# New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

The New Zealand women's Under-20 Football Team, informally known as the 'Junior Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-20 football.

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2022
## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Leon Birnie |

## Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Brianna Edwards | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 2 | 2DF | Zoe McMeeken | (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 3 | 2DF | Kate Taylor (captain) | (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 4 | 2DF | Te Reremoana Walker | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 5 | 2DF | Marisa van der Meer | (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 6 | 3MF | Aniela Jensen | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23) | Pacific Tigers |
| 7 | 4FW | Tupelo Dugan | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22) | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 8 | 3MF | Grace Wisnewski | (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 9 | 4FW | Ava Pritchard | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 10 | 3MF | Alyssa Whinham | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 11 | 2DF | Charlotte Lancaster | (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 21) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12 | 4FW | Ava Collins | (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22) | St. John's Red Storm |
| 13 | 3MF | Emma Pijnenburg | (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) | Western Springs |
| 14 | 4FW | Milly Clegg | (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 19) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 15 | 3MF | Charlotte Wilford-Carroll | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) | Eastern Suburbs |
| 16 | 4FW | Ruby Nathan | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19) | Auckland United |
| 17 | 3MF | Ella Findlay | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 21) | Eastern Suburbs |
| 18 | 1GK | Murphy Sheaff | (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) | Jacksonville Dolphins |
| 19 | 3MF | Macey Fraser | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) | Wellington Phoenix Academy |
| 20 | 2DF | Jana Niedermayr | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | Eastern Suburbs |
| 21 | 1GK | Rylee Godbold | (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21) | Unattached |

## Competitive record
### OFC U-20 Women's Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2010 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2014 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2015 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 2017 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 2019 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| 2023 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Total | 8 Titles | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 12 |

### FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2002 | Canada | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Thailand | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Russia | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2008 | Chile | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 2010 | Germany | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| 2012 | Japan | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 2014 | Canada | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2018 | France | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 2022 | Costa Rica | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2024 | Colombia | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Squad |
| 2026 | Poland | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Quarter-finals | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 63 | – |