# New Zealand national futsal team

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). 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 | Squad |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | Squad |
| Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | – |

### 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Spain | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Australia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
| 1991 | Italy | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1994 | Argentina | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Mexico | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Bolivia | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Paraguay | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Argentina | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Colombia | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2015 | Belarus | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Argentina | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| Total | Total | Group stage | 2/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 58 |

### OFC Futsal Nations Cup

OFC Futsal Nations Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 34 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 |
| 2011 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
| 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
| 2014 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Total | 2 titles | 12/14 | 61 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 266 | 178 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2024 after the match against Morocco.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mike Antamanov | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 37) | 15 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal |
| 12 | 1GK | Patrick Steele | (2000-11-14)14 November 2000 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | Waikato Rapids |
| 5 | 2DF | Miroslav Malivuk | (1983-07-17)17 July 1983 (aged 41) | 42 | 23 | Palmerston North Marist |
| 7 | 2DF | Ethan Martin | (2000-01-11)11 January 2000 (aged 24) | 15 | 8 | Waikato Rapids |
| 8 | 2DF | Logan Wisnewski | (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 (aged 23) | 20 | 5 | LDN Movements |
| 9 | 2DF | Stephen Ashby-Peckham | (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 29) | 44 | 17 | Auckland City Futsal |
| 2 | 3MF | Adam Paulsen | (2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 23) | 15 | 6 | Auckland City Futsal |
| 3 | 3MF | Hamish Grey | (2002-04-06)6 April 2002 (aged 22) | 15 | 7 | Zambú CFS Pinatar |
| 10 | 3MF | Dylan Manickum (captain) | (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 (aged 32) | 66 | 38 | Auckland City Futsal |
| 11 | 3MF | Jordan Ditfort | (1998-06-09)9 June 1998 (aged 26) | 26 | 13 | Bloomsbury Futsal |
| 13 | 3MF | Oban Hawkins | (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 23) | 20 | 7 | Southern United |
| 14 | 3MF | Casey Sharplin | (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 23) | 15 | 5 | Waikato Rapids |
| 4 | 4FW | Art Twigg | (1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 27) | 10 | 3 | Auckland City Futsal |
| 6 | 4FW | Rahan Ali | (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 27) | 15 | 16 | Moreland Blues FC |

### 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 |
| DF | Thomas Picken | (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) | 7 | 1 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| | Luc Saker | | 23 | 4 | Capital Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| | Denny Twigg | | 5 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| | Sean Beresford | | 0 | 0 | Capital Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| | Hemi Innes | | 0 | 0 | Canterbury United Dragons | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| | Sam Twigg | | 0 | 0 | Auckland City Futsal | v. Morocco, 31 March 2024 |
| $^{INJ}$ 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 |

## Records

    As of 31 March 2024
    Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

### Most capped players

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
| 1 | Dylan Manickum | 66 | 38 | 2010 | 31 March 2024 |
| 2 | Marvin Eakins | 59 | ? | ? | ? |