New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

The New Zealand women's Under-17 Football Team, informally known as the 'Young Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-17 association football tournaments. The Young Football Ferns were the host team for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

New Zealand Women's U-17
Nickname(s)Young Football Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachLeon Birnie
CaptainTBD
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 4–0 New Zealand 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 2007)[1]
Biggest win
 Vanuatu 0–27 New Zealand 
(Pirae, Tahiti; 20 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–6 Japan 
(Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2010)
OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best resultThird place (2018)

The Young Football Ferns compete in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the bi-annual confederation championship to decide who represents Oceania Football Confederation at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament was held in 2010.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Finals history

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Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose

2008
v  Canada
28 October 2008 New Zealand  0–1  Canada North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
19:00Report
  • Lamarre 53'
Attendance: 13,123
Referee: Kirsi Savolainen
v  Denmark
1 November 2008 New Zealand  1–2  Denmark North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
16:00
ReportAttendance: 11,170
Referee: Silvia Reyes
v  New Zealand
4 November 2008 Colombia  1–3  New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00
Report
Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Etsuko Fukano
2010
v  Venezuela
6 September 2010 New Zealand  1–2  Venezuela Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
19:00
Report
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Thalia Mitsi (Greece)
v  Spain
9 September 2010 New Zealand  1–3  Spain Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
16:00
Report
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Cha Sung Mi (Korea Republic)
v  New Zealand
13 September 2010 Japan  6–0  New Zealand Dwight Yorke Stadium, Scarborough
16:00
ReportAttendance: 2,140
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
2012
v  New Zealand
23 September 2012 Mexico  1–0  New Zealand Bayil Stadium, Baku
15:00
ReportAttendance: 1,900
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
v  Japan
26 September 2012 New Zealand  0–3  Japan Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
20:00Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
v  Brazil
30 September 2012 New Zealand  3–4  Brazil Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku
14:00
Report
Attendance: 8,857
Referee: Ri Hyang-Ok (North Korea)
2014
v  Spain
19 March 2014 New Zealand  0–3  Spain Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, Tibas
17:00ReportAttendance: 2,364
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
v  New Zealand
23 March 2014 Japan  3–0  New Zealand Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
17:00ReportAttendance: 5,100
Referee: Ana Marques (Brazil)
2016
v  New Zealand
30 September 2016 Mexico  5–0  New Zealand Amman International Stadium, Amman
17:00
ReportAttendance: 7,635
Referee: Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
v  New Zealand
3 October 2016 Spain  2–0  New Zealand Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
16:00
ReportAttendance: 698
Referee: Park Ji-Yeong (South Korea)
v  Jordan
7 October 2016 New Zealand  5–0  Jordan Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
16:00
ReportAttendance: 4,493
Referee: Aissata Amegee (Togo)
2018
v  Finland
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) New Zealand  1–0  Finland Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
16:00
ReportAttendance: 1,385
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
v  New Zealand
16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) Uruguay  1–2  New Zealand Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
19:00ReportAttendance: 4,619
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
v  New Zealand
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) Ghana  2–0  New Zealand Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
17:00
ReportAttendance: 359
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
v  Spain
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28) New Zealand  0–2  Spain Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
16:00ReportAttendance: 369
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
v  Canada
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) New Zealand  2–1  Canada Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
16:00Wisnewski 1', 13'ReportKazandjian 64'Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
2022

Players

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11GKAimee Feinberg-Danieli (2005-02-11)11 February 2005 (aged 19) Auckland United FC
181GKMadeleine Iro (2005-10-24)24 October 2005 (aged 18) Cashmere Technical
211GKSophie Campbell (2007-02-23)23 February 2007 (aged 17) New Plymouth Rangers

22DFSuya Hearing (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 19) Northern Rovers
32DFElla McMillan (2005-03-20)20 March 2005 (aged 19) Wellington Phoenix FC
42DFMarie Green (2005-01-12)12 January 2005 (aged 19) Ellerslie AFC
52DFManaia Elliott (2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (aged 19) Melville United AFC
162DFRebekah Trewhitt (2005-12-13)13 December 2005 (aged 18) Palmerston North Marist FC
172DFLara Smith (2006-03-18)18 March 2006 (aged 18) Wellington United

63MFCharlotte Mortlock (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 18) Cashmere Technical
83MFHelena Errington (2005-07-31)31 July 2005 (aged 19) Western Suburbs FC
103MFOlivia Ingham (2005-11-09)9 November 2005 (aged 18) Wellington Phoenix FC
113MFKiara Bercelli (2005-02-23)23 February 2005 (aged 19) Alamein FC
133MFLara Colpi (2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 19) Western Springs AFC
143MFOlivia Page (2005-05-05)5 May 2005 (aged 19) Eastern Suburbs AFC
153MFElla McCann (2005-03-25)25 March 2005 (aged 19) FC Nelson
193MFZoe Benson (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 18) Eastern Suburbs AFC
203MFMegan Simpson (2006-09-01)1 September 2006 (aged 18) Nomads United

74FWRuby Nathan (2005-10-11)11 October 2005 (aged 19) Auckland United FC
94FWMilly Clegg (2005-11-01)1 November 2005 (aged 18) Wellington Phoenix
124FWAlexis Cook (2005-07-01)1 July 2005 (aged 19) Northern Rovers

Competitive record

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
YearHostRound Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Squad
2008  New ZealandGroup Stage31024403Squad
2010  Trinidad and TobagoGroup Stage3003211−90Squad
2012  AzerbaijanGroup Stage300338−50Squad
2014  Costa RicaGroup Stage301217−61Squad
2016  JordanGroup Stage310257–23Squad
2018  UruguayThird place631267–110Squad
2022  IndiaGroup Stage3003210–80Squad
2024  Dominican RepublicQualified
2025  MoroccoTo be determined
TotalThird place2452172354−3117

OFC U-17 Women's Championship

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The OFC Under 17 Women's Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Since 2017 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Women's Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup.[3]

OFC U-17 Women's Championship
YearRound Pld W D L GF GA
2010Champions3300370
2012Champions3300291
2016Champions5500550
OFC U-16 Women's Championship
YearRound Pld W D L GF GA
2017Champions5500471
2023Champions5500511
2024To be determined
Total4 titles2121002193

References

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  1. ^ "Young Ferns".
  2. ^ "Young Ferns named for U-17 Women's World Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Oceanian Women U-16/U-17 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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