New Zealand national futsal team
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
Oceanian Futsal Championship
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 | (1984-07-12) 12 July 1984 | 49/0 | Auckland Football Federation Futsal |
Goalkeeper | Atta Elayyan | (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 | 22/1 | Mainland Futsal |
Pivot | Lucas Cordeiro Osorio Da Silva | (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 | 34/5 | Capital Futsal |
Pivot | Marvin Eakins | (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986 | 46/20 | Auckland Football Federation Futsal |
Pivot | Daniel Burns | (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 | 32/9 | Dural Warriors |
Pivot | Kareem Osman | (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 | 27/14 | Auckland Football Federation Futsal |
Flanker | James Vaughan | (1985-10-19) 19 October 1985 | 27/3 | Hume FC |
Flanker | Brayden Lissington | (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 | 18/2 | Mountain Majik |
Flanker | Dylan Manickum | (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 | 45/24 | Auckland Football Federation Futsal |
Flanker | Luc Saker | (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 | 12/2 | FC Ferrand |
Flanker | Tai Barham | (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 | 25/2 | Capital Futsal |
Flanker | Stephen Ashby-Peckham | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 | 13/5 | Auckland Football Federation Futsal |
Flanker | Jakub Sinkora | (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 | 36/10 | South Brisbane FC |
Target | Miroslav Malivuk | (1983-07-17) 17 July 1983 | 37/20 | Capital Futsal |
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 | (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 | 12/0 | Sydney Futsal Club |
Goalkeeper | Clayton Chappell | (1987-11-12) 12 November 1987 | 14/0 | Hume FC |
Flanker | Joshua Margetts | (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992 | 7/3 | Mountain Majik |
Target | Jonathan Steele | (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 | 7/3 | Central Futsal - Manawatu |
Current technical staff
Position |
Name |
Head Coach |
Scott Gilligan |
Technical/Video Analyst |
Simon Mead |
Physiotherapist |
Stephen Heron |
Team Manager |
Richard Bell |
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation |
David Payne |
Results and Fixtures
2015
New Zealand v Vanuatu
12 July 2015, 4:30 pm Commonwealth Futsal Cup |
New Zealand |
10-4 |
Vanuatu |
ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Kareem Osman 3, Dylan Manickum 2, Jonathan Steele, Jakub Sinkora, Ernesto Lopez, Luc Saker, Josh Margetts |
Report |
Seule Sorormon, Joseph Hanghangkong, Ben Hungai, Don Mansale |
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2016
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† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA
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