New Zealand national football team

This article is about New Zealand men's national football team. For other uses, see New Zealand national football team (disambiguation).
New Zealand
Nickname(s) All Whites
Association New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Anthony Hudson
Captain Chris Wood
Most caps Ivan Vicelich (88)
Top scorer Vaughan Coveny (28)
Home stadium Westpac Stadium (Wellington)
FIFA code NZL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 161 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest 47 (August 2002)
Lowest 161 (April-May 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 70 (8 July 2015)
Highest 39 (June 1983)
Lowest 95 (September 1997,
February 1998)
First international
 New Zealand 3–1 Australia 
(Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 13–0 Fiji 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 1–10 Australia 
(Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1982)
Best result Group stage, 1982, 2010
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 9 (First in 1973)
Best result Champions, 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1999)
Best result Group stage, 1999, 2003, 2009

The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in New Zealand New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites, being one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

New Zealand is a four-time OFC champion. The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003 and 2009.

Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional, most top New Zealand footballers play abroad for clubs in Europe, the United States, Canada and in the Australian A-League.

History

Early years

New Zealand's first international football match was played in Dunedin at the old Caledonian Ground on 23 July 1904 against a team representing New South Wales. New Zealand lost by the game's only goal, but drew with the same team 3–3 in a game at Athletic Park, Wellington seven days later. The following year the team played a Wellington representative side on 10 June before embarking on a tour of Australia, during which they played eleven representative sides, including three "test matches" against New South Wales. Of these three matches they won one, lost one, and drew one.

A New Zealand national team did not play again until 1921, when New Zealand played three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3–1 wins to New Zealand and a 1–1 draw in Wellington.[1]

Recent success

New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005.

Despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand struggles to compete with other sports such as rugby union, cricket and rugby league, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. New Zealand has one professional team, Wellington Phoenix FC, which competes in the Australian A-League.

Since the 1990s, United States college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96 stint as New Zealand head coach to take the head coaching job at Stanford University (he now holds the same position at Notre Dame). Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and former New Zealand national players Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford. The trend that Clark started has continued to the present; more than two dozen New Zealanders are now playing for NCAA Division I men's programs in the U.S.[2] A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPNsoccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that New Zealand's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[2][3] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup.

New Zealand formerly competed against Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, after Australia left to join the AFC in 2006, New Zealand were left as the only seeded team in the OFC.

New Zealand qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup though exited the competition after the first round despite being the only team not to lose a game during the tournament.[4] The tournament also featured one of New Zealand's most notable results, a 1–1 draw with the then world champions Italy. New Zealand drew their other two pool games with Slovakia and Paraguay and inevitably finished above Italy, who placed last, in the group. New Zealand drew all three games and finished third in their group.

Supporters

The supporters of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise', a play on the All Whites nickname.[5]

Rivalries

New Zealand's long time rivals are Trans-Tasman neighbors Australia.[6] The two teams' history dates back to 1922, where they first met in both their international debuts. The rivalry between the Socceroos (Australia) and the All Whites (New Zealand) is part of a wider friendly rivalry between the geographical neighbours Australia and New Zealand, which applies not only to sport but to the culture of the two countries. The rivalry was intensified when Australia and New Zealand were both members of the OFC, regularly competing in OFC Nations Cup finals and in FIFA World Cup qualifications, where only one team from the OFC progressed to the World Cup. Since Australia left the OFC to join the AFC in 2006, competition between the two teams has been less frequent. However, the rivalry between the two teams is still strong, with the occasional match receiving much media and public attention.[7] The rivalry extends to club football, with New Zealand's only fully professional team, the Wellington Phoenix, playing in the Australian A-League.

Coaching staff

[8]

Position Name
Head Coach England Anthony Hudson
Assistant Coach England Alex Armstrong
Assistant Coach England Darren Bazeley
Goalkeeping Coach England Paul Gothard
Sports Scientist England Aidan Wivell
Technical Director Wales Rob Sherman
Manager South Africa Rob Pickstock
Performance Analyst South Korea Jase Kim
Doctor Scotland Mark Fulcher
Physiotherapist New Zealand Roland Jeffery
Massage Therapist New Zealand Mark Palmer

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see New Zealand national team players.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly against Oman on 12 November 2015.[9]
Caps and goals updated as of 12 November 2015 after the game against Oman.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Max Crocombe (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 0 0 England Southport
1GK Stefan Marinovic (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 3 0 Germany Unterhaching
1GK Nik Tzanev (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 0 0 England Brentford
2DF Michael Boxall (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 14 0 South Africa SuperSport United
2DF Sam Brotherton (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 1 0 United States Wisconsin Badgers
2DF Tom Doyle (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 2 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Louis Fenton (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 3 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 3 0 Greece PAS Giannina
3MF Kosta Barbarouses (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 29 2 Australia Melbourne Victory
3MF Henry Cameron (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 1 0 England Blackpool
3MF Clayton Lewis (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 3 0 New Zealand Auckland City
3MF Michael McGlinchey (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 32 4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Marco Rojas (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 23 1 Switzerland Thun
3MF Alex Rufer (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 2 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Ryan Thomas (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 5 0 Netherlands Zwolle
3MF Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 1 0 New Zealand Auckland City
4FW Logan Rogerson (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 1 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4FW Chris Wood (Captain) (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 40 14 England Leeds United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to represent New Zealand in the last 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Liam Higgins (1993-09-27) 27 September 1993 1 0 Australia Richmond SC v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
DF Harshae Raniga (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 1 0 New Zealand Onehunga Sports v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
DF Winston Reid (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 19 1 England West Ham United v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
MF Moses Dyer (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 2 0 New Zealand Onehunga Sports v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
MF Tim Payne (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 14 2 Unattached v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
MF Bill Tuiloma (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 8 0 France Strasbourg v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015
FW Shane Smeltz INJ (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 51 24 Australia Sydney FC v.  Oman, 12 November 2015
FW Jeremy Brockie (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 47 1 South Africa SuperSport United v.  Myanmar, 7 September 2015

RET: Retired from international football.

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1922–69 results page, 1970–99 results page and 2000–present results page.

2015

2016

Records

Most capped players

# Player Period Caps Goals
1 Ivan Vicelich 1995–2013 86 6
2 Simon Elliott 1995–2011 69 6
3 Vaughan Coveny 1992–2006 64 28
4 Ricki Herbert 1980–1989 61 7
5 Chris Jackson 1992–2003 60 10
6 Brian Turner 1967–1982 59 21
7 Duncan Cole 1978–1988 58 4
8 Steve Sumner 1976–1988 58 22
9 Chris Zoricich 1988–2003 57 1
10 Ceri Evans 1980–1993 56 2

Top goalscorers

Players in bold still active at international level.

# Player Period Goals Caps
1 Vaughan Coveny 1992–2006 28 64
2 Shane Smeltz 2003– 24 51
3 Steve Sumner 1976-1988 22 58
4 Brian Turner 1967–1982 21 59
5= Keith Nelson 1977–1983 16 20
5= Jock Newall 1951–1952 16 10
5= Chris Killen 2000–2013 16 48
8 Grant Turner 1980–1988 14 42

Competitive record

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.

Pld W D L GF GA GD
661 248 165 248 1179 1042 +139

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not participate – – – – – –
Italy 1934 – – – – – –
France 1938 – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 – – – – – –
Chile 1962 – – – – – –
England 1966 – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6
West Germany 1974 6 0 3 3 5 12
Argentina 1978 4 2 1 1 14 4
Spain 1982 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 15 9 5 1 44 10
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 7
Italy 1990 6 3 1 2 13 8
United States 1994 6 3 1 2 15 5
France 1998 6 3 0 3 13 6
South Korea Japan 2002 6 4 0 2 20 7
Germany 2006 5 3 0 2 17 5
South Africa 2010 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 8 6 1 1 15 5
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 11 8 1 2 24 13
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total Group stage 2/22 6 0 3 3 4 14 81 44 14 23 193 88

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 No OFC representative invited
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 11
Germany 2005 Did not qualify
South Africa 2009 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 7
Brazil 2013 Did not qualify
Russia 2017 To be determined
2021
Total Group stage 3/11 9 0 1 8 2 24

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 4
New Caledonia 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8
1996 Third place 3rd 2 0 1 1 0 3
Australia 1998 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1
French Polynesia 2000 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 3
New Zealand 2002 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 2
Australia 2004 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5
2008 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5
Solomon Islands 2012 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 7
Papua New Guinea 2016 Qualified
Total 4 titles 9/9 39 28 3 8 100 38

See also

General

List of New Zealand international footballers

Squads

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

References

  1. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 143–144.
  2. 1 2 Latham, Brent (17 March 2010). "U.S. connection helps New Zealand". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Latham's piece directly states; "From his post across the Pacific Ocean, Ricki Herbert may have a more profound interest in labor peace in America [referring to a possible MLS player strike that was averted days after the piece] than anyone in the history of New Zealand, because when his team kicks off the World Cup against Slovakia on 15 June, the All-Whites' lineup could feature even more MLS players than [U.S. national coach Bob] Bradley's."
  4. ↑ "All Whites grab slice of history". TVNZ. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Celebrating with a little Slice of Heaven". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "All Whites backing derby rivalry to get them through". nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tell us your top Socceroos-All Whites games as a precursor to another trans-Tasman showdown". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/all-whites-depart-for-korea-test/
  9. ↑ http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/all-whites-named-for-oman/
  10. ↑ "Oman to play Friendly against New Zeland". ofa.om.
  11. ↑ "Oman to play friendly against New Zealand". Times of Oman.

External links

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