New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

New Zealand Women's U-20
Nickname(s)	Junior Football Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Leon Birnie
Captain	Malia Steinmetz
Most caps	Annalie Longo (25)
Top scorer	Emma Rolston (31)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	New Zealand 0 – 2 Australia ; (New Plymouth, New Zealand; March 31, 1994)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 26 – 0 New Caledonia ; (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; October 3, 2015)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 0 – 5 United States ; (Los Angeles, United States; May 19, 2012)
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	7
Best result	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	6 (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 (soccer) tournaments.^[1]^[2]^[3]

OFC Championship Record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Finalist	5	4	0	1	35	6	+29	12
2004	Did Not Enter
2006	Champions	5	5	0	0	33	1	+32	15
2010	Champions	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27	9
2012	Champions	3	3	0	0	28	1	+27	9
2014	Champions	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
2015	Champions	4	4	0	0	69	0	+69	12
2017	Champions	5	5	0	0	48	1	+47	15
Total	6 Titles	28	27	0	1	258	10	+248	81

U-20 World Cup Record

By tournament

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
2008	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0
2012	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
2018	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	1
Total	Quarter-finals	22	6	3	13	25	44	-19	19

By match

2006

17 August 2006	New Zealand	0–3	Australia	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
		Report	McCallum 39', 80' Shipard 90+3'	Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal

20 August 2006	Russia	3–2	New Zealand	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
	Kozhnikova 5' Terekhova 14' Akimova 93'	Report	Erceg 18' Humphries 56'	Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah

23 August 2006	Brazil	0–0	New Zealand	Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
		Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva

2008

19 November 2008	New Zealand	2–3	Nigeria	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00	Percival 42', 52'	Report	Michael 31' Chukwudi 35' Chikwelu 90+2'	Referee: Tanja Schett

22 November 2008	Chile	3–4	New Zealand	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00	Mardones 50' Pardo 83' Zamora 90+2'	Report	White 20', 36' (pen.) Leota 66'	Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Érika Vargas

26 November 2008	England	1–1	New Zealand	La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00	Duggan 90+4'	Report	McLaughlin 27'	Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Sachiko Baba

2010

13 July 2010	Sweden	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30	Görranson 56', 67'	Report	Wilkinson 33'	Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

16 July 2010	North Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00	Yun Hyon-Hi 12' Kim Un-Hyang 65' (pen.)	Report	Armstrong 90'	Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)

20 July 2010	New Zealand	1–4	Brazil	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30	White 89'	Report	Ludmila 25' Leah 59' Débora 87', 90'	Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

2012

19 August 2012	New Zealand	2–1	Switzerland	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20	Millynn 39' White 52'	Report	Aigbogun 90+1'	Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)

22 August 2012	Japan	2–2	New Zealand	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20	Tanaka 37' Michigami 71'	Report	Nakada 11' (o.g.) White 15'	Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)

26 August 2012	Mexico	4–0	New Zealand	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
19:20	Sofia Huerta 47' Natalia Gomez Junco 74' Yamile Franco 85' Olivia Jimenez 87'	Report		Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

2014

6 August 2014	New Zealand	2–0	Paraguay	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20	Rolston 40' Skilton 43'	Report		Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

9 August 2014	New Zealand	0–4	France	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00		Report	Diani 22' Lavogez 53' Le Bihan 80', 82'	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)

13 August 2014	Costa Rica	0–3	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00		Report	Skilton 24' Lee 69' O'Brien 90+4'	Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland)

17 August 2014 Quarter Final	Nigeria	4–1	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00	Oshoala 1', 12' Sunday 84', 90+'	Report	Rolston 89'	Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

2016

14 November 2016	Ghana	0–1	New Zealand	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00		Report	Christensen 89'	Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

17 November 2016	New Zealand	1–3	United States	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00	Coombes 76'	Report	Sanchez 3' Pugh 8' Watt 82'	Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)

21 November 2016	New Zealand	0–2	France	Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00		Report	Léger 17' Mateo 47'	Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

Current squad

Squad as announced for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Coach: Gareth Turnbull^[4]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2DF	Elizabeth Anton	(1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 19)	Western Springs AFC
4FW	Hannah Blake	(2000-05-05)5 May 2000 (aged 18)	Three Kings United
2DF	Claudia Bunge	(1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 18)	Glenfield Rovers
2DF	Michaela Foster	(1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (aged 19)	Hamilton Wanderers AFC
1GK	Una Foyle	(1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 19)	Coastal Spirit FC
4FW	Jacqui Hand	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 19)	Eastern Suburbs AFC
2DF	Tiana Hill	(2000-07-16)16 July 2000 (aged 18)	Claudelands Rovers
3MF	Grace Jale	(1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 19)	Eastern Suburbs AFC
3MF	Maggie Jenkins	(2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 17)	Glenfield Rovers
2DF	Rebecca Lake	(1999-05-13)13 May 1999 (aged 19)	Coastal Spirit FC
1GK	Anna Leat	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 17)	East Coast Bays AFC
3MF	Nicole Mettam	(2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 18)	Eastern Suburbs AFC
2DF	Aneka Mittendorff	(2001-08-06)6 August 2001 (aged 16)	Forrest Hill Milford
2DF	Rose Morton	(2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 18)	Western Springs AFC
2DF	Sarah Morton	(1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 19)	Western Springs AFC
1GK	Nadia Olla	(2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 18)	Western Springs AFC
3MF	Gabi Rennie	(2001-07-07)7 July 2001 (aged 17)	Waimakariri United AFC
3MF	Paige Satchell	(1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 20)	Three Kings United
3MF	Malia Steinmetz (c)	(1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 19)	Forrest Hill Milford
4FW	Dayna Stevens	(2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 18)	Glenfield Rovers
4FW	Samantha Tawharu	(1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 19)	Forrest Hill Milford

Past squads

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

References

↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "Turnbull names experienced squad for World Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

External links

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[1] "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[2] "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[3] "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[4] "Turnbull names experienced squad for World Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Qualified teams	Brazil Colombia Costa Rica England France Germany Ghana Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Qualified teams	Argentina Brazil Canada China PR Germany Ghana Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Norway South Korea Switzerland United States
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA