New Zealand national under-20 football team

The New Zealand national under-20 football team also known as Junior All Whites represents New Zealand in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup since 2007 and they hosted the 2015 edition.

New Zealand under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Junior All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachChris Greenacre
CaptainFinn Surman
Most capsIan Hogg (16)
Top scorerOliver Colloty (11)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia 
(Papeete, French Polynesia; 8 December 1974)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 5 September 1988)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–6 Australia 
(Ba, Fiji; 8 September 1990)
 United States 6–0 New Zealand 
(Incheon, South Korea; 1 June 2017)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances22 (first in 1974)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)

Competition record

OFC U-20 Championship

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 U-20 Championship / OFC U-19 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1974 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 5 N/A
  1978 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 3 N/A
  1980 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 9 2 N/A
  1982 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 16 6 N/A
  1985 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 21 9 N/A
  1986 Third place 3rd 4 0 3 1 1 4 N/A
  1988 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 21 2 N/A
  1990 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 9 N/A
  1992 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 8 1 N/A
  1994 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 11 2 N/A
  1997 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 6 N/A
  1998 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 20 4 N/A
    2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 10 6 N/A
    2002 Group stage 3rd 4 3 0 1 17 2 N/A
  2005 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 3 Squad
  2007 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 21 4 Squad
  2008 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 4 Squad
  2011 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 22 1 Squad
  2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2 Squad
  2014 Did not enter
    2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 15 2 Squad
    2018 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 1 Squad
  2022 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 33 0 Squad
    2024 To be determined
Total 8 titles 22/23 91 64 8 19 285 77

FIFA U-20 World Cup

 
New Zealand (in white) playing Cameroon U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1977   Tunisia Did not enter
1979   Japan Did not qualify
1981   Australia
1983   Mexico
1985   Soviet Union
1987   Chile
1989   Saudi Arabia
1991   Portugal
1993   Australia
1995   Qatar
1997   Malaysia
1999   Nigeria
2001   Argentina
2003   United Arab Emirates
2005   Netherlands
2007   Canada Group stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad
2009   Egypt Did not qualify
2011   Colombia Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
2013   Turkey 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 7 Squad
2015   New Zealand Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad
2017   South Korea 16th 4 1 1 2 3 9 Squad
2019   Poland 11th 4 2 1 1 8 3 Squad
2023   Argentina 14th 4 1 1 2 3 11 Squad
2025   Chile To be determined
Total Round of 16 7/24 25 5 6 14 24 45

References