New Zealand women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Football Ferns | ||
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| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Most caps | Hayley Moorwood (66) | ||
| Top scorer | Wendy Sharpe (30) | ||
| FIFA ranking | 24 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 20 (March 2005) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 24 (December 2006) | ||
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| First international | |||
Asian Cup August 1975 |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Round 1 | ||
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.[1]
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[edit] Match competition record
[edit] OFC Women's Championship
| Oceania Women's Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | ||
| Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Runners up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | ||
| Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | +27 | ||
| Runners up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | ||
| Runners up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 3 | +38 | ||
| Runners up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | +27 | ||
| Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | ||
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | +50 | ||
| Total | 9/9 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 216 | 16 | +200 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
[edit] FIFA World Cup
New Zealand has appeared at three Women's World Cup tournaments - 1991 and 2007, both held in China, and 2011, held in Germany.
[edit] By tournament
| FIFA Women's World Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
| Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 1 |
[edit] By match
[edit] 1991
| November 17, 1991 | Denmark |
3 – 0 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | |||
| Jensen MacKensie |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo) |
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| November 19, 1991 | Norway |
4 – 0 | Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou | |||
| Campbell Medalen Riise |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Salvador Marcone (Chile) |
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| November 21, 1991 | China PR |
4 – 1 | New Plaza Stadium, Foshan | |||
| Zhou Liu Wu |
(Report) | Nye |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gyanu Raja Shresta (Nepal) |
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[edit] 2007
| 12 September 2007 | Brazil |
5 – 0 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | |||
| 17:00 | Daniela Cristiane Marta Renata Costa |
(Report) | Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng |
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| 15 September 2007 | Denmark |
2 – 0 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | |||
| 17:00 | Pedersen Paaske |
(Report) | Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Mayumi Oiwa |
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| 20 September 2007[2] | China PR |
2 – 0 | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin | |||
| 20:00 | Li Jie Xie Caixia |
(Report) | Attendance: 56,208 Referee: Dagmar Damková |
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[edit] 2011
| 27 June 2011 | Japan |
2 – 1 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum | |||
| 15:00 | Nagasato Miyama |
Report | Hearn |
Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland) |
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| 1 July 2011 | New Zealand |
1 – 2 | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden | |||
| 18:15 | Gregorius |
Report | Scott Clarke |
Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon) |
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| 5 July 2011 | New Zealand |
2 – 2 | Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim | |||
| 18:15 | Smith Wilkinson |
Report | Mayor Domínguez |
Attendance: 20,451 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) |
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[edit] Summer Olympic Games
[edit] By tournament
| Football at the Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | |
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
[edit] By match
[edit] 2008
| 2008-08-06 | Japan |
2 – 2 | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao | |||
| 17:00 | Miyama Sawa |
(Report) | Yallop Hearn |
Attendance: 10,270 Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa) |
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| 2008-08-09 | New Zealand |
0 – 1 | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao | |||
| 19:45 | (Report) | Wiik |
Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Estela Alvarez (Argentina) |
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| 2008-08-12 | United States |
4 – 0 | Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang | |||
| 19:45 | O'Reilly Rodriguez Tarpley Hucles |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
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[edit] Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] Caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011.[4]
[edit] Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national side in the previous 2 years
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[edit] See also
- List of New Zealand women's international footballers
- New Zealand women's national under-20 football team
- New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
[edit] References
- ^ "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1975_asian_cup.html. Retrieved 2008-12-05.[dead link]
- ^ Moved from 2007-09-19 due to Typhoon Wipha Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept
- ^ FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 - New Zealand squad list
- ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| 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) |
Succeeded by Incumbents |
| Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
AFC Women's Champions 1975 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1977 Republic of China |
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