New Zealand national under-20 football team

The New Zealand Under 20s football (soccer) team, more commonly known as the Junior All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 20 or youth football competitions. The 25,000 capacity North Harbour Stadium is used for home games of the Junior All Whites.

New Zealand U20
Nickname(s)Junior All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDarren Bazeley
CaptainJoe Bell
Most capsIan Hogg (16 caps)
Top scorerChris James, Myer Bevan (7 goals)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia 
(Papeete, French Polynesia; 8 December 1974)
World Cup
Appearances5
Best resultRound of 16, 2015, 2017, 2019
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances21
Best resultChampions, 1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018

Competition record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD
1974Runners-up4301135+8
19783rd Place311163+3
1980Champions321092+7
1982Runners-up4202166+10
19853rd Place5302219+12
19863rd Place403114−3
1988Runners-up5401212+19
1990Runners-up420259−4
1992Champions440081+7
1994Runners-up5401112+9
1997Runners-up420296+3
19983rd Place5311204+16
2001Runners-up6501106+4
2002Group Stage4301172+15
2005Group Stage310283+5
2007Champions6510214+17
20083rd Place311164+2
2011Champions4400221+21
2013Champions4400132+11
2014Did Not Enter
2016Champions5500152+13
2018Champions5500201+19
TotalChampions855881925277+175

FIFA U-20 World Cup

New Zealand (in white) playing Cameroon in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1977 Did Not Enter
1979 Did Not Qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Group Stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4
2009 Did Not Qualify
2011 Group Stage 17th 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1
2013 Group Stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
2015 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1
2017 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6
2019 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 8 3 −7
2021 To be determined
Total Round of 16 6/23 21 4 5 12 21 34 –13

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2 July Group C Portugal  2–0  New Zealand Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14:15 EDT Gama  45', 61' (pen.) Report Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Hernando Buitrago
5 July Group C New Zealand  0–1  Gambia Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17:00 EDT Report  22' Jallow Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 11,869
Referee: Joel Aguilar
8 July Group C New Zealand  1–2  Mexico Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15:15 EDT Pelter  89' Report  24' Bermúdez
 78' Mares
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 29,972
Referee: Mohamed Benouza

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

30 July Group B Cameroon  1–1  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Mbondi  33' Report  40' (o.g.) Tchaha Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 35,262
Referee: William Collum
2 August Group B Uruguay  1–1  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Luna  74' Report  57' Bevin Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 28,884
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
5 August Group B Portugal  1–0  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Rui  31' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 31,395
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

23 June Group F New Zealand  0–3  Uzbekistan Bursa, Turkey
17:00 UTC+03:00 Report  14' Makhstaliev
 53' Sergeev
 67' Turapov
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Antonio Arias
26 June Group F New Zealand  0–2  Uruguay Bursa, Turkey
18:00 UTC+03:00 Report  4' De Arrascaeta
 75' Nicolás López
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
29 June Group F Croatia  2–1  New Zealand Bursa, Turkey
18:00 UTC+03:00 Perica  11'
Rebić  75'
Report  84' (pen.) Fenton Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Sandro Ricci

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

30 May Group A New Zealand  0–0  Ukraine North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
13:00 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
2 June Group A New Zealand  0–4  United States North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
19:00 Report Jamieson  6'
Hyndman  33'
Arriola  58'
Rubin  83'
Attendance: 15,678
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
5 June Group A Myanmar  1–5  New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
19:00 Aung Thu  28' Report Billingsley  40'
Patterson  47'
Stevens  78'
Brotherton  81'
Lewis  89'
Attendance: 15,527
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
11 June Round of 16 Portugal  2–1  New Zealand Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
19:30 Guzzo  24'
Martins  87'
Report Holthusen  64' Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 May Group E Vietnam  0–0  New Zealand Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00 Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
25 May Group E New Zealand  3–1  Honduras Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00 Bevan  1', 56' (pen.)
Ashworth  23'
Report Álvarez  50' Attendance: 6,074
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
28 May Group E New Zealand  0–2  France Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
15:00 Report Saint-Maximin  22', 37' Attendance: 4,280
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
1 June Round of 16 United States  6–0  New Zealand Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
20:00 Sargent  32'
Ebobisse  64'
Lennon  65'
Glad  76'
Trusty  84'
Kunga  90+3'
Report Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

24 May 2019 2019 WC GS Honduras  0–5  New Zealand Lublin, Poland
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 4,484
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
27 May 2019 2019 WC GS Norway  0–2  New Zealand Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
30 May 2019 2019 WC GS New Zealand  0–2  Uruguay Łódź, Poland
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Results and fixtures

Results from previous 12 months and upcoming fixtures

5 August 2018 2018 OFC Champ. GS New Zealand  2–1  Tahiti Pirae, Tahiti
18:00 TAHT
Report
  • Kaspard  64'
Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
8 August 2018 2018 OFC Champ. GS New Zealand  14–0  Tonga Pirae, Tahiti
15:00 TAHT
  • Tipelu  15'
  • Schnell  36', 68'
  • Bell  38', 41', 42'
  • Whyte  46', 47', 89'
  • Spragg  54', 57', 88'
  • Spain  56'
  • Curry  78'
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
11 August 2018 2018 OFC Champ. GS Papua New Guinea  0–4  New Zealand Pirae, Tahiti
12:00 TAHT Report
Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 200
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
15 August 2018 2018 OFC Champ. SF New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia Pirae, Tahiti
15:00 TAHT
  • Mata  55'
  • Ebbinge  76'
Report
Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
18 August 2018 2018 OFC Champ. Final New Zealand  1–0  Tahiti Pirae, Tahiti
18:00 TAHT
  • Zwetsloot  50'
Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
24 May 2019 2019 WC GS Honduras  0–5  New Zealand Lublin, Poland
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 4,484
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
27 May 2019 2019 WC GS Norway  0–2  New Zealand Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
30 May 2019 2019 WC GS New Zealand  0–2  Uruguay Łódź, Poland
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be contested in May 2019.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Michael Woud (1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 20) Almere City
1GK Cameron Brown (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 (aged 19) Auckland City
1GK Zac Jones (2000-11-27)27 November 2000 (aged 18) Unattached

2DF George Stanger (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 18) Hamilton Academical
2DF Nando Pijnaker (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 20) Rio Ave
2DF Dalton Wilkins (1999-04-15)15 April 1999 (aged 20) FC Helsingør
2DF Gianni Stensness (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 20) Central Coast Mariners
2DF Liberato Cacace (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 18) Sint-Truiden
2DF Callan Elliot (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 19) Xanthi

3MF Dane Schnell (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 20) Waitakere United
3MF Joe Bell (1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 20) Viking FK
3MF Dominic Wooldridge (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 20) Torslanda IK
3MF Willem Ebbinge (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 18) Queenstown AFC
3MF Sarpreet Singh (1999-02-20)20 February 1999 (aged 20) 1. FC Nürnberg
3MF Elijah Just (2000-05-01)1 May 2000 (aged 19) FC Helsingør
3MF Leon van den Hoven (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 (aged 19) Waitakere United
3MF Trevor Zwetsloot (1999-10-16)16 October 1999 (aged 19) Unattached

4FW Matthew Conroy (2001-04-01)1 April 2001 (aged 18) IFK Berga
4FW Max Mata (2000-07-10)10 July 2000 (aged 18) Grasshopper Club Zürich
4FW Ben Waine (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 17) Wellington Phoenix
4FW Callum McCowatt (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 20) FC Helsingør

References

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