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New Zealand national futsal team

Summary

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.

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 ranking49 [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)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1992)
Best resultChampions (2022, 2023)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1988)
Best resultGroup stage (1988, 2011)

Tournament records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
  1989 Did not enter
  1992 Did not qualify
  1996 Did not enter
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2021
  2024 Qualified
Total – 1/10 - - - - - -

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup edit

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 edit

OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1992   Australia Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 10 27
1996   Vanuatu Did not enter
1999   Vanuatu Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 12 34
2004   Australia Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 22 14
2008   Fiji Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 22 16
2009   Fiji Did not enter
2010   Fiji Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 26 21
2011   Fiji Third place 3rd 5 2 3 0 31 13
2013   New Zealand Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 16 15
2014   New Caledonia Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 6
2016   Fiji Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 8
2019   New Caledonia Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 32 10
2022   Fiji Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 33 7
2023   New Zealand Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 36 7
Total 2 titles 12/14 61 37 5 19 266 178
OFC Futsal Nations Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  American Samoa 1 1 0 0 9 0
  Australia 5 0 0 5 3 28
  Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 3 2
  Fiji 8 6 0 2 16 8
  Kiribati 1 1 0 0 21 1
  New Caledonia 5 4 0 1 9 4
  Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 8
  Samoa 2 2 0 0 10 5
  Solomon Islands 7 6 1 0 23 6
  Tahiti 7 5 1 1 21 4
  Tonga 2 2 0 0 29 1
  Tuvalu 2 2 0 0 20 2
  Vanuatu 8 7 0 1 30 9

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendlies against Vietnam, IR Iran, and Morocco.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 7 October 2023 after the match against Tahiti.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mike Antamanov (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 36) 12 1   Auckland City Futsal
2DF Ethan Martin (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) 12 8   Waikato Rapids
2DF Casey Sharplin (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22) 12 5   Waikato Rapids
2DF Thomas Picken (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) 7 1   Auckland City Futsal
4FW Dylan Manickum (captain) (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 31) 63 37   Auckland City Futsal
4FW Stephen Ashby-Peckham (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) 41 17   Auckland City Futsal
4FW Jordan Ditfort (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25) 23 13   Bloomsbury Futsal
4FW Rahan Ali (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27) 12 14   Moreland Blues FC
4FW Hamish Grey (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) 12 6   Zambu CFS Pinatar
4FW Adam Paulsen (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) 12 5   Auckland City Futsal
4FW Art Twigg (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) 7 3   Auckland City Futsal
Luc Saker 23 4   Capital Futsal
Denny Twigg 5 0   Auckland City Futsal
Sean Beresford 0 0   Capital Futsal
Hemi Innes 0 0   Canterbury United Dragons
Sam Twigg 0 0   Auckland City Futsal

Recent call-ups edit

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
GK Patrick Steele (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23) 7 0   Waikato Rapids 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
DF Oban Hawkins (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) 20 7   Southern United v.   Vietnam, 28 March 2024INJ
DF Logan Wisnewski (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23) 20 5   Bloomsbury Futsal v.   Vietnam, 28 March 2024WD

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 edit

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

Former players edit

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

Results and fixtures edit

2023 edit

15 September 2023 (2023-09-15) Friendly China   0–5   New Zealand Beijing, China
18:30 Source Stadium: National Training Centre
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Friendly China   2–6   New Zealand Beijing, China
17:00 Source Stadium: National Training Centre
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup New Zealand   6–3   Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
16:00
  • Manickum   1'
  • Ali   8'
  • Wisnewski   11'
  • Sharplin   18', 24'
  • Hawkins   19'
 Report
  • Coulon   27'
  • Lehi   29'
  • Donald   36'
 Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 350
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup New Zealand   7–2   Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
19:00
  • Ali   21'
  • Wisnewski   22'
  • Ditfort   11', 27'
  • Radrigai   6' (o.g.)
  • Martin   5'
  • Sharplin   23'
 Report
Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 432
Referee: Jonathon Moore (Australia)
4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Tonga   0–14   New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 Report
  • Manickum   2'
  • Ashby-Peckham   9', 10', 31'
  • Dittfort   11'
  • Martin   15', 37'
  • Twigg   16'
  • Hawkins   16'
  • Ali   20', 31'
  • Paulsen   28', 29'
  •   33' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 180
Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia)
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) OFC Futsal Nations Cup Semi-final New Zealand   4–2   Solomon Islands Auckland, New Zealand
19:00
  • Wisnewski   3'
  • Ashby-Beckham   17'
  • Sharplin   27'
  • Atamanov   39'
 Report
Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) OFC Futsal Nations Cup Final Tahiti   0–5   New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 Report
  • Ashby-Peckham   5'
  • Ditfort   27'
  • Picken   28'
  • Manickum   32'
  • Grey   38'
 Stadium: Pulman Arena
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

2024 edit

28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) Friendly Vietnam   2–2   New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 Report
  • Ali    
 Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium
30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) Friendly Iran   5–1   New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00 Report
  • Grey   18'
 Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium
31 March 2024 (2024-03-31) Friendly New Zealand   2–6   Morocco Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00
Report Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium

Records edit

As of 7 October 2023[4]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped players edit

Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Dylan Manickum 63 37 2010 7 October 2023
2 Marvin Eakins 59 ? ? ?

References edit

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Futsal Whites Overview". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Futsal Whites squad named to face futsal powerhouses IR Iran, Morocco, and hosts Vietnam later this month". New Zealand Football. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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