New Zealand men's national under-17 football team explained

New Zealand U17
Fifa Trigramme:NZL
Nickname:Young All Whites
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
Coach:Martin Bullock
Captain:Marley Leuluai
Most Caps:Ian Hogg (21)
Top Scorer:Kosta Barbarouses (16)
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First Game: 1–0
(Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 1983)
Largest Loss: 0–13
(Ismailia, Egypt; 11 September 1997)
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:10
Regional Cup First:1997
Regional Cup Best:Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015)
2Ndregional Name:OFC Under 17 Championship/Tournament
2Ndregional Cup Apps:17
2Ndregional Cup First:1983
2Ndregional Cup Best:Champions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023)

The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Young All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.

New Zealand was the host nation for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]

Competition record

OFC U-17 Championship

The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup.[2]

OFC U-17 Championship / OFC U-16 Championship record
Yearwidth=95Roundwidth=60Positionwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1983Runners-up2nd531172
1986Runners-up2nd422031
1989Runners-up2nd4301185
1991Runners-up2nd421193
1993Third place3rd3201163
1995Runners-up2nd421163
1997Champions1st5500151
1999Did not enter
2001Runners-up2nd64021410
5th5221194
2005Withdrew
2007Champions1st330092
2009Champions1st330070
2011Champions1st5500151
2013Champions1st5500233
2015Champions1st7610367
2017Champions1st5500282
2018Champions1st5311169
2023Champions1st5500203
2024Champions1st5500312
Total10 titles18/2083659929059

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearHostRoundPositionSquad
1985 ChinaDid not qualify
1987 Canada
1989
1991 Italy
1993 Japan
1995 Ecuador
1997 Egypt16th3003022Squad
1999align=left style="border: 3px solid red" New Zealand11th310238Squad
2001 Trinidad and TobagoDid not qualify
2003 Finland
2005 PeruWithdrew
2007Group stage24th3003013Squad
2009 NigeriaRound of 1616th403138Squad
2011 Mexico13th411248Squad
2013Group stage24th3003011Squad
2015 ChileRound of 1615th411238Squad
2017 IndiaGroup stage17th301248Squad
2019 Brazil17th310225Squad
2023 Indonesia22nd3003110Squad
2025 QatarQualified
Total11/2033462320101

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2024 OFC U-16 Championship held in Tahiti.[3]

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the New Zealand under-17 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020718/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/archive/newzealand1999/index.html. dead. 5 March 2016. Fifa.com . FIFA . 20 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Oceania U-17 World Cup Qualifiers. RSSSF. 25 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Squad Announced for OFC Men’s U-16 Championship in Tahiti. New Zealand Football. en. 26 June 2024. 1 July 2024.