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

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
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
Total	Group Stage	-	12	0	3	9	7	29

Summer Olympics

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
Total	Quarter-finals	7	1	1	5	5	12	–7	4

OFC Championship

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
1995	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
Total	5 Titles	40	32	1	7	246	16	+230

Results and fixtures

2016

23 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualifier	Papua New Guinea	1 – 7	New Zealand	Lae, Papua New Guinea
14:15 UTC+10	Gunemba 79'	Report	Hearn 20', 64' Stott 22' Longo 27', 53' Phillips 35' Erceg 63'	Stadium: PNGFA Academy Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

26 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	Cancelled	Papua New Guinea	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+13				Stadium: QBE Stadium

2 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Brazil	1 – 0	New Zealand	Lagos, Portugal
18:30 WET	Debinha 20'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

4 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	New Zealand	0 – 0	Russia	Parchal, Portugal
18:30 WET		Report		Stadium: Stadium Bela Vista Referee: Aye Thein (Myanmar)

7 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Portugal	0 – 1	New Zealand	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 WET		Report	Longo 69'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

9 March 2016 2016 Algarve Cup	Iceland	1 – 1 (6 – 5 p)	New Zealand	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
17:30 WET	A. Hauksdóttir 27'	Report	Hearn 70'	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
		Penalties
	Viggósdóttir Viðarsdóttir Brynjarsdóttir Jessen Þorsteinsdóttir Friðriksdóttir		Hearn White Stott Percival Hassett Green

7 April 2016 Friendly	Netherlands	2 – 0	New Zealand	Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
	van de Sanden 8', 17'	Report		Stadium: IJmond Stadion

4 June 2016 Friendly	Australia	2 – 0	New Zealand	Ballarat, Australia
15:00 AEST	Foord 5', 51'	Report		Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 4,371

7 June 2016 Friendly	Australia	1 – 1	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
17:00 AEST	de Vanna 73'	Report	Bowen 65'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium

28 July 2016 Friendly	New Zealand	4 – 1	South Africa	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14:00]	Wilkinson 15' Hearn 33' Longo 62' Gregorius 88'	Report	Seoposenwe 66'	Stadium: Estadio Luso Brasileiro Attendance: 30 Referee: Simone Xavier (BRA)

3 August 2016 2016 Olympics	United States	2 – 0	New Zealand	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:00	Lloyd 9' Morgan 46'			Stadium: Mineirão

6 August 2016 2016 Olympics	Colombia	0 – 1	New Zealand	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
20:00			Hearn 31'	Stadium: Mineirão

9 August 2016 2016 Olympics	New Zealand	0 – 3	France	Salvador, Brazil
19:00				Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

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	Norwest United
2	2DF	Percival, RiaRia Percival	(1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (aged 26)	116	11	FC Basel
3	2DF	Green, AnnaAnna Green	(1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 25)	60	7	Mallbacken
4	3MF	Duncan, KatieKatie Duncan	(1988-02-01)1 February 1988 (aged 28)	115	1	FC Zürich
5	2DF	Erceg, AbbyAbby Erceg (c)	(1989-11-20)20 November 1989 (aged 26)	126	6	Western New York Flash
6	2DF	Stott, RebekahRebekah Stott	(1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 23)	49	4	Claudelands Rovers
7	2DF	Riley, AliAli Riley	(1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 28)	101	1	FC Rosengård
8	4FW	Pereira, JasmineJasmine Pereira	(1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 20)	18	0	Three Kings United
9	4FW	Hearn, AmberAmber Hearn	(1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 31)	112	50	USV Jena
10	4FW	Gregorius, SarahSarah Gregorius	(1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 28)	78	24	Speranza FC Osaka-Takatsuki
11	3MF	Yallop, KirstyKirsty Yallop	(1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 29)	99	12	Mallbacken
12	3MF	Hassett, BetsyBetsy Hassett	(1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 25)	91	8	Werder Bremen
13	4FW	White, RosieRosie White	(1993-06-06)6 June 1993 (aged 23)	81	14	Liverpool
14	3MF	Bowen, KatieKatie Bowen	(1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 22)	37	1	FC Kansas City
15	2DF	Moore, MeikaylaMeikayla Moore	(1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 20)	14	0	Cashmere Technical
16	3MF	Longo, AnnalieAnnalie Longo	(1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 25)	91	8	Cashmere Technical
17	4FW	Wilkinson, HannahHannah Wilkinson	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 24)	74	23	University of Tennessee
18	1GK	Rolls, RebeccaRebecca Rolls	(1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 40)	22	0	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	Three Kings United	v. Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
GK	Cushla Lichtwark	(1980-11-29) 29 November 1980	0	0	Hutt City	v. Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
DF	Catherine Bott	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995	3	0	Forrest Hill Milford	v. Australia, 7 June 2016 (Friendly)
FW	Aimee Phillips	(1991-05-06) 6 May 1991	3	1	Canterbury United Pride	v. Netherlands, 7 April 2016 (Friendly)
GK	Victoria Esson	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991	0	0	Ferrymead Bays	v. Netherlands, 7 April 2016 (Friendly)
MF	Kate Loye	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993	1	0	Claudelands Rovers	2016 Algarve Cup
MF	Grace Jale		0	0	Eastern Suburbs	v. Papua New Guinea, 23 January 2016 (Olympic Qualifier)
FW	Stephanie Skilton	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	2	0	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

References

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

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

New Zealand squads – FIFA Women's World Cup

New Zealand squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 King (c) 2 Parr 3 Chaney 4 Pedruco 5 Pullen 6 Taylor 7 Jacobson 8 van de Elzen 9 Henderson 10 Baker 11 Crawford 12 Campbell 13 Nye 14 George 15 McCahill 16 Robertson 17 Warring 18 A. Smith Coach: Boardman

New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Bromley 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 R. Smith (c) 7 Thompson 8 Moorwood 9 Henderson 10 Longo 11 Oostdam 12 Puckrin 13 Riley 14 Ferrara 15 Jackman 16 Humphries 17 Tegg 18 Duncan 19 McColl 20 M. Smith 21 Howard Coach: Herdman

New Zealand squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 McLaughlin 15 Kete 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Bowen 19 Hill 20 Clansey 21 Nayler Coach: Herdman

New Zealand squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Nayler 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Duncan 5 Erceg (c) 6 Stott 7 Riley 8 Pereira 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Bowen 15 Moore 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Bott 19 Millynn 20 Cleverley 21 Rolls 22 Kete 23 Lichtwark Coach: Readings

New Zealand women's football squads – Summer Olympics

New Zealand women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 R. Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood (c) 9 Hearn 10 McColl 11 Yallop 12 M. Smith 13 Tegg 14 Hill 15 Kete 16 Leota 17 Oostdam 18 Howard Coach: Herdman

New Zealand women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics

1 Bindon 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Hoyle 5 Erceg 6 Smith 7 Riley 8 Moorwood 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Hill 15 Stott 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Rolls Coach: Readings

New Zealand women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics

1 Nayler 2 Percival 3 Green 4 Duncan 5 Erceg (c) 6 Stott 7 Riley 8 Pereira 9 Hearn 10 Gregorius 11 Yallop 12 Hassett 13 White 14 Bowen 15 Moore 16 Longo 17 Wilkinson 18 Rolls Coach: Readings

Association football in New Zealand

New Zealand Football

National teams

Men	National team (All Whites) Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team (Football Ferns) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	ASB Premiership Northern Region Football League (NRFL1 NRFL2) Central Premier League Robbie's PFL ODT FootballSouth PL NSL (defunct)

Women	National Women's League

Domestic cups

Men	Chatham Cup Charity Cup White Ribbon Cup

Awards

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues
Asia–Pacific Football Academy
Women's football in New Zealand

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National women's football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati† New Caledonia New Zealand Niue† Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu† Vanuatu

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of New Zealand

A1 GP
American football
Association football
- M
- U-23
- U-20
- U-17
- W
- WU-20
- WU-17
Australian rules football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
- M
- U-19
- W
Beach soccer
Commonwealth Games
Cricket
- M
- W
- U-19
- NZA
Field hockey
- M
- W
Futsal
- M
- W
Handball
- M
- MU-21
- MU-19
- W
- WU-21
- WU-19
Ice hockey
- M
- U-20
- U-18
- W
- WU-18
Korfball
Netball
Olympics
Paralympics
Roller derby
Rugby league
- M
- W
Rugby sevens
- M
- W
Rugby union
- M
- W
Softball
- M
- W
Squash
- M
- W
Surf lifesaving
Tennis
- M
- W
Volleyball
- M
- W
Water polo
- M
- W
Wheelchair rugby

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New Zealand women's national football team

Record

World Cup

Summer Olympics

OFC Championship

Results and fixtures

2016

Team

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

See also

References

External links