New Zealand national under-23 football team

New Zealand U-23
Nickname(s)OlyWhites[1][2]
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDanny Hay
CaptainWinston Reid
Most capsJeremy Brockie
Daniel Ellensohn (15)
Top scorerLogan Rogerson (14)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 2–0 New Zealand
(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Biggest win
New Zealand 12–0 American Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 0–5 Australia 
(Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996)
New Zealand 0–5 Brazil 
(Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances9 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (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.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

12 July Friendly Australia  0–2  New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
19:00 (UTC+9) Report (NZF)
Report (SW)
  • Wood 55' (pen.)
  • Just 83'
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Caps and goals updated as of 2 August 2021 after the game against Japan.
Head coach: Danny Hay

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Michael Woud (1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 Almere City
13 1GK Jamie Searle (2000-11-25)25 November 2000 (aged 20) 1 0 Swansea City
22 1GK Alex Paulsen (2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 19) 1 0 Wellington Phoenix

2 2DF Winston Reid* (captain) (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 33) 5 0 West Ham United
3 2DF Liberato Cacace (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 20) 10 1 Sint-Truiden
4 2DF Nando Pijnaker (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 Helsingør
5 2DF Michael Boxall* (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 32) 12 1 Minnesota United
14 2DF George Stanger (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 20) 4 0 Hamilton Academical
15 2DF Dane Ingham (1999-06-08)8 June 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 Newcastle Jets
17 2DF Callan Elliot (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 22) 8 1 Wellington Phoenix

6 3MF Clayton Lewis (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 24) 16 4 Wellington Phoenix
8 3MF Joe Bell (1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 Viking
10 3MF Marko Stamenic (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 19) 4 0 HB Køge
16 3MF Gianni Stensness (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 22) 13 0 Viking
20 3MF Sam Sutton (2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (aged 19) 2 0 Wellington Phoenix
21 3MF Ben Old (2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Wellington Phoenix

7 4FW Elijah Just (2000-05-01)1 May 2000 (aged 21) 6 1 Helsingør
9 4FW Chris Wood* (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29) 11 4 Burnley
11 4FW Joe Champness (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24) 5 0 Giresunspor
12 4FW Callum McCowatt (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 22) 6 0 Helsingør
18 4FW Ben Waine (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 20) 10 8 Wellington Phoenix
19 4FW Matthew Garbett (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 19) 2 0 Torino

* Over-aged player.

Previous squads

Competitive record

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1991Runners-up6312126+610
1996Runners-up8602289+1918
1999Champions4400183+1512
2004Runners-up6411174+1313
2008Champions5500193+1615
2012Champions4400152+1312
2015Semifinals430183+59
2019Champions5500334+2915
Total42342615034+116104

Olympic Games

New Zealand's Chris Wood scores against Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
19001980 Did not participate
1984 Did not qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 7
2012 Group Stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 5
2016 Did not qualify
2020 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 3 3
Total 10 1 4 5 5 15

Beijing 2008

[5]

7 August Group C China PR  1–1  New Zealand Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Dong 88' Report 53' Brockie Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez
10 August Group C New Zealand  0–5  Brazil Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00 Report 3' Anderson
33' Pato
55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho
90+3' Sóbis
Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
13 August Group C New Zealand  0–1  Belgium Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Report 35' Haroun Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo

London 2012

[6]

26 July Group C Belarus  1–0  New Zealand Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00 Baha 45+1' Report Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium
Attendance: 14,457
Referee: Bakary Gassama
29 July Group C Egypt  1–1  New Zealand Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00 Salah 40' Report Wood 17' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August Group C Brazil  3–0  New Zealand Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00 Danilo 23'
Leandro Damião 29'
Sandro 52'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,201
Referee: Bakary Gassama

Tokyo 2020

[7]

Historical results

[1][8]

1990s

1991

22 May 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier Australia  2–0  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Vidmar 15'
Okon 68' (pen.)
Summary
17 July 1991 Friendly New Caledonia  0–4  New Zealand Noumea, New Caledonia
Harlock
Falloon
Fitzpatrick
19 July 1991 Friendly New Caledonia  1–1  New Zealand Noumea, New Caledonia
Falloon
31 October 1991 Friendly Central Queensland 0–3  New Zealand Bundaberg, Australia
Bowden
New
Own Goal
2 November 1991 Friendly Queensland 1–0  New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
7 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier Fiji  0–4  New Zealand Nadi, Fiji
Falloon
Bowden
Edge
13 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  1–2  Australia Nadi, Fiji
Coveny Summary Seal 78', 89'
15 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  3–0  Papua New Guinea Nadi, Fiji
Coveny
Harlock
18 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  4–2  Papua New Guinea Nadi, Fiji
Edge
Harlock
McAllister
Own Goal
20 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier Fiji  0–0  New Zealand Nadi, Fiji

1996

15 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  1–2  Fiji Adelaide, Australia
17 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier Vanuatu  0–10  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
19 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  2–0  Solomon Islands Adelaide, Australia
21 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  0–5  Australia Adelaide, Australia
23 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier Fiji  1–3  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
27 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  5–1  Vanuatu Adelaide, Australia
29 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier Solomon Islands  0–6  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia
31 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier Australia  0–1  New Zealand Adelaide, Australia

1999

12 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  4–0  Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
16 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier Papua New Guinea  0–5  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
18 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  5–2  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
20 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier Solomon Islands  1–4  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2000s

2000

21 January 2000 Friendly New Zealand  1–2  South Korea Auckland, New Zealand
23 January 2000 Friendly New Zealand  2–5  South Korea Palmerston North, New Zealand
29 March 2000 Friendly Japan  4–0  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
19 May 2000 2000 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  2–3  South Africa Auckland, New Zealand
27 May 2000 2000 Olympic Qualifier South Africa  1–0  New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa

2003

21 May 2003 Friendly Japan  4–0  New Zealand Kobe, Japan

2004

14 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  9–0  Cook Islands Auckland, New Zealand
Fisher 30', 55', 59'
Jones 32'
Pritchett 34', 73'
Pearce 82', 84'
Smith 90+4'
Summary Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
16 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  11–0  American Samoa Auckland, New Zealand
Pearce 8', 22', 39'
Smetlz 12', 51', 57', 66', 68'
Mulligan 26'
Smith 30'
Puna 87'
Summary Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
18 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  2–0  Tonga Auckland, New Zealand
Bertos 35'
Turner 45'
Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
22 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  3–2  Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
Lochhead 42'
Smeltz 51'
Brent Fisher 62'
Summary Maleb 9'
Thompsen 19'
Lete
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
30 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  1–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Smeltz 51' Report
Summary
Griffiths 71' Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi

2008

1 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier Fiji  0–2  New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Peverley 33'
Old 90'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Job Minan
3 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier Vanuatu  0–2  New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Barbarouses 15'
Brockie 40'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Norbert Huata
5 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier Papua New Guinea  2–5  New Zealand Lautoka, Fiji
Report Ellensohn 43', 58'
Barbarouses 60', 69'
Brockie 85'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Rakesh Varman
9 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  8–0  Cook Islands Lautoka, Fiji
Old 8'
Henderson 16'
Hayne 52', 79'
Messam 64'
Ellensohn 67'
Barbarouses 75'
Scott 90+2'
Report Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Job Minan
2 July 2008 Friendly New Zealand  1–2  Chile Wellington, New Zealand
Boxall 38' Report Stadium: Newtown Park
4 July 2008 Friendly New Zealand  1–0  Chile Wellington, New Zealand
Ellensohn 38' Report Stadium: Porirua Park
12 July 2008 Friendly Australia  3–2  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Milligan 25', 81'
Sarkies 37'
Report = Brockie 28' (51) Stadium: North Sydney Oval
15 July 2008 Friendly Central Coast Mariners 1–2  New Zealand Wahroonga, Australia
Petrovski 75' Report Brockie 20', 34' (o.g.) Stadium: Knox Grammar School
20 July 2008 Friendly Persikota Tangerang 2–0  New Zealand Tangerang, Indonesia
Report Stadium: Benteng Stadium
7 August 2008 2008 Olympics China PR  1–1  New Zealand Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Dong 88' Report 53' Brockie Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 41,407
Referee: Martín Vázquez
10 August 2008 2008 Olympics New Zealand  0–5  Brazil Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00 Report 3' Anderson
33' Pato
55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho
90+3' Sóbis
Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 44,951
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
13 August 2008 2008 Olympics New Zealand  0–1  Belgium Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00 Report 35' Haroun Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo
2010s

2012

2 February 2012 Friendly New Zealand  0–3  Saudi Arabia Melbourne, Australia
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
16 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers New Zealand  1–0  Papua New Guinea Taupo, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+13 Lovemore 73' Report Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
21 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers Tonga  0–10  New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13 Report Draper 23'
Jason Hicks 33'
Daniel Saric 43'
Louis Fenton 52', 54'
Ethan Gailbraith 72', 73'
Lovemore 77', 90'
Musa 81'
Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
23 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers New Zealand  3–2  Vanuatu Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 Louis Fenton 5'
Musa 8'
Draper 27'
Report Jean Kaltack 74'
Kensi Tangis 90+1'
Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
25 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers Fiji  0–1  New Zealand Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 Report Draper 18' (pen.) Stadium: Owen Delany Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
11 July 2012 Friendly Japan  1–1  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
Sugimoto 71' Report Lucas 90+4' Stadium: National Stadium
20 July 2012 Friendly New Zealand  2–4  United Arab Emirates Matrei, Austria
Smeltz 40'
Rojas 52'
Report Khalil 20' 72'
Essa 25'
Al Kamali 56'
Stadium: Matrei Stadium
29 July 2012 2012 Olympics Egypt  1–1  New Zealand Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00 Salah 40' Report 17' Wood Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August 2012 2012 Olympics Brazil  3–0  New Zealand Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00 Danilo 23'
Leandro Damião 29'
Sandro 52'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,201
Referee: Bakary Gassama

2015

3 July 2015 2015 Pacific Games New Zealand  2–0  Solomon Islands Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12:00 UTC+10 Patterson 29'
Rufer 40'
Report Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
7 July 2015 2015 Pacific Games New Caledonia  0–5  New Zealand Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00 UTC+10 Report Hudson-Wihongi 13'
Rogerson 34', 61', 71'
Prelevic 54'
Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
10 July 2015 2016 Olympic Qualifier New Zealand  0–3
(
awarded)
 Vanuatu Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:30 UTC+10 Patterson 47'
Tuiloma 56'
Report Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex
Note: New Zealand won the match 2–0 however the game was forfeited due to playing an ineligble player. The result was awarded as a 3–0 win to Vanuatu instead.[9]

2019

8 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Tonga  0–13  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13 Report
  • De Jong 4'
  • McIsaac 14', 41', 81'
  • Rogerson 28', 30', 37', 49', 54'
  • Heath 45+2'
  • Porter 78', 83', 90'
Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games New Zealand  5–1  Samoa Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13
  • Rogerson 15', 37'
  • Akers 44'
  • Tipelu 60'
  • Clark 77'
Report
Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Vanuatu  0–0  New Zealand Apia, Samoa
16:00 UTC+13 Report Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games New Zealand  2–0  Papua New Guinea Apia, Samoa
10:00 UTC+13
  • Whyte 34' (pen.)
  • Schnell 79'
Report Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
20 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games New Zealand  2–1  Papua New Guinea Apia, Samoa
12:00 UTC+13
  • Schnell 86'
  • Jones 90+4'
Report Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
6 September 2019 Friendly Australia  1–1  New Zealand Wollongong, Australia
19:30
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
9 September 2019 Friendly Australia  1–1  New Zealand New South Wales, Australia
19:30
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 2020 Olympic Qualifying Samoa  1–6  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
15:00 UTC+13
  • Tumua Leo 41'
Report
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 240
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) 2020 Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  12–0  American Samoa Suva, Fiji
15:00 UTC+13
Report
  • Tumua Leo 41'
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 2020 Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  4–2  Solomon Islands Suva, Fiji
18:00 UTC+13
Report
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 660
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 2020 Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  6–1  Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
12:00 UTC+13
Report
  • Shah 73'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 2020 Olympic Qualifying New Zealand  5–0  Solomon Islands Lautoka, Fiji
15:00 UTC+13
Report
  • Shah 73'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

See also

References

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