New Zealand men's national under-20 football team

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New Zealand under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Junior All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachChris Greenacre
CaptainFinn Surman
Most capsIan Hogg (16)
Top scorerOliver Colloty (11)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia 
(Papeete, French Polynesia; 8 December 1974)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa 
(Suva, Fiji; 5 September 1988)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 0–6 Australia 
(Ba, Fiji; 8 September 1990)
 United States 6–0 New Zealand 
(Incheon, South Korea; 1 June 2017)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances22 (first in 1974)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)

The New Zealand men's national under-20 football team, more commonly known as the Junior All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 20 or youth football competitions. The 25,000 capacity North Harbour Stadium is used for home games of the Junior All Whites.

Competition record

OFC U-20 Championship

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
French Polynesia 1974 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 5
Australia 1978 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 3
Fiji 1980 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 9 2
Papua New Guinea 1982 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 16 6
Australia 1985 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 21 9
New Zealand 1986 Third place 3rd 4 0 3 1 1 4
Fiji 1988 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 21 2
Fiji 1990 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 9
French Polynesia 1992 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 8 1
Fiji 1994 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 11 2
French Polynesia 1997 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 6
Samoa 1998 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 20 4
New Caledonia Cook Islands 2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 10 6
Vanuatu Fiji 2002 Group stage 3rd 4 3 0 1 17 2
Solomon Islands 2005 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 3
New Zealand 2007 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 21 4
French Polynesia 2008 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 4
New Zealand 2011 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 22 1
Fiji 2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2
Fiji 2014 Did not enter
Tonga Vanuatu 2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 15 2
Cook Islands French Polynesia 2018 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 1
French Polynesia 2022 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 33 0
Vanuatu Samoa 2024 To be determined
Total 8 titles 22/23 91 64 8 19 285 77

FIFA U-20 World Cup

New Zealand (in white) playing Cameroon U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1977  Tunisia Did not enter
1979  Japan Did not qualify
1981  Australia
1983  Mexico
1985  Soviet Union
1987  Chile
1989  Saudi Arabia
1991  Portugal
1993  Australia
1995  Qatar
1997  Malaysia
1999  Nigeria
2001  Argentina
2003  United Arab Emirates
2005  Netherlands
2007  Canada Group stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 1 5 Squad
2009  Egypt Did not qualify
2011  Colombia Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
2013  Turkey 23rd 3 0 0 3 1 7 Squad
2015  New Zealand Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad
2017  South Korea 16th 4 1 1 2 3 9 Squad
2019  Poland 11th 4 2 1 1 8 3 Squad
2023  Argentina 14th 4 1 1 2 3 11 Squad
2025  Chile To be determined
Total Round of 16 7/24 25 5 6 14 24 45

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2 July Group C Portugal  2–0  New Zealand Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14:15 EDT Gama 45', 61' (pen.) Report Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Colombia Hernando Buitrago
5 July Group C New Zealand  0–1  Gambia Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17:00 EDT Report 22' Jallow Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 11,869
Referee: El Salvador Joel Aguilar
8 July Group C New Zealand  1–2  Mexico Toronto, Ontario, Canada
15:15 EDT Pelter 89' Report 24' Bermúdez
78' Mares
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 29,972
Referee: Algeria Mohamed Benouza

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

30 July Group B Cameroon  1–1  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Mbondi 33' Report 40' (o.g.) Tchaha Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 35,262
Referee: Scotland William Collum
2 August Group B Uruguay  1–1  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Luna 74' Report 57' Bevin Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 28,884
Referee: Turkey Cüneyt Çakır
5 August Group B Portugal  1–0  New Zealand Cali, Colombia
17:00 UTC−05:00 Rui 31' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Attendance: 31,395
Referee: South Korea Kim Dong-Jin

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

29 June Group F Croatia  2–1  New Zealand Bursa, Turkey
18:00 UTC+03:00 Perica 11'
Rebić 75'
Report 84' (pen.) Fenton Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Brazil Sandro Ricci

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

30 May Group A New Zealand  0–0  Ukraine North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
13:00 Report Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
2 June Group A New Zealand  0–4  United States North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
19:00 Report Jamieson 6'
Hyndman 33'
Arriola 58'
Rubin 83'
Attendance: 15,678
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
5 June Group A Myanmar  1–5  New Zealand Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
19:00 Aung Thu 28' Report Billingsley 40'
Patterson 47'
Stevens 78'
Brotherton 81'
Lewis 89'
Attendance: 15,527
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
11 June Round of 16 Portugal  2–1  New Zealand Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
19:30 Guzzo 24'
Martins 87'
Report Holthusen 64' Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 May Group E Vietnam  0–0  New Zealand Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00 Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
25 May Group E New Zealand  3–1  Honduras Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00 Bevan 1', 56' (pen.)
Ashworth 23'
Report Álvarez 50' Attendance: 6,074
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
28 May Group E New Zealand  0–2  France Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
15:00 Report Saint-Maximin 22', 37' Attendance: 4,280
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
1 June Round of 16 United States  6–0  New Zealand Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
20:00 Sargent 32'
Ebobisse 64'
Lennon 65'
Glad 76'
Trusty 84'
Kunga 90+3'
Report Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

24 May 2019 Group C Honduras  0–5  New Zealand Lublin, Poland
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 4,484
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
27 May 2019 Group C Norway  0–2  New Zealand Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
30 May 2019 Group C New Zealand  0–2  Uruguay Łódź, Poland
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Group A Guatemala  0–1  New Zealand Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00 Report Garbett 80' Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) Group A New Zealand  2–2  Uzbekistan Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Attendance: 12,243
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) Group A New Zealand  0–5  Argentina San Juan, Argentina
18:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Attendance: 27,836
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Round of 16 United States  4–0  New Zealand Mendoza, Argentina
14:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 7,848
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Results and fixtures

Results from previous 12 months and upcoming fixtures

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament New Zealand  1–3  Guatemala Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7 Colloty 7' Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Indonesia  1–2  New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7 Ferarri 90+5'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) Friendly Ecuador  0–1  New Zealand Argentina
Report
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS Guatemala  0–1  New Zealand Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00 Report Garbett 80' Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS New Zealand  2-2  Uzbekistan Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00
Report
Attendance: 12,243
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS New Zealand  0–5  Argentina Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
18:00 Report
Attendance: 27,836
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) United States  4–0  New Zealand Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
14:30
Report Attendance: 7,848
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be contested in May 2023.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Henry Gray (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 (age 18) England Ipswich Town
1GK Alby Kelly-Heald (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves
1GK Kees Sims (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) Sweden Ljungskile SK

3MF Isaac Hughes (2004-03-25)25 March 2004 (aged 18) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Jackson Jarvie (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
2DF Lukas Kelly-Heald (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2DF Finn Linder (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
2DF Everton O'Leary (2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19) New Zealand Birkenhead United
2DF Adam Supyk (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
2DF Finn Surman (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Aaryan Raj (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs

3MF Fin Conchie (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves
4FW Jay Herdman (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 19) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
4FW Noah Karunaratne (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves
3MF Jackson Manuel (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) New Zealand Western Springs
3MF Dan McKay (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves

4FW Oliver Colloty (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20) Unattached
4FW Kian Donkers (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 19) Netherlands NEC Nijmegen
4FW Oliver Fay (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) Sweden Ljungskile SK
4FW Norman Garbett (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004 (age 20) Italy Potenza Calcio
4FW Ben Wallace (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the New Zealand under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Matthew Foord (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18) - - New Zealand Cashmere Technical 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
GK Regan Diver (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Northern Rovers 2022 OFC U-19 Championship
GK Joe Knowles (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 19) - - New Zealand Eastern Suburbs 2022 OFC U-19 Championship
GK Oscar Mason (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 19) - - New Zealand Napier City Rovers 2022 OFC U-19 Championship

DF Marco Lorenz (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament

MF Charlie Beale (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
MF Roman Engle (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 18) - - Australia Gold Coast Knights 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
MF Theo Ettema (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 19) - - New Zealand Wellington Olympic 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
MF Josh Galletly (2003-05-03) 3 May 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Eastern Suburbs 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
MF Oliver Middleton (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) - - New Zealand Auckland United 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
MF Sebastian Barton-Ginger (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) - - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2022 OFC U-19 Championship
MF Wilson Souphanthavong (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) - - New Zealand Miramar Rangers 2022 OFC U-19 Championship
MF Chase Taylor (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) - - New Zealand Takapuna 2022 OFC U-19 Championship

FW Ty Cobb (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 18) - - Australia Brisbane Roar 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
FW Oscar Obel-Hall (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 19) - - Denmark Esbjerg 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
FW William Pierce (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Christchurch United 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
FW Josh Rudland (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) - - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2022 OFC U-19 Championship

References

  1. ^ "Squad named for men's FIFA U-20 World Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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