New Zealand women's national football team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Football Ferns[1]
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Tom Sermanni
Captain	Ali Riley
Most caps	Ria Percival (151)
Top scorer	Amber Hearn (54)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	23 (26 June 2020)[2]
Highest	16 (December 2013, July–September 2015)
Lowest	24 (December 2006)
First international
	New Zealand 2–0 Hong Kong ; (Hong Kong; 25 August 1975)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 21–0 Samoa ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998)
Biggest defeat
	North Korea 11–0 New Zealand ; (Brisbane, Australia; 24 February 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1991)
Best result	Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1983)
Best result	Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	8th (2012)

The New Zealand women's national football team, nicknamed the Football Ferns, is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The New Zealand national team qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in China in September 2007, sending the team to their first World Cup in 16 years, and the second since their 1975 debut in international competition.[3]

History

The New Zealand Women’s Soccer Association was founded in 1975. By invitation the team took part in the Asian Women's Championship in 1975 and won the championship.[4] They have since then played in the Oceanic Championship.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Start date	Ref.
Head coach
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Physical coach

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were named to the squad for the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament.[5]

Caps and goals are current as of 20 June 2019 after match against Cameroon.

Head coach: Tom Sermanni

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Lily Alfeld	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995	0	0	Northern Lights
1GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991	3	0	Avaldsnes
1GK	Erin Nayler	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992	67	0	Bordeaux

2DF	CJ Bott	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995	19	1	Vittsjö
2DF	Claudia Bunge	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999	0	0	Northern Lights
2DF	Sarah Morton	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998	6	1	Auckland Football
2DF	Ria Percival	(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989	145	14	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Ali Riley (captain)	(1987-10-30) 30 October 1987	129	1	Orlando Pride
2DF	Stephanie Skilton	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	9	0	Auckland Football
2DF	Rebekah Stott	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993	76	4	Avaldsnes
2DF	Nicole Stratford	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989	0	0	USV Jena

3MF	Hannah Blake	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000	1	0	Michigan Wolverines
3MF	Katie Bowen	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994	65	3	Utah Royals
3MF	Olivia Chance	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993	17	0	Bristol City
3MF	Betsy Hassett	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990	116	13	KR Reykjavík
3MF	Annalie Longo	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	119	15	Melbourne Victory
3MF	Jana Radosavljevic	(1996-11-04) 4 November 1996	0	0	BV Cloppenburg
3MF	Paige Satchell	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998	15	1	SC Sand

4FW	Sarah Gregorius	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987	97	34	Unattached
4FW	Katie Rood	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992	10	5	Lewes
4FW	Rosie White	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993	105	24	Reign FC
4FW	Hannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992	92	25	Sporting CP

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to a roster in the previous 12 months.

This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be inaccurate.

Player records

Bold players are still active.

Statistics as of 10 March 2020.[6]

Most capped players

#	Name	Years	Caps	Goals
1	Ria Percival	2006–	151	14
2	Abby Erceg	2006–	141	6
3	Ali Riley	2007–	135	1
4	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	125	54
4	Katie Duncan	2006–2019	125	1
6	Annalie Longo	2006–	124	15
7	Betsy Hassett	2008–	119	13
8	Rosie White	2009–	110	24
9	Kirsty Yallop	2004–2017	104	12
10	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	100	34

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Years	Goals	Caps
1	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	54	125
2	Wendy Sharpe	1980–1995	34	47
2	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	34	100
4	Hannah Wilkinson	2010–	26	98
5	Rosie White	2009–	24	110
6	Wendi Henderson	1987–2007	17	64
6	Maureen Jacobson	1979–1996	17	53
8	Pernille Andersen	1998	15	7
8	Annalie Longo	2006–	15	124
10	Nicky Smith	1998–2007	14	23
10	Ria Percival	2006–	14	151

Schedule and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Lose

2019

7 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	China PR	2–0	New Zealand	Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8	Wang Shuang 61', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

10 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	Canada	3–0	New Zealand	Chongqing, China
16:00 UTC+8	Sinclair 35' Beckie 64', 67'	Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

2020

4 March 2020 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	1–1 (7–6 p)	Belgium	Parchal, Portugal
18:00 UTC+9	Chance 37'	Report	Velde 89'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium
	Penalties
	Bowen Gregorius Stott White Moore Bott Longo Cleverley		De Caigny Vanhaevermaet Cayman Evrard Wullaert Deloose De Neve Wijnants

7 March 2020 Algarve Cup	Italy	3–0	New Zealand	Parchal, Portugal
21:00 UTC+9	Girelli 20' Bonansea 56' Bartoli 68'	Report		Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

10 March 2020 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	1–2	Norway	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
16:00 UTC+9	Wilkinson 11'	Report	Jensen 15' Graham Hansen 86'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

11 April 2020 MS&AD Cup 2020	Japan	Cancelled	New Zealand	Sendai, Japan
15:00 UTC+9		Cancellation		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium

2021

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	11
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	0	9
2011	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6
2015	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2023	Qualified as Co-Hosts
Total	Group stage	—	15	0	3	12	8	34

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	Denmark	L 0–3	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
		19 November	Norway	L 0–4	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
		21 November	China PR	L 1–4	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
2007	Group stage	12 September	Brazil	L 0–5	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		15 September	Denmark	L 0–2	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		20 September	China PR	L 0–2	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
2011	Group stage	27 June	Japan	L 1–2	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		1 July	England	L 1–2	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
		5 July	Mexico	D 2–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	6 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		11 June	Canada	D 0–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		15 June	China PR	D 2–2	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
2019	Group stage	11 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Stade Océane, Le Havre
		15 June	Canada	L 0–2	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
		20 June	Cameroon	L 1–2	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
2012	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	3
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
2020	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	10	2	1	7	6	17	−11	7

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1983	1st	4	3	1	0	24	3	+21
1986	3rd	4	2	0	2	3	3	0
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	1	+9
1991	1st	4	3	0	1	28	1	+27
1994	2nd	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8
1998	2nd	4	3	0	1	41	3	+38
2003	2nd	4	3	0	1	29	2	+27
2007	1st	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20
2010	1st	5	5	0	0	50	0	+50
2014	1st	3	3	0	0	30	0	+30
2018	1st	5	5	0	0	43	0	+43
Total	6 Titles	45	37	1	7	289	16	+273

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".[7]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
Algarve Cup record
2016	4th place	4	1	2	1	2	2	0
2020	4th place	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4
Total	2/27	7	1	3	3	4	8	−4

References

"Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
"1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
"Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	OFC Women's Champions 1983 (First title)	Succeeded by 1986 Chinese Taipei
Preceded by 1989 Chinese Taipei	OFC Women's Champions 1991 (Second title)	Succeeded by 1995 Australia
Preceded by 2003 Australia	OFC Women's Champions 2007 (Third title) 2010 (Fourth title) 2014 (Fifth title) 2018 (Sixth title)	Succeeded by Incumbents
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	AFC Women's Champions 1975 (First title)	Succeeded by 1977 Republic of China

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[1] "Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[OFC-3] "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

[4] "1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

[7] "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.