New Zealand national football team

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New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) All Whites
Association New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach New Zealand Ricki Herbert
Captain Ryan Nelsen
Most caps Ivan Vicelich (73)1
Top scorer Vaughan Coveny (30)
Home stadium North Harbour Stadium (Auckland)
Westpac Stadium (Wellington)
FIFA code NZL
FIFA ranking 119
Highest FIFA ranking 47 (August 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking 156 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 69
Highest Elo ranking 39 (June 1983)
Lowest Elo ranking 95 (September 1997,
February 1998)
Home colours
Away colours
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  0 - 10  Australia
(Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1982)
Best result Group Stage, 1982 and 2010
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1973)
Best result Champions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1999)
Best result Group Stage, 1999, 2003 and 2009

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that reserved black for the international referee strip. Its nickname is also a play on the New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks. The silver fern, a symbol of New Zealand, appears on the All Whites uniform.

The All Whites played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In 2010, New Zealand exited the competition after the first round despite turning out to be the only team that remained unbeaten in the World Cup finals.[1]

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

New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). However, Australia now plays in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), leaving New Zealand as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup four times – in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

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[edit] Early history

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.[2]

[edit] Development

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 All Whites 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 current All Whites 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.[3] 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 the All Whites' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[3][4] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup.

[edit] Overall record

New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005.
See also: New Zealand national football team results
Pld W D L GF GA GD Last Match Updated
334 137 58 139 604 531 +73 Australia 3-0 New Zealand (5 June 2011)

[edit] Records

[edit] FIFA World Cup

See also: New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
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 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 2/19 6 0 3 3 4 14 70 36 13 21 169 75

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 No OFC Representative was Invited
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1999 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad
Germany 2005 Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2009 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 7 Squad
Brazil 2013 To Be Determined
Russia 2017
Qatar 2021
Total Group Stage 3/8 9 0 1 8 2 24 -

[edit] OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record
Year Round 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 6 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
Fiji 2012 Qualified
Total Champions 9/9 34 25 2 7 91 31

[edit] Recent and upcoming fixtures

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

Match Date: 29 February 2012
Opposition:  Jamaica
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 February 2012, 11:20 NZST including the match against Jamaica

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (1976-12-13) (age 35) 29 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 GK Scott Basalaj[7] 19 April 1994 (1994-04-19) (age 17) 0 0 New Zealand Team Wellington
2 DF Winston Reid 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 23) 10 1 England West Ham United
4 DF Ben Sigmund 3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) (age 31) 19 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
15 DF Ivan Vicelich 3 September 1976 (1976-09-03) (age 35) 74 6 New Zealand Auckland City
5 DF Tommy Smith 31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) (age 21) 9 0 England Ipswich Town
6 DF Ryan Nelsen (c) 18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) (age 36) 46 6 England Tottenham Hotspur
3 DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 30) 35 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
8 MF Tim Brown 6 March 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 31) 30 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
14 MF Michael McGlinchey 7 January 1987 (1987-01-07) (age 25) 11 1 Australia Central Coast Mariners
11 MF Marco Rojas 5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) (age 20) 3 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
16 MF Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 24) 25 0 Australia Newcastle Jets
7 MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (1981-12-20) (age 30) 40 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
13 MF Dan Keat 28 September 1987 (1987-09-28) (age 24) 1 0 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
9 FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (1981-09-29) (age 30) 37 17 Australia Perth Glory
10 FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (1981-10-08) (age 30) 40 12 China Chongqing F.C.
17 FW Kosta Barbarouses 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 22) 5 0 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz
18 FW Chris Wood 7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) (age 20) 18 2 England Bristol City

[edit] Recent callups

The following players have also represented New Zealand in the last 18 months:

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Jacob Spoonley 23 March 1987 (1987-03-23) (age 24) 1 0 New Zealand Auckland City v.  China PR, April 2011 (Friendly)
GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 29) 19 0 Australia Gold Coast United v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
GK Jake Gleeson 26 June 1990 (1990-06-26) (age 21) 1 0 United States Portland Timbers v.  Jamaica, February 2012 (withdrew due to passport issues)(Friendly)
DF Luke Rowe 25 July 1992 (1992-07-25) (age 19) 0 0 New Zealand Team Wellington v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (non-travelling reserve) (Friendly)
DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 28) 19 0 United States Los Angeles Galaxy v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
DF Michael Boxall 18 August 1988 (1988-08-18) (age 23) 3 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
DF Michael Fitzgerald 17 September 1988 (1988-09-17) (age 23) 3 0 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
MF Cole Peverley 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 23) 1 0 New Zealand Canterbury United v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (non-travelling reserve) (Friendly)
MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 28) 26 1 Unattached v.  Paraguay, 12 October 2010 (Friendly)
MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (1974-06-10) (age 37) 69 6 Unattached v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
MF Aaron Clapham 1 January 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 25) 5 0 New Zealand Canterbury United v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
MF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (1982-03-24) (age 29) 28 3 New Zealand Auckland City v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)
FW Kris Bright 5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) (age 25) 4 1 Norway Bryne FK v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (non-travelling reserve) (Friendly)
FW Rory Fallon 20 March 1982 (1982-03-20) (age 29) 11 3 Scotland Aberdeen v.  Paraguay, 12 October 2010 (Friendly)
FW Craig Henderson 24 June 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 24) 0 0 Sweden Mjällby v.  Mexico &  Australia, June 2011 (Friendly)

[edit] Notable players

Players who have achieved one or more of the following: Fifty or more A-international caps for New Zealand, induction into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, receipt of an international award for football, represented more than one country at international level.


Top Goalscorers
Pos Player Career Goals (Caps) Goals per game
1 Vaughan Coveny 1992–07 30 0(64) 0.46
2 Steve Sumner 1976–88 22 0(58) 0.38
3 Brian Turner 1967–82 21 0(59) 0.36
4 Shane Smeltz 2003– 17 0(37) 0.46
5 = Jock Newall 1951–52 16 0(10) 1.60
5 = Keith Nelson 1977–83 16 0(20) 0.80
Last updated 11 October 2011
Most Capped Players 1
Pos Name Career Caps Goals
1 Ivan Vicelich 1995– 73 6
2 Simon Elliott 1995– 69 6
3 Vaughan Coveny 1992–07 64 30
4 Ricki Herbert 1980–89 61 7
5 Chris Jackson 1995–03 60 10
6 Brian Turner 1967–82 59 21
Last updated 11 October 2011
  • Bold denotes players still playing international football.

1  A-Internationals only. The record for all appearances for the New Zealand national team including matches against club and invitational sides is held by Steve Sumner (105).

[edit] Coaching, management & support staff

[edit] Current staff

Coaching staff
Manager
  • New Zealand Phil Warbrick - Team Manager
Medical staff
  • New Zealand Mark Fulcher - Team Doctor
  • New Zealand Roland Jeffery - Physiotherapist
  • New Zealand Wade Irvine - Massage Therapist
  • Scotland Kenny McMillan - Sports Scientist
Media officer
  • New Zealand Jamie Scott - Media Officer

[edit] Past coaches

Manager From To Record
G W D L Win %
England John Adshead (1st Spell) 1979 1982 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000004782999947.83
England Allan Jones 1983 1984 &1000000000000001900000019 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000005263000052.63
England Kevin Fallon 1985 1988 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000005313000053.13
England John Adshead (2nd Spell) 1988 1989 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000002500000025.00
Scotland Ian Marshall 1990 1993 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000004375000043.75
Scotland Bobby Clark 1994 1995 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000001110999911.11
Scotland Keith Pritchett 1996 1997 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000002221999922.22
Republic of Ireland Joe McGrath 1997 1998 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000003332999933.33
New Zealand Ken Dugdale 1998 2002 &1000000000000003400000034 &1000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000004411999944.12
England Mick Waitt 2002 2004 &1000000000000001800000018 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000004443999944.44
New Zealand Ricki Herbert 2005 Present &1000000000000004200000042 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000002619000026.19

[edit] Supporters

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

[edit] Kit

Nike are the current kit provider for the national team. As of 2010, the national team's home kit is a white jersey with white shorts and white socks. The away kit is a black jersey with black shorts and black socks.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "All Whites grab slice of history". TVNZ. 2010-07-12. http://tvnz.co.nz/all-whites/grab-slice-history-3638826. Retrieved 2011-12-29. 
  2. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 143-144.
  3. ^ a b Latham, Brent (17 March 2010). "U.S. connection helps New Zealand". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/page/worldcup101-03172010/ce/us/new-zealand-american-connection?cc=5901&ver=us. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
  4. ^ 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."
  5. ^ a b c d e f as 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. ^ a b c d e as 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
  7. ^ "Green card stifles Gleeson, Basalaj gets All Whites call-up". New Zealand Football. 23 February 2012. http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1459&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=7374aea2bb. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 

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