Women's association football in New Zealand explained
Association football in New Zealand is one of the fastest growing and most popular sports amongst women.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The National Women's League was created in 2002 in order to help improve the New Zealand women's national football team.[7] New Zealand Football is now focusing its efforts on youth development so the country can be internationally competitive.[8]
History
The earliest development of women's football begun in 1973.[9] [10] [11] [12] The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted in New Zealand.
Governing Board
The Women's Soccer Association of New Zealand (WSANZ) used to have sole control of the women's game in New Zealand it merged after becoming part of the national body, New Zealand Football.[10]
WSANZ has disbanded its organisation and operates under New Zealand Football.[13] New Zealand Football is the governs women's football in the country.[14]
Domestic League
The National Women's League is the top tier professional Women's football league in New Zealand.
National team
See main article: New Zealand women's national football team. The women's team's greatest international achievement was to win 1975 AFC Women's Championship.[15] The national team has never reached the second round of the World Cup.[16] OFC Women's Nations Cup is used as a qualifier for the world cup
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup: Record crowd spurs Football Ferns to historic win. Phillip. Rollo. 21 July 2023. Stuff.
- Web site: Public Findings and Recommendations. Sportnz.org.nz. 23 July 2019.
- Web site: Changing face of women's football in New Zealand. Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2014 . 23 July 2019.
- Web site: On the ball: Football by the numbers - popularity surges among youth and women. Stuff.co.nz. 20 January 2017 . 23 July 2019.
- Web site: Who We Are - News - Women's and youth football development making progress in New Zealand . Fifa.com. 23 July 2019.
- Web site: Issues of power in a history of women's football in New Zealand: A Foucauldian genealogy. Barbara Douglas. Cox. 17 July 2010. researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz.
- News: National women's league retains youth focus. Stuff.co.nz. 2012-07-30.
- News: Wellington Phoenix reveal plan for future. Stuff.co.nz. 2012-07-30.
- From heydays to struggles: Women's soccer in New Zealand. Barbara. Cox. Shona. Thompson. 1 June 2003. Soccer & Society. 4. 2–3. 205–224. 10.1080/14660970512331390915. 144374128.
- Book: Branch, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Historical. Women Together: A History of Women's Organisations in New Zealand : Ngā Rōpū Wāhine O Te Motu. 23 July 1993. Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Google Books. 9780908896295.
- Web site: From 70s restart to Fifa Women's World Cup hosting - NZ football's remarkable revival. Tony. Smith. 24 May 2023. Stuff.
- Web site: 'Knee-length knickers, tasselled caps': How women's football first came to New Zealand. Tony. Smith. 23 May 2023. Stuff.
- News: Women's soccer becomes part of national body. New Zealand Herald. 2005-12-15. 2012-07-30.
- Web site: World Cup coming at right time for women, says New Zealand Football president | Ella Reilly. Ella. Reilly. 30 April 2019. Theguardian.com.
- Web site: Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 21: Thailand. Wanchai. Rujawongsanti. 6 June 2019. Theguardian.com.
- Web site: Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 19: New Zealand. Steve. Deane. 5 June 2019. Theguardian.com.
