Nickname(s) | Futsal Whites | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football (NZF) | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Marvin Eakins | ||
Captain | Dylan Manickum | ||
Most caps | Dylan Manickum (63) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
FIFA ranking | 19 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Spain 19–2 New Zealand (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kiribati 1–21 New Zealand (Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 19–2 New Zealand (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2024 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2024) | ||
OFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1992 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022, 2023) | ||
AMF World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1988 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1988, 2011) |
The New Zealand national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsal Whites, is the representative side for New Zealand in international futsal and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). [2] The nickname is a reference to the New Zealand national football team which is known as the All Whites, which in turn is based on the national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.
FIFA Futsal World Cup | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Squad |
1989 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1996 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | |||||||||
2012 | |||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | Squad | |
Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | – |
FIFUSA Futsal World Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1982 | Brazil | Did not enter | |||||||
1985 | Spain | ||||||||
1988 | Australia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
1991 | Italy | Withdrew | |||||||
1994 | Argentina | Did not enter | |||||||
1997 | Mexico | ||||||||
2000 | Bolivia | ||||||||
2003 | Paraguay | ||||||||
2007 | Argentina | ||||||||
2011 | Colombia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
2015 | Belarus | Did not enter | |||||||
2019 | Argentina | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 58 |
OFC Futsal Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
1999 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 34 |
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
2010 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 |
2011 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
2014 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
Total | 2 titles | 12/14 | 61 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 266 | 178 |
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. [3]
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2024 after the match against Morocco.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Mike Antamanov | 27 April 1987 (aged 37) | 15 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal |
12 | GK | Patrick Steele | 14 November 2000 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Waikato Rapids |
5 | DF | Miroslav Malivuk | 17 July 1983 (aged 41) | 42 | 23 | Palmerston North Marist |
7 | DF | Ethan Martin | 11 January 2000 (aged 24) | 15 | 8 | Waikato Rapids |
8 | DF | Logan Wisnewski | 16 November 2000 (aged 23) | 20 | 5 | Bloomsbury Futsal |
9 | DF | Stephen Ashby-Peckham | 9 April 1995 (aged 29) | 44 | 17 | Auckland City Futsal |
2 | MF | Adam Paulsen | 2 June 2001 (aged 23) | 15 | 6 | Auckland City Futsal |
3 | MF | Hamish Grey | 6 April 2002 (aged 22) | 15 | 7 | Zambú CFS Pinatar |
10 | MF | Dylan Manickum (captain) | 16 June 1992 (aged 32) | 66 | 38 | Auckland City Futsal |
11 | MF | Jordan Ditfort | 9 June 1998 (aged 26) | 26 | 13 | Bloomsbury Futsal |
13 | MF | Oban Hawkins | 6 October 2000 (aged 23) | 20 | 7 | Southern United |
14 | MF | Casey Sharplin | 26 August 2001 (aged 23) | 15 | 5 | Waikato Rapids |
4 | FW | Art Twigg | 17 April 1997 (aged 27) | 10 | 3 | Auckland City Futsal |
6 | FW | Rahan Ali | 3 April 1997 (aged 27) | 15 | 16 | Moreland Blues FC |
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 |
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DF | Thomas Picken | 8 March 1998 | 7 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
Luc Saker | 23 | 4 | Capital Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 | ||
Denny Twigg | 5 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 | ||
Sean Beresford | 0 | 0 | Capital Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 | ||
Hemi Innes | 0 | 0 | Canterbury United Dragons | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 | ||
Sam Twigg | 0 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Marvin Eakins |
Assistant coach | Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles |
Technical/Video Analyst | Simon Mead |
Physiotherapist | Stephen Heron |
Team Manager | Richard Bell |
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation | David Payne |
Position | Player | Caps/Goals | Federation/Club |
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Goalkeeper | Atta Elayyan | 22/1 | Mainland Futsal |
15 September 2023 Friendly | China | 0–5 | New Zealand | Beijing, China |
18:30 | Source | Stadium: National Training Centre |
17 September 2023 Friendly | China | 2–6 | New Zealand | Beijing, China |
17:00 | Source | Stadium: National Training Centre |
1 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | New Zealand | 6–3 | Vanuatu | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman) |
2 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | New Zealand | 7–2 | Fiji | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 432 Referee: Jonathon Moore (Australia) |
4 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | Tonga | 0–14 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 180 Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia) |
5 October 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Semi-final | New Zealand | 4–2 | Solomon Islands | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman) |
7 October 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Final | Tahiti | 0–5 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Pulman Arena Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands) |
28 March 2024Friendly | Vietnam | 2–2 | New Zealand | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
30 March 2024Friendly | Iran | 5–1 | New Zealand | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
31 March 2024Friendly | New Zealand | 2–6 | Morocco | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
31 August 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 0–8 | Thailand | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
3 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | Guatemala | 6–2 | New Zealand | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
4 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 1–5 | Afghanistan | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
6 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 3–8 | Kuwait | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
15 September 2024 FIFA FWC | New Zealand | 1–3 | Libya | Andijan, Uzbekistan |
15:00 | Ditfort 39'34" | Report | Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan) |
18 September 2024 FIFA FWC | Spain | 7–1 | New Zealand | Andijan, Uzbekistan |
20:00 | Report | Twigg 05'58" | Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt) |
21 September 2024 FIFA FWC | Kazakhstan | 10–0 | New Zealand | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Ricardo Lay (Panama) |
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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1 | Dylan Manickum | 66 | 38 | 2010 | 31 March 2024 |
2 | Marvin Eakins | 59 | ? | ? | ? |
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