New Zealand men's national under-20 football team

The New Zealand men's national under-20 football team, more commonly known as the Youth 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

Nickname(s)	Youth All Whites
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Chris Greenacre
Captain	Finn Surman
Most caps	Ian Hogg (16)
Top scorer	Oliver Colloty (11)
FIFA code	NZL
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
Appearances	6 (first in 2007)
Best result	Round of 16 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
OFC U-19 Men's Championship
Appearances	23 (first in 1974)
Best result	Champions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1992)
Best result	Group stage (1992)

Competition record

OFC U-19 Championship

The OFC U-19 Men's Championship 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	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
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	12	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
2007	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	21	4
2008	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	6	4
2011	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	22	1
2013	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	13	2
2014	Did not enter
2016	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	15	2
2018	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	23	2
2022	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	33	0
2024	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	23	0
Total	9 titles	23/24	101	73	9	19	332	79

FIFA U-20 World Cup

New Zealand (in white) playing Cameroon U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1977	Did not enter
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group stage	22nd	3	0	0	3	1	5	Squad
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group stage	17th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
2013		23rd	3	0	0	3	1	7	Squad
2015	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	6	7	Squad
2017		16th	4	1	1	2	3	9	Squad
2019		11th	4	2	1	1	8	3	Squad
2023		14th	4	1	1	2	3	11	Squad
2025	Qualified
Total	Round of 16	8/24	25	5	6	14	24	45	—

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Portugal  v  New Zealand

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

New Zealand  v  Gambia

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

New Zealand  v  Mexico

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

Cameroon  v  New Zealand

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

Uruguay  v  New Zealand

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

Portugal  v  New Zealand

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

New Zealand  v  Uzbekistan

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

New Zealand  v  Uruguay

26 June Group F	New Zealand	0–2	Uruguay	Bursa, Turkey
18:00 UTC+03:00		Report	4' De Arrascaeta 75' Nicolás López	Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Croatia  v  New Zealand

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

New Zealand  v  Ukraine

30 May Group A	New Zealand	0–0	Ukraine	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
13:00		Report		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

New Zealand  v  United States

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)

Myanmar  v  New Zealand

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)

Portugal  v  New Zealand

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

Vietnam  v  New Zealand

22 May Group E	Vietnam	0–0	New Zealand	Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
20:00		Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

New Zealand  v  Honduras

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)

New Zealand  v  France

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)

United States  v  New Zealand

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

Honduras  v  New Zealand

24 May 2019 Group C	Honduras	0–5	New Zealand	Lublin, Poland
18:00 CEST		Report	Diego 8' (o.g.) Waine 17', 27' Singh 51' Conroy 90+1'	Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Norway  v  New Zealand

27 May 2019 Group C	Norway	0–2	New Zealand	Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST		Report	Stensness 71' Kitolano 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

New Zealand  v  Uruguay

30 May 2019 Group C	New Zealand	0–2	Uruguay	Łódź, Poland
18:00 CEST		Report	Núñez 40' B. Rodríguez 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Colombia  v  New Zealand

2 June 2019 Round of 16	Colombia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	New Zealand	Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST	Reyes 11'	Report	Just 35'	Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 9,283 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
	Penalties
	Vera Carbonero Perea Sandoval Angulo Balanta Cuesta		Singh Bell Mata Stensness McCowatt Cacace Conroy

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Guatemala  v  New Zealand

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)

New Zealand  v  Uzbekistan

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) Group A	New Zealand	2–2	Uzbekistan	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00	Wallace 23' Herdman 41'	Report	Abbosbek 51' Esanov 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

New Zealand  v  Argentina

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) Group A	New Zealand	0–5	Argentina	San Juan, Argentina
18:00		Report	Puch 14' Infantino 17' Romero 35' Aguirre 50(P)' Véliz 86'	Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 27,836 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

United States  v  New Zealand

30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Round of 16	United States	4–0	New Zealand	Mendoza, Argentina
14:30	Wolff 14' Cowell 61' Che 75' Pukstas 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Results and fixtures

Results from previous 12 months and upcoming fixtures

2024

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	3–0	New Caledonia	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
12:00	Ukich 18' (pen.) Watson 45+5' Kelly 53'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

New Zealand  v  Samoa

9 July 2024 (2024-07-09) 2024 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	5–0	Samoa	FFS Football Stadium, Apia
15:00	Phoenix 14', 59' Gillion 36' Partridge 74' Brown 90' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Papua New Guinea  v  New Zealand

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	Sloane-Rodrigues 5', 26' Makowem 11', 16' Kelly 18', 58', 71' Walker 67' Ukich 75' Watson 88'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand  v  Fiji

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)

New Caledonia  v  New Zealand

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	Candy 37' Supyk 64', 67' (pen.) Bulkeley 74'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

2025

Chile  v  New Zealand

5 June 2025 Friendly	Chile	3–1	New Zealand	Peñalolén, Chile
				Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Quilín

Chile  v  New Zealand

8 June 2025 Friendly	Chile	2–1	New Zealand	Santiago, Chile
	Silva 9' Rossel 47'		Bulkeley 52'	Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida

Current squad

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 20)	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 20)	Auckland City
	2DF	Luka Coveny	(2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 19)	Western United
	2DF	Seth Karunaratne	(2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	2DF	Tze-Xuan Loke	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	2DF	Lewis Partridge	(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	2DF	Codey Phoenix	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)	Auckland United
	2DF	Rico Pradhan	(2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 19)	Christchurch United
	3MF	James Bulkeley	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 20)	Fleetwood United
	3MF	Lachlan Candy	(2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 20)	Waterside Karori
	3MF	Bruce Izumi	(2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 19)	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 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	4FW	Adama Coulibaly	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20)	Auckland FC
	4FW	Fergus Gillion	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	4FW	Keegan Kelly	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 20)	Flatirons Rush
	4FW	Daniel Makowem	(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 20)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves
	4FW	Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues	(2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 18)	Wellington Phoenix
	4FW	Luke Supyk	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 19)	Wellington Phoenix
	4FW	Stipe Ukich	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	Auckland City
	4FW	Nathan Walker	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 19)	Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Recent call-ups

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup and OFC U-19 Men's Championship.

In FIFA U-20 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Gambia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Honduras	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Norway	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Portugal	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	000.00
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
United States	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	000.00
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Vietnam	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total	25	5	6	14	24	45	−21	020.00

In AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Thailand	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	000.00

In OFC U-19 Men's Championship

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
American Samoa	2	2	0	0	17	0	+17	100.00
Australia	14	2	0	12	14	33	−19	014.29
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	066.67
Cook Islands	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00
Fiji	18	13	3	2	42	12	+30	072.22
Israel	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
New Caledonia	11	10	1	0	42	9	+33	090.91
Papua New Guinea	11	11	0	0	55	0	+55	100.00
Samoa	6	6	0	0	40	2	+38	100.00
Solomon Islands	10	6	3	1	18	5	+13	060.00
Tahiti	12	9	0	3	26	8	+18	075.00
Tonga	2	2	0	0	21	0	+21	100.00
Vanuatu	8	8	0	0	37	3	+34	100.00
Total	101	73	9	19	332	79	+253	072.28