New Zealand women's national under-20 football team explained

New Zealand Women's U-20
Fifa Trigramme:	NZL
Nickname:	Junior Football Ferns
Association:	New Zealand Football
Confederation:	OFC (Oceania)
Coach:	Leon Birnie
Most Caps:	Emma Rolston (26)
Top Scorer:	Emma Rolston (32)
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First Game:	0–2 (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994)
Largest Win:	30–0 (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019)
Largest Loss:	0–5 (Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012)
U20wc Apps:	8
U20wc First:	2006
U20wc Best:	Quarter-finals (2014)
Regional Name:	OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	7
Regional Cup First:	2002
Regional Cup Best:	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Type:	women

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Fixtures and results

2022

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^{[4] [5]}

Competitive record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship record
Year	Host	Round
2002	Tonga	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	35	6
2004	Papua New Guinea	Did not enter
2006	Samoa	bgcolor=gold	Champions	5	5	0	0	33	1
2010	align=left style="border: 3px solid red"	New Zealand	bgcolor=gold	Champions	3	3	0	0	27	0
2012	align=left style="border: 3px solid red"	New Zealand	bgcolor=gold	Champions	3	3	0	0	28	1
2014	align=left style="border: 3px solid red"	New Zealand	bgcolor=gold	Champions	3	3	0	0	18	1
2015	Tonga	bgcolor=gold	Champions	4	4	0	0	69	0
2017	align=left style="border: 3px solid red"	New Zealand	bgcolor=gold	Champions	5	5	0	0	48	1
2019	Cook Islands	bgcolor=gold	Champions	5	5	0	0	63	2
2023	Fiji	bgcolor=gold	Champions	5	5	0	0	45	0
Total		8 Titles	38	37	0	1	366	12

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year	Host	Round							Squad
2002	Canada	Did not qualify
2004	Thailand	Did not enter
2006		Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
2008	Chile		3	1	1	1	7	7	Squad
2010	Germany		3	0	0	3	3	8	Squad
2012	Japan		3	1	1	1	4	7	Squad
2014	Canada	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	8	Squad
2016	Papua New Guinea	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	Squad
2018	France		3	0	1	2	1	3	Squad
2022	Costa Rica		3	0	2	1	3	6	Squad
2024	Colombia	Qualified
2026	Poland	To be determined
Total		Quarter-finals	25	5	6	14	28	50	–

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup match history

2022

External links

• NZ Football page
• Ultimate NZ Soccer page

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815034639/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/round=267990/match=300251245/match-report.html. dead. 15 August 2014. FIFA. 2 December 2014.
2. Web site: NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight. Stuff. 13 August 2014 . 2 December 2014.
3. Web site: Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters. Stuff. 14 August 2014 . 2 December 2014.
4. News: Junior Football Ferns squad announced for U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica . . 26 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725180439/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/118206 . 25 July 2022.
5. Web site: Squad List: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 . . 3 August 2022 . 4 August 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803165856/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce42/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf . 3 August 2022.