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 18 Decrease 1 (26 August 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)
Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (first in 2008)
Best result 8th (2012)

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
China 1991Group Stage11th3003111
Sweden 1995Did not qualify
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007Group Stage14th300309
Germany 2011Group Stage12th301246
Canada 2015Group Stage19th302123
TotalGroup Stage-12039729

Summer Olympics

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004Did not enter
China 2008Group Stage301227–51
United Kingdom 2012Quarter-finals410335–23
Brazil 2016Group Stage310215–43
TotalQuarter-finals7115512–74

OFC Championship

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA GD
New Caledonia 19831st4310243+21
New Zealand 19863rd4202330
Australia 19892nd5401101+9
Australia 19911st4301281+27
Papua New Guinea 19952nd4301102+8
New Zealand 19982nd4301413+38
Australia 20032nd4301292+27
Papua New Guinea 20071st3300211+20
New Zealand 20101st5500500+50
Papua New Guinea 20141st3300300+30
Total5 Titles40321724616+230

Results and fixtures

2016

Team

Current squad

The following is the New Zealand squad in the women's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach: Tony Readings

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2016 club
1 1GK Nayler, ErinErin Nayler (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) 40 0 New Zealand Norwest United
2 2DF Percival, RiaRia Percival (1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 26) 116 11 Switzerland FC Basel
3 2DF Green, AnnaAnna Green (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 25) 60 7 Sweden Mallbacken
4 3MF Duncan, KatieKatie Duncan (1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 28) 115 1 Switzerland FC Zürich
5 2DF Erceg, AbbyAbby Erceg (c) (1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 26) 126 6 United States Western New York Flash
6 2DF Stott, RebekahRebekah Stott (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 23) 49 4 New Zealand Claudelands Rovers
7 2DF Riley, AliAli Riley (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 28) 101 1 Sweden FC Rosengård
8 4FW Pereira, JasmineJasmine Pereira (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 20) 18 0 New Zealand Three Kings United
9 4FW Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 31) 112 50 Germany USV Jena
10 4FW Gregorius, SarahSarah Gregorius (1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 28) 78 24 Japan Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki
11 3MF Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 29) 99 12 Sweden Mallbacken
12 3MF Hassett, BetsyBetsy Hassett (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 25) 91 8 Germany Werder Bremen
13 4FW White, RosieRosie White (1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 23) 81 14 England Liverpool
14 3MF Bowen, KatieKatie Bowen (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 22) 37 1 United States FC Kansas City
15 2DF Moore, MeikaylaMeikayla Moore (1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20) 14 0 New Zealand Cashmere Technical
16 3MF Longo, AnnalieAnnalie Longo (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 25) 91 8 New Zealand Cashmere Technical
17 4FW Wilkinson, HannahHannah Wilkinson (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 24) 74 23 United States University of Tennessee
18 1GK Rolls, RebeccaRebecca Rolls (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 40) 22 0 New Zealand Three Kings United

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
FW Jane Barnett 0 0 Unattached v.  Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
FW Paige Satchell (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 1 0 New Zealand Three Kings United v.  Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
GK Cushla Lichtwark (1980-11-29) 29 November 1980 0 0 New Zealand Hutt City v.  Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
DF Catherine Bott (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 3 0 New Zealand Forrest Hill Milford v.  Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
FW Aimee Phillips (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 3 1 New Zealand Canterbury United Pride v.  Netherlands, 7 April 2016 (Friendly)
GK Victoria Esson (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 0 0 New Zealand Ferrymead Bays v.  Netherlands, 7 April 2016 (Friendly)
MF Kate Loye (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 1 0 New Zealand Claudelands Rovers 2016 Algarve Cup
MF Grace Jale 0 0 New Zealand Eastern Suburbs v.  Papua New Guinea, 23 January 2016 (Olympic Qualifier)
FW Stephanie Skilton (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 2 0 United States Syracuse University v.  Brazil, 1 December 2015 (Friendly)

Records

Most capped players

# Name Years Caps Goals
1 Erceg, AbbyAbby Erceg 2006– 126 6
2 Percival, RiaRia Percival 2006– 116 11
3 Hoyle, KatieKatie Hoyle 2006– 115 1
4 Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn 2004– 112 50
5 Riley, AliAli Riley 2007– 101 1
6 Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop 2004– 99 12
7 Bowden, HayleyHayley Bowden 2003–2015 92 10
8 Hassett, BetsyBetsy Hassett 2008– 91 8
8 Longo, AnnalieAnnalie Longo 2006– 91 8
10 White, RosieRosie White 2009– 81 14
Statistics as of 7 June 2016.

Top goalscorers

# Player Years Goals Caps
1 Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn 2004– 50 112
2 Sharpe, WendyWendy Sharpe 1980–1995 34 47
3 Gregorius, SarahSarah Gregorius 2010– 24 78
4 Wilkinson, HannahHannah Wilkinson 2010– 23 74
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 81
10 Jackman, MaiaMaia Jackman 1993–2010 12 50
10 Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop 2004– 12 99

See also

References

  1. "Soccer women step out with new name - Football Ferns...". Stuff.co.nz. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  2. "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  3. "Experienced squad secures Rio call up". New Zealand Football. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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 
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