| Nickname | Junior All Whites | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Martin Bullock | ||
| Captain | Marley Leuluai | ||
| Mostcaps | Ian Hogg (21) | ||
| Top scorer | Kosta Barbarouses (16) | ||
| FIFA code | NZL | ||
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| First international | |||
 New Zealand 1–0Chinese Taipei  (Auckland,New Zealand; 8 December 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Tonga 0–13New Zealand (Maroochydore,Australia; 20 February 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 0–13Spain  (Ismailia,Egypt; 11 September 1997) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in1997) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2009,2011,2015) | ||
| OFC U-16 Men's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in1983) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1997,2007,2009,2011,2013,2015,2017,2018,2023) | ||
TheNew Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as theJunior All Whites, is controlled byNew Zealand Football and representsNew Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.
New Zealand was the host nation for the1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
TheOFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for theOceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at theFIFA U-17 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup.[2]
| OFC U-17 Championship / OFC U-16 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
 1986 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
 1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
 1993 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
 1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
  2003 | Group stage | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2005 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 2007 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 11 titles | 19/21 | 88 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 311 | 59 | |
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1987 | |||||||||
 1989 | |||||||||
 1991 | |||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||
 1997 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | Squad |
| 1999 | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||
 2005 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 2007 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | Squad |
 2009 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
 2011 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
 2013 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Squad |
 2015 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
 2017 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
 2019 | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
 2023 | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | |
 2025 | 43rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 11/20 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 111 | — |
v
Mali| 6 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–4 | Mali | Ismaïlia,Egypt |
| 18:15UTC+02:00 | Report |  33'Guindo 64'Diarra 70',88'Keita | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee:  Jacek Granat |
v Mexico| 8 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–5 | Mexico | Ismaïlia,Egypt |
| 20:30UTC+02:00 | Report | 12'Martínez 32'Salcedo 41',47'Gomez 85'Santibáñez | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee:  Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail |
v Spain| 11 SeptemberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–13 | Spain | Ismaïlia,Egypt |
| 20:30UTC+02:00 | Report | 23',29'Sanchez 28',64'Mateos 36' (pen.)Sergio 44',45+3',47',49'David 62'Royo 71'Ander 87'Corona 90+1'Iván Lopez | Stadium:Ismailia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdulhamid Radwan Abdulkareem |
v
United States| 10 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand | 1–2 | United States | Auckland,New Zealand |
| 19:30UTC+12:00 | Mulligan 16' | Report | 69'Thompson 74'Donovan | Stadium:North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 14,103 Referee:  Wolfgang Stark |
v
Uruguay| 13 NovemberGroup A | New Zealand | 0–5 | Uruguay | Auckland,New Zealand |
| 13:45UTC+12:00 | Report | 42'Lapolla 45+1'Peralta 63'Leal 71'Martínez 77'Meneses | Stadium:North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 10,265 Referee:  Costas Kapitanis |
v New Zealand| 16 NovemberGroup A | Poland | 1–2 | New Zealand | Auckland,New Zealand |
| 18:00UTC+12:00 | Mierzejewski 88' | Report | 53'Mulligan 64'Pearce | Stadium:North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,643 Referee: Edgar Rangel Perez |
v New Zealand| 18 AugustGroup B | Brazil | 7–0 | New Zealand | Seogwipo,South Korea |
| 17:00UTC+09:00 | Fabio 1' Lazaro 6'Giuliano 33'Fabio 50'Alex 54'Lulinha 60' (pen.)Júnior 87' | Report | Stadium:Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski |
v
England| 21 AugustGroup B | New Zealand | 0–5 | England | Seogwipo,South Korea |
| 17:00UTC+09:00 | Report | 3',27'Welbeck 7',30'Moses 88'Chambers | Stadium:Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee:  Bertrand Layec |
v New Zealand| 24 AugustGroup B | North Korea | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ulsan,South Korea |
| 17:00UTC+09:00 | Rim Chol Min 81' | Report | Stadium:Ulsan Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee:  Olegário Benquerença |
v New Zealand| 25 OctoberGroup D | Costa Rica | 1–1 | New Zealand | Enugu,Nigeria |
| 19:00UTC+01:00 | Campbell 35' | Report | 19'Built | Stadium:Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 16,850 Referee:  Eddy Maillet |
v
Burkina Faso| 28 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand | 1–1 | Burkina Faso | Enugu,Nigeria |
| 16:00UTC+01:00 | Murie 57' | Report | 12'Nikiema | Stadium:Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Attendance: 10,195 Referee: Howard Webb |
v
Turkey| 31 OctoberGroup D | New Zealand | 1–1 | Turkey | Calabar,Nigeria |
| 19:00UTC+01:00 | Hobson-McVeigh 90+1' | Report | 12'Nikiema | Stadium:U. J. Esuene Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martín Vázquez |
v New Zealand| 5 NovemberRound of 16 | Nigeria | 5–0 | New Zealand | Abuja,Nigeria |
| 19:00UTC+01:00 | Egbedi 14',28' Okoro 24'Emmanuel 90+1' | Report | Stadium:Abuja Stadium Attendance: 35,200 Referee:  Massimo Busacca |
v New Zealand| 19 JuneGroup D | Uzbekistan | 1–4 | New Zealand | Torreón,Mexico |
| 15:00UTC−05:00 | Khakimov 35' | Report | 10',36',53'Carmichael 87'Vale | Stadium:Estadio Corona Attendance: 7,561 Referee:  Helder Martins |
v New Zealand| 22 JuneGroup D | Czech Republic | 1–0 | New Zealand | Torreón,Mexico |
| 18:00UTC−05:00 | Juliš 28' | Report | Stadium:Estadio Corona Attendance: 10,105 Referee: Roberto García |
v New Zealand| 25 JuneGroup D | United States | 0–0 | New Zealand | Pachuca,Mexico |
| 18:00UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 8,556 Referee:  Bas Nijhuis |
v New Zealand| 29 JuneRound of 16 | Japan | 6–0 | New Zealand | Monterrey,Mexico |
| 18:00UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Universitario Referee: Stephan Studer |
v New Zealand| 17 OctoberGroup B | Uruguay | 7–0 | New Zealand | Ras al-Khaimah,UAE |
| 17:00 | Méndez 3' Otormín 37',63'Acosta 49',57'Ospitaleche 75'Pizzichillo 89' | Report | Stadium:Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee:Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
v New Zealand| 20 OctoberGroup B | Italy | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ras al-Khaimah,UAE |
| 20:00 | Vido 48' | Report | Stadium:Emirates Club Stadium Attendance: 2,482 Referee:Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) |
v
Côte d'Ivoire| 23 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand | 0–3 | Côte d'Ivoire | Abu Dhabi,UAE |
| 17:00 | Report | Bakayoko 25',48' Yakou 87' | Stadium:Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 3,642 Referee:Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
v France| 19 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand | 1–6 | France | Puerto Montt,Chile |
| 17:00 | McGarry 76' | Report | McGarry 15' (o.g.) Boutobba 32'Maouassa 34'Doucoure 42'Georgen 45'Edouard 90+2' | Stadium:Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,134 Referee:Valdin Legister (Jamaica) |
v
Syria| 22 OctoberGroup F | New Zealand | 0–0 | Syria | Puerto Montt,Chile |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 8,955 Referee:Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
v New Zealand| 25 OctoberGroup F | Paraguay | 1–2 | New Zealand | Puerto Montt,Chile |
| 16:00 | Ñamandú 43' | Report | Ashworth 11' Imrie 90+1' | Stadium:Estadio Regional de Chinquihue Attendance: 6,571 Referee:Yevhen Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
v New Zealand| 28 OctoberRound of 16 | Brazil | 1–0 | New Zealand | Viña del Mar,Chile |
| 17:00 | L. Henrique 90+6' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee:Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
v Turkey| 6 OctoberGroup B | New Zealand | 1–1 | Turkey | Navi Mumbai,India |
| 17:00 | Mata 58' | Report | Kutucu 18' | Stadium:DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 9,727 Referee:John Pitti () |
v New Zealand| 9 OctoberGroup B | Paraguay | 4–2 | New Zealand | Navi Mumbai,India |
| 20:00 | Rodríguez 2' Vega 75',78'Armoa 90+1' | Report | Duarte 20' (o.g.),34' (o.g.) | Stadium:DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 20,877 Referee:Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
v New Zealand| 12 OctoberGroup B | Mali | 3–1 | New Zealand | New Delhi,India |
| 17:00 | Salam 18' Djemoussa 50'Ndiaye 82' | Report | Spragg 72' | Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,112 Referee:Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
v Angola| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) | New Zealand | 1–2 | Angola | Estádio Bezerrão,Gama |
| 20:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 553[3] Referee:Ma Ning (China) |
v New Zealand| 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) | Brazil | 3–0 | New Zealand | Estádio Bezerrão,Gama |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 14,158[4] Referee:Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
v New Zealand| 1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) | Canada | 0–1 | New Zealand | Estádio Bezerrão,Gama |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 1,154[5] Referee:Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) |
v New Zealand| 12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) | Venezuela | 3–0 | New Zealand | Jalak Harupat Stadium,Bandung |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya) |
v Germany| 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) | New Zealand | 1–3 | Germany | Jalak Harupat Stadium,Bandung |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
v Mexico| 18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) | New Zealand | 0–4 | Mexico | Jalak Harupat Stadium,Bandung |
| 16:45 | Report | Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
The following players were called up to the2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup inQatar between 3–27 November 2025.[6]
Caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2025, after the match againstAustria.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Tobias Borgnis | (2008-09-30)30 September 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Reading |
| 12 | 1GK | Joseph Chalabi | (2009-03-07)7 March 2009 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 21 | 1GK | Will Martin | (2010-01-26)26 January 2010 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Queensland Lions |
| 4 | 2DF | Ethan Dyer | (2009-06-24)24 June 2009 (age 16) | 9 | 0 | Sydney |
| 14 | 2DF | Jackson O'Reilly | (2008-04-29)29 April 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Brisbane Roar |
| 15 | 2DF | Luka Vicelich | (2008-05-15)15 May 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | Auckland |
| 16 | 2DF | Michael Wong | (2008-02-23)23 February 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Auckland United |
| 17 | 2DF | Sean Kane | (2009-09-15)15 September 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | East Suburbs |
| 18 | 2DF | Daniel Nelson | (2008-01-24)24 January 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 3 | 3MF | Alex Lienard | (2008-10-28)28 October 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 1 | Sunderland |
| 5 | 3MF | Evan Masamba | (2008-03-27)27 March 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Auckland |
| 6 | 3MF | Damion Kim | (2008-08-29)29 August 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | East Coast Bays |
| 8 | 3MF | Van Fitzharris | (2008-01-23)23 January 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 2 | Auckland |
| 10 | 3MF | William Britton | (2008-03-27)27 March 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Western Springs |
| 19 | 3MF | Nathan Martin | (2008-04-19)19 April 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 2 | Auckland |
| 2 | 4FW | Joe McIntyre | (2009-01-30)30 January 2009 (age 16) | 7 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 7 | 4FW | Jack Perniskie | (2008-01-07)7 January 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 9 | 4FW | Justin Cardozo | (2008-01-04)4 January 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 3 | Macarthur |
| 11 | 4FW | Matías Núñez | (2009-11-01)1 November 2009 (age 16) | 4 | 1 | Auckland United |
| 13 | 4FW | Aaron Cartwright | (2008-07-05)5 July 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 7 | Melbourne City |
| 20 | 4FW | Benjamin Perez Baldoni | (2009-07-30)30 July 2009 (age 16) | 4 | 1 | Auckland |
v Switzerland| 18 May2025 FIFA Youth Series | New Zealand | 3–2 | Switzerland | Zurich,Switzerland |
| Stadium:FIFA Headquarters football field |
v New Zealand| 19 May2025 FIFA Youth Series | Guatemala | 1–2 | New Zealand | Zurich,Switzerland |
| Stadium:FIFA Headquarters football field |
v Paraguay| 21 May2025 FIFA Youth Series | New Zealand | 0–3 | Paraguay | Zurich,Switzerland |
| Stadium:FIFA Headquarters football field |
v Samoa| 18 August2025 OFC U-16 Championship | New Zealand | 5–0 | Samoa | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 536 |
v
New Caledonia| 21 August2025 OFC U-16 Championship | New Zealand | 0–0 | New Caledonia | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 380 |
v New Zealand| 24 August2025 OFC U-16 Championship | Solomon Islands | 0–8 | New Zealand | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
| Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 2,368 |
The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 000.00 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 000.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 000.00 |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 000.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 111 | −88 | 011.11 |
In 1998 the Junior All Whites finished 27th in theMontaigu Tournament (French:Tournoi de Montaigu) a competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs held in stadiums located in theVendée department of France.[7] The team contained four players who would go on to play for New Zealand at the2010 FIFA World Cup:Jeremy Christie,Rory Fallon,David Mulligan, andTony Lochhead.[8]
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