New Zealand national under-23 football team

New Zealand U-23
Nickname(s)	Oly-Whites
Association	New Zealand Football
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Danny Hay
Captain	Louis Fenton
Most caps	Jeremy Brockie & Daniel Ellensohn (15)
Top scorer	Jeremy Brockie (8)
FIFA code	NZL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 2 – 0 New Zealand ; (Melbourne, Australia; 22 May 1991)
Biggest win
	New Zealand 12 – 0 American Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; 24 September 2019)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 0 – 5 Australia ; (Adelaide, Australia; 21 January 1996); New Zealand 0 – 5 Brazil ; (Shenyang, China; 10 August 2008)
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances	8 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)

The New Zealand Under-23 Football Team, informally known as the "Oly-Whites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football (soccer) events, such as the Summer Olympics.

The Oly-Whites 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.

Competition record

OFC

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.

By tournament

OFC U-23 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1992	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	12	6	+6	10
1996	Runners-up	8	6	0	2	28	9	+19	18
1999	Champions	4	4	0	0	18	3	+15	12
2004	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	17	4	+13	13
2008	Champions	5	5	0	0	19	3	+16	15
2012	Champions	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13	12
2015	Disqualified	4	4	0	0	10	0	+10	12
2019	Champions	5	5	0	0	33	4	+29	15
Total		42	35	2	5	152	31	+121	107

By Match

1990s

1991

22 May 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
	Vidmar 15' Okon 68' (pen.)	Summary

16 July 1991 Friendly	New Caledonia	1–1	New Zealand	Noumea, New Caledonia
			Edge

17 July 1991 Friendly	New Caledonia	0–4	New Zealand	Noumea, New Caledonia
			Harlock Falloon Fitzpatrick

19 July 1991 Friendly	New Caledonia	1–1	New Zealand	Noumea, New Caledonia
			Falloon

31 October 1991 Friendly	Central Queensland	0–3	New Zealand	Bundaberg, Australia
			Bowden New Own Goal

2 November 1991 Friendly	Queensland	1–0	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia

7 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier	Fiji	0–4	New Zealand	Nadi, Fiji
			Falloon Bowden Edge

13 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	1–2	Australia	Nadi, Fiji
	Coveny	Summary	Seal 78', 89'

15 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	3–0	Papua New Guinea	Nadi, Fiji
	Coveny Harlock

18 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	4–2	Papua New Guinea	Nadi, Fiji
	Edge Harlock McAllister Own Goal

20 November 1991 1992 Olympic Qualifier

Fiji

0–0

New Zealand

Nadi, Fiji

1996

15 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

1–2

Fiji

Adelaide, Australia

17 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

Vanuatu

0–10

New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

19 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

2–0

Solomon Islands

Adelaide, Australia

21 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

0–5

Australia

Adelaide, Australia

23 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

Fiji

1–3

New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

27 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

5–1

Vanuatu

Adelaide, Australia

29 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

Solomon Islands

0–6

New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

31 January 1996 1996 Olympic Qualifier

Australia

0–1

New Zealand

Adelaide, Australia

1999

12 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

4–0

Vanuatu

Auckland, New Zealand

16 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier

Papua New Guinea

0–5

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

18 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

5–2

Fiji

Auckland, New Zealand

20 December 1999 2000 Olympic Qualifier

Solomon Islands

1–4

New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

2000s

2000

21 January 2000 Friendly

New Zealand

1–2

South Korea

Auckland, New Zealand

23 January 2000 Friendly

New Zealand

2–5

South Korea

Palmerston North, New Zealand

29 March 2000 Friendly

Japan

4–0

New Zealand

Tokyo, Japan

19 May 2000 2000 Olympic Qualifier

New Zealand

2–3

South Africa

Auckland, New Zealand

27 May 2000 2000 Olympic Qualifier

South Africa

1–0

New Zealand

Johannesburg, South Africa

2003

21 May 2003 Friendly

Japan

4–0

New Zealand

Kobe, Japan

2004

14 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	9–0	Cook Islands	Auckland, New Zealand
	Fisher 30', 55', 59' Jones 32' Pritchett 34', 73' Pearce 82', 84' Smith 90+4'	Summary		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

16 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	11–0	American Samoa	Auckland, New Zealand
	Pearce 8', 22', 39' Smetlz 12', 51', 57', 66', 68' Mulligan 26' Smith 30' Puna 87'	Summary		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

18 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	2–0	Tonga	Auckland, New Zealand
	Bertos 35' Turner 45'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

22 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	3–2	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
	Lochhead 42' Smeltz 51' Brent Fisher 62'	Summary	Maleb 9' Thompsen 19' Lete	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium

26 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	Australia	2–0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	McKain 77' Elrich 84'	Report Summary		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium

30 January 2004 2004 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Smeltz 51'	Report Summary	Griffiths 71'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Leone Rakaroi

2008

1 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier	Fiji	0–2	New Zealand	Lautoka, Fiji
		Report	Peverley 33' Old 90'	Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Job Minan

3 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier	Vanuatu	0–2	New Zealand	Lautoka, Fiji
		Report	Barbarouses 15' Brockie 40'	Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Norbert Huata

5 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier	Papua New Guinea	2–5	New Zealand	Lautoka, Fiji
		Report	Ellensohn 43', 58' Barbarouses 60', 69' Brockie 85'	Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Rakesh Varman

7 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	2–0	Solomon Islands	Lautoka, Fiji
	Old 5' Henderson 69'	Report		Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Lencie Fred

9 March 2008 2008 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	8–0	Cook Islands	Lautoka, Fiji
	Old 8' Henderson 16' Hayne 52', 79' Messam 64' Ellensohn 67' Barbarouses 75' Scott 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Job Minan

2 July 2008 Friendly	New Zealand	1–2	Chile	Wellington, New Zealand
	Boxall 38'	Report		Stadium: Newtown Park

4 July 2008 Friendly	New Zealand	1–0	Chile	Wellington, New Zealand
	Ellensohn 38'	Report		Stadium: Porirua Park

12 July 2008 Friendly	Australia	3–2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Milligan 25', 81' Sarkies 37'	Report	= Brockie 28' (51)	Stadium: North Sydney Oval

15 July 2008 Friendly	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	New Zealand	Wahroonga, Australia
	Petrovski 75'	Report	Brockie 20', 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Knox Grammar School

20 July 2008 Friendly	Persikota Tangerang	2–0	New Zealand	Tangerang, Indonesia
		Report		Stadium: Benteng Stadium

24 July 2008 Friendly	Indonesia	2–1	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Utina 12' Pamungkas 30'	Report	Brockie 44'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

26 July 2008 Friendly	Persija Jakarta	2–2	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Report	Brockie 27' Killen 90'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

7 August 2008 2008 Olympics	China PR	1–1	New Zealand	Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00	Dong 88'	Report	53' Brockie	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,407 Referee: Martín Vázquez

10 August 2008 2008 Olympics	New Zealand	0–5	Brazil	Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00		Report	3' Anderson 33' Pato 55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho 90+3' Sóbis	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,951 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

13 August 2008 2008 Olympics	New Zealand	0–1	Belgium	Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00		Report	35' Haroun	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 45,202 Referee: Pablo Pozo

2010s

2012

2 February 2012 Friendly	New Zealand	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Melbourne, Australia
				Stadium: Lakeside Stadium

16 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers	New Zealand	1–0	Papua New Guinea	Taupo, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+13	Lovemore 73'	Report		Stadium: Owen Delany Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

21 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers	Tonga	0–10	New Zealand	Taupo, New Zealand
14:30 UTC+13		Report	Draper 23' Jason Hicks 33' Daniel Saric 43' Louis Fenton 52', 54' Ethan Gailbraith 72', 73' Lovemore 77', 90' Musa 81'	Stadium: Owen Delany Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

23 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers	New Zealand	3–2	Vanuatu	Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13	Louis Fenton 5' Musa 8' Draper 27'	Report	Jean Kaltack 74' Kensi Tangis 90+1'	Stadium: Owen Delany Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

25 March 2012 2012 Olympic Qualifiers	Fiji	0–1	New Zealand	Taupo, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13		Report	Draper 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Owen Delany Park Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

11 July 2012 Friendly	Japan	1–1	New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan
	Sugimoto 71'	Report	Lucas 90+4'	Stadium: National Stadium

14 July 2012 Friendly	South Korea	2–1	New Zealand	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Chu-young 18' Nam Tae-hee 83'	Report	Smeltz 73'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

20 July 2012 Friendly	New Zealand	2–4	United Arab Emirates	Matrei, Austria
	Smeltz 40' Rojas 52'	Report	Khalil 20' 72' Essa 25' Al Kamali 56'	Stadium: Matrei Stadium

26 July 2012 2012 Olympics	Belarus	1–0	New Zealand	Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00	Baha 45+1'	Report		Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 14,457 Referee: Bakary Gassama

29 July 2012 2012 Olympics	Egypt	1–1	New Zealand	Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00	Salah 40'	Report	17' Wood	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,050 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

1 August 2012 2012 Olympics	Brazil	3–0	New Zealand	Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00	Danilo 23' Leandro Damião 29' Sandro 52'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,201 Referee: Bakary Gassama

2015

3 July 2015 2015 Pacific Games	New Zealand	2–0	Solomon Islands	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12:00 UTC+10	Patterson 29' Rufer 40'	Report		Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

5 July 2015 2015 Pacific Games	Papua New Guinea	0–1	New Zealand	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
15:00 UTC+10		Report	Patterson 60'	Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

7 July 2015 2015 Pacific Games	New Caledonia	0–5	New Zealand	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00 UTC+10		Report	Hudson-Wihongi 13' Rogerson 34', 61', 71' Prelevic 54'	Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

10 July 2015 2016 Olympic Qualifier	New Zealand	0–3 (awarded)	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:30 UTC+10	Patterson 47' Tuiloma 56'	Report		Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex

Olympic Football Tournament

New Zealand's Chris Wood scores against Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 – 1980	Did Not Participate
1984	Did Not Qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	7
2012	Group Stage	16th	3	0	1	2	1	5
2016	Disqualified
2020	Qualified
Total	Group Stage	2/25	6	0	2	4	2	12

Beijing 2008

7 August Group C	China PR	1–1	New Zealand	Shenyang, China
19:45 UTC+08:00	Dong 88'	Report	53' Brockie	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 41,407 Referee: Martín Vázquez

10 August Group C	New Zealand	0–5	Brazil	Shenyang, China
17:00 UTC+08:00		Report	3' Anderson 33' Pato 55', 61' (pen.) Ronaldinho 90+3' Sóbis	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,951 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

13 August Group C	New Zealand	0–1	Belgium	Shanghai, China
19:45 UTC+08:00		Report	35' Haroun	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 45,202 Referee: Pablo Pozo

London 2012

26 July Group C	Belarus	1–0	New Zealand	Coventry, United Kingdom
19:45 UTC+01:00	Baha 45+1'	Report		Stadium: The City of Coventry Stadium Attendance: 14,457 Referee: Bakary Gassama

29 July Group C	Egypt	1–1	New Zealand	Manchester, United Kingdom
12:00 UTC+01:00	Salah 40'	Report	Wood 17'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 50,050 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

1 August Group C	Brazil	3–0	New Zealand	Newcastle, United Kingdom
14:30 UTC+01:00	Danilo 23' Leandro Damião 29' Sandro 52'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,201 Referee: Bakary Gassama

Current squad

The squad named for friendlies against Australia on 6 and 9 September 2019. Caps listed are only at U23 level and are accurate as of 19 August 2019.

Head coach: Danny Hay

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Cameron Brown	(1999-07-09) 9 July 1999	2	0	Auckland City
12	1GK	Conor Tracey	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997	3	0	Auckland City
21	1GK	Aidan Munford	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999	0	0	Gold Coast United

4	2DF	Hunter Ashworth	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998	0	0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
20	2DF	Dylan de Jong	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997	4	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
15	2DF	Sean Liddicoat	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	3	0	Canterbury United
3	2DF	Robert Tipelu	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999	3	0	Waitakere United
2	2DF	Jordan Spain	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	2	0	Canterbury United
5	2DF	George Stanger	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000	0	0	Hamilton Academical

14	3MF	Billy Jones	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998	4	1	UNLV Rebels
10	3MF	Clayton Lewis	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997	0	0	Auckland City
13	3MF	James McGarry	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998	0	0	Willem II
8	3MF	Jake Porter	(1997-11-19) 19 November 1997	2	3	Waitakere United
6	3MF	Dane Schnell	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999	5	2	Waitakere United
16	3MF	Gianni Stensness	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999	0	0	Central Coast Mariners

7	4FW	Myer Bevan	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997	0	0	Auckland City
19	4FW	Noah Billingsley	(1997-08-06) 6 August 1997	0	0	Minnesota United
9	4FW	Max Mata	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000	0	0	Grasshoppers
17	4FW	Logan Rogerson	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998	9	10	Auckland City
11	4FW	Oliver Whyte	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000	5	1	Team Wellington

Past squads

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