | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 10,195 Referee: Howard Webb |
31 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand | 1–1 | Turkey | Calabar, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Hobson-McVeigh 90+1' | Report | 12' Nikiema | Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez |
5 NovemberRound of 16 | Nigeria | 5–0 | New Zealand | Abuja, Nigeria |
19:00 UTC+01:00 | Egbedi 14', 28' Okoro 24' Emmanuel 90+1' | Report | Stadium: Abuja Stadium Attendance: 35,200 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
19 JuneGroup D | Uzbekistan | 1–4 | New Zealand | Torreón, Mexico |
15:00 UTC−05:00 | Khakimov 35' | Report | 10', 36', 53' Carmichael 87' Vale | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Helder Martins |
22 JuneGroup D | Czech Republic | 1–0 | New Zealand | Torreón, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Juliš 28' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 10,105 Referee: Roberto García |
25 JuneGroup D | United States | 0–0 | New Zealand | Pachuca, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
29 JuneRound of 16 | Japan | 6–0 | New Zealand | Monterrey, Mexico |
18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Stephan Studer |
17 OctoberGroup B | Uruguay | 7–0 | New Zealand | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
17:00 | Méndez 3' Otormín 37', 63' Acosta 49', 57' Ospitaleche 75' Pizzichillo 89' | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
20 OctoberGroup B | Italy | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
20:00 | Vido 48' | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
23 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–3 | Côte d'Ivoire | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
17:00 | Report | Bakayoko 25', 48' Yakou 87' | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
19 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand | 1–6 | France | Puerto Montt, Chile |
17:00 | McGarry 76' | Report | McGarry 15' (o.g.) Boutobba 32' Maouassa 34' Doucoure 42' Georgen 45' Edouard 90+2' | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica) |
22 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand | 0–0 | Syria | Puerto Montt, Chile |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,955 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
25 OctoberGroup F | Paraguay | 1–2 | New Zealand | Puerto Montt, Chile |
16:00 | Ñamandú 43' | Report | Ashworth 11' Imrie 90+1' | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
28 OctoberRound of 16 | Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand | Viña del Mar, Chile |
17:00 | L. Henrique 90+6' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
6 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand | 1–1 | Turkey | Navi Mumbai, India |
17:00 | Mata 58' | Report | Kutucu 18' | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 9,727 Referee: John Pitti () |
9 OctoberGroup B | Paraguay | 4–2 | New Zealand | Navi Mumbai, India |
20:00 | Rodríguez 2' Vega 75', 78' Armoa 90+1' | Report | Duarte 20' (o.g.), 34' (o.g.) | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
12 OctoberGroup B | Mali | 3–1 | New Zealand | New Delhi, India |
17:00 | Salam 18' Djemoussa 50' Ndiaye 82' | Report | Spragg 72' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
26 October 2019 | New Zealand | 1–2 | Angola | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 553 [3] Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
29 October 2019 | Brazil | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,158 [4] Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
1 November 2019 | Canada | 0–1 | New Zealand | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
20:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 1,154 [5] Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) |
12 November 2023 | Venezuela | 3–0 | New Zealand | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
15 November 2023 | New Zealand | 1–3 | Germany | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
18 November 2023 | New Zealand | 0–4 | Mexico | 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 |
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Pedro Botica | 0 | 0 | Auckland United | |||
DF | William Britton | 27 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Western Springs | |
MF | Luke Brooke-Smith | 6 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Hamilton Wanderers | |
Hunter Cadman | 0 | 0 | Northern Rovers | |||
Justin Cardozo Machado | 0 | 0 | Sydney FC | |||
Aaron Cartwright | 0 | 0 | Melbourne City | |||
GK | Joseph Chalabi | 0 | 0 | Christchurch United | ||
Ethan Dyer | 0 | 0 | Sydney FC | |||
Van Fitzharris | 0 | 0 | Tauranga City | |||
Joseph Kalume Banza | 0 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
MF | Damion Kim | 29 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | East Coast Bays | |
Alexander Lienard | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | |||
MF | Nathan Martin | 0 | 0 | Fencibles United | ||
FW | Joe McIntyre | 30 January 2009 | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | |
GK | Henry Murfitt | 18 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Selwyn United | |
DF | Daniel Nelson | 24 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | |
Benjamin Perez Baldoni | 0 | 0 | Ellerslie | |||
Jack Perniskie | 0 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | |||
Connor Smith | 0 | 0 | FC Hennef 05 | |||
MF | Louis Spillane | 16 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Western Springs | |
Rakshan Suresh | 0 | 0 | Western Suburbs | |||
MF | Luka Vicelich | 15 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Auckland City | |
Michael Wong | 0 | 0 | Auckland United |
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 |
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FW | Micah Singh | 1 August 2008 | 5 | 6 | Manurewa | 2023 OFC U-17 Championship |
FW | Noah Singh | 1 August 2008 | 5 | 5 | Manurewa | 2023 OFC U-17 Championship |
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