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

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.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992 Did not qualify
Spain 1996 Did not enter
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021
Uzbekistan 2024 Qualified
Total – 1/10 - - - - - -

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup

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

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 39 5 17 271 174

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.[3][4]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 September 2023 after the match against China.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mike Antamanov (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987 (age 36) 7 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
12 1GK Patrick Steele (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23) 7 0 New Zealand Waikato Rapids
5 2DF Thomas Picken (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 25) 2 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
7 2DF Ethan Martin (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) 7 6 New Zealand Waikato Rapids
8 2DF Logan Wisnewski (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23) 15 3 England Bloomsbury Futsal
13 2DF Oban Hawkins (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) 15 5 New Zealand Southern United
14 2DF Casey Sharplin (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22) 7 1 New Zealand Waikato Rapids
2 4FW Adam Paulsen (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) 7 3 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
3 4FW Hamish Grey (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 21) 7 5 Unattached
4 4FW Art Twigg (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 26) 2 2 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
6 4FW Rahan Ali (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 26) 7 10 Australia Moreland Blues FC
9 4FW Stephen Ashby-Peckham (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 28) 36 12 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
10 4FW Dylan Manickum (captain) (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 31) 58 35 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
11 4FW Jordan Ditfort (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 25) 18 9 England Bloomsbury Futsal

Current technical staff

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

Former players

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

Results and fixtures

Main article: New Zealand national futsal team results

2023

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)

Records

As of 7 October 2023[5]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped players

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

References

  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 for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". NZF. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "FUTSAL WHITES SQUAD". NZF. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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