New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

New Zealand Women's U-20
Nickname(s)	Junior Football Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Gemma Lewis
Most caps	Emma Rolston (26)
Top scorer	Emma Rolston (32)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	New Zealand 0–2 Australia ; (New Plymouth, New Zealand; 31 March 1994)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 30–0 Samoa ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 31 August 2019)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 0–5 United States ; (Los Angeles, United States; 19 May 2012)
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	7
Best result	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014)

The New Zealand women's Under-20 Football Team, informally known as the 'Junior Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-20 football.[1][2][3]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Gemma Lewis

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against Australia on 6 and 10 April 2022.[4]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	Chloe Bellamy		West Coast Rangers
	Jemma Catherwood		Wellington United
	Milly Clegg		Auckland United
	Tui Dugan		Arizona State Sun Devils
	Kate Duncan		Auckland United
1GK	Brianna Edwards		Wellington Phoenix
	Macey Fraser		Wellington Phoenix Academy
	Rylee Godbold		Hamilton Wanderers
	Olivia Ingham		Wellington Phoenix Academy
	Kitty Jacob		Western Springs
3MF	Aniela Jensen		Pacific Tigers
2DF	Charlotte Lancaster		Wellington Phoenix
2DF	Zoe McMeeken		Wellington Phoenix
	Jana Niedermayr		Eastern Suburbs
	Emma Pijnenburg		Western Springs
4FW	Ava Pritchard		Wellington Phoenix
	Murphy Sheaff		Jacksonville Dolphins
2DF	Kate Taylor		Wellington Phoenix
2DF	Marisa van der Meer	(2002-03-27) March 27, 2002	Melbourne City
3MF	Te Reremoana Walker		Wellington Phoenix
	Reni Wasi		Unattached
3MF	Alyssa Whinham		Wellington Phoenix
	Charlotte Wilford-Carroll		Eastern Suburbs

Past squads

Recent results and fixtures

2022

6 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	5–1	New Zealand	Canberra
18:30 UTC+10	Santos 2' Hunter 21' (pen.) Galic 39' Johnson 55' Gallagher 57'	Report	Lancaster 44'	Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

10 April 2022 Friendly	Australia	1–1	New Zealand	Canberra
14:00 UTC+10	Hunter 10'	Report	Clegg 38'	Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia)

Competitive record

OFC Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Finalist	5	4	0	1	35	6	+29	12
2004	Did Not Enter
2006	Champions	5	5	0	0	33	1	+32	15
2010	Champions	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27	9
2012	Champions	3	3	0	0	28	1	+27	9
2014	Champions	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
2015	Champions	4	4	0	0	69	0	+69	12
2017	Champions	5	5	0	0	48	1	+47	15
Total	6 Titles	28	27	0	1	258	10	+248	81

By tournament

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2002	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
2008	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0
2012	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
2018	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
2021	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	22	5	4	13	25	44	-19	19

2006

17 August 2006 Group stage	New Zealand	0–3	Australia	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
		Report	McCallum 39', 80' Shipard 90+3'	Attendance: 1100 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal

20 August 2006 Group stage	Russia	3–2	New Zealand	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
	Kozhnikova 5' Terekhova 14' Akimova 93'	Report	Erceg 18' Humphries 56'	Attendance: 3400 Referee: Hong Eun-Ah

23 August 2006 Group stage	Brazil	0–0	New Zealand	Podmoskovie Stadium, Shchyolkovo
		Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Shane De Silva

2008

19 November 2008 Group stage	New Zealand	2–3	Nigeria	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
15:00	Percival 42', 52'	Report	Michael 31' Chukwudi 35' Chikwelu 90+2'	Referee: Tanja Schett

22 November 2008 Group stage	Chile	3–4	New Zealand	Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium, Coquimbo
21:00	Mardones 50' Pardo 83' Zamora 90+2'	Report	White 20', 36' (pen.) Leota 66'	Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Érika Vargas

26 November 2008 Group stage	England	1–1	New Zealand	La Florida Stadium, La Florida
19:00	Duggan 90+4'	Report	McLaughlin 27'	Attendance: 8,661 Referee: Sachiko Baba

2010

13 July 2010 Group stage	Sweden	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
14:30	Görranson 56', 67'	Report	Wilkinson 33'	Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

16 July 2010 Group stage	North Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld
18:00	Yun Hyon-Hi 12' Kim Un-Hyang 65' (pen.)	Report	Armstrong 90'	Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Mercy Tagoe (Ghana)

20 July 2010 Group stage	New Zealand	1–4	Brazil	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
14:30	White 89'	Report	Ludmila 25' Leah 59' Débora 87', 90'	Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

2012

19 August 2012 Group stage	New Zealand	2–1	Switzerland	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
16:20	Millynn 39' White 52'	Report	Aigbogun 90+1'	Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Abirami Apbai (Singapore)

22 August 2012 Group stage	Japan	2–2	New Zealand	Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
19:20	Tanaka 37' Michigami 71'	Report	Nakada 11' (o.g.) White 15'	Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Silvia Spinelli (Italy)

26 August 2012 Group stage	Mexico	4–0	New Zealand	Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe
19:20	Sofia Huerta 47' Natalia Gomez Junco 74' Yamile Franco 85' Olivia Jimenez 87'	Report		Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)

2014

6 August 2014 Group stage	New Zealand	2–0	Paraguay	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
4:20	Rolston 40' Skilton 43'	Report		Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

9 August 2014 Group stage	New Zealand	0–4	France	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
5:00		Report	Diani 22' Lavogez 53' Le Bihan 80', 82'	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinean)

13 August 2014 Group stage	Costa Rica	0–3	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00		Report	Skilton 24' Lee 69' O'Brien 90+4'	Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Kiris Heikkinen (Finland)

17 August 2014 Quarter-finals	Nigeria	4–1	New Zealand	National Soccer Stadium, Toronto
5:00	Oshoala 1', 12' Sunday 84', 90+'	Report	Rolston 89'	Attendance: 3,588 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

2016

14 November 2016 Group stage	Ghana	0–1	New Zealand	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00		Report	Christensen 89'	Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

17 November 2016 Group stage	New Zealand	1–3	United States	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
19:00	Coombes 76'	Report	Sanchez 3' Pugh 8' Watt 82'	Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)

21 November 2016 Group stage	New Zealand	0–2	France	Bava Park, Port Moresby
16:00		Report	Léger 17' Mateo 47'	Attendance: 995 Referee: Silvia Reyes (Peru)

2018

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Group stage	New Zealand	1–2	Netherlands	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
16:30	Blake 44'	Report	Kalma 28' Van Deursen 78'	Attendance: 2,042[5] Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group stage	France	0–0	New Zealand	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
19:30		Report		Attendance: 5,031[6] Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group stage	Ghana	1–0	New Zealand	Stade Guy Piriou, Concarneau
16:30	Anima 75'	Report		Attendance: 1,056[7] Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

References

"FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
"NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
"Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
"U-20s series against Australia confirmed, squad named". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
"Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
"Match report – Group A – France v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
"Match report – Group A – Ghana v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

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[1] "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Costa Rica-New Zealand - Overview - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[2] "NZ under-20 women play for place in last eight". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[3] "Ferns into U-20 women's World Cup quarters". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[4] "U-20s series against Australia confirmed, squad named". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[5] "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[6] "Match report – Group A – France v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[7] "Match report – Group A – Ghana v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Qualified teams	Brazil Colombia Costa Rica England France Germany Ghana Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea South Korea Sweden Switzerland United States
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Qualified teams	Argentina Brazil Canada China PR Germany Ghana Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Norway South Korea Switzerland United States
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA