New Zealand men's national under-17 football team

The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Junior All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.

New Zealand was the host nation for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Competition record

OFC U-17 Championship The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship / OFC U-16 Championship recordYearRoundPosition* 1983Runners-up2nd531172 1986Runners-up2nd422031 1989Runners-up2nd4301185 1991Runners-up2nd421193 1993Third place3rd3201163 1995Runners-up2nd421163 1997Champions1st5500151 1999Did not enter 2001Runners-up2nd640214105th5221194 2005Withdrew 2007Champions1st330092 2009Champions1st330070 2011Champions1st5500151 2013Champions1st5500233 2015Champions1st7610367 2017Champions1st5500282 2018Champions1st5311169 2023Champions1st5500203 2024Champions1st5500312 2025Champions1st5410170 2026Champions1st5500262Total12 titles20/22937410933361

FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRoundSquad 1985Did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 199716th3003022Squad 199911th310238Squad 2001Did not qualify 2003 2005Withdrew 2007Group stage24th3003013Squad 2009Round of 1616th403138Squad 201113th411248Squad 2013Group stage24th3003011Squad 2015Round of 1615th411238Squad 2017Group stage17th301248Squad 201917th310225Squad 202322nd3003110Squad 202543rd3003310Squad 2026QualifiedTotalRound of 1611/2036462623111—

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Current squad The following players were called up to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar between 3–27 November 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2025, after the match against Austria.

Results and fixtures 2025

Honours OFC U-16 Men's Championship: Winners (12): 1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Runners-up (6): 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2001.

Head-to-head record The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and OFC U-16 Men's Championship.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup OpponentWin %Total

In OFC U-16 Men's Championship OpponentWin %

Other tournaments In 1998 the Junior All Whites finished 27th in the Montaigu Tournament () a competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs held in stadiums located in the Vendée department of France. The team contained four players who would go on to play for New Zealand at the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Jeremy Christie, Rory Fallon, David Mulligan, and Tony Lochhead. Further squad of Dylan Hall, Sanjay Singh, Cameron Knowles, Justin Fredrickson, Scott Randals, Steven Turner, James Pritchett, Sacha Nathu, Julius Kolk, Joseph Lupi, John Fergusson, Gary Bridle, David Rayner

References

External links Under-17 Historical results