New Zealand national futsal team

 New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Futsal Whites
Association New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Marvin Eakins
Captain Marvin Eakins
FIFA code NZL
FIFA ranking 70 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Australia 9–2 New Zealand 
(Brisbane, Australia; 16 June 1992)
Biggest win
 Kiribati 1–21 New Zealand 
(Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 10–1 New Zealand 
(Port Vila, Vanuatu, 26 August 2000)
 Australia 11–2 New Zealand 
(Dural, Australia, 3 May 2008)
World Cup
Appearances 0
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1992)
Best result Runners–up, (1992, 2004, 2016)

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 one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter------
Hong Kong 1992Did not qualify------
Spain 1996Did not enter------
Guatemala 2000Did not qualify------
Taiwan 2004Did not qualify------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify------
Thailand 2012Did not qualify------
Colombia 2016Did not qualify------
Total0/8------

Oceanian Futsal Championship

Oceanian Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Australia 19922nd place42021924
Vanuatu 1996Did not enter------
Vanuatu 19995th place62041234
Australia 20042nd place54012214
Fiji 20084th place63032216
Fiji 2009Did not enter------
Fiji 20103rd place64022621
Fiji 20113rd place52303113
New Zealand 20133rd place53021615
New Caledonia 20143rd place4202106
Fiji 20162nd place5401168
Total9/114626317174151

Current squad

A 14-man Futsal Whites squad was named to compete in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship and will be coached by Scott Gilligan. This competition also acts as the Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Colombia. All matches will be hosted at Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji. The competition will be held between 8–13 February 2016. New Zealand will play against Vanuatu, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia in a round-robin format where the team finishing 1st will be crowned Champions of the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship, as well as becoming Qualifier for Oceania Football Confederation for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

PositionPlayerDate of Birth (Age)Caps/GoalsFederation/Club
GoalkeeperElias Billeh12 July 198449/0Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
GoalkeeperAtta Elayyan21 June 198522/1Mainland Futsal New Zealand
FixoLucas Cordeiro Osorio Da Silva5 April 198534/5Capital Futsal New Zealand
FixoMarvin Eakins10 June 198646/20Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
FixoDaniel Burns25 April 198632/9Dural Warriors Australia
FixoKareem Osman26 January 198927/14Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
FlankerJames Vaughan19 October 198527/3Hume FC Australia
FlankerBrayden Lissington8 January 199218/2WaiBop Futsal New Zealand
FlankerDylan Manickum16 June 199245/24Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
FlankerLuc Saker4 September 199712/2Capital futsal New Zealand
FlankerTai Scooter Barham1 June 199325/2Central Futsal - Hawke's Bay New Zealand
FlankerStephen Ashby-Peckham9 April 199518/6Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
FlankerJakub Sinkora5 November 197836/10South Brisbane FC Australia
PivotMiroslav Malivuk17 July 198337/20Capital Futsal New Zealand

Additional squad members

The following players are also members of the Futsal Whites squad selected for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification campaign but will not participate in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship due to non-selection or unavailability.

PositionPlayerDate of Birth (Age)Caps/GoalsFederation/Club
GoalkeeperDavid Plowright30 October 198712/0Sydney Futsal Club Australia
GoalkeeperClayton Chappell12 November 198714/0Hume FC Australia
FlankerJoshua Margetts4 December 19927/3Central Futsal - Manawatu New Zealand
PivotJonathan Steele6 May 19917/3Central Futsal - Manawatu New Zealand

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Australia Marvin Eakins
Assistant Coach New Zealand Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles
Technical/Video Analyst New Zealand Simon Mead
Physiotherapist New Zealand Stephen Heron
Team Manager New Zealand Richard Bell
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation New Zealand David Payne

Results and Fixtures

2015

2016

References

  1. ↑ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ↑ Futsal Whites Overview
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