The New Zealand women's national football team, nicknamed the Football Ferns, is governed by
New Zealand Football
New Zealand Football is the governing body for the sport of association football in New Zealand. It oversees the seven New Zealand Football federations, as well as the New Zealand national football team (nicknamed the "All Whites"), the nationa ...
(NZF). The New Zealand national team qualified for the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international association football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 edition, but th ...
, 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.
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. 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 favourites over Colombia. The Football Ferns automatically qualified as co-host.
Team image
Nicknames
The New Zealand women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Football Ferns".
FIFA world rankings
Worst Ranking Best Ranking Worst Mover Best Mover
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2022
2023
New Zealand Fixtures and Results– Soccerway.com
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Players
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for the
friendly
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Places
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* Friendly, Maryland, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Friendly, Eugene, Oregon, a neighborhood in the United States
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matches against
United States
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on 18 and 21 January 2023.
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Caps and goals are current as of 15 November 2022 after match against
South Korea
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.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
''Notes:''
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INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
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COVID Withdrew due to COVID–19.
Captains
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Abby Erceg
Abby May Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender. She is the captain of the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League. She has previously played for Chicago Red Stars in ...
– 49 matches (2013–2017)
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Rebecca Smith – 45 matches (2003–2007, 2011–2012)
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Hayley Moorwood
Hayley Rose Bowden (née Moorwood; born 13 February 1984) is a women's association footballer who has represented New Zealand at international level.
Club career
In 2003 and 2004, Bowden played varsity soccer for Southwest Baptist University ...
– 43 matches (2007–2011
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Ali Riley – 40 matches (2017– ) †
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Barbara Cox - 19 matches (1975,1984–1987)
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Terry McCahill
Teresa Ann (Terry) McCahill (born 1 September 1970) is a former New Zealand association football player who represented her country.
McCahill made her Football Ferns debut in a 3–0 win over Australia on 23 October 1991 and ended her intern ...
– 14 matches (1995–1998)
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Marilyn Marshall – 12 matches (?)
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Wendi Henderson
Wendi Judith Henderson (born 16 July 1971) is an association football player who represented New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the No ...
– 9 matches (2000, 2006–2007
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Maureen Jacobson
Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.
Club career
Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991. She als ...
– 9 matches (2005–2006)
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Ali Grant – 6 matches (1981–1983)
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Leslie King – 5 matches (1991)
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Viv Robertson – 5 matches (1998–1991)
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Current New Zealand captain
Records
Bold players are still active.
:''Statistics as of 23 February 2022''.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Honours
Continental
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OFC Women's Nations Cup
The OFC Women's Nations Cup (previously known as the OFC Women's Championship) is a women's association football tournament for national teams who belong to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held every three years from 1983 to 1989. ...
: ''Champions:''
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
,
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
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2007
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2010
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2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
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2018
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: ''Runners-up:''
1989
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1994
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2003
File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...
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AFC Women's Championship
: ''Champions:''
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
OFC Women's Nations Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Algarve Cup
The Algarve Cup is an invitational
tournament for national teams in
women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known simply as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport of association football when played by women only. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries and 176 national te ...
hosted by the
Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the
Algarve region of
Portugal
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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".
SheBelieves Cup
The
SheBelieves Cup is a global invitational
tournament for national teams in
women's soccer
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hosted in the
United States
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.
See also
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Sport in New Zealand
Sport in New Zealand largely reflects the nation's colonial heritage, with some of the most popular sports being rugby union, rugby league, cricket, association football, basketball, horse racing and netball, which are primarily played in Commo ...
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Football in New Zealand
Association football, also known as football or soccer, is a popular recreation sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). It is the third-most popular men's team sport after ...
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Women's football in New Zealand
*New Zealand women's national football team
**New Zealand women's national football team results
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List of New Zealand women's international footballers
This is a list of New Zealand women's international footballers – association football players who have played for the New Zealand women's national football team in officially recognised international matches. All players with official senior ...
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New Zealand women's national under-20 football team
The New Zealand women's Under-20 Football Team, informally known as the 'Junior Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-20 football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying de ...
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New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
References
External links
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FIFA profile
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Oceanian women's national association football teams