New Zealand national football team
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| Nickname(s) | All Whites | ||
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| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Ricki Herbert |
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| Captain | Tim Brown | ||
| Most caps | Vaughan Coveny (64) | ||
| Top scorer | Vaughan Coveny (28) | ||
| Home stadium | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||
| FIFA code | NZL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 100 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 47 (August 2002) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 156 (September 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 74 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 39 (June 1983) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 95 (September 1997, February 1998) |
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| First international | |||
New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia  (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) |
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| Biggest win | |||
New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji  (Auckland, New Zealand; August 16, 1981) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia (Wellington, New Zealand; July 11, 1936) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 1982 | ||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008 | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 1999, 2003 and 2009 | ||
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football.
It has reached the World Cup only once, in 1982, but lost all three games. Because of the lack of a high-quality domestic league, most talented New Zealand footballers ply their trade in the higher-class leagues of Europe, the United States, and Australia.
New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, this is no longer the case as Australia now play in the Asian Football Confederation. New Zealand have won the OFC Nations Cup four times, in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008. The white strip was originally based on the colour of England's strip and name is in contrast with the rugby union team, the All Blacks.
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[edit] Development
Despite its large player numbers, New Zealand football struggles to compete with other sports such as Rugby union, Rugby league and cricket, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. However, New Zealanders are represented in professional football by Wellington Phoenix FC, who compete in the Australian A-League.
The best known current players are Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen and Celtic striker Chris Killen. Several young players have shown promise in breaking through into the senior side, including Tampere United midfielder Chris James and Jeremy Brockie.
[edit] OFC and FIFA tournament participation
New Zealand has competed in one FIFA World Cup Spain 1982 and in three Confederations Cups Mexico 1999, France 2003 and South Africa 2009. In each of these tournaments, the All Whites failed to progress past the first round. At the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand earned their first point at a FIFA tournament with a draw against Iraq. They have the opportunity to compete in the 2010 World Cup should they defeat the 5th-placed AFC nation.
New Zealand have competed in every OFC Nations Cup since the tournament was established in 1973, when New Zealand both hosted and won the competition. The All Whites have won the Nations Cup four times, including the most recent tournament (2008 OFC Nations Cup)
[edit] FIFA
| Year | Tournament | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 1982 |
World Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
 1999 |
Confederations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 2003 |
Confederations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
 2009 |
Confederations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
[edit] OFC
| Year | Tournament | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1973 |
OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 1980 |
OFC Nations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 1996 | OFC Nations Cup | Third Place (shared) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 |
OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
 2000 |
OFC Nations Cup | Runner Up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 |
OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2004 |
OFC Nations Cup | Final Stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 |
| 2008 | OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
[edit] Match competition record
| Type | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Goals For | Goals Against | Differential |
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| Internationals Only | 309 | 132 | 49 | 124 | 582 | 492 | +90 |
| All | 531 | 211 | 84 | 236 | 976 | 999 | -23 |
[edit] Current squad
The following players have been called up for the All Whites for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. [1]
Caps and goals accurate as of 20 June 2009, and include appearances in unofficial matches.[2]
[edit] Notable players
The following is a list of notable players who have achieved more than 50 A-international caps for New Zealand, been inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame, received an international award or represented more than one country at international level.
[edit] Former managers of note
| Name | Period | country |
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| Ken Armstrong | 1957-1964 |  * |
| Ljubiša Broćić | 1965-1966 |  |
| Juan Schwanner | 1967-1968 |  * |
| Ljubiša Broćić | 1969 | |
| Barrie Truman | 1970-1976 | |
| Wally Hughes | 1977-1978 | |
| John Adshead | 1979-1982 | |
| Allan Jones | 1983-1984 | |
| Kevin Fallon | 1985-1988 | |
| John Adshead | 1989 | |
| Ian Marshall | 1990-1993 | |
| Bobby Clark | 1994-1995 |  |
| Keith Pritchett | 1996-1997 | |
| Joe McGrath | 1997-1998 |  |
| Ken Dugdale | 1998-2002 | |
| Mick Waitt | 2002-2004 | |
| Ricki Herbert | 2005- | |
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
Oceanian Champions 1973 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1980 Australia |
| Preceded by 1996 Australia |
Oceanian Champions 1998 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2000 Australia |
| Preceded by 2000 Australia |
Oceanian Champions 2002 (Third title) |
Succeeded by 2004 Australia |
| Preceded by 2004 Australia |
Oceanian Champions 2008 (Fourth title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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