New Zealand national under-23 football team

The New Zealand Under-23 Football Team, informally known as the "Oly-Whites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football (soccer) events, such as the Summer Olympics.

New Zealand U-23
Nickname(s)Oly-Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDes Buckingham
CaptainLouis Fenton
Most capsJeremy Brockie & Daniel Ellensohn (15)
Top scorerJeremy Brockie (8)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Australia 2 – 0 New Zealand
(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Biggest win
New Zealand 12 – 0 American Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 0 – 5 Australia
(Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996)
New Zealand 0 – 5 Brazil
(Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances8 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)

The Oly-Whites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.

Competition record

OFC

The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic Qualification.

By tournament
OFC U-23 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1992Runners-up6312126+610
1996Runners-up8602289+1918
1999Champions4400183+1512
2004Runners-up6411174+1313
2008Champions5500193+1615
2012Champions4400152+1312
2015Disqualified4400100+1012
2019Champions5500334+2915
Total42352515231+121107

By Match
1990s

1991

22 May 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierAustralia 2–0 New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Vidmar  15'
Okon  68' (pen.)		 Summary
16 July 1991 FriendlyNew Caledonia 1–1 New Zealand Noumea, New Caledonia
Edge
17 July 1991 FriendlyNew Caledonia 0–4 New Zealand Noumea, New Caledonia
Harlock
Falloon
Fitzpatrick
19 July 1991 FriendlyNew Caledonia 1–1 New Zealand Noumea, New Caledonia
Falloon
31 October 1991 FriendlyCentral Queensland0–3 New Zealand Bundaberg, Australia
Bowden
New
Own Goal
2 November 1991 FriendlyQueensland1–0 New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
7 November 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierFiji 0–4 New Zealand Nadi, Fiji
Falloon
Bowden
Edge
13 November 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 1–2 Australia Nadi, Fiji
Coveny Summary Seal  78', 89'
15 November 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 3–0 Papua New Guinea Nadi, Fiji
Coveny
Harlock
18 November 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 4–2 Papua New Guinea Nadi, Fiji
Edge
Harlock
McAllister
Own Goal
20 November 1991 1992 Olympic QualifierFiji 0–0 New Zealand Nadi, Fiji

1996

15 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 1–2 Fiji Adelaide, Australia
17 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierVanuatu 0–10 New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
19 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 2–0 Solomon Islands Adelaide, Australia
21 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 0–5 Australia Adelaide, Australia
23 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierFiji 1–3 New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
27 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 5–1 Vanuatu Adelaide, Australia
29 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierSolomon Islands 0–6 New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
31 January 1996 1996 Olympic QualifierAustralia 0–1 New Zealand Adelaide, Australia

1999

12 December 1999 2000 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 4–0 Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
16 December 1999 2000 Olympic QualifierPapua New Guinea 0–5 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
18 December 1999 2000 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 5–2 Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
20 December 1999 2000 Olympic QualifierSolomon Islands 1–4 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2000s

2000

21 January 2000 FriendlyNew Zealand 1–2 South Korea Auckland, New Zealand
23 January 2000 FriendlyNew Zealand 2–5 South Korea Palmerston North, New Zealand
29 March 2000 FriendlyJapan 4–0 New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
19 May 2000 2000 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 2–3 South Africa Auckland, New Zealand
27 May 2000 2000 Olympic QualifierSouth Africa 1–0 New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa

2003

21 May 2003 FriendlyJapan 4–0 New Zealand Kobe, Japan

2004

14 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 9–0 Cook Islands Auckland, New Zealand
Fisher  30', 55', 59'
Jones  32'
Pritchett  34', 73'
Pearce  82', 84'
Smith  90+4'		 Summary Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
16 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 11–0 American Samoa Auckland, New Zealand
Pearce  8', 22', 39'
Smetlz  12', 51', 57', 66', 68'
Mulligan  26'
Smith  30'
Puna  87'		 Summary Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
18 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 2–0 Tonga Auckland, New Zealand
Bertos  35'
Turner  45'		 Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
22 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 3–2 Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
Lochhead  42'
Smeltz  51'
Brent Fisher  62'		 Summary Maleb  9'
Thompsen  19'
Lete 		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
26 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierAustralia 2–0 New Zealand Sydney, Australia
McKain  77'
Elrich  84'		 Report
Summary		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
30 January 2004 2004 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 1–1 Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Smeltz  51' Report
Summary		 Griffiths  71' Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi

2008

1 March 2008 2008 Olympic QualifierFiji 0–2 New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Peverley  33'
Old  90'		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Job Minan
3 March 2008 2008 Olympic QualifierVanuatu 0–2 New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Barbarouses  15'
Brockie  40'		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Norbert Huata
5 March 2008 2008 Olympic QualifierPapua New Guinea 2–5 New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Ellensohn  43', 58'
Barbarouses  60', 69'
Brockie  85'		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Rakesh Varman
7 March 2008 2008 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 2–0 Solomon Islands Lautoka, Fiji
Old  5'
Henderson  69'		 Report Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Lencie Fred
9 March 2008 2008 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 8–0 Cook Islands Lautoka, Fiji
Old  8'
Henderson  16'
Hayne  52', 79'
Messam  64'
Ellensohn  67'
Barbarouses  75'
Scott  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Job Minan
2 July 2008 FriendlyNew Zealand 1–2 Chile Wellington, New Zealand
Boxall  38' Report Stadium: Newtown Park
4 July 2008 FriendlyNew Zealand 1–0 Chile Wellington, New Zealand
Ellensohn  38' Report Stadium: Porirua Park
12 July 2008 FriendlyAustralia 3–2 New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Milligan  25', 81'
Sarkies  37'		 Report = Brockie  28' (51) Stadium: North Sydney Oval
15 July 2008 FriendlyCentral Coast Mariners1–2 New Zealand Wahroonga, Australia
Petrovski  75' Report Brockie  20', 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Knox Grammar School
20 July 2008 FriendlyPersikota Tangerang2–0 New Zealand Tangerang, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Benteng Stadium
24 July 2008 FriendlyIndonesia 2–1 New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
Utina  12'
Pamungkas  30'		 Report Brockie  44' Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
26 July 2008 FriendlyPersija Jakarta2–2 New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
Report Brockie  27'
Killen  90'		 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
7 August 2008 2008 OlympicsChina PR 1–1 New Zealand Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Dong  88' Report  53' Brockie Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez
10 August 2008 2008 OlympicsNew Zealand 0–5 Brazil Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00 Report  3' Anderson
 33' Pato
 55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho
 90+3' Sóbis		 Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
13 August 2008 2008 OlympicsNew Zealand 0–1 Belgium Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Report  35' Haroun Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo
2010s

2012

2 February 2012 FriendlyNew Zealand 0–3 Saudi Arabia Melbourne, Australia
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
16 March 2012 2012 Olympic QualifiersNew Zealand 1–0 Papua New Guinea Taupo, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+13 Lovemore  73' Report Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
21 March 2012 2012 Olympic QualifiersTonga 0–10 New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13 Report Draper  23'
Jason Hicks  33'
Daniel Saric  43'
Louis Fenton  52', 54'
Ethan Gailbraith  72', 73'
Lovemore  77', 90'
Musa  81'		 Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
23 March 2012 2012 Olympic QualifiersNew Zealand 3–2 Vanuatu Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 Louis Fenton  5'
Musa  8'
Draper  27'		 Report Jean Kaltack  74'
Kensi Tangis  90+1'		 Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
25 March 2012 2012 Olympic QualifiersFiji 0–1 New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 Report Draper  18' (pen.) Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
11 July 2012 FriendlyJapan 1–1 New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
Sugimoto  71' Report Lucas  90+4' Stadium: National Stadium
14 July 2012 FriendlySouth Korea 2–1 New Zealand Seoul, South Korea
Park Chu-young  18'
Nam Tae-hee  83'		 Report Smeltz  73' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
20 July 2012 FriendlyNew Zealand 2–4 United Arab Emirates Matrei, Austria
Smeltz  40'
Rojas  52'		 Report Khalil  20'  72'
Essa  25'
Al Kamali  56'		 Stadium: Matrei Stadium
26 July 2012 2012 OlympicsBelarus 1–0 New Zealand Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00 Baha  45+1' Report Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 14,457
Referee: Bakary Gassama
29 July 2012 2012 OlympicsEgypt 1–1 New Zealand Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00 Salah  40' Report  17' Wood Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August 2012 2012 OlympicsBrazil 3–0 New Zealand Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00 Danilo  23'
Leandro Damião  29'
Sandro  52'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,201
Referee: Bakary Gassama

2015

3 July 2015 2015 Pacific GamesNew Zealand 2–0 Solomon Islands Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12:00 UTC+10 Patterson  29'
Rufer  40'		 Report Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
5 July 2015 2015 Pacific GamesPapua New Guinea 0–1 New Zealand Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
15:00 UTC+10 Report Patterson  60' Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
7 July 2015 2015 Pacific GamesNew Caledonia 0–5 New Zealand Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00 UTC+10 Report Hudson-Wihongi  13'
Rogerson  34', 61', 71'
Prelevic  54'		 Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
10 July 2015 2016 Olympic QualifierNew Zealand 0–3
(awarded)		 Vanuatu Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:30 UTC+10 Patterson  47'
Tuiloma  56'		 Report Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex

Olympic Football Tournament
New Zealand's Chris Wood scores against Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1900 – 1980 Did Not Participate
1984 Did Not Qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 7
2012 Group Stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 5
2016 Disqualified
2020 Qualified
Total Group Stage 2/25 6 0 2 4 2 12

Beijing 2008
7 August Group CChina PR 1–1 New ZealandShenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Dong  88' Report  53' Brockie Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez
10 August Group CNew Zealand 0–5 BrazilShenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00 Report  3' Anderson
 33' Pato
 55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho
 90+3' Sóbis		 Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
13 August Group CNew Zealand 0–1 BelgiumShanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Report  35' Haroun Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo

London 2012
26 July Group CBelarus 1–0 New ZealandCoventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00 Baha  45+1' Report Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 14,457
Referee: Bakary Gassama
29 July Group CEgypt 1–1 New ZealandManchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00 Salah  40' Report Wood  17' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August Group CBrazil 3–0 New ZealandNewcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00 Danilo  23'
Leandro Damião  29'
Sandro  52'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,201
Referee: Bakary Gassama

Current squad

The squad named for friendlies against Australia on 6 and 9 September 2019.[1] Caps listed are only at U23 level and are accurate as of 19 August 2019.

Head coach: Des Buckingham

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cameron Brown (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 2 0 Auckland City
12 1GK Conor Tracey (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 3 0 Auckland City
21 1GK Aidan Munford (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 0 0 Gold Coast United
4 2DF Hunter Ashworth (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 0 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
20 2DF Dylan de Jong (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 4 1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
15 2DF Sean Liddicoat (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 3 0 Canterbury United
3 2DF Robert Tipelu (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 3 0 Waitakere United
2 2DF Jordan Spain (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 2 0 Canterbury United
5 2DF George Stanger (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 0 0 Hamilton Academical
14 3MF Billy Jones (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 4 1 UNLV Rebels
10 3MF Clayton Lewis (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 0 0 Auckland City
13 3MF James McGarry (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 0 0 Willem II
8 3MF Jake Porter (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 2 3 Waitakere United
6 3MF Dane Schnell (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 5 2 Waitakere United
16 3MF Gianni Stensness (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 0 0 Central Coast Mariners
7 4FW Myer Bevan (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 0 0 Auckland City
19 4FW Noah Billingsley (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 0 0 Minnesota United
9 4FW Max Mata (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 0 0 Grasshoppers
17 4FW Logan Rogerson (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 9 10 Auckland City
11 4FW Oliver Whyte (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 5 1 Team Wellington

Past squads

References
  1. "U-23 squad named for Australia challenge". New Zealand Football. 19 August 2019.
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