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New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

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NameNew Zealand Olympic
Badge[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svgborder160px]]
[[File: Olympic rings without rims.svg160px]]
FIFA TrigrammeNZL
NicknameOlyWhites
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
CoachDarren Bazeley
CaptainMatthew Garbett
Most capsIan Hogg (16)
Top scorerLogan Rogerson (14)
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First game2–0
(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Largest win
Largest loss5–0
(Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996)
0–5
(Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
Regional nameSummer Olympic Games
Regional cup apps4
Regional cup first2008
Regional cup bestQuarter-finals (2020)
2ndRegional nameOFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2ndRegional cup apps9
2ndRegional cup first1988
2ndRegional cup bestChampions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)
3rdRegional cup apps23rdRegional name=Pacific Games3rdRegional cup first=20153rdRegional cup best=Champions (2019)

(Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991) (Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996) 0–5 (Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)

The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.

The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji. Thus, Beijing saw the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.

Results and fixtures

Main article: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

;Legend

2023

Awarded

  • Toomey
  • Ott
  • Randall
  • Yada
  • Randall
  • van Hattum
  • Ott
  • Verney
  • Raj
  • Bidois
  • Randall
  • Gillion
  • Turagalailai
  • Kelly

2024

Urunov Norchaev

  • Diawara
  • Garbett
  • Waine
  • Randall
  • Mihailovic
  • Zimmerman
  • Busio
  • Aaronson
  • Mateta
  • Doué
  • Kalimuendo

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympics between 24 July and 10 August 2024.

*Caps and goals updated as of 27 July 2024 after the game against the United States. *

  • Overage player.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Notes:

  • ALT Alternate.
  • INJ Withdrew due to injury.

Overage players in Olympic Games

TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Ryan Nelsen (DF)Simon Elliott (MF)Chris Killen (FW)
Ryan Nelsen (DF)Michael McGlinchey (MF)Shane Smeltz (FW)
Winston Reid (DF)Michael Boxall (DF)Chris Wood (FW)
Michael Boxall (DF)Joe Bell (MF)Sarpreet Singh (MF)

Previous squads

Competitive record

OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament

The New Zealand national under-23 football team has competed in the OFC Men's Olympic qualifying tournament since 1991. During the 1980s, the New Zealand national football team participated in Olympic qualification.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGATotal5 titles9/946382617335
Australia New Zealand 1988See New Zealand men's national football team
Fiji 1991Runners-up2nd6312126
Australia 1996Runners-up2nd8602289
New Zealand 1999Champions1st4400183
Australia New Zealand 2004Runners-up2nd6411265
Fiji 2008Champions1st5500193
New Zealand 2012Champions1st4400152
Papua New Guinea 2015Semi-finals3rd430183
Fiji 2019Champions1st5500334
New Zealand 2023Champions1st4400231

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics recordYearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGATotalQuarter-finals4/913247823
1900–1988See New Zealand men's national football team
Spain 1992Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008Group stage14th301217
United Kingdom 2012Group stage16th301215
Brazil 2016Disqualified
Japan 2020Quarter-finals6th412133
France 2024Group stage11th310238
United States 2028To be determined
AUS 2032

Beijing 2008

Pato Ronaldinho Sóbis

London 2012

Leandro Damião Sandro

Tokyo 2020

Report (SW)

Historical results

Main article: New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (1992–2019), New Zealand men's national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

Head-to-head record

:As 30 July 2024

Senior teams

Notes

References

References

  1. "New Zealand – U-23 International Matches". [[RSSSF]].
  2. "What's in a Nickname?".
  3. (30 August 2023). "New Zealand awarded 3-0 default win after PNG's failure to play Olympic qualifier".
  4. (24 July 2024). "Match report – Guinea v New Zealand". International Olympic Committee.
  5. "Men's Football Team Announced for Paris 2024". [[New Zealand Football]].
  6. "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2008". [[RSSSF]].
  7. "New Zealand - U-23 International Matches 2012". [[RSSSF]].
  8. "FIFA Mens Olympics Football Tournament Tokyo 2020". [[FIFA]].
  9. "OlyWhites".
  10. (16 June 2005). "Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. "Timeline of Australian Football". migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au.
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