New Zealand national football team

New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) All Whites
Association New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Ricki Herbert
Captain Ryan Nelsen
Most caps Ivan Vicelich (69) 1
Top scorer Vaughan Coveny (28)
Home stadium North Harbour Stadium (Auckland)
Westpac Stadium (Wellington)
FIFA code NZL
FIFA ranking 54
Highest FIFA ranking 47 (August 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking 156 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 60
Highest Elo ranking 39 (June 1983)
Lowest Elo ranking 95 (September 1997,
February 1998)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia Australia
(Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
New Zealand New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia Australia
(Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1982)
Best result Round 1, 1982 and 2010
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1973)
Best result Champions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1999)
Best result Round 1, 1999, 2003 and 2009

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip as opposed to black due to a former FIFA regulation that banned teams playing in black, as black is deemed the international referee color, hence its nickname (the name is also a reference to their national counterparts, the more famous New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks). The silver fern, a symbol of New Zealand, appears on the teams' uniforms.

The All Whites played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 2010 New Zealand team is one of only six in the history of the World Cup to have remained unbeaten through a World Cup Finals competition without winning the trophy. [1]

Because of the lack of a professional domestic league, most top New Zealand footballers play in the leagues of Europe, in the United States, or in the Australasian A-League.

New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). This is no longer the case as Australia now plays in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), leaving New Zealand as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup four times - in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

Contents

Early history

New Zealand's first international football match was played in Dunedin at the old Caledonian Ground on 23 July 1904 against a team representing New South Wales. New Zealand lost by the game's only goal, but drew with the same team 3-3 in a game at Athletic Park, Wellington seven days later. The following year the team played a Wellington representative side on June 10 before embarking on a tour of Australia, during which they played eleven representative sides, including three "test matches" against New South Wales. Of these three matches they won one, lost one, and drew one.

No New Zealand national side played for 17 years after this, with the team's next games being their first three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3-1 wins to New Zealand separated by a 1-1 draw in Wellington.[2]

Development

Despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand struggles to compete with other sports such as rugby union, rugby league and cricket, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. New Zealand has one professional team, Wellington Phoenix, which competes in the Australian A-League.

Since the 1990s, United States college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96 stint as All Whites head coach to take the head coaching job at Stanford University (he now holds the same position at Notre Dame). Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and current All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford. The trend that Clark started has continued to the present; more than two dozen New Zealanders are now playing for NCAA Division I men's programs in the U.S.[3] A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPNsoccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that the All Whites' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[3][4] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup.

Overall record

New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005.
Pld W D L GF GA GD Last Match Updated
328 137 55 136 601 520 + 81 Paraguay v New Zealand (25 June 2010)

Match Competition Record

World Cup

Record

FIFA World Cup
Year Tournament Stage Rank Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain 1982 FIFA World Cup Round 1 23/24 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup Round 1 22/32 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3

1982

New Zealand competed in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, in Spain. It qualified for this tournament through a long process, winning the Oceania Qualification group then playing in a five-team round-robin tournament against teams from Asia. This tournament resulted in China and New Zealand being tied for a qualification place. A sudden-death play-off in Singapore resulted in New Zealand qualifying for the tournament.

In Spain, New Zealand played three matches, against Scotland, the Soviet Union, and Brazil. New Zealand lost all three games, with scores of 2–5, 0–3, and 0–4 respectively. Steve Sumner and Steve Wooddin scored for New Zealand in the nation's first ever World Cup match against Scotland.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
 Soviet Union 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 3
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

2010

New Zealand qualified for its second World Cup held in South Africa in 2010.

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Qualifying campaign

New Zealand's first challenge in its qualifying campaign was the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won five out of the six games in the OFC Nations Cup with one loss to Fiji where Roy Krishna scored a double.[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15
 New Caledonia 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8
 Fiji 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
 Vanuatu 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
  Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Vanuatu
Fiji  – 3 – 3 0 – 2 2 – 0
New Caledonia  4 – 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 0
New Zealand  0 – 2 3 – 0 – 4 – 1
Vanuatu  2 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 –

By virtue of winning the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, New Zealand progressed to a two-legged playoff against the fifth placed AFC nation. This team was confirmed as Bahrain on 9 September 2009 after they defeated Saudi Arabia on the away goals rule after drawing 2-2 in Riyadh.

New Zealand first went to Manama to play its away fixture against Bahrain, with the match ending 0-0.

On 14 November 2009, New Zealand qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after defeating Bahrain 1-0 in the second leg of their tie in front of a New Zealand record crowd in Wellington of 35,194. New Zealand won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Rory Fallon in the 45th minute and a Mark Paston penalty save early in the second half .[6]

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bahrain  0–1  New Zealand 0–0 0–1
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
10 October 2009
 Bahrain Bahrain 0 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Hungary Viktor Kassai
Report
Summary
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
14 November 2009
 New Zealand New Zealand 1 – 0 Bahrain Bahrain Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 35,194
Referee: Uruguay Jorge Larrionda
R. Fallon Goal 45' Report
Summary
Build up

New Zealand's first build up match to the World Cup was a 2-0 friendly international loss to Mexico on 3 March 2010 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California, United States.

On 24 May New Zealand played a friendly international against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the first meeting between the teams since 9 June 2005. New Zealand started well, taking the lead in the 16th minute through Chris Killen. However Australia improved in the second half, snatching victory with the final kick of the game through Brett Holman.

On 29 May New Zealand played Serbia, ranked 15th in the world at the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, Austria and won 1-0, courtesy of a first half goal from Shane Smeltz.

On 4 June, New Zealand played a further friendly international away against Slovenia but lost 1-3 at the Ljudski vrt Stadium in Maribor, Slovenia.

After arriving in South Africa New Zealand played another friendly international against Chile at the Kanyamazane Stadium in Nelspruit (Mbombela), Mpumalanga, South Africa, but ended up losing 2-0. All but one of the 23-man squad got game time in a match divided by three sessions of 30 minutes each. Captain Ryan Nelsen suffered from an ear infection and did not play.

Friendly International
3 March 2010
 Mexico Mexico 2 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand Pasadena Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California, United States
Attendance: 90,526
Referee: United States Jair Marrufo
J. Hernandez Goal 53'
C. Vela Goal 57'		 Report
Summary
Friendly International
24 May 2010
21:30 NZST
 Australia Australia 2 – 1 New Zealand New Zealand Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Attendance: 55,659
Referee: United States Ricardo Salazar
D. Vidosic Goal 64'
B. Holman Goal 90+4'		 Report
Summary		 C. Killen Goal 16'
Friendly International
29 May 2010
03:15 NZST
 New Zealand New Zealand 1 – 0 Serbia Serbia Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Austria Oliver Drachta
S. Smeltz Goal 22' Report
Summary
Friendly International
5 June 2010
07:00 NZST
 Slovenia Slovenia 3 – 1 New Zealand New Zealand Ljudski vrt Stadium, Maribor, Slovenia
Attendance: 10,965
M. Novakovic Goal 6' Goal 30'
A. Kirm Goal 44'		 Report
Summary		 R. Fallon Goal 20'
Friendly International [1]
9 June 2010
23:30 NZST
 New Zealand New Zealand 0 – 2 Chile Chile Kanyamazane Stadium, Nelspruit (Mbombela), Mpumalanga, South Africa
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: South Africa Danieel Bennard
Fierro Goal 68'
Paredes Goal 71'

1.^ This was an unofficial international friendly, and was played over three 30-minute periods rather than two 45-minute halves.

Tournament

The draw, held on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa, saw New Zealand grouped in Group F with Paraguay, Slovakia and World Cup defending champions Italy.

New Zealand drew its first group match against Slovakia 1-1 with Winston Reid heading the equalizer deep into stoppage time, cancelling out a 50th goal from Robert Vittek. This result represented the first ever point for New Zealand in a World Cup finals tournament.

In New Zealand's second match, Shane Smeltz scored in the seventh minute against reigning champions Italy. New Zealand later conceded a penalty mid-way through the first half, from which Italy equalised through Vincenzo Iaquinta. The match finished 1-1.

New Zealand drew 0-0 with Paraguay in its third match, taking New Zealand's points total in the 2010 tournament to 3.

Although New Zealand went through the group stage undefeated, its third place standing in the group meant it was eliminated from the tournament.

New Zealand were the only team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup to achieve an undefeated record, tallying three draws with no defeats. Even champions Spain were defeated in the group stage of the tournament.

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
2010 FIFA World Cup
15 June 2010
23:30 NZST
 New Zealand New Zealand 1 – 1 Slovakia Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: South Africa Jerome Damon
W. Reid Goal 90+3' Report
Highlights		 Goal 50' R. Vittek
2010 FIFA World Cup
21 June 2010
02:00 NZST
 Italy  1 – 1  New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 38,229
Referee: Guatemala Carlos Batres
V. Iaquinta Goal 29' (pen.) Report
Highlights		 S. Smeltz Goal 7'
2010 FIFA World Cup
25 June 2010
02:00 NZST
 Paraguay  0 – 0  New Zealand Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 34,850
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura
Report
[ Highlights]

Confederations Cup

Record

FIFA Confederations Cup
Year Tournament Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico 1999 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 - 5 0
France 2003 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 11 - 10 0
South Africa 2009 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 7 - 7 1
Total 3 - 9 0 1 8 2 24 - 22 1

New Zealand has competed in three Confederations Cups, in Mexico 1999, France 2003 and South Africa 2009. In each of these tournaments, New Zealand failed to progress past the first round. At the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand gained its first point at a FIFA tournament with a draw against Iraq. New Zealand has scored a total of two goals in the tournaments and has gained one point.

1999

New Zealand made its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico, in 1999. New Zealand qualified for the competition by defeating Australia 1-0 in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand was drawn into Group B with World Cup runners-up Brazil, USA, and Germany. New Zealand failed to win a match and its only goal was against USA through Chris Zoricich in the 93rd minute.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0

2003

New Zealand made its second appearance in the Confederations Cup in France, in 2003. New Zealand qualified after defeating Australia in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup final through a 78th minute goal from captain Ryan Nelsen. New Zealand was drawn into Group A with host France, Colombia, and Japan. New Zealand lost its first match against Japan 3-0. New Zealand scored its only goal of the competition in a loss against Colombia when Raf de Gregorio got the ball past Oscar Cordoba. New Zealand then suffered its largest loss of the competition, losing 0-5 against France.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Colombia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Japan 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0

2009

New Zealand made its third appearance in the Confederations Cup in South Africa, in 2009. New Zealand qualified through winning the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz played a large part in New Zealand winning the OFC Nations Cup by scoring eight goals, winning the competition's Golden Boot award. Smeltz scored in five of New Zealand's six matches. New Zealand was drawn in Group A in South Africa along with UEFA Euro 2008 champions and world number one Spain, hosts South Africa, and 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners Iraq. New Zealand played three friendly matches leading up to the competition which included a 4-3 loss to Italy where it led the match on three occasions through goals from Shane Smeltz and Chris Killen. New Zealand's first match against Spain didn't start well as Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick within the first 20 minutes. Torres went on to win the Man of the Match award. Goals from Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas and Valencia FC striker David Villa completed Spain's 5-0 win over New Zealand. New Zealand lost its second match against South Africa 2-0 with Man of the Match Bernard Parker scoring a double. New Zealand drew its final match against Iraq 0-0, which gained New Zealand its first ever point in a major FIFA competition.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
14 June 2009
 New Zealand New Zealand 0 – 5 Spain Spain Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
Report
Summary		 F. Torres Goal 6' Goal 14' Goal 17'
C. Fàbregas Goal 24'
D. Villa Goal 48'
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
17 June 2009
 South Africa South Africa 2 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 36,598
Referee: Mexico Benito Archundia
B. Parker Goal 21' Goal 52' Report
Summary
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
20 June 2009
 Iraq Iraq 0 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: England Howard Webb
Report
Summary

OFC Nations Cup

New Zealand has competed in every OFC Nations Cup since the tournament was established in 1973, when New Zealand both hosted and won the competition. The All Whites have won the Nations Cup four times, including the most recent tournament (2008 OFC Nations Cup).

Record

OFC Nations Cup
Year Tournament Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1973 OFC Nations Cup Champions 5 4 1 0 13 4 + 9 13
1980 OFC Nations Cup Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 8 - 1 3
1996 OFC Nations Cup Third Place 2 0 1 1 0 3 - 3 1
1998 OFC Nations Cup Champions 4 4 0 0 11 1 + 10 12
2000 OFC Nations Cup Runners-up 4 3 0 1 6 3 + 3 9
2002 OFC Nations Cup Champions 5 5 0 0 23 2 + 21 15
2004 OFC Nations Cup Third Place 5 3 0 2 17 5 + 12 9
2008 OFC Nations Cup Champions 6 5 0 1 14 5 + 9 15
Total 8 - 34 25 2 7 91 31 + 60 78
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions		 Oceanian Champions
1973 (First title)		 Succeeded by
1980 Australia 
Preceded by
1996 Australia 		 Oceanian Champions
1998 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
2000 Australia 
Preceded by
2000 Australia 		 Oceanian Champions
2002 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
2004 Australia 
Preceded by
2004 Australia 		 Oceanian Champions
2008 (Fourth title)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

Trans-Tasman Cup

Record

Trans-Tasman Cup
Year Tournament Stage
1983 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions
1987 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions

Upcoming Fixtures

Friendly
9 October 2010
  New Zealand -:-
(-:-)		  Honduras
Friendly
12 October 2010
  New Zealand -:-
(-:-)		  Paraguay Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Caps and goals updated as June 24, 2010.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (1976-12-13) (age 34) 26 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 28) 15 0 Australia Gold Coast United
23 GK James Bannatyne 30 June 1975 (1975-06-30) (age 35) 3 0 New Zealand Team Wellington
2 DF Ben Sigmund (vice-captain) 3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) (age 30) 14 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3 DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 29) 33 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4 DF Winston Reid 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 22) 6 1 England West Ham United
5 DF Ivan Vicelich 3 September 1976 (1976-09-03) (age 34) 69 6 People's Republic of China Shenzhen Ruby
6 DF Ryan Nelsen (captain) 18 October 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 33) 44 6 England Blackburn Rovers
18 DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 27) 15 0 United States New York Red Bulls
19 DF Tommy Smith 31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) (age 20) 7 0 England Ipswich Town
7 MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (1974-06-10) (age 36) 66 6 Unattached
8 MF Tim Brown (vice-captain) 6 March 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 29) 25 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
11 MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (1981-12-20) (age 29) 37 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
13 MF Andy Barron 24 December 1980 (1980-12-24) (age 30) 12 1 unattached
15 MF Michael McGlinchey 7 January 1987 (1987-01-07) (age 24) 5 0 Australia Central Coast Mariners
16 MF Aaron Clapham 1 January 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 24) 0 0 New Zealand Canterbury United
17 MF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (1982-03-24) (age 28) 25 3 New Zealand Auckland City
21 MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 27) 24 1 United States Tampa Bay
22 MF Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 23) 19 0 Australia Newcastle Jets
9 FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (1981-09-29) (age 29) 33 17 Australia Gold Coast United
10 FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (1981-10-08) (age 29) 34 11 People's Republic of China Shenzhen Ruby
14 FW Rory Fallon 20 March 1982 (1982-03-20) (age 28) 10 3 England Plymouth Argyle
20 FW Chris Wood 7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) (age 19) 12 0 England West Bromwich Albion

Non-travelling reserves

The following seven players were named as non-travelling reserves for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa:

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Jacob Spoonley 3 March 1987 (1987-03-03) (age 23) 1 0 New Zealand Auckland City
DF Steven Old 17 February 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 24) 17 1 Scotland Kilmarnock
DF Aaron Scott 19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 24) 4 0 New Zealand Waitakere United
MF Chad Coombes 9 September 1983 (1983-09-09) (age 27) 1 0 New Zealand Auckland City
MF Cole Peverley 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 22) 1 0 New Zealand Team Wellington
FW Kris Bright 5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) (age 24) 4 1 England Shrewsbury Town
FW Costa Barbarouses 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 20) 1 0 Australia Brisbane Roar

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the All Whites squad in the last 18 months:

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Callup
MF Chad Coombes 9 September 1983 (1983-09-09) (age 27) 1 0 New Zealand Auckland City v. Mexico Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly)
MF Jason Hayne 8 July 1986 (1986-07-08) (age 24) 0 0 New Zealand Auckland City v. Mexico Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly)
DF Duncan Oughton 14 June 1977 (1977-06-14) (age 33) 25 2 United States Columbus Crew v. South Africa South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup)
MF Chris James 4 June 1987 (1987-06-04) (age 23) 12 0 Unattached v. South Africa South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup)
FW Jarrod Smith 20 June 1986 (1986-06-20) (age 24) 12 0 Unattached v. Botswana Botswana, 7 June 2009 (Friendly)
DF Christian Bouckenooghe 7 February 1977 (1977-02-07) (age 34) 34 1 Belgium Roeselare v. Thailand Thailand, 28 March 2009 (Friendly)

Caps and goals accurate as of 15 June 2010, and only include appearances in official matches.[7][8]

Notable players

Players who have achieved one or more of the following: Fifty or more A-international caps for New Zealand, induction into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, receipt of an international award for football, represented more than one country at international level.

  • Ken Armstrong
  • Duncan Cole
  • Vaughan Coveny
  • Simon Elliott
  • Adrian Elrick
  • Ceri Evans
  • Ricki Herbert
  • Bill Hume
  • Chris Jackson
  • Michael McGarry
  • Wynton Rufer
  • Shane Smeltz
  • Steve Sumner
  • Brian Turner
  • Frank van Hattum
  • Ivan Vicelich
  • Steve Wooddin
  • Chris Zoricich
Top Goalscorers
# Player Career Goals (Caps) Avg/game
1 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 28 0(64) 0.43
2 Steve Sumner 1976-88 22 0(58) 0.38
3 Brian Turner 1967-82 21 0(59) 0.35
4 Shane Smeltz 2003- 17 0(33) 0.52
5 = Jock Newall 1951-52 16 0(10) 1.60
5 = Keith Nelson 1977-83 16 0(20) 0.80
Last updated 21 June 2010
Most Capped Players 1
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Ivan Vicelich 1995- 69 6
2 Simon Elliott 1995- 66 6
3 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 64 28
4 Ricki Herbert 1980-89 61 7
5 Chris Jackson 1995-03 60 10
6 Brian Turner 1967-82 59 21
Last updated 22 June 2010

1  A-Internationals only. The record for all appearances for the New Zealand national team including matches against club and invitational sides is held by Steve Sumner (105).

Coaching, management & support staff

Current staff

Coaching staff
Manager
Medical staff
Media officer

Past managers

Supporters

The supporters of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise' - a play on the All Whites nickname, the singing and chanting supporters do and the term White Noise.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The other countries to have achieved this are Scotland in 1974 (Won 1, Drawn 2), Brazil in 1978 (Won 4, Drawn 3), Cameroon in 1982 (Drawn 3), England in 1982 (Won 3, Drawn 2) and Belgium in 1998 (Drawn 3).
  2. ↑ {{subst:HiltonNZAssoc}} pp. 143-144.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Latham, Brent (2010-03-17). "U.S. connection helps New Zealand". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/page/worldcup101-03172010/ce/us/new-zealand-american-connection?cc=5901&ver=us. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
  4. ↑ Latham's piece directly states; "From his post across the Pacific Ocean, Ricki Herbert may have a more profound interest in labor peace in America [referring to a possible MLS player strike that was averted days after the piece] than anyone in the history of New Zealand, because when his team kicks off the World Cup against Slovakia on June 15, the All-Whites' lineup could feature even more MLS players than [U.S. national coach Bob] Bradley's."
  5. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300036893/report.html
  6. ↑ "New Zealand 1 - 0 Bahrain". ESPN. 2009-11-14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=284592&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  7. ↑ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 
  8. ↑ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm. Retrieved 11 September 2009. 

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