| Nickname(s) | Junior Football Ferns | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Leon Birnie | ||
| Most caps | Emma Rolston (26) | ||
| Top scorer | Emma Rolston (32) | ||
| FIFA code | NZL | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) | ||
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.[1][2][3]
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
v New Zealand
| 6 April 2022 Friendly | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
| 18:30 UTC+10 |
 21' (pen.) 39' 55' 57' |
Report |
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Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
v New Zealand
| 10 April 2022 Friendly | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
| 14:00 UTC+10 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
v Australia
| 12 June 2022 Friendly | New Zealand | 2–1 | Australia | Auckland |
| 14:00 UTC+12 |
79' (pen.) |
Report |
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Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand) |
v Australia
| 15 June 2022 Friendly | New Zealand | 0–1 | Australia | Auckland |
| --:-- UTC+12 | Source |
v
Mexico
| 10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | New Zealand | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 14:00 CST (UTC–6) | Cazares 31' (o.g.) |
Report (FIFA) | Vázquez 45' |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
v New Zealand
| 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 11:00 CST (UTC–6) |
64' (pen.) 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
v New Zealand
| 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
| 17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
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Report (FIFA) |
71' |
Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Leon Birnie
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The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Brianna Edwards | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 2 | 2DF | Zoe McMeeken | (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 3 | 2DF | Kate Taylor (captain) | (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 4 | 2DF | Te Reremoana Walker | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 5 | 2DF | Marisa van der Meer | (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 6 | 3MF | Aniela Jensen | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 22) | Pacific Tigers
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| 7 | 4FW | Tupelo Dugan | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21) | Arizona State Sun Devils
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| 8 | 3MF | Grace Wisnewski | (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 9 | 4FW | Ava Pritchard | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 10 | 3MF | Alyssa Whinham | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 11 | 2DF | Charlotte Lancaster | (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 12 | 4FW | Ava Collins | (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22) | St. John's Red Storm
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| 13 | 3MF | Emma Pijnenburg | (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 19) | Western Springs
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| 14 | 4FW | Milly Clegg | (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 18) | Wellington Phoenix
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| 15 | 3MF | Charlotte Wilford-Carroll | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) | Eastern Suburbs
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| 16 | 4FW | Ruby Nathan | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) | Auckland United
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| 17 | 3MF | Ella Findlay | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | Eastern Suburbs
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| 18 | 1GK | Murphy Sheaff | (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) | Jacksonville Dolphins
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| 19 | 3MF | Macey Fraser | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix Academy
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| 20 | 2DF | Jana Niedermayr | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | Eastern Suburbs
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| 21 | 1GK | Rylee Godbold | (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20) | Unattached |
| OFC U-20 Women's Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2002 |  Tonga |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2004 |  Papua New Guinea |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 | Samoa |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | New Zealand |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | New Zealand |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | New Zealand |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Tonga |
Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | New Zealand |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2019 |  Cook Islands |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| 2023 |  Fiji |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 Titles | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 12 | |||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Squad |
| 2002 |  Canada |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2004 |  Thailand
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| 2006 |  Russia |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Squad |
| 2008 |  Chile |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2010 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Squad | |
| 2012 |  Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2014 | Canada |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2018 |  France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Squad | |
| 2022 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2024 | Colombia |
Qualified | |||||||||
| 2026 |  Poland |
To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 21 | – | |
v Australia
| 17 August 2006 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Report |
90+3' |
Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal  |
v New Zealand
| 20 August 2006 Group stage | Russia | 3–2 | New Zealand | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
14' 93' |
Report |
56' |
Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah  |
v New Zealand
| 23 August 2006 Group stage | Brazil | 0–0 | New Zealand | Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo |
| Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva  |
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Nigeria
| 19 November 2008 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–3 | Nigeria | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
35' 90+2' |
Referee:  Tanja Schett |
v New Zealand
| 22 November 2008 Group stage | Chile | 3–4 | New Zealand | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo |
| 21:00 |
83' 90+2' |
Report |
66' |
Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Érika Vargas |
v New Zealand
| 26 November 2008 Group stage | England | 1–1 | New Zealand | La Florida Stadium, La Florida |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Sachiko Baba |
v New Zealand
| 13 July 2010 Group stage | Sweden | 2–1 | New Zealand | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
| 14:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) |
v New Zealand
| 16 July 2010 Group stage | North Korea | 2–1 | New Zealand | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |
| 18:00 |
65' (pen.) |
Report |
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Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana) |
v Brazil
| 20 July 2010 Group stage | New Zealand | 1–4 | Brazil | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden |
| 14:30 |
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Report |
59' 87', 90' |
Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
v
Switzerland
| 19 August 2012 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–1 | Switzerland | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
| 16:20 |
52' |
Report |
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Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore) |
v New Zealand
| 22 August 2012 Group stage | Japan | 2–2 | New Zealand | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
| 19:20 |
71' |
Report |
15' |
Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy) |
v New Zealand
| 26 August 2012 Group stage | Mexico | 4–0 | New Zealand | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe |
| 19:20 |
74' 85' 87' |
Report | Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
v
Paraguay
| 6 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand | 2–0 | Paraguay | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 4:20 |
43' |
Report | Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
v France
| 9 August 2014 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–4 | France | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 5:00 | Report |
53' 80', 82' |
Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean) |
v New Zealand
| 13 August 2014 Group stage | Costa Rica | 0–3 | New Zealand | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
| 5:00 | Report |
69' 90+4' |
Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland) |
v New Zealand
| 17 August 2014 Quarter-finals | Nigeria | 4–1 | New Zealand | National Soccer Stadium, Toronto |
| 5:00 |
84', 90+' |
Report |
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Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) |
v New Zealand
| 14 November 2016 Group stage | Ghana | 0–1 | New Zealand | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
v United States
| 17 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand | 1–3 | United States | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
8' 82' |
Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) |
v France
| 21 November 2016 Group stage | New Zealand | 0–2 | France | Bava Park, Port Moresby |
| 16:00 | Report |
47' |
Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru) |
v
Netherlands
| 5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage | New Zealand | 1–2 | Netherlands | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
78' |
Attendance: 2,042[6] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
v New Zealand
| 8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group stage | France | 0–0 | New Zealand | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,031[7] Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
v New Zealand
| 12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group stage | Ghana | 1–0 | New Zealand | Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau |
| 16:30 |
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Report | Attendance: 1,056[8] Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
v Mexico
| 10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) Group stage | New Zealand | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 14:00 | Cazares 31' (o.g.) |
Report | Vázquez 45' |
Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
v New Zealand
| 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Germany | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 11:00 CST (UTC–6) |
64' (pen.) 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) | Attendance: 1,391 Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
v New Zealand
| 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Colombia | 2–2 | New Zealand | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
| 17:00 CST (UTC–6) |
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Report (FIFA) |
71' |
Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
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