New Zealand national futsal team

 New Zealand
Nickname(s) Futsal Whites
Association New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Scott Gilligan
Captain Marvin Eakins
FIFA code NZL
FIFA ranking 70 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Australia 9–2 New Zealand 
(Brisbane, Australia; 16 June 1992)
Biggest win
 Kiribati 1–21 New Zealand 
(Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 10–1 New Zealand 
(Port Vila, Vanuatu, 26 August 2000)
 Australia 11–2 New Zealand 
(Dural, Australia, 3 May 2008)
World Cup
Appearances 0
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1992)
Best result Runners–up, (1992, 2004, 2016)

The New Zealand national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsal Whites, is the representative side for New Zealand in international futsal and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF).[2] The nickname is a reference to the New Zealand national football team which is known as the All Whites, which in turn is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter------
Hong Kong 1992Did not qualify------
Spain 1996Did not enter------
Guatemala 2000Did not qualify------
Taiwan 2004Did not qualify------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify------
Thailand 2012Did not qualify------
Colombia 2016Did not qualify------
Total0/8------

Oceanian Futsal Championship

Oceanian Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Australia 19922nd place42021924
Vanuatu 1996Did not enter------
Vanuatu 20005th place62041234
Australia 20042nd place54012214
Fiji 20084th place63032216
Fiji 2009Did not enter------
Fiji 20103rd place64022621
Fiji 20113rd place52303113
New Zealand 20133rd place53021615
New Caledonia 20143rd place4202106
Fiji 20162nd place5401168
Total9/114626317174151

Current squad

A 14-man Futsal Whites squad was named to compete in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship and will be coached by Scott Gilligan. This competition also acts as the Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Colombia. All matches will be hosted at Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji. The competition will be held between 8–13 February 2016. New Zealand will play against Vanuatu, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia in a round-robin format where the team finishing 1st will be crowned Champions of the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship, as well as becoming Qualifier for Oceania Football Confederation for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Position Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps/Goals Federation/Club
Goalkeeper Elias Billeh 12 July 1984 49/0 Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
Goalkeeper Atta Elayyan 21 June 1985 22/1 Mainland Futsal New Zealand
Pivot Lucas Cordeiro Osorio Da Silva 5 April 1985 34/5 Capital Futsal New Zealand
Pivot Marvin Eakins 10 June 1986 46/20 Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
Pivot Daniel Burns 25 April 1986 32/9 Dural Warriors Australia
Pivot Kareem Osman 26 January 1989 27/14 Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
Flanker James Vaughan 19 October 1985 27/3 Hume FC Australia
Flanker Brayden Lissington 8 January 1992 18/2 Mountain Majik Australia
Flanker Dylan Manickum 16 June 1992 45/24 Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
Flanker Luc Saker 4 September 1997 12/2 Capital Futsal New Zealand
Flanker Tai Barham 1 June 1993 25/2 Capital Futsal New Zealand
Flanker Stephen Ashby-Peckham 9 April 1995 13/5 Auckland Football Federation Futsal New Zealand
Flanker Jakub Sinkora 5 November 1978 36/10 South Brisbane FC Australia
Target Miroslav Malivuk 17 July 1983 37/20 Capital Futsal New Zealand

Additional squad members

The following players are also members of the Futsal Whites squad selected for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification campaign but will not participate in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship due to non-selection or unavailability.

Position Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps/Goals Federation/Club
Goalkeeper David Plowright 30 October 1987 12/0 Sydney Futsal Club Australia
Goalkeeper Clayton Chappell 12 November 1987 14/0 Hume FC Australia
Flanker Joshua Margetts 4 December 1992 7/3 Mountain Majik Australia
Target Jonathan Steele 6 May 1991 7/3 Central Futsal - Manawatu New Zealand

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Australia Scott Gilligan
Technical/Video Analyst New Zealand Simon Mead
Physiotherapist New Zealand Stephen Heron
Team Manager New Zealand Richard Bell
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation New Zealand David Payne

Results and Fixtures

2015

2016

References


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