NEW ZEALAND

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NEW ZEALAND AT THE WORLD CUPS

QUICK FACTS
TITLES
APPEARANCES AT WC
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
GOALSCORERS AT WC
TOP GOALSCORERS

MOST CAPPED PLAYERS
SQUADS
AWARDED PLAYERS
FIXTURES AND RESULTS
COACHES
MATCHES AT WC

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NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand national football team represents New Zealand in international football and is controlled by the New Zealand Football (NZF), the governing body for football in New Zealand.

The NZF was founded in 1891, became a member of FIFA in 1948, and a member of OFC in 1966. Football in New Zealand began in the late 19th century. However, despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand always struggled to compete with other sports such as rugby union, cricket and rugby league. So much so, that the first National Soccer League was launched in 1970. The league ran intermittently from 1970-2004. The first champion was Blockhouse Bay, and the runner-up was Eastern Suburbs AFC. The New Zealand Football Championship was created as a replacement to the former New Zealand National Soccer League in 2004. It is still an amateur league that is operated by NZF. The first champion of the new league was Auckland City FC, and the runner-up was Waitakere United. Auckland City FC also defeated 3-2 Waitakere United in the Grand Final.

New Zealand is the most successful football team in Oceania. New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, Australia now plays in the AFC, leaving New Zealand as the best national football team in Oceania. The New Zealanders have won three times the OFC Nations Cups (1973, 1998, 2008).

QUICK FACTS

Association	New Zealand Football (NZF)	ASB Premiership
Confederation	OFC	ASB Premiership
Nickname	All Whites
Foundation year	1891
Affiliate since	1948
Topscorer in WC	Winston Reid, Shane Smeltz, Steve Sumner, Steve Wooddin: 1
Head Coach	Neil Emblen (England)	Info:tracy.brady@nzfootball.co.nz
Titles	None	Info:tracy.brady@nzfootball.co.nz

TITLES

OFC NATIONS CUPS		Gold	Silver	Bronze
	1973 New Zealand	1
	1996 No fixed place			3
	1998 Australia	1
	2004 Australia			3
	2008 No fixed place	1
	2012 Solomon Islands			3

NEW ZEALAND APPEARANCES AT WORLD CUPS

Nro	Flag	World Cup	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Perf.	Rd	Pos	Par	Pt	P/Par	Ap.
Total			6	0	3	3	4	14	-10	3	1.00		22.50	28	2	22.90	2
12		1982 Spain	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0	0.00	1R	23	24	1	0.96	1
19		2010 South Africa	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	1.00	1R	22	32	1	0.69	2

Where: Perf: Pts/Pld Rd: Round Pos: Position in the WC Total Pos: SUM(Pos)/Ap Par: No. participants

Pt: How many points scores in the WC. Champion: 32, Finalist: 16, TP: 12, FP: 8, QF: 4, R16: 2, FR: 1

P/Par: Pos/Par Total P/Par: SUM(P/Par + 1.25 * each World Cup uncontested)/19 Ap: Appearances

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS (AT WORLD CUPS)

More Matches Played
Nro	Flag	Team	Pld	W	D	L	%Won	%Lost
1		Brazil	1	0	0	1	0%	100%
2		Italy	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
3		Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
4		Scotland	1	0	0	1	0%	100%
5		Slovakia	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
6		Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0%	100%

Best Results
Nro	Flag	Team	Pld	W	D	L	%Won	%Lost
1		Italy	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
2		Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
3		Slovakia	1	0	1	0	0%	0%

Worst Results
Nro	Flag	Team	Pld	W	D	L	%Won	%Lost
1		Brazil	1	0	0	1	0%	100%
2		Scotland	1	0	0	1	0%	100%
3		Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0%	100%

GOALSCORERS At WORLD CUPS

Nro	Player	TG	30	34	38	50	54	58	62	66	70	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	02	06	10
		4												2							2
1	Winston Reid	1																			1
	Shane Smeltz	1																			1
	Steve Sumner	1												1
	Steve Wooddin	1												1

TOP GOALSCORERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS

Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 5, 2014

#	Name	Goals	Caps	AVG/Games	Career
1	Vaughan Coveny	28	64	0.44	1992-06
2	Shane Smeltz	23	50	0.46	2003-Present
3	Steve Sumner	22	58	0.38	1976-88
4	Brian Turner	21	59	0.35	1967-82
5	Jock Newall	17	10	1.70	1951-52
6	Keith Nelson	16	20	0.80	1977-83
6	Chris Killen	16	48	0.33	2000-Present
8	Grant Turner	15	42	0.36	1980-88
9	Michael McGarry	12	54	0.22	1987-97
	Darren McClennan	12	43	0.28	1986-97
	Wynton Rufer	12	23	0.52	1980-97
	Chris Wood	12	33	0.36	2009-Present

MOST CAPPED PLAYERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS

Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 5, 2014

#	Name	Caps	Career
1	Ivan Vicelich	88	199513
2	Simon Elliott	69	1995-11
3	Vaughan Coveny	64	1992-06
4	Ricki Herbert	61	1980-89
5	Chris Jackson	60	1995-03
6	Brian Turner	59	1967-82
7	Duncan Cole	58	1978-88
7	Steve Sumner	58	1976-88
9	Chris Zoricich	57	1988-03
10	Ceri Evans	56	1980-93
10	Leo Bertos	56	2003-Present

SQUADS

	New Zealand Squad - 1982 World Cup
	New Zealand Squad - 2010 World Cup

AWARDED PLAYERS

IFFHS PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
#	Name	Votes	Years
1	Wynton Rufer	62	1980-02

IFFHS GOALKEEPER OF THE CENTURY
#	Name	Votes	Years
1	Frank Van Hattum	21	1976-90

Wynton Rufer

Source: bz-berlin.de

COACHES

#	Cou	Name	P	W	D	L	%Won	Years
1		Selection Committee	38	14	3	21	37%	1922-57
2		Ken Armstrong	9	7	1	1	78%	1957-64
3		Ljubiša Broćić	6	1	1	4	17%	1965-66, 69
4		Juan Schwanner	7	3	0	4	43%	1967-68
5		Barrie Truman	31	10	9	12	32%	1970-76
6		Wally Hughes	7	5	1	1	71%	1977-78
7		John Adshead	50	23	12	15	46%	1979-82, 89
8		Allan Jones	19	10	4	5	53%	1983-84
9		Kevin Fallon	32	17	5	10	53%	1985-88
10		Ian Marshall	16	7	1	8	44%	1990-93
11		Bobby Clark	9	1	2	6	11%	1994-95
12		Keith Pritchett	9	2	1	6	22%	1996-97
13		Joe McGrath	9	3	1	5	33%	1997-98
14		Ken Dugdale	34	15	6	13	44%	1998-02
15		Mick Waitt	18	8	1	9	44%	2002-04
16		Ricki Herbert	60	22	14	24	37%	2005-13
17		Neil Emblen	1	0	0	1	0%	2013-Present

Coaches with most appearances

#	Cou	Name	P	W	D	L	%Won	Years
1		Ricki Herbert	60	22	14	24	37%	2005-13
2		John Adshead	50	23	12	15	46%	1979-82, 89
3		Selection Committee	38	14	3	21	37%	1922-57

FIXTURES AND RESULTS

2013

#	Date	Place		Score		Competition
1	22 Mar 13	Dunedin, New Zealand	New Zealand	2-1	New Caledonia	2014 Q
2	26 Mar 13	Honiara, Solomon Islands	New Zealand	2-0	Solomon Islands	2014 Q
3	5 Sep 13	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	New Zealand	1-0	Saudi Arabia	OSN Cup
4	9 Sep 13	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	New Zealand	0-2	United Arab Emirates	OSN Cup
5	15 Oct 13	Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	New Zealand	0-0	Trinidad and Tobago	F
6	13 Nov 13	Mexico City, Mexico	New Zealand	1-5	Mexico	2014 Q
7	20 Nov 13	Wellington, New Zealand	New Zealand	2-4	Mexico	2014 Q