New Zealand men's national under-17 football team

New Zealand U17
Nickname(s)	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
First colours	Second colours
First international
	1–0 Chinese Taipei ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 1983)
Biggest win
	Tonga 0–13 ; (Maroochydore, Australia; 20 February 2003)
Biggest defeat
	0–13 Spain ; (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)

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
1983	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	2
1986	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	2	0	3	1
1989	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	18	5
1991	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	9	3
1993	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	16	3
1995	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	6	3
1997	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	15	1
1999	Did not enter
2001	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	14	10
2003	Group stage	5th	5	2	2	1	19	4
2005	Withdrew
2007	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	9	2
2009	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	7	0
2011	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	15	1
2013	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	23	3
2015	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	36	7
2017	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	28	2
2018	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	16	9
2023	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	20	3
2024	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	31	2
2025	To be determined
Total	10 titles	18/20	83	65	9	9	290	59

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	China	Did not qualify
1987	Canada
1989	Scotland
1991	Italy
1993	Japan
1995	Ecuador
1997	Egypt	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	22	Squad
1999	New Zealand	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	8	Squad
2001	Trinidad and Tobago	Did not qualify
2003	Finland	Did not qualify
2005	Peru	Withdrew
2007	South Korea	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	0	13	Squad
2009	Nigeria	Round of 16	16th	4	0	3	1	3	8	Squad
2011	Mexico	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	4	8	Squad
2013	United Arab Emirates	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	0	11	Squad
2015	Chile	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	8	Squad
2017	India	Group stage	17th	3	0	1	2	4	8	Squad
2019	Brazil		17th	3	1	0	2	2	5	Squad
2023	Indonesia		22nd	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
2025	Qatar	Qualified
Total		Round of 16	11/20	33	4	6	23	20	101	—

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

6 September Group B		0–4	Mali	Ismaïlia, Egypt
18:15 UTC+02:00		Report	33' Guindo 64' Diarra 70', 88' Keita	Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jacek Granat

8 September Group B		0–5	Mexico	Ismaïlia, Egypt
20:30 UTC+02:00		Report	12' Martínez 32' Salcedo 41', 47' Gomez 85' Santibáñez	Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail

11 September Group B		0–13	Spain	Ismaïlia, Egypt
20:30 UTC+02:00		Report	23', 29' Sanchez 28', 64' Mateos 36' (pen.) Sergio 44', 45+3', 47', 49' David 62' Royo 71' Ander 87' Corona 90+1' Iván Lopez	Stadium: Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

10 November Group A		1–2	United States	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12:00	Mulligan 16'	Report	69' Thompson 74' Donovan	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

13 November Group A		0–5	Uruguay	Auckland, New Zealand
13:45 UTC+12:00		Report	42' Lapolla 45+1' Peralta 63' Leal 71' Martínez 77' Meneses	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 10,265 Referee: Costas Kapitanis

16 November Group A	Poland	1–2		Auckland, New Zealand
18:00 UTC+12:00	Mierzejewski 88'	Report	53' Mulligan 64' Pearce	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

18 August Group B	Brazil	7–0		Seogwipo, South Korea
17:00 UTC+09:00	Fabio 1' Lazaro 6' Giuliano 33' Fabio 50' Alex 54' Lulinha 60' (pen.) Júnior 87'	Report		Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski

21 August Group B		0–5	England	Seogwipo, South Korea
17:00 UTC+09:00		Report	3', 27' Welbeck 7', 30' Moses 88' Chambers	Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bertrand Layec

24 August Group B	North Korea	1–0		Ulsan, South Korea
17:00 UTC+09:00	Rim Chol Min 81'	Report		Stadium: Ulsan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

25 October Group D	Costa Rica	1–1		Enugu, Nigeria
19:00 UTC+01:00	Campbell 35'	Report	19' Built	Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee: Eddy Maillet

28 October Group D		1–1	Burkina Faso	Enugu, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+01:00	Murie 57'	Report	12' Nikiema	Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 10,195 Referee: Howard Webb

31 October Group D		1–1	Turkey	Calabar, Nigeria
19:00 UTC+01:00	Hobson-McVeigh 90+1'	Report	12' Nikiema	Stadium: U. J. Esuene Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez

5 November Round of 16	Nigeria	5–0		Abuja, Nigeria
19:00 UTC+01:00	Egbedi 14', 28' Okoro 24' Emmanuel 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Abuja Stadium Attendance: 35,200 Referee: Massimo Busacca

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

19 June Group D	Uzbekistan	1–4		Torreón, Mexico
15:00 UTC−05:00	Khakimov 35'	Report	10', 36', 53' Carmichael 87' Vale	Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Helder Martins

22 June Group D	Czech Republic	1–0		Torreón, Mexico
18:00 UTC−05:00	Juliš 28'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Corona Attendance: 10,105 Referee: Roberto García

25 June Group D	United States	0–0		Pachuca, Mexico
18:00 UTC−05:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

29 June Round of 16	Japan	6–0		Monterrey, Mexico
18:00 UTC−05:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Stephan Studer

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

17 October Group B	Uruguay	7–0		Ras al-Khaimah, UAE
17:00	Méndez 3' Otormín 37', 63' Acosta 49', 57' Ospitaleche 75' Pizzichillo 89'	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 48'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

23 October Group B		0–3	Côte d'Ivoire	Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:00		Report	Bakayoko 25', 48' Yakou 87'	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

19 October Group F		1–6	France	Puerto Montt, Chile
17:00	McGarry 76'	Report	McGarry 15' (o.g.) Boutobba 32' Maouassa 34' Doucoure 42' Georgen 45' Edouard 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

22 October Group F		0–0	Syria	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 43'	Report	Ashworth 11' Imrie 90+1'	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 90+6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

6 October Group B		1–1	Turkey	Navi Mumbai, India
17:00	Mata 58'	Report	Kutucu 18'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 9,727 Referee: John Pitti ()

9 October Group B	Paraguay	4–2		Navi Mumbai, India
20:00	Rodríguez 2' Vega 75', 78' Armoa 90+1'	Report	Duarte 20' (o.g.), 34' (o.g.)	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 18' Djemoussa 50' Ndiaye 82'	Report	Spragg 72'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)		1–2	Angola	Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00	Garbett 54'	Report	Zini 6' Bark 60' (o.g.)	Attendance: 553^[3] Referee: Ma Ning (China)

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)	Brazil	3–0		Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00	Kaio 20' Talles 81' Diego 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 14,158^[4] Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)	Canada	0–1		Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00		Report	Garbett 27'	Attendance: 1,154^[5] Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

12 November 2023 (2023-11-12)	Venezuela	3–0		Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:00	Martínez 29' Romero 87', 90+7'	Report		Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15)		1–3	Germany	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
19:00	Watson 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Brunner 45+7' Moerstedt 60' Yalçınkaya 81'	Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18)		0–4	Mexico	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:45		Report	Barajas 42' Fernandez 47' Carrillo 54', 67' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2024 OFC U-16 Championship held in Tahiti.^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	Pedro Botica		Auckland United
2DF	William Britton	(2008-03-27) 27 March 2008	Western Springs
3MF	Luke Brooke-Smith	(2008-06-06) 6 June 2008	Hamilton Wanderers
	Hunter Cadman		Northern Rovers
	Justin Cardozo Machado		Sydney FC
	Aaron Cartwright		Melbourne City
1GK	Joseph Chalabi		Christchurch United
	Ethan Dyer		Sydney FC
	Van Fitzharris		Tauranga City
	Joseph Kalume Banza		Western Sydney Wanderers
3MF	Damion Kim	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008	East Coast Bays
	Alexander Lienard		Sunderland
3MF	Nathan Martin		Fencibles United
4FW	Joe McIntyre	(2009-01-30) 30 January 2009	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
1GK	Henry Murfitt	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008	Selwyn United
2DF	Daniel Nelson	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	Benjamin Perez Baldoni		Ellerslie
	Jack Perniskie		Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	Connor Smith		FC Hennef 05
3MF	Louis Spillane	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008	Western Springs
	Rakshan Suresh		Western Suburbs
3MF	Luka Vicelich	(2008-05-15) 15 May 2008	Auckland City
	Michael Wong		Auckland United

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the New Zealand under-17 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aryan Tiwary	(2009-12-05) 5 December 2009	5	6	Fencibles	2023 OFC U-17 Championship

Results and fixtures

2025

18 May 2025 2025 FIFA Youth Series	New Zealand	3–2	Switzerland	Zurich, Switzerland
	Nunez 2' Dyer 48' Hamilton 53'		Ocran 14' Krasniqi 73' (pen.)	Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field

19 May 2025 2025 FIFA Youth Series	Guatemala	1–2	New Zealand	Zurich, Switzerland
	Alvarado 14'		Perez 68' Trenberth 77'	Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field

21 May 2025 2025 FIFA Youth Series	New Zealand	0–3	Paraguay	Zurich, Switzerland
			López 19' Díaz 78' Gomez 90+4'	Stadium: FIFA Headquarters football field

18 August 2025 2025 OFC U-16 Championship		v	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
				Stadium: National Stadium

21 August 2025 2025 OFC U-16 Championship		v	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
				Stadium: National Stadium

24 August 2025 2025 OFC U-16 Championship	Solomon Islands	v		Honiara, Solomon Islands
				Stadium: National Stadium

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 %
Angola	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Canada	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
England	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Mali	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	000.00
Mexico	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	000.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	050.00
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	13	−13	000.00
Syria	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Turkey	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
United States	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	33	4	6	23	20	101	−81	012.12

In OFC U-16 Men's Championship

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 Announced for OFC Men's U-16 Championship in Tahiti". New Zealand Football. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "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

External links

Under-17 Historical results

[1] "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999". Fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[2] "Oceania U-17 World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.

[3] "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Angola" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[4] "Match report – Group A – Brazil v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[5] "Match report – Group A – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[6] "Squad Announced for OFC Men's U-16 Championship in Tahiti". New Zealand Football. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[7] "1998 Montaigu Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[8] "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

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