New Zealand national futsal team
The New Zealand national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsal Whites, is the representative side for New Zealand in international futsal and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF).[2] The nickname is a reference to the New Zealand national football team which is known as the All Whites, which in turn is based on the national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.
![]() Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Futsal Whites | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football (NZF) | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Dylan Manickum | ||
Most caps | Dylan Manickum (63) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
FIFA ranking | 19[1] | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2024) | ||
Best result | TBD (2024) | ||
OFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022, 2023) | ||
AMF World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1988) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1988, 2011) |
Tournament records
editFIFA Futsal World Cup
editFIFA Futsal World Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | – | 1/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup
editFIFUSA Futsal World Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1982 | Brazil | Did not enter | |||||||
1985 | Spain | ||||||||
1988 | Australia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
1991 | Italy | Withdrew | |||||||
1994 | Argentina | Did not enter | |||||||
1997 | Mexico | ||||||||
2000 | Bolivia | ||||||||
2003 | Paraguay | ||||||||
2007 | Argentina | ||||||||
2011 | Colombia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
2015 | Belarus | Did not enter | |||||||
2019 | Argentina | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 58 |
OFC Futsal Nations Cup
editOFC Futsal Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27 |
1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
1999 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 34 |
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
2010 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 |
2011 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
2014 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
Total | 2 titles | 12/14 | 61 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 266 | 178 |
OFC Futsal Nations Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Fiji | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
Kiribati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
New Caledonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Solomon Islands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
Tahiti | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Tuvalu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
Vanuatu | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were called up to the squad for the friendlies against Vietnam, IR Iran, and Morocco.[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 7 October 2023 after the match against Tahiti.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Mike Antamanov | 27 April 1987 | 12 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal | |
DF | Ethan Martin | 11 January 2000 | 12 | 8 | Waikato Rapids | |
DF | Casey Sharplin | 26 August 2001 | 12 | 5 | Waikato Rapids | |
DF | Thomas Picken | 8 March 1998 | 7 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal | |
FW | Dylan Manickum (captain) | 16 June 1992 | 63 | 37 | Auckland City Futsal | |
FW | Stephen Ashby-Peckham | 9 April 1995 | 41 | 17 | Auckland City Futsal | |
FW | Jordan Ditfort | 9 June 1998 | 23 | 13 | Bloomsbury Futsal | |
FW | Rahan Ali | 3 April 1997 | 15 | 16 | Moreland Blues FC | |
FW | Hamish Grey | 6 April 2002 | 12 | 6 | Zambu CFS Pinatar | |
FW | Adam Paulsen | 1 June 2001 | 12 | 5 | Auckland City Futsal | |
FW | Art Twigg | 17 April 1997 | 7 | 3 | Auckland City Futsal | |
Luc Saker | 23 | 4 | Capital Futsal | |||
Denny Twigg | 5 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal | |||
Sean Beresford | 0 | 0 | Capital Futsal | |||
Hemi Innes | 0 | 0 | Canterbury United Dragons | |||
Sam Twigg | 0 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Patrick Steele | 14 November 2000 | 7 | 0 | Waikato Rapids | 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup |
DF | Oban Hawkins | 6 October 2000 | 20 | 7 | Southern United | v. Vietnam, 28 March 2024INJ |
DF | Logan Wisnewski | 16 November 2000 | 20 | 5 | Bloomsbury Futsal | v. Vietnam, 28 March 2024WD |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Current technical staff
editPosition | Name |
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Head coach | Marvin Eakins |
Assistant coach | Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles |
Technical/Video Analyst | Simon Mead |
Physiotherapist | Stephen Heron |
Team Manager | Richard Bell |
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation | David Payne |
Former players
editPosition | Player | Caps/Goals | Federation/Club |
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Goalkeeper | Atta Elayyan | 22/1 | Mainland Futsal |
Results and fixtures
edit2023
edit15 September 2023 Friendly | China | 0–5 | New Zealand | Beijing, China |
18:30 | Source | Stadium: National Training Centre |
17 September 2023 Friendly | China | 2–6 | New Zealand | Beijing, China |
17:00 | Source | Stadium: National Training Centre |
1 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | New Zealand | 6–3 | Vanuatu | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman) |
2 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | New Zealand | 7–2 | Fiji | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 432 Referee: Jonathon Moore (Australia) |
4 October 2023 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup | Tonga | 0–14 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 180 Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia) |
5 October 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Semi-final | New Zealand | 4–2 | Solomon Islands | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Pulman Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman) |
7 October 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Final | Tahiti | 0–5 | New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Pulman Arena Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands) |
2024
edit28 March 2024 Friendly | Vietnam | 2–2 | New Zealand | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
30 March 2024 Friendly | Iran | 5–1 | New Zealand | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
31 March 2024 Friendly | New Zealand | 2–6 | Morocco | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium |
31 August 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 0–8 | Thailand | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
3 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | Guatemala | 6–2 | New Zealand | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
4 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 1–5 | Afghanistan | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
6 September 2024 Continental Futsal Championship | New Zealand | 3–8 | Kuwait | Nanthaburi, Thailand |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium |
15 September 2024 FIFA FWC | New Zealand | v | Libya | Andijan |
Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex |
18 September 2024 FIFA FWC | Spain | v | New Zealand | Andijan |
Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex |
21 September 2024 FIFA FWC | Kazakhstan | v | New Zealand | Tashkent |
Stadium: Humo Arena |
Records
edit- As of 7 October 2023[4]
- Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.
Most capped players
editRank | Player | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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1 | Dylan Manickum | 63 | 37 | 2010 | 7 October 2023 |
2 | Marvin Eakins | 59 | ? | ? | ? |
References
edit- ^ https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6371c7172bf2d465/original/Men-s-Futsal-World-Ranking.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Futsal Whites Overview". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Futsal Whites squad named to face futsal powerhouses IR Iran, Morocco, and hosts Vietnam later this month". New Zealand Football. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.