New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

New Zealand Women's U-17
Nickname(s) Young Football Ferns
Association New Zealand Football
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Gareth Turnbull
Captain TBD
Most caps
Top scorer
FIFA code NZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 4–0 New Zealand 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 2007) [1]
Biggest win
 Tonga 0–18 New Zealand 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 April 2010)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–6 Japan 
(Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2010)

The New Zealand women's Under-17 Football Team, informally known as the 'Young Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-17 association football tournaments. The Young Football Ferns were the host team for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The Young Football Ferns compete in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the bi-annual confederation championship to decide who represents Oceania Football Confederation at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament will be held in 2010.

OFC Championship Record

OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 2010Champions3300370+379
New Zealand 2012Champions3300291+289
Cook Islands 2016Champions5500550+5515
Total31111001211+12433

U-17 World Cup Record

By Tournament

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 2008Group Stage31024403
Trinidad and Tobago 2010Group Stage3003211−90
Azerbaijan 2012Group Stage300338−50
Costa Rica 2014Group Stage301217−61
Jordan 2016Group Stage310257-23
Uruguay 2018Qualified
Total51521121537−227

By Match

2008
2010
2012
2014
2016

Current squad

Squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Anna Leat (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 15) New Zealand East Coast Bays AFC
2 2DF Claudia Bunge (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Glenfield Rovers AFC
3 2DF Ally Toailoa (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Papatoetoe AFC
4 2DF Rebecca Lake (1999-05-13)13 May 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Coastal Spirit FC
5 2DF Michaela Foster (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Claudelands Rovers FC
6 3MF Nicole Mettam (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 16) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
7 4FW Hannah Blake (2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (aged 16) New Zealand Three Kings United
8 3MF Malia Steinmetz (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford United AFC
9 4FW Sam Tawharu (1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford United AFC
10 3MF Grace Jale (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
11 4FW Jacqui Hand (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC
12 1GK Nadia Olla (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 16) New Zealand Norwest United AFC
13 3MF Sarah Krystman (1999-06-15)15 June 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Claudelands Rovers FC
14 2DF Amber Phillips (1999-07-14)14 July 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Palmerston North Marist
15 2DF Fran Grange (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 16) New Zealand Wellington United AFC
16 3MF Alosi Bloomfield (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Three Kings United
17 4FW Emma Main (1999-10-19)19 October 1999 (aged 16) New Zealand Upper Hutt City FC
18 3MF Rose Morton (2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 16) New Zealand Palmerston North Marist
19 4FW Maggie Jenkins (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 15) New Zealand Wellington United AFC
20 2DF Saskia Vosper (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford United AFC
21 1GK Ashleigh Emery (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 17) New Zealand Western Springs AFC

Previous squads

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[3]

References

  1. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/OtherNZWomensTeams/young_ferns.htm
  2. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – List of Players" (pdf). FIFA. 5 October 2016.
  3. U-17 squad named for Costa Rica
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