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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 ranking19
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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultGroup stage (2024)
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1992)
Best resultChampions (2022, 2023)

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). 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 Squad
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 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 20 Squad
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 0 3 2 20

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 record
Year Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
Australia 1992 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 10 27
Vanuatu 1996 Did not enter
Vanuatu 1999 Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 12 34
Australia 2004 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 22 14
Fiji 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 22 16
Fiji 2009 Did not enter
Fiji 2010 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 26 21
Fiji 2011 Third place 3rd 5 2 3 0 31 13
New Zealand 2013 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 16 15
New Caledonia 2014 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 6
Fiji 2016 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 8
New Caledonia 2019 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 32 10
Fiji 2022 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 33 7
New Zealand 2023 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 36 7
Total 2 titles 12/14 61 37 5 19 266 178

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2024 after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mike Antamanov (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 37) 15 1 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
12 1GK Patrick Steele (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 23) 12 0 New Zealand Waikato Rapids

5 2DF Miroslav Malivuk (1983-07-17)17 July 1983 (aged 41) 42 23 New Zealand Palmerston North Marist
7 2DF Ethan Martin (2000-01-11)11 January 2000 (aged 24) 15 8 New Zealand Waikato Rapids
8 2DF Logan Wisnewski (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 23) 20 5 England Bloomsbury Futsal
9 2DF Stephen Ashby-Peckham (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 29) 44 17 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal

2 3MF Adam Paulsen (2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 23) 15 6 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
3 3MF Hamish Grey (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 22) 15 7 Spain Zambú CFS Pinatar
10 3MF Dylan Manickum (captain) (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 (aged 32) 66 38 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
11 3MF Jordan Ditfort (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 26) 26 13 England Bloomsbury Futsal
13 3MF Oban Hawkins (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 23) 20 7 New Zealand Southern United
14 3MF Casey Sharplin (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 23) 15 5 New Zealand Waikato Rapids

4 4FW Art Twigg (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 27) 10 3 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal
6 4FW Rahan Ali (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 27) 15 16 Australia Moreland Blues FC

Recent call-ups

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
DF Thomas Picken (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) 7 1 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024

Luc Saker 23 4 New Zealand Capital Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Denny Twigg 5 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Sean Beresford 0 0 New Zealand Capital Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Hemi Innes 0 0 New Zealand Canterbury United Dragons v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024
Sam Twigg 0 0 New Zealand Auckland City Futsal v.  Morocco, 31 March 2024

Withdrew due to injury
Preliminary squad / standby
Retired from the national team
Serving suspension
Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

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

China  v  New Zealand
15 September 2023 (2023-09-15) Friendly China  0–5  New Zealand Beijing, China
18:30 Source Stadium: National Training Centre
China  v  New Zealand
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) Friendly China  2–6  New Zealand Beijing, China
17:00 Source Stadium: National Training Centre
New Zealand  v  Vanuatu
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup New Zealand  6–3  Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 Report Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 350
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
New Zealand  v  Fiji
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup New Zealand  7–2  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 Report Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 432
Referee: Jonathon Moore (Australia)
Tonga  v  New Zealand
4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Tonga  0–14  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 Report Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 180
Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia)
New Zealand  v  Solomon Islands
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) OFC Futsal Nations Cup Semi-final New Zealand  4–2  Solomon Islands Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 Report Stadium: Pulman Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Majid Al Hatmi (Oman)
Tahiti  v  New Zealand
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) OFC Futsal Nations Cup Final Tahiti  0–5  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 Report Stadium: Pulman Arena
Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

2024

Vietnam  v  New Zealand
28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) Friendly Vietnam  2–2  New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 Report Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium
Iran  v  New Zealand
30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) Friendly Iran  5–1  New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00 Report Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium
New Zealand  v  Morocco
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
New Zealand  v  Thailand
31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) Continental Futsal Championship New Zealand  0–8  Thailand Nanthaburi, Thailand
19:30 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium
Guatemala  v  New Zealand
3 September 2024 (2024-09-03) Continental Futsal Championship Guatemala  6–2  New Zealand Nanthaburi, Thailand
19:30 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium
New Zealand  v  Afghanistan
4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) Continental Futsal Championship New Zealand  1–5  Afghanistan Nanthaburi, Thailand
16:30 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium
New Zealand  v  Kuwait
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) Continental Futsal Championship New Zealand  3–8  Kuwait Nanthaburi, Thailand
16:30 Report Stadium: Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium
New Zealand  v  Libya
15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) FIFA FWC New Zealand  1–3  Libya Andijan, Uzbekistan
15:00 Ditfort Goal 39'34" Report Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Spain  v  New Zealand
18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) FIFA FWC Spain  7–1  New Zealand Andijan, Uzbekistan
20:00 Report Twigg Goal 05'58" Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,993
Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)
Kazakhstan  v  New Zealand
21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) FIFA FWC Kazakhstan  10–0  New Zealand Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:30 Report Stadium: Humo Arena
Attendance: 3,828
Referee: Ricardo Lay (Panama)

Records

As of 31 March 2024
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Dylan Manickum 66 38 2010 31 March 2024
2 Marvin Eakins 59 ? ? ?

References

  1. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6371c7172bf2d465/original/Men-s-Futsal-World-Ranking.pdf
  2. "Futsal Whites Overview". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "Squad named for first ever FIFA Futsal World Cup appearance". nzfootball.co.nz. New Zealand Football. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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Head-to-head record

The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 0 10 −10 000.00
 Libya 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Spain 1 0 0 1 1 7 −6 000.00
Total 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 000.00
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