New Zealand national under-20 football team

The New Zealand national under-20 football team also known as Junior All Whites represents New Zealand in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup since 2007 and they hosted the 2015 edition.

New Zealand under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Junior All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachChris Greenacre
CaptainFinn Surman
Most capsIan Hogg (16)
Top scorerOliver Colloty (11)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia 
(Papeete, French Polynesia; 8 December 1974)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 5 September 1988)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–6 Australia 
(Ba, Fiji; 8 September 1990)
 United States 6–0 New Zealand 
(Incheon, South Korea; 1 June 2017)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances22 (first in 1974)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)

Competition record

OFC U-20 Championship

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship / OFC U-19 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
French Polynesia 1974Runners-up2nd4301135
Australia 1978Third place3rd311163
Fiji 1980Champions1st321092
Papua New Guinea 1982Runners-up2nd4202166
Australia 1985Third place3rd5302219
New Zealand 1986Third place3rd403114
Fiji 1988Runners-up2nd5401212
Fiji 1990Runners-up2nd420259
French Polynesia 1992Champions1st440081
Fiji 1994Runners-up2nd5401112
French Polynesia 1997Runners-up2nd420296
Samoa 1998Third place3rd5311204
New Caledonia Cook Islands 2001Runners-up2nd6501106
Vanuatu Fiji 2002Group stage3rd4301172
Solomon Islands 2005Group stage5th310283Squad
New Zealand 2007Champions1st6510214Squad
French Polynesia 2008Third place3rd311164Squad
New Zealand 2011Champions1st4400221Squad
Fiji 2013Champions1st4400132Squad
Fiji 2014Did not enter
Tonga Vanuatu 2016Champions1st5500152Squad
Cook Islands French Polynesia 2018Champions1st5500201Squad
French Polynesia 2022Champions1st6600330Squad
Vanuatu Samoa 2024To be determined
Total8 titles22/23916481928577

FIFA U-20 World Cup

New Zealand (in white) playing Cameroon U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1977 TunisiaDid not enter
1979 JapanDid not qualify
1981 Australia
1983 Mexico
1985 Soviet Union
1987 Chile
1989 Saudi Arabia
1991 Portugal
1993 Australia
1995 Qatar
1997 Malaysia
1999 Nigeria
2001 Argentina
2003 United Arab Emirates
2005 Netherlands
2007 CanadaGroup stage22nd300315Squad
2009 EgyptDid not qualify
2011 ColombiaGroup stage17th302123Squad
2013 Turkey23rd300317Squad
2015 New ZealandRound of 1614th411267Squad
2017 South Korea16th411239Squad
2019 Poland11th421183Squad
2023 Argentina14th4112311Squad
2025 ChileTo be determined
TotalRound of 167/242556142445

References

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