New Zealand women's national football team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Football Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Tom Sermanni
Captain	Ali Riley
Most caps	Ria Percival (151)
Top scorer	Amber Hearn (54)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28 2 (15 March 2024)
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	6 (first in 1991)
Best result	Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1983)
Best result	Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	8th (2012)

The New Zealand women's national football team, nicknamed the Football Ferns, 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.^[3] New Zealand will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Australia, the Football Ferns automatically qualified as co-host.

History

The New Zealand Women’s Soccer Association was founded in 1975. By invitation the team took part in the Asian Women's Championship in 1975 and won the championship.^[4] They have since then played in the Oceanic Championship. New Zealand will co-host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup along with Australia after being awarded on 25 June 2020 as the favorites over Colombia. The Football Ferns automatically qualified as co-host.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Tom Sermanni
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Physical coach

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to compete at the 2020 Algarve Cup. The roster was announced on 27 February 2020.^[5] Following the first match of the tournament, Sarah Gregorius retired having made 100 appearances for the team.^[6]

Caps and goals are current as of 10 March 2020 after match against Norway.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Erin Nayler	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)	69	0	Reading
21	1GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)	3	0	Avaldsnes
23	1GK	Anna Leat	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Georgetown Hoyas

4	2DF	C. J. Bott	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29)	22	1	Vålerenga
5	2DF	Meikayla Moore	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)	38	3	MSV Duisburg
6	2DF	Rebekah Stott	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 30)	79	4	Melbourne City
7	2DF	Ali Riley (C)	(1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 36)	132	1	Orlando Pride
15	2DF	Nicole Stratford	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35)	3	0	USV Jena
18	2DF	Stephanie Skilton	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)	10	0	Auckland Football
24	2DF	Claudia Bunge	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 24)	4	0	Northern Lights
26	2DF	Marisa van der Meer	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Canterbury United Pride

2	3MF	Ria Percival	(1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)	148	14	Tottenham Hotspur
10	3MF	Annalie Longo	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 32)	122	15	Melbourne Victory
12	3MF	Betsy Hassett	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 33)	118	13	Stjarnan
14	3MF	Katie Bowen	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)	68	3	Utah Royals
16	3MF	Jana Radosavljević	(1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 27)	3	0	Werder Bremen
20	3MF	Daisy Cleverley	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)	9	2	California Golden Bears
22	3MF	Olivia Chance	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 30)	19	1	Bristol City

9	4FW	Katie Rood	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31)	11	5	Lewes
11	4FW	Sarah Gregorius ^RET	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36)	100	34	Retired
13	4FW	Rosie White	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 30)	108	24	OL Reign
17	4FW	Hannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 31)	95	26	Djurgårdens IF
19	4FW	Paige Satchell	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26)	17	1	SC Sand
25	4FW	Michaela Robertson		0	0	Wellington United

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to a roster in the previous 12 months.

This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be inaccurate.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lily Alfeld	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Northern Lights	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament

DF	Sarah Morton	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25)	6	1	Auckland Football	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament

MF	Hannah Blake	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Michigan Wolverines	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament

Notes:

INJ = Withdrew due to injury
PRE = Preliminary squad
RET = Retired from international duty

Player records

Bold players are still active.

Statistics as of 10 March 2020.^[7]

Most capped players

#	Name	Years	Caps	Goals
1	Ria Percival	2006–	151	14
2	Abby Erceg	2006–	141	6
3	Ali Riley	2007–	135	1
4	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	125	54
4	Katie Duncan	2006–2019	125	1
6	Annalie Longo	2006–	124	15
7	Betsy Hassett	2008–	119	13
8	Rosie White	2009–	110	24
9	Kirsty Yallop	2004–2017	104	12
10	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	100	34

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Years	Goals	Caps
1	Amber Hearn	2004–2018	54	125
2	Wendy Sharpe	1980–1995	34	47
2	Sarah Gregorius	2010–2020	34	100
4	Hannah Wilkinson	2010–	26	98
5	Rosie White	2009–	24	110
6	Wendi Henderson	1987–2007	17	64
6	Maureen Jacobson	1979–1996	17	53
8	Pernille Andersen	1998	15	7
8	Annalie Longo	2006–	15	124
10	Nicky Smith	1998–2007	14	23
10	Ria Percival	2006–	14	151

Managers

Schedule and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Lose

2019

7 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	China	2–0	New Zealand	Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8	Wang Shuang 61', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

10 November 2019 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament	Canada	3–0	New Zealand	Chongqing, China
16:00 UTC+8	Sinclair 35' Beckie 64', 67'	Report		Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

2020

4 March 2020 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	1–1 (7–6 p)	Belgium	Parchal, Portugal
18:00 UTC+9	Chance 37'	Report	Velde 89'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium
	Penalties
	Bowen Gregorius Stott White Moore Bott Longo Cleverley		De Caigny Vanhaevermaet Cayman Evrard Wullaert Deloose De Neve Wijnants

7 March 2020 Algarve Cup	Italy	3–0	New Zealand	Parchal, Portugal
21:00 UTC+9	Girelli 20' Bonansea 56' Bartoli 68'	Report		Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

10 March 2020 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	1–2	Norway	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
16:00 UTC+9	Wilkinson 11'	Report	Jensen 15' Graham Hansen 86'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

11 April 2020 MS&AD Cup 2020	Japan	Cancelled	New Zealand	Sendai, Japan
15:00 UTC+9		Cancellation		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium

2021

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

TBD Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	TBD	Japan
				Stadium: TBD

Honours

Continental

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Champions: 1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018

Runners-up: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2003

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	11
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	0	9
2011	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6
2015	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	1	5
2023	Qualified as Co-Hosts
Total	Group stage	—	15	0	3	12	8	34

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	Denmark	L 0–3	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
		19 November	Norway	L 0–4	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
		21 November	China	L 1–4	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
2007	Group stage	12 September	Brazil	L 0–5	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		15 September	Denmark	L 0–2	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		20 September	China	L 0–2	Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
2011	Group stage	27 June	Japan	L 1–2	Ruhrstadion, Bochum
		1 July	England	L 1–2	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
		5 July	Mexico	D 2–2	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015	Group stage	6 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		11 June	Canada	D 0–0	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
		15 June	China	D 2–2	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
2019	Group stage	11 June	Netherlands	L 0–1	Stade Océane, Le Havre
		15 June	Canada	L 0–2	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
		20 June	Cameroon	L 1–2	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
2023

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1
2012	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	3
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
2020	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	10	2	1	7	6	17	−11	7

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1983	1st	4	3	1	0	24	3	+21
1986	3rd	4	2	0	2	3	3	0
1989	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	1	+9
1991	1st	4	3	0	1	28	1	+27
1994	2nd	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8
1998	2nd	4	3	0	1	41	3	+38
2003	2nd	4	3	0	1	29	2	+27
2007	1st	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20
2010	1st	5	5	0	0	50	0	+50
2014	1st	3	3	0	0	30	0	+30
2018	1st	5	5	0	0	43	0	+43
Total	6 Titles	45	37	1	7	289	16	+273

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is an invitational tournament for national teams in women's association football hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious and longest-running women's international football events and has been nicknamed the "Mini FIFA Women's World Cup".^[8]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
Algarve Cup record
2016	4th place	4	1	2	1	2	2	0
2020	4th place	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4
Total	2/27	7	1	3	3	4	8	−4

References

^ "Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
^ "1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Voerman, Andrew (27 February 2020). "Abby Erceg remains unavailable as Football Ferns name squad for Algarve Cup". Stuff.co.nz.
^ Voerman, Andrew (5 March 2020). "Sarah Gregorius one of the lucky ones as she retires after her 100th Football Ferns match". Stuff.co.nz.
^ "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

External links

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) 2018 (Sixth title)	Succeeded by Incumbents
Preceded by Inaugural Champions	AFC Women's Champions 1975 (First title)	Succeeded by 1977 Republic of China

[1] "Soccer women step out with new name – Football Ferns..." Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[OFC-3] "1975 ASIAN CUP". New Zealand Football on NZfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2008.

[4] "1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[5] Voerman, Andrew (27 February 2020). "Abby Erceg remains unavailable as Football Ferns name squad for Algarve Cup". Stuff.co.nz.

[6] Voerman, Andrew (5 March 2020). "Sarah Gregorius one of the lucky ones as she retires after her 100th Football Ferns match". Stuff.co.nz.

[7] "Roll of Honour". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

[8] "Women's game thriving in the Algarve". FIFA. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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