New Zealand women's national football team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)

Football Ferns^[1]

Association

New Zealand Football

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Tony Readings

Captain

Abby Erceg

Most caps

Abby Erceg (123)

Top scorer

Amber Hearn (50)

FIFA code

NZL

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(25 March 2016)

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

4 (First in 1991)

Best result

Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015)

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Appearances

10 (First in 1983)

Best result

Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014)

The New Zealand women's national football team, nicknamed the Football Ferns, represents New Zealand in international women's football and 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.^[2]

Record

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
Total	Group Stage	-	12	0	3	9	7	29

Summer Olympics

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	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	7	1	1	5	5	12	–7	4

OFC Championship

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
1995	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
Total	5 Titles	40	32	1	7	246	16	+230

Current Squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Netherlands in April 2016.^[3]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2016 after the game against Iceland.

Head coach: Tony Readings

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Erin Nayler	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992	37	0	Norwest United
1GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991	0	0	Ferrymead Bays

2DF	Abby Erceg (c)	(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989	123	6	Western New York Flash
2DF	Ria Percival	(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989	113	11	USV Jena
2DF	Ali Riley	(1987-10-30) 30 October 1987	98	1	FC Rosengård
2DF	Anna Green	(1990-08-20) 20 August 1990	59	7	AS Elfen Saitama
2DF	Meikayla Moore	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996	11	0	Eastern Suburbs
2DF	Catherine Bott	(1989-04-22) 22 April 1989	3	0	Forrest Hill Milford

3MF	Katie Duncan	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988	112	1	FC Zürich
3MF	Kirsty Yallop	(1986-11-04) 4 November 1986	96	12	Brisbane Roar
3MF	Betsy Hassett	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990	88	8	Amazon
3MF	Annalie Longo	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991	88	8	Coastal Spirit
3MF	Katie Bowen	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994	34	0	Univ. of North Carolina

4FW	Amber Hearn	(1984-11-28) 28 November 1984	109	50	USV Jena
4FW	Rosie White	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993	78	14	Liverpool
4FW	Sarah Gregorius	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987	76	24	AS Elfen Saitama
4FW	Jasmine Pereira	(1996-07-20) 20 July 1996	15	0	Three Kings United
4FW	Aimee Phillips	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991	3	1	Forrest Hill Milford

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national side in the previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Rebekah Stott	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993	49	4	Melbourne City	2016 Algarve Cup
GK	Rebecca Rolls	(1975-08-22) 22 August 1975	22	0	Three Kings United	2016 Algarve Cup
MF	Kate Loye	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993	1	0	Claudelands Rovers	2016 Algarve Cup
MF	Grace Jale		0	0	Eastern Suburbs	v. Papua New Guinea, 23 January 2016 (Olympic Qualifier)
GK	Cushla Lichtwark	(1980-11-29) 29 November 1980	0	0	Hutt City	v. Papua New Guinea, 23 January 2016 (Olympic Qualifier)
FW	Stephanie Skilton	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	2	0	Syracuse University	v. Brazil, 1 December 2015 (Friendly)
FW	Hannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992	72	23	Univ. of Tennessee	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW	Emma Kete	(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987	48	3	Fencibles United	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF	Daisy Cleverley	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997	3	2	Forrest Hill Milford	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF	Evie Millynn	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994	2	0	Eastern Suburbs	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Results and fixtures

2015

12 January 2015 Friendly	Denmark	1 – 1	New Zealand	Belek, Turkey
	Troelsgaard 89'		Longo 38'

15 January 2015 Friendly	Denmark	2 – 3	New Zealand	Belek, Turkey
	Sørensen 5' Pedersen 45+2'		Percival 9' Wilkinson 22' Longo 58'

8 February 2015 Friendly	New Zealand	1 – 1	North Korea	Auckland, New Zealand
	Wilkinson 11'		Wi Jong Sim 22'	Stadium: Bill McKinley Park

12 February 2015 Friendly	New Zealand	2 – 3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Gregorius 56' 83'	Report	van Egmond 9' Heyman 12' Foord 29'	Stadium: Bill McKinley Park

3 March 2015 Friendly	Spain	2 – 2	New Zealand	Guadalajara, Spain
	Boquete 20' Bermúdez 52'	Report	Wilkinson 63' Hearn 82'

5 March 2015 Friendly	Spain	0 – 0	New Zealand	La Roda, Spain
		Report

4 April 2015 Friendly	United States	4 – 0	New Zealand	St. Louis, United States
14:30 CT	Klingenberg 14' Chalupny 76' Johnson 78' Brian 81'	Report		Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 35,817 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

24 May 2015 Friendly	Japan	1 – 0	New Zealand	Marugame, Japan
	Sawa 22'			Stadium: Kagawa Marugame Stadium

6 June 2015 2015 Women's World Cup	New Zealand	0 – 1	Netherlands	Edmonton, Canada
19:00 MDT (UTC−6)		Report	Martens 33'	Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 53,058 Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

11 June 2015 2015 Women's World Cup	Canada	0 – 0	New Zealand	Edmonton, Canada
18:30 MDT (UTC−6)		Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 35,544 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

15 June 2015 2015 Women's World Cup	China PR	2 – 2	New Zealand	Winnipeg, Canada
18:30 CDT (UTC−5)	Wang L S 41' (pen) Wang Sh Sh 60'	Report	Stott 28' Wilkinson 64'	Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium Attendance: 26,191 Referee: Katalin Kulcsar (Hungary)

28 November 2015 Friendly	Brazil	0 – 1	New Zealand	São Paulo, Brazil
15:30 BRT		Report	Hearn 35'	Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium

1 December 2015 Friendly	Brazil	5 – 1	New Zealand	Cuiabá, Brazil
21:00 BRT	Poliana 46' Érika 48' Formiga 59' Marta 87' Debinha 90+3'	Report	Gregorius 30'	Stadium: Arena Pantanal

2016

23 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualifier	Papua New Guinea	1 – 7	New Zealand	Lae, Papua New Guinea
14:15 UTC+10	Gunemba 79'	Report	Hearn 20', 64' Stott 22' Longo 27', 53' Phillips 35' Erceg 63'	Stadium: PNGFA Academy Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

26 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	Cancelled	Papua New Guinea	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+13				Stadium: QBE Stadium

2 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Brazil	1 – 0	New Zealand	Lagos, Portugal
18:30 WET	Debinha 20'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

4 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	0 – 0	Russia	Parchal, Portugal
18:30 WET		Report		Stadium: Stadium Bela Vista Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)

7 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Portugal	0 – 1	New Zealand	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 WET		Report	Longo 69'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

9 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Iceland	1 – 1 (6 – 5 p)	New Zealand	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
17:30 WET	A. Hauksdóttir 27'	Report	Hearn 70'	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
		Penalties
	Viggósdóttir Viðarsdóttir Brynjarsdóttir Jessen Þorsteinsdóttir Friðriksdóttir		Hearn White Stott Percival Hassett Green

7 April 2016 Friendly	Netherlands	2 – 0	New Zealand	Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
	van de Sanden 8', 17'	Report		Stadium: IJmond Stadion

3 August 2016 2016 Olympics	United States	v	New Zealand	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00				Stadium: Mineirão

6 August 2016 2016 Olympics	Colombia	v	New Zealand	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
20:00				Stadium: Mineirão

9 August 2016 2016 Olympics	New Zealand	v	France	Salvador, Brazil
19:00				Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

Records

Most capped players

#	Name	Years	Caps	Goals
1	Erceg, AbbyAbby Erceg	2006–	123	6
2	Percival, RiaRia Percival	2006–	113	11
3	Hoyle, KatieKatie Hoyle	2006–	112	1
4	Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn	2004–	109	50
5	Riley, AliAli Riley	2007–	98	1
6	Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop	2004–	96	12
7	Bowden, HayleyHayley Bowden	2003–2015	92	10
8	Hassett, BetsyBetsy Hassett	2008–	88	8
8	Longo, AnnalieAnnalie Longo	2006–	88	8
10	White, RosieRosie White	2009–	78	14

Statistics as of 10 March 2016.

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Years	Goals	Caps
1	Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn	2004–	50	109
2	Sharpe, WendyWendy Sharpe	1980–1995	34	47
3	Gregorius, SarahSarah Gregorius	2010–	24	76
4	Wilkinson, HannahHannah Wilkinson	2010–	23	72
5	Henderson, WendiWendi Henderson	1987–2007	17	64
5	Jacobson, MaureenMaureen Jacobson	1979–1996	17	53
7	Andersen, PernillePernille Andersen	1998	15	7
8	Smith, NickyNicky Smith	1998–2007	14	23
8	White, RosieRosie White	2009–	14	78
10	Jackman, MaiaMaia Jackman	1993–2010	12	50
10	Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop	2004–	12	96

References

↑ "Soccer women step out with new name - Football Ferns...". Stuff.co.nz. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
↑ "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
↑ http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ferns-take-on-netherlands/

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)	Succeeded by Incumbents
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	AFC Women's Champions 1975 (First title)	Succeeded by 1977 Republic of China

New Zealand squads – FIFA Women's World Cup

New Zealand squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 King (c) 2 Parr 3 Chaney 4 Pedruco 5 Pullen 6 Taylor 7 Jacobson 8 van de Elzen 9 Henderson 10 Baker 11 Crawford 12 Campbell 13 Nye 14 George 15 McCahill 16 Robertson 17 Warring 18 A. Smith Coach: Boardman

New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Bromley 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 R. Smith (c) 7 Thompson 8 Moorwood 9 Henderson 10 Longo 11 Oostdam 12 Puckrin 13 Riley 14 Ferrara 15 Jackman 16 Humphries 17 Tegg 18 Duncan 19 McColl 20 M. Smith 21 Howard Coach: Herdman

New Zealand squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 McLaughlin 15 Kete 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Bowen 19 Hill 20 Clansey 21 Nayler Coach: Herdman

New Zealand squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Nayler 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Duncan 5 Erceg (c) 6 Stott 7 Riley 8 Pereira 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Bowen 15 Moore 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Bott 19 Millynn 20 Cleverley 21 Rolls 22 Kete 23 Lichtwark Coach: Readings

New Zealand women's football squads – Summer Olympics

New Zealand women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 R. Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood (c) 9 Hearn 10 McColl 11 Yallop 12 M. Smith 13 Tegg 14 Hill 15 Kete 16 Leota 17 Oostdam 18 Howard Coach: Herdman

New Zealand women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Hill 15 Stott 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Rolls Coach: Readings

Association football in New Zealand

New Zealand Football

National teams

Men	National team (All Whites) Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team (Football Ferns) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	ASB Premiership Northern Region Football League (NRFL1 NRFL2) Central Premier League Robbie's PFL ODT FootballSouth PL NSL (defunct)

Women	National Women's League

Domestic cups

Men	Chatham Cup Charity Cup White Ribbon Cup

Awards

Lists

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National women's football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati† New Caledonia New Zealand Niue† Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu† Vanuatu

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of New Zealand

A1 GP
American football
Association football
- M
- U-23
- U-20
- U-17
- W
- WU-20
- WU-17
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
- M
- W
Beach soccer
Commonwealth Games
Cricket
- M
- W
- U-19
- NZA
Field hockey
- M
- W
Futsal
- M
- W
Handball
- M
- MU-21
- MU-19
- W
- WU-21
- WU-19
Ice hockey
- M
- U-20
- U-18
- W
- WU-18
Korfball
Netball
Olympics
Paralympics
Roller derby
Rugby league
- M
- W
Rugby sevens
- M
- W
Rugby union
- M
- W
Softball
- M
- W
Squash
- M
- W
Surf lifesaving
Tennis
- M
- W
Volleyball
- M
- W
Water polo
- M
- W
Wheelchair rugby

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New Zealand women's national football team

Record

World Cup

Summer Olympics

OFC Championship

Current Squad

Recent call-ups

Results and fixtures

2015

2016

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links