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Fifa Trigramme: | NZL |
Nickname: | OlyWhites[1] [2] |
Association: | New Zealand Football |
Confederation: | OFC (Oceania) |
Captain: | Matthew Garbett |
Most Caps: | Ian Hogg (16) |
Top Scorer: | Logan Rogerson (14) |
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First Game: | 2–0 (Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991) |
Largest Loss: | 5–0 (Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996) 0–5 (Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008) |
Regional Name: | Summer Olympic Games |
Regional Cup Apps: | 4 |
Regional Cup First: | 2008 |
Regional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (2020) |
2Ndregional Name: | OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 9 |
2Ndregional Cup First: | 1988 |
2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019) |
The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.
The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.
See main article: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present).
The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympics between 24 July and 10 August 2024.[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 July 2024 after the game against the United States. * Overage player.
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Notes:
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
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Ryan Nelsen (DF) | Simon Elliott (MF) | Chris Killen (FW) | ||
Ryan Nelsen (DF) | Michael McGlinchey (MF) | Shane Smeltz (FW) | ||
Winston Reid (DF) | Michael Boxall (DF) | Chris Wood (FW) | ||
Michael Boxall (DF) | Joe Bell (MF) | Sarpreet Singh (MF) |
The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic qualification.
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
1996 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | |
1999 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
2015 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 5 titles | 9/9 | 46 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 173 | 35 |
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1900–1988 | See New Zealand men's national football team | ||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
2012 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
2016 | Disqualified | ||||||||
2020 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
2024 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
2032 | |||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 4/9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
See main article: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (1992–2019) and New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present). [1] [7]
As 24 July 2024