Nickname(s) | Junior Football Ferns | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Leon Birnie | ||
Most caps | Emma Rolston (26) | ||
Top scorer | Emma Rolston (32) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Bogota, Colombia; 2 September 2024) | |||
OFC U-20 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2006 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-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. [1] [2] [3]
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
6 April 2022 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Canberra |
18:30 UTC+10 | Report |
| Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
10 April 2022 Friendly | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Canberra |
14:00 UTC+10 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
12 June 2022 Friendly | New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Auckland |
14:00 UTC+12 | Report |
| Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand) |
10 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 CST (UTC–6) | Cazares ![]() | Report (FIFA) | Vázquez ![]() | Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
13 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
16 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
| Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [4] [5]
OFC U-20 Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
![]() | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 Titles | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 12 | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2002 | ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ![]() | Did not enter | |||||||
2006 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
2008 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Squad | |
2010 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
2012 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad | |
2014 | ![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
2016 | ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
2018 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
2022 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad | |
2024 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Squad | |
2026 | ![]() | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 63 | – | |
17 August 2006 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
Report | Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal ![]() |
20 August 2006 Group stage | Russia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Report | Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah ![]() |
23 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva ![]() |
19 November 2008 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
15:00 |
| Report | Referee: ![]() |
22 November 2008 Group stage | Chile ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
21:00 | Report | Attendance: 16,324 Referee: ![]() |
26 November 2008 Group stage | England ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | La Florida Stadium, La Florida |
19:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 8,661 Referee: ![]() |
13 July 2010 Group stage | Sweden ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
14:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
16 July 2010 Group stage | North Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana) |
20 July 2010 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
14:30 |
| Report | Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
19 August 2012 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
16:20 | Report |
| Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore) |
22 August 2012 Group stage | Japan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
19:20 | Report | Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy) |
26 August 2012 Group stage | Mexico ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |
19:20 |
| Report | Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
6 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
4:20 | Report | Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
9 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean) |
13 August 2014 Group stage | Costa Rica ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland) |
17 August 2014 Quarter-finals | Nigeria ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
5:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) |
14 November 2016 Group stage | Ghana ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
17 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
19:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) |
21 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Bava Park, Port Moresby |
16:00 | Report | Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru) |
5 August 2018 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
16:30 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 2,042 [6] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
8 August 2018 Group stage | France ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,031 [7] Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
12 August 2018 Group stage | Ghana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau |
16:30 |
| Report | Attendance: 1,056 [8] Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
10 August 2022 Group stage | New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
14:00 | Cazares ![]() | Report | Vázquez ![]() | Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
13 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
16 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
| Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 33.33 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 17.86 |