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New Zealand national futsal team

New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Futsal Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachNew Zealand Marvin Eakins
CaptainDylan Manickum
Most capsDylan Manickum (63)
FIFA codeNZL
FIFA ranking 41 Decrease 1 (12 December 2025)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Spain 19–2 New Zealand 
(Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988)
Biggest win
 Kiribati 1–21 New Zealand 
(Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 19–2 New Zealand 
(Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultGroup stage (2024)
OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Appearances12 (First in 1992)
Best resultChampions (2022, 2023)

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.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA Squad
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992 Did not qualify
Spain 1996 Did not enter
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 20 Squad
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 0 3 2 20 –

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

FIFUSA Futsal World Championship record
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

OFC Futsal Nations Cup / OFC Futsal Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Australia 1992 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 10 27
Vanuatu 1996 Did not enter
Vanuatu 1999 Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 12 34
Australia 2004 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 22 14
Fiji 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 22 16
Fiji 2009 Did not enter
Fiji 2010 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 26 21
Fiji 2011 Third place 3rd 5 2 3 0 31 13
New Zealand 2013 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 16 15
New Caledonia 2014 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 6
Fiji 2016 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 8
New Caledonia 2019 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 32 10
Fiji 2022 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 33 7
New Zealand 2023 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 36 7
Fiji 2025 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 20 7
Total 2 titles 13/15 65 40 5 20 286 185

Futsal rivalries

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2024 after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mike Antamanov (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 37) 15 1 New Zealand Football Auckland City Futsal
12 1GK Patrick Steele (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 23) 12 0 New Zealand Football Waikato Rapids
5 2DF Miroslav Malivuk (1983-07-17)17 July 1983 (aged 41) 42 23 New Zealand Football Palmerston North Marist
7 2DF Ethan Martin (2000-01-11)11 January 2000 (aged 24) 15 8 New Zealand Football Waikato Rapids
8 2DF Logan Wisnewski (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 23) 20 5 The Football Association LDN Movements
9 2DF Stephen Ashby-Peckham (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 29) 44 17 New Zealand Football Auckland City Futsal
2 3MF Adam Paulsen (2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 23) 15 6 New Zealand Football Auckland City Futsal
3 3MF Hamish Grey (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 22) 15 7 Royal Spanish Football Federation Zambú CFS Pinatar
10 3MF Dylan Manickum (captain) (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 (aged 32) 66 38 New Zealand Football Auckland City Futsal
11 3MF Jordan Ditfort (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 26) 26 13 The Football Association Bloomsbury Futsal
13 3MF Oban Hawkins (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 23) 20 7 New Zealand Football Southern United
14 3MF Casey Sharplin (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 23) 15 5 New Zealand Football Waikato Rapids
4 4FW Art Twigg (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 27) 10 3 New Zealand Football Auckland City Futsal
6 4FW Rahan Ali (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 27) 15 16 Football Australia Moreland Blues FC

Recent call-ups

The 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
DF Thomas Picken (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 7 1 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Luc Saker 23 4 New Zealand Capital Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Denny Twigg 5 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Sean Beresford 0 0 New Zealand Capital Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Hemi Innes 0 0 New Zealand Canterbury United Dragons v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Sam Twigg 0 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach New Zealand Marvin Eakins
Assistant coach New Zealand Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles
Technical/Video Analyst New Zealand Simon Mead
Physiotherapist New Zealand Stephen Heron
Team Manager New Zealand Richard Bell
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation New Zealand David Payne

Former players

Position Player Caps/Goals Federation/Club
Goalkeeper Atta Elayyan 22/1 Mainland Futsal New Zealand

Results and fixtures

2024

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) FIFA FWC New Zealand  1–3  Libya Andijan, Uzbekistan
15:00 Ditfort Goal 39'34" Report
  • Khamis Goal 06'39"
  • Zreeg Goal 28'16"
  • Abuksheam Goal 39'22"
 Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) FIFA FWC Spain  7–1  New Zealand Andijan, Uzbekistan
20:00
  • Mellado Goal 11'14"
  • Gómez Goal 20'18"
  • Catela Goal 24'26", 31'00", 32'04"
  • Gordillo Goal 25'12"
  • Campos Goal 29'50"
 Report Twigg Goal 05'58" Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) FIFA FWC Kazakhstan  10–0  New Zealand Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:30
  • Turegazin Goal 08'14"
  • Daribay Goal 11'44"
  • Knaub Goal 14'18", 15'50", 20'22", 22'25", 36'09"
  • Leo Goal 20'46", 29'36"
  • Wisnewski Goal 30'42" (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Humo Arena
Attendance: 3,828
Referee: Ricardo Lay (Panama)

2025

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) CFA Tournament New Zealand  0–3  Myanmar Shijiazhuang, China
10:30 Report Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue
6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) CFA Tournament Cambodia  2–5  New Zealand Shijiazhuang, China
10:30 Report
  • Grey Goal Goal
  • Cameron Goal Goal
  • Martin Goal
 Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue
8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) CFA Tournament New Zealand  1–2  Indonesia Shijiazhuang, China
13:30 Report Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) CFA Tournament New Zealand  4–5  United Arab Emirates Shijiazhuang, China
10:30
  • Piken Goal Goal
  • Fatialofa Goal
  • Ashby-Peckham Goal
 Report Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue
11 September 2025 (2025-09-11) CFA Tournament New Zealand  8–4  Cambodia Shijiazhuang, China
10:30
  • Cameron Goal Goal
  • Ali Goal Goal
  • Wink Goal
  • Ditfort Goal
  • Sharplin Goal
  • Martin Goal
 Report Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) OFC Cup New Zealand  1–2  Solomon Islands Suva, Fiji
16:00
  • Wisnewski Goal 18'
 Report
  • Tovoa Goal 11'
  • Bunabo Goal 31'
 Stadium: Vodafone Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)
21 September 2025 (2025-09-21) OFC Cup New Zealand  6–1  Tuvalu Suva, Fiji
19:00
  • Manickum Goal 2', 10'
  • Watanabe Goal 9', 37'
  • Wink Goal 11'
  • Peden Goal 13'
 Report
  • Vine Goal 28'
 Stadium: Vodafone Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
23 September 2025 (2025-09-23) OFC Cup Fiji  3–10  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
16:00
  • Singh Goal 10'
  • Peden Goal 12' (o.g.)
  • Sharma Goal 21'
 Report
  • Fatialofa Goal 3'
  • Watanabe Goal 7', 37' (pen.)
  • Ali Goal 8'
  • Wink Goal 24'
  • Peden Goal 28'
  • Ditfort Goal 32', 36'
  • Sharplin Goal 35'
  • Martin Goal 35'
 Stadium: Vodafone Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) OFC Cup Vanuatu  1–3  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
19:00
  • Alick Goal 17' (pen.)
 Report
  • Wink Goal 1'
  • Sharplin Goal 10'
  • Watanabe Goal 24'
 Stadium: Vodafone Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)

Records

As of 31 March 2024[4]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Dylan Manickum 66 38 2010 31 March 2024
2 Marvin Eakins 59 ? ? ?

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Futsal Whites Overview". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Squad named for first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup appearance". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

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