New Zealand men's national under-20 football team

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.

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
Appearances23 (first in 1974)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)

Competition record

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OFC U-20 Championship

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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 / OFC U-19 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1974 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 13 5
  1978 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 3
  1980 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 9 2
  1982 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 16 6
  1985 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 21 9
  1986 Third place 3rd 4 0 3 1 1 4
  1988 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 21 2
  1990 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 5 9
  1992 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 8 1
  1994 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 11 2
  1997 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 6
  1998 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 20 4
    2001 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 10 6
    2002 Group stage 3rd 4 3 0 1 17 2
  2005 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 3 Squad
  2007 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 21 4 Squad
  2008 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 6 4 Squad
  2011 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 22 1 Squad
  2013 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2 Squad
  2014 Did not enter
    2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 15 2 Squad
    2018 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 1 Squad
  2022 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 33 0 Squad
    2024 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 0 Squad
Total 9 titles 23/24 96 69 8 19 308 77

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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 Qualified
Total Round of 16 8/24 25 5 6 14 24 45

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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:   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:   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:   Mohamed Benouza

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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:   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:   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:   Kim Dong-Jin

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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23 June Group F New Zealand   0–3   Uzbekistan Bursa, Turkey
17:00 UTC+03:00 Report   14' Makhstaliev
  53' Sergeev
  67' Turapov
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Referee:   Antonio Arias
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:   Sandro Ricci

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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

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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

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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)
2 June 2019 Round of 16 Colombia   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
  New Zealand Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 9,283
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Penalties

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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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

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Results from previous 12 months and upcoming fixtures

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship New Zealand   3–0   New Caledonia FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00
Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship New Zealand   5–0   Samoa FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00
Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship Papua New Guinea   0–10   New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship SF New Zealand   1–0   Fiji FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00 Watson   48' Report Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship F New Caledonia   0–4   New Zealand FFS Football Stadium, Apia
14:00 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship to be contested in July 2024.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Alby Kelly-Heald (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix
1GK Eamonn McCarron (2007-09-14) 14 September 2007 (age 17)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
1GK Joe Wallis (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 19)   Auckland City

2DF Luka Coveny (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 18)   Western United
2DF Seth Karunaratne (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2DF Tze-Xuan Loke (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2DF Lewis Partridge (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
2DF Codey Phoenix (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)   Auckland United
2DF Rico Pradhan (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18)   Christchurch United

3MF James Bulkeley (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19)   Fleetwood United
3MF Lachlan Candy (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 19)   Waterside Karori
3MF Bruce Izumi (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 18)   Western Suburbs
3MF Finn McKenlay (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 (age 19)   Auckland FC
3MF Oliver Middleton (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)   Auckland FC
3MF Ryan Watson (2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves

4FW Adama Coulibaly (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19)   Auckland FC
4FW Fergus Gillion (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
4FW Keegan Kelly (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19)   Flatirons Rush
4FW Daniel Makowem (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves
4FW Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 17)   Wellington Phoenix
4FW Luke Supyk (2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 18)   Wellington Phoenix
4FW Stipe Ukich (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)   Auckland City
4FW Nathan Walker (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)   Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Recent call-ups

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Greenacre Announces First Squad As New Zealand U-20 Head Coach For OFC Men's U19 Championship". New Zealand Football. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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