New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

New Zealand Women's U-20
Nickname(s)Junior Football Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachGemma Lewis
Most capsEmma Rolston (26)
Top scorerEmma Rolston (32)
FIFA codeNZL
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
Appearances7
Best resultChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014)

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]

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Gemma Lewis

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Australia on 6 and 10 April 2022.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Chloe Bellamy West Coast Rangers
Jemma Catherwood Wellington United
Milly Clegg Auckland United
Tui Dugan Arizona State Sun Devils
Kate Duncan Auckland United
1GK Brianna Edwards Wellington Phoenix
Macey Fraser Wellington Phoenix Academy
Rylee Godbold Hamilton Wanderers
Olivia Ingham Wellington Phoenix Academy
Kitty Jacob Western Springs
3MF Aniela Jensen Pacific Tigers
2DF Charlotte Lancaster Wellington Phoenix
2DF Zoe McMeeken Wellington Phoenix
Jana Niedermayr Eastern Suburbs
Emma Pijnenburg Western Springs
4FW Ava Pritchard Wellington Phoenix
Murphy Sheaff Jacksonville Dolphins
2DF Kate Taylor Wellington Phoenix
2DF Marisa van der Meer (2002-03-27) March 27, 2002 Melbourne City
3MF Te Reremoana Walker Wellington Phoenix
Reni Wasi Unattached
3MF Alyssa Whinham Wellington Phoenix
Charlotte Wilford-Carroll Eastern Suburbs

Past squads

Recent results and fixtures

2022

6 April 2022 Friendly Australia  5–1  New Zealand Canberra
18:30 UTC+10
  • Santos 2'
  • Hunter 21' (pen.)
  • Galic 39'
  • Johnson 55'
  • Gallagher 57'
Report
  • Lancaster 44'
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
10 April 2022 Friendly Australia  1–1  New Zealand Canberra
14:00 UTC+10
  • Hunter 10'
Report
  • Clegg 38'
Stadium: Viking Stadium
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

Competitive record

OFC Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2002Finalist5401356+2912
2004Did Not Enter
2006Champions5500331+3215
2010Champions3300270+279
2012Champions3300281+279
2014Champions3300181+179
2015Champions4400690+6912
2017Champions5500481+4715
Total6 Titles28270125810+24881

By tournament

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2002Did not Qualify--------
2004Did not Qualify--------
2006Group Stage301226−41
2008Group Stage31117704
2010Group Stage300338−50
2012Group Stage311147−34
2014Quarter-finals420268−26
2016Group Stage310225−33
2018Group Stage301213−21
2021 Qualified
TotalQuarter-finals2254132544-1919
2006
17 August 2006 Group stage New Zealand  0–3  Australia Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal
20 August 2006 Group stage Russia  3–2  New Zealand Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 3400
Referee: Hong Eun-Ah
23 August 2006 Group stage Brazil  0–0  New Zealand Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Shane De Silva
2008
19 November 2008 Group stage New Zealand  2–3  Nigeria Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00
Report
Referee: Tanja Schett
22 November 2008 Group stage Chile  3–4  New Zealand Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00
Report
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Érika Vargas
26 November 2008 Group stage England  1–1  New Zealand La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00
Report Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Sachiko Baba
2010
13 July 2010 Group stage Sweden  2–1  New Zealand Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30
  • Görranson 56', 67'
Report Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
20 July 2010 Group stage New Zealand  1–4  Brazil Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30
Report
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)
2012
19 August 2012 Group stage New Zealand  2–1   Switzerland Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20
Report
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)
22 August 2012 Group stage Japan  2–2  New Zealand Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20
Report
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)
2014
6 August 2014 Group stage New Zealand  2–0  Paraguay Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20
Report Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
9 August 2014 Group stage New Zealand  0–4  France Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)
13 August 2014 Group stage Costa Rica  0–3  New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00 Report
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland)
17 August 2014 Quarter-finals Nigeria  4–1  New Zealand National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00
Report
Attendance: 3,588
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
2016
14 November 2016 Group stage 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 Group stage New Zealand  1–3  United States PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00
  • Coombes 76'
Report
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
21 November 2016 Group stage New Zealand  0–2  France Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00 Report
Attendance: 995
Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)
2018
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage New Zealand  1–2  Netherlands Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
16:30
Report
  • Kalma 28'
  • Van Deursen 78'
Attendance: 2,042[5]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group stage France  0–0  New Zealand Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
19:30 Report Attendance: 5,031[6]
Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group stage Ghana  1–0  New Zealand Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau
16:30
  • Anima 75'
Report Attendance: 1,056[7]
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. 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. "U-20s series against Australia confirmed, squad named". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Match report – Group A – France v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Match report – Group A – Ghana v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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