New Zealand men's national under-17 football team
| Nickname | Junior All Whites | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Martin Bullock | ||
| Captain | Marley Leuluai | ||
| Most caps | Ian Hogg (21) | ||
| Top scorer | Kosta Barbarouses (16) | ||
| FIFA code | NZL | ||
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| First international | |||
(Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Maroochydore, Australia; 20 February 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Ismailia, Egypt; 11 September 1997) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015) | ||
| OFC U-16 Men's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025) | ||
The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Junior All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.
New Zealand was the host nation for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
Competition record
OFC U-17 Championship
The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament 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 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup.[2]
| OFC U-17 Championship / OFC U-16 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Did not enter | |||||||||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | ||
| Group stage | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 11 titles | 19/21 | 88 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 307 | 59 | |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | Squad | |
| 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | ||
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Withdrew | |||||||||
| Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Squad | |
| Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
| 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | ||
| Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Squad | |
| Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
| 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | ||
| 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | ||
| 43rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Squad | ||
| Qualified | |||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 11/20 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 111 | — |
1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| 6 September Group B | New Zealand | 0–4 | | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
| 18:15 UTC+02:00 | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
| 8 September Group B | New Zealand | 0–5 | | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
| 20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
| 11 September Group B | New Zealand | 0–13 | | Ismaïlia, Egypt |
| 20:30 UTC+02:00 | Report | Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
| 10 November Group A | New Zealand | 1–2 | | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 19:30 UTC+12:00 | Mulligan |
Report | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 14,103 Referee: |
| 13 November Group A | New Zealand | 0–5 | | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 13:45 UTC+12:00 | Report | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 10,265 Referee: |
| 16 November Group A | Poland | 1–2 | | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 18:00 UTC+12:00 | Mierzejewski |
Report | Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,643 Referee: |
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 18 August Group B | Brazil | 7–0 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| 17:00 UTC+09:00 | Fabio Lazaro Giuliano Fabio Alex Lulinha Júnior |
Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: |
| 21 August Group B | New Zealand | 0–5 | | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| 17:00 UTC+09:00 | Report | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
| 24 August Group B | North Korea | 1–0 | | Ulsan, South Korea |
| 17:00 UTC+09:00 | Rim Chol Min |
Report | Stadium: Ulsan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 25 October Group D | Costa Rica | 1–1 | | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 19:00 UTC+01:00 | Campbell |
Report | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee: |
| 28 October Group D | New Zealand | 1–1 | | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 16:00 UTC+01:00 | Murie |
Report | Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 10,195 Referee: |
| 31 October Group D | New Zealand | 1–1 | | Calabar, Nigeria |
| 19:00 UTC+01:00 | Hobson-McVeigh |
Report | Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
| 5 November Round of 16 | Nigeria | 5–0 | | Abuja, Nigeria |
| 19:00 UTC+01:00 | Egbedi Okoro Emmanuel |
Report | Stadium: Abuja Stadium Attendance: 35,200 Referee: |
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 19 June Group D | Uzbekistan | 1–4 | | Torreón, Mexico |
| 15:00 UTC−05:00 | Khakimov |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 7,561 Referee: |
| 22 June Group D | Czech Republic | 1–0 | | Torreón, Mexico |
| 18:00 UTC−05:00 | Juliš |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 10,105 Referee: |
| 25 June Group D | United States | 0–0 | | Pachuca, Mexico |
| 18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,556 Referee: |
| 29 June Round of 16 | Japan | 6–0 | | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 18:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: |
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 17 October Group B | Uruguay | 7–0 | | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
| 17:00 | Méndez Otormín Acosta Ospitaleche Pizzichillo |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 20 October Group B | Italy | 1–0 | | Ras al-Khaimah, UAE |
| 20:00 | Vido |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
| 23 October Group B | New Zealand | 0–3 | | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 17:00 | Report | Bakayoko Yakou |
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 19 October Group F | New Zealand | 1–6 | | Puerto Montt, Chile |
| 17:00 | McGarry |
Report | McGarry Boutobba Maouassa Doucoure Georgen Edouard |
Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica) |
| 22 October Group F | New Zealand | 0–0 | | Puerto Montt, Chile |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,955 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
| 25 October Group F | Paraguay | 1–2 | | Puerto Montt, Chile |
| 16:00 | Ñamandú |
Report | Ashworth Imrie |
Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
| 28 October Round of 16 | Brazil | 1–0 | | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| 17:00 | L. Henrique |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 6 October Group B | New Zealand | 1–1 | | Navi Mumbai, India |
| 17:00 | Mata |
Report | Kutucu |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 9,727 Referee: John Pitti () |
| 9 October Group B | Paraguay | 4–2 | | Navi Mumbai, India |
| 20:00 | Rodríguez Vega Armoa |
Report | Duarte |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
| 12 October Group B | Mali | 3–1 | | New Delhi, India |
| 17:00 | Salam Djemoussa Ndiaye |
Report | Spragg |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 26 October 2019 | New Zealand | 1–2 | | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 553[3] Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
| 29 October 2019 | Brazil | 3–0 | | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,158[4] Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| 1 November 2019 | Canada | 0–1 | | Estádio Bezerrão, Gama |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,154[5] Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) |
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 12 November 2023 | Venezuela | 3–0 | | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
| 15 November 2023 | New Zealand | 1–3 | | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
| 18 November 2023 | New Zealand | 0–4 | | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung |
| 16:45 | Report | Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
Current squad
The following players were called up to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar between 3–27 November 2025.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2025, after the match against Austria.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tobias Borgnis | 30 September 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Joseph Chalabi | 7 March 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Will Martin | 26 January 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Ethan Dyer | 24 June 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Jackson O'Reilly | 29 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Luka Vicelich | 15 May 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Michael Wong | 23 February 2008 | 6 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Sean Kane | 15 September 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Daniel Nelson | 24 January 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | MF | Alex Lienard | 28 October 2008 | 7 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | Evan Masamba | 27 March 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Damion Kim | 29 August 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Van Fitzharris | 23 January 2008 | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | William Britton | 27 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Nathan Martin | 19 April 2008 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2 | FW | Joe McIntyre | 30 January 2009 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Jack Perniskie | 7 January 2008 | 6 | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | Justin Cardozo | 4 January 2008 | 7 | 3 | |
| 11 | FW | Matías Núñez | 1 November 2009 | 4 | 1 | |
| 13 | FW | Aaron Cartwright | 5 July 2008 | 7 | 7 | |
| 20 | FW | Benjamin Perez Baldoni | 30 July 2009 | 4 | 1 | |
Results and fixtures
2025
| 18 May 2025 FIFA Youth Series | New Zealand | 3–2 | | Zurich, Switzerland |
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Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field |
| 19 May 2025 FIFA Youth Series | Guatemala | 1–2 | | Zurich, Switzerland |
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Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field |
| 21 May 2025 FIFA Youth Series | New Zealand | 0–3 | | Zurich, Switzerland |
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Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field |
| 18 August 2025 OFC U-16 Championship | New Zealand | 5–0 | | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 536 |
| 21 August 2025 OFC U-16 Championship | New Zealand | 0–0 | | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 380 |
| 24 August 2025 OFC U-16 Championship | Solomon Islands | 0–8 | | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 2,368 |
Honours
- OFC U-16 Men's Championship:
- Winners (11): 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Runners-up (6): 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2001
Head-to-head record
The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 111 | −88 | 11.11 |
Other tournaments
In 1998 the Junior All Whites finished 27th in the Montaigu Tournament (French: Tournoi de Montaigu) a competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs held in stadiums located in the Vendée department of France.[7] The team contained four players who would go on to play for New Zealand at the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Jeremy Christie, Rory Fallon, David Mulligan, and Tony Lochhead.[8]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999". Fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Oceania U-17 World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Angola" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – Brazil v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Squad Named for FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar". New Zealand Football. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "1998 Montaigu Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "1998 Montaigu Tournament New Zealand Squad (Nations 2 Players)". Retrieved 9 May 2025. Further squad of Dylan Hall, Sanjay Singh, Cameron Knowles, Justin Fredrickson, Scott Randals, Steven Turner, James Pritchett, Sacha Nathu, Julius Kolk, Joseph Lupi, John Fergusson, Gary Bridle, David Rayner