New Zealand national futsal team

New Zealand
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Futsal Whites
Association	New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Marvin Eakins
Captain	Dylan Manickum
Most caps	Dylan Manickum (63)
FIFA code	NZL
FIFA ranking	49 [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
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	TBD (2024)
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1992)
Best result	Champions (2022, 2023)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1988)
Best result	Group 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
1989	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021
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	Did not enter
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	Did not enter
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	37	5	19	266	178

OFC Futsal Nations Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
American Samoa	1	1	0	0	9	0
Australia	5	0	0	5	3	28
Cook Islands	1	1	0	0	3	2
Fiji	8	6	0	2	16	8
Kiribati	1	1	0	0	21	1
New Caledonia	5	4	0	1	9	4
Papua New Guinea	1	0	0	1	1	8
Samoa	2	2	0	0	10	5
Solomon Islands	7	6	1	0	23	6
Tahiti	7	5	1	1	21	4
Tonga	2	2	0	0	29	1
Tuvalu	2	2	0	0	20	2
Vanuatu	8	7	0	1	30	9

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendlies against Vietnam, IR Iran, and Morocco.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 7 October 2023 after the match against Tahiti.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mike Antamanov	(1987-04-27) 27 April 1987	12	1	Auckland City Futsal

2DF	Ethan Martin	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000	12	8	Waikato Rapids
2DF	Casey Sharplin	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001	12	5	Waikato Rapids
2DF	Thomas Picken	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998	7	1	Auckland City Futsal

4FW	Dylan Manickum (captain)	(1992-06-16) 16 June 1992	63	37	Auckland City Futsal
4FW	Stephen Ashby-Peckham	(1995-04-09) 9 April 1995	41	17	Auckland City Futsal
4FW	Jordan Ditfort	(1998-06-09) 9 June 1998	23	13	Bloomsbury Futsal
4FW	Rahan Ali	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	12	14	Moreland Blues FC
4FW	Hamish Grey	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002	12	6	Zambu CFS Pinatar
4FW	Adam Paulsen	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001	12	5	Auckland City Futsal
4FW	Art Twigg	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997	7	3	Auckland City Futsal

	Luc Saker		23	4	Capital Futsal
	Denny Twigg		5	0	Auckland City Futsal
	Sean Beresford		0	0	Capital Futsal
	Hemi Innes		0	0	Canterbury United Dragons
	Sam Twigg		0	0	Auckland City Futsal

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
GK	Patrick Steele	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000	7	0	Waikato Rapids	2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

DF	Oban Hawkins	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000	20	7	Southern United	v. Vietnam, 28 March 2024^INJ
DF	Logan Wisnewski	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000	20	5	Bloomsbury Futsal	v. Vietnam, 28 March 2024^WD
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Serving suspension ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Current technical staff

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

Former players

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

Results and fixtures

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	Khan 12' Waranaivalu 38'	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	Otainao 25' Mana 39'	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)

2024

28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) Friendly	Vietnam	2–2	New Zealand	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00		Report	Ali	Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium

30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) Friendly	Iran	5–1	New Zealand	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00		Report	Grey 18'	Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium

31 March 2024 (2024-03-31) Friendly	New Zealand	2–6	Morocco	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00	Manickum 22' Paulsen 35'	Report		Stadium: Lanh Binh Thang Stadium

Records

As of 7 October 2023[4]

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

Futsal World Ranking
"Futsal Whites Overview". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
"Futsal Whites squad named to face futsal powerhouses IR Iran, Morocco, and hosts Vietnam later this month". New Zealand Football. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
"Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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[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 to face futsal powerhouses IR Iran, Morocco, and hosts Vietnam later this month". New Zealand Football. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[4] "Futsal Whites Squad named for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

National futsal teams of Oceania (OFC)
OFC Futsal Championship
Active	American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
Former	Australia (moved to AFC in 2005)
FIFA Futsal World Cup - AMF Futsal World Cup (¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA)