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 (soccer) tournaments.[1][2][3]

New Zealand Women's U-20

Nickname(s)	Junior Football Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Gareth Turnbull
Captain	Malia Steinmetz
Most caps	Annalie Longo (25)
Top scorer	Emma Rolston (31)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours Second colours
First international
New Zealand 0–2 Australia  (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994)
Biggest win
New Zealand 30–0 Samoa  (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 0–5 United States  (Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012)
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	7
Best result	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014)

OFC Championship Record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Finalist	5	4	0	1	35	6	+29	12
2004	Did Not Enter
2006	Champions	5	5	0	0	33	1	+32	15
2010	Champions	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27	9
2012	Champions	3	3	0	0	28	1	+27	9
2014	Champions	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
2015	Champions	4	4	0	0	69	0	+69	12
2017	Champions	5	5	0	0	48	1	+47	15
Total	6 Titles	28	27	0	1	258	10	+248	81

U-20 World Cup Record

By tournament

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
2008	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0
2012	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
2018	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
2021	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	22	5	4	13	25	44	-19	19

2006

17 August 2006	New Zealand	0–3	Australia	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
		Report	McCallum  39', 80' Shipard  90+3'	Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal

20 August 2006	Russia	3–2	New Zealand	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
	Kozhnikova  5' Terekhova  14' Akimova  93'	Report	Erceg  18' Humphries  56'	Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah

23 August 2006	Brazil	0–0	New Zealand	Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
		Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva

2008

19 November 2008	New Zealand	2–3	Nigeria	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00	Percival  42', 52'	Report	Michael  31' Chukwudi  35' Chikwelu  90+2'	Referee: Tanja Schett

22 November 2008	Chile	3–4	New Zealand	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00	Mardones  50' Pardo  83' Zamora  90+2'	Report	White  20', 36' (pen.) Leota  66'	Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Érika Vargas

26 November 2008	England	1–1	New Zealand	La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00	Duggan  90+4'	Report	McLaughlin  27'	Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Sachiko Baba

2010

13 July 2010	Sweden	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30	Görranson  56', 67'	Report	Wilkinson  33'	Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

16 July 2010	North Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00	Yun Hyon-Hi  12' Kim Un-Hyang  65' (pen.)	Report	Armstrong  90'	Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)

20 July 2010	New Zealand	1–4	Brazil	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30	White  89'	Report	Ludmila  25' Leah  59' Débora  87', 90'	Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

2012

19 August 2012	New Zealand	2–1	Switzerland	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20	Millynn  39' White  52'	Report	Aigbogun  90+1'	Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)

22 August 2012	Japan	2–2	New Zealand	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20	Tanaka  37' Michigami  71'	Report	Nakada  11' (o.g.) White  15'	Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)

26 August 2012	Mexico	4–0	New Zealand	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
19:20	Sofia Huerta  47' Natalia Gomez Junco  74' Yamile Franco  85' Olivia Jimenez  87'	Report		Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

2014

6 August 2014	New Zealand	2–0	Paraguay	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20	Rolston  40' Skilton  43'	Report		Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

9 August 2014	New Zealand	0–4	France	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00		Report	Diani  22' Lavogez  53' Le Bihan  80', 82'	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)

13 August 2014	Costa Rica	0–3	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00		Report	Skilton  24' Lee  69' O'Brien  90+4'	Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland)

17 August 2014 Quarter Final	Nigeria	4–1	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00	Oshoala  1', 12' Sunday  84', 90+'	Report	Rolston  89'	Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

2016

14 November 2016	Ghana	0–1	New Zealand	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00		Report	Christensen  89'	Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

17 November 2016	New Zealand	1–3	United States	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00	Coombes  76'	Report	Sanchez  3' Pugh  8' Watt  82'	Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)

21 November 2016	New Zealand	0–2	France	Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00		Report	Léger  17' Mateo  47'	Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

Current squad

Squad as announced for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Coach: Gareth Turnbull[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	DF	Elizabeth Anton	12 December 1998 (aged 19)			Western Springs AFC
	FW	Hannah Blake	5 May 2000 (aged 18)			Three Kings United
	DF	Claudia Bunge	21 September 1999 (aged 18)			Glenfield Rovers
	DF	Michaela Foster	9 January 1999 (aged 19)			Hamilton Wanderers AFC
	GK	Una Foyle	17 November 1998 (aged 19)			Coastal Spirit FC
	FW	Jacqui Hand	19 February 1999 (aged 19)			Eastern Suburbs AFC
	DF	Tiana Hill	16 July 2000 (aged 18)			Claudelands Rovers
	MF	Grace Jale	10 April 1999 (aged 19)			Eastern Suburbs AFC
	MF	Maggie Jenkins	14 June 2001 (aged 17)			Glenfield Rovers
	DF	Rebecca Lake	13 May 1999 (aged 19)			Coastal Spirit FC
	GK	Anna Leat	26 June 2001 (aged 17)			East Coast Bays AFC
	MF	Nicole Mettam	7 February 2000 (aged 18)			Eastern Suburbs AFC
	DF	Aneka Mittendorff	6 August 2001 (aged 16)			Forrest Hill Milford
	DF	Rose Morton	2 May 2000 (aged 18)			Western Springs AFC
	DF	Sarah Morton	28 August 1998 (aged 19)			Western Springs AFC
	GK	Nadia Olla	7 February 2000 (aged 18)			Western Springs AFC
	MF	Gabi Rennie	7 July 2001 (aged 17)			Waimakariri United AFC
	MF	Paige Satchell	13 April 1998 (aged 20)			Three Kings United
	MF	Malia Steinmetz (c)	18 January 1999 (aged 19)			Forrest Hill Milford
	FW	Dayna Stevens	4 July 2000 (aged 18)			Glenfield Rovers
	FW	Samantha Tawharu	18 January 1999 (aged 19)			Forrest Hill Milford

Past squads

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

References

1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
3. "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
4. "Turnbull names experienced squad for World Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

External links

• NZ Football page
• Ultimate NZ Soccer page