New Zealand women's national futsal team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Futsal Ferns
Association	New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Nic Downes
FIFA code	NZL
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	New Zealand 14–0 New Caledonia ; (Tauranga, New Zealand, 12 September 2017)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 15–0 New Caledonia ; (Tauranga, New Zealand, 13 September 2017)
Biggest defeat
	China 8–3 New Zealand ; (Chengdu, China, 7 September 2019)
OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Champions (2024)

The New Zealand women's national futsal team represents New Zealand in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the New Zealand Football.

History

The New Zealand Football would launch the first women's national futsal team in 2017. At around this time, the federation has already been organizing the National Women's Futsal League.^[1]^[2]

Their debut game, and the first ever women's futsal international in Oceania was held on 12 September 2023 at the ASB Baypark Arena in Tauranga. The Futsal Ferns would win 14–0 against New Caledonia. The match which is part of the Trans Pacific Futsal Cup at the AIMS Games was followed by two more matches against the same opposition.^[3]

Results and fixtures

2017

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup	New Zealand	14–0	New Caledonia	Tauranga, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena

13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup	New Zealand	15–0	New Caledonia	Tauranga, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup	New Zealand	9–2	New Caledonia	Tauranga, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena

2019

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament	China	8–3	New Zealand	Chengdu, China
14:00		Report

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament	New Zealand	1–4	Thailand	Chengdu, China
16:30		Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament	Kuwait	0–4	New Zealand	Chengdu, China
16:30		Report

2023

18 October 2023 (2023-10-18) 2023 PFF Women’s Tri-Nation Futsal Invitational	Indonesia	3–1	New Zealand	Manila, Philippines
16:00		Report		Stadium: Ninoy Aquino Stadium

20 October 2023 PFF Women's Tri Nation Futsal Invitational	New Zealand	4–1	Philippines	Manila, Philippines
18:00		Report		Stadium: Ninoy Aquino Stadium

21 October 2023 PFF Women's Tri Nation Futsal Invitational	New Zealand	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Philippines	Manila, Philippines
16:00				Stadium: Ninoy Aquino Stadium

2024

17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup	New Zealand	10–0	Tonga	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Leong 01:56, 07:55 Kraakman 03:26 Evans 10:03 Cooper 13:04 Bloomfield 31:33 Anthony 34:21 Bremner 37:20 Catherwood 39:36 Boobyer 39:47	Report		Stadium: Friendship Hall, Honiara Attendance: 500 Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)

20 August 2024 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup	Fiji	1–9	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Likuculacula 26:21	Report	Catherwood 02:42, 19:20 Veronika 05:43 (o.g.) Manak 13:54, 30:48 Cooper 17:14 Leong 29:41 Bloomfield 36:20 Kraakman 39:19	Stadium: Friendship Hall, Honiara Attendance: 300 Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)

22 August 2024 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup	Solomon Islands	0–4	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00		Report	Kraakman 01:20 Bremner 14:06 Boobyer 22:01, 29:35	Stadium: Friendship Hall, Honiara Attendance: 350 Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)

22 August 2024 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup	New Zealand	6–1	Tahiti	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00	Kraakman 01:41 Manak 17:38 Catherwood 20:09, 28:24, 36:21 Evans 31:44	Report	Hioe 37:56	Stadium: Friendship Hall, Honiara Attendance: 250 Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)

25 August 2024 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup Final	New Zealand	7–1	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00	Kraakman 1:44, 33:20 Boobyer 9:47 Leong 27:04 Bremner 28:51 Manak 35:56 Diyalowai 37:58 (o.g.)	Report	Likuculacula 18:53	Stadium: Friendship Hall, Honiara Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)

Tournament record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2025	Qualified
Total	–	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup

OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	36	3
Total	1 title	1/1	5	5	0	0	36	3

References

^ "New Zealand launch three new national teams". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 July 2017.
^ Caldwell, Olivia (15 August 2017). "First Futsal Ferns women's squad named to play New Caledonia". Stuff. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Futsal adds to diversity of AIMS Games". NZ Herald. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[1] "New Zealand launch three new national teams". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 July 2017.

[2] Caldwell, Olivia (15 August 2017). "First Futsal Ferns women's squad named to play New Caledonia". Stuff. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[3] "Futsal adds to diversity of AIMS Games". NZ Herald. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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