New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

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]

New Zealand Women's U-20
Nickname(s)Junior Football Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachLeon Birnie
CaptainMalia Steinmetz
Most capsAnnalie Longo (25)
Top scorerEmma Rolston (31)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 0–2 Australia 
(New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 30–0 Samoa 
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–5 United States 
(Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012)
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances7
Best resultChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014)

OFC Championship Record
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2002Finalist5401356+2912
2004Did Not Enter
2006Champions5500331+3215
2010Champions3300270+279
2012Champions3300281+279
2014Champions3300181+179
2015Champions4400690+6912
2017Champions5500481+4715
Total6 Titles28270125810+24881

U-20 World Cup Record

By tournament
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2002Did not Qualify--------
2004Did not Qualify--------
2006Group Stage301226−41
2008Group Stage31117704
2010Group Stage300338−50
2012Group Stage311147−34
2014Quarter-finals420268−26
2016Group Stage310225−33
2018Group Stage301213−21
2020 Qualified
TotalQuarter-finals2254132544-1919

By match

2006
17 August 2006 New Zealand0–3 AustraliaPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal
20 August 2006 Russia 3–2 New ZealandPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
 Report
Attendance: 3400
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah
23 August 2006 Brazil 0–0 New ZealandPodmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva

2008
19 November 2008 New Zealand 2–3 NigeriaFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00
Report
Referee: Tanja Schett
22 November 2008 Chile 3–4 New ZealandFrancisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Érika Vargas
26 November 2008 England 1–1 New ZealandLa Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00
Report
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Sachiko Baba

2010
13 July 2010 Sweden 2–1 New ZealandBielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30
  • Görranson  56', 67'
 Report
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
16 July 2010 North Korea 2–1 New ZealandBielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00
  • Yun Hyon-Hi  12'
  • Kim Un-Hyang  65' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 6,630
Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)
20 July 2010 New Zealand 1–4 BrazilRudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30
Report
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

2012
19 August 2012 New Zealand 2–1 SwitzerlandMiyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20
Report
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)
22 August 2012 Japan 2–2 New ZealandMiyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20
Report
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)
26 August 2012 Mexico 4–0 New ZealandKobe 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 ParaguayOlympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20
Report Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
9 August 2014 New Zealand 0–4 FranceOlympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)
13 August 2014 Costa Rica 0–3 New ZealandNational 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 FinalNigeria 4–1 New ZealandNational Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00
Report
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

2016
14 November 2016 Ghana 0–1 New ZealandPNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00 Report
  • Christensen  89'
 Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
17 November 2016 New Zealand 1–3 United StatesPNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00
  • Coombes  76'
 Report
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
21 November 2016 New Zealand 0–2 FranceBava Park, Port Moresby
16:00 Report
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]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 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
  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. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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