New Zealand national futsal team

New Zealand
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Futsal Whites
Association	New Zealand Football (NZF)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Marvin Eakins
Captain	Dylan Manickum
Most caps	Dylan Manickum (63)
FIFA code	NZL
FIFA ranking	54 6 (24 September 2026)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Spain 19–2 New Zealand ; (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988)
Biggest win
	Kiribati 1–21 New Zealand ; (Suva, Fiji; 17 May 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 19–2 New Zealand ; (Melbourne, Australia; 21 October 1988)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Group stage (2024)
OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1992)
Best result	Champions (2022, 2023)

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).^[2] 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.

Nickname(s)Futsal Whites

AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)

ConfederationOFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Marvin Eakins

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FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad
1989	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021
2024	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	20	Squad
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	0	3	2	20	–

FIFUSA Futsal World Championship record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1982	Brazil	Did not enter
1985	Spain	Did not enter
1988	Australia	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	5	40
1991	Italy	Withdrew
1994	Argentina	Did not enter
1997	Mexico
2000	Bolivia
2003	Paraguay
2007	Argentina
2011	Colombia	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	4	18
2015	Belarus	Did not enter
2019	Argentina	Did not enter
Total		Group stage	2/12	6	0	0	6	9	58

OFC Futsal Nations Cup / OFC Futsal Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Third place	3rd	4	0	0	4	10	27
1996	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
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
2025	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	20	7
Total	2 titles	13/15	65	40	5	20	286	185

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Thomas Picken	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 28)	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.

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Position	Name
Head coach	Marvin Eakins
Assistant coach	Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles
Technical/Video Analyst	Joshua Greet
GK Coach	Elias Billeh
Physiotherapist	Elliot Cooper
Team Manager	Jason Win
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Nick Chong

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) FIFA FWC	New Zealand	1–3	Libya	Andijan, Uzbekistan
15:00	Ditfort 39'34"	Report	Khamis 06'39" Zreeg 28'16" Abuksheam 39'22"	Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) FIFA FWC	Spain	7–1	New Zealand	Andijan, Uzbekistan
20:00	Mellado 11'14" Gómez 20'18" Catela 24'26", 31'00", 32'04" Gordillo 25'12" Campos 29'50"	Report	Twigg 05'58"	Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 1,993 Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) FIFA FWC	Kazakhstan	10–0	New Zealand	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:30	Turegazin 08'14" Daribay 11'44" Knaub 14'18", 15'50", 20'22", 22'25", 36'09" Leo 20'46", 29'36" Wisnewski 30'42" (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Ricardo Lay (Panama)

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) CFA Tournament	New Zealand	0–3	Myanmar	Shijiazhuang, China
10:30		Report		Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) CFA Tournament	Cambodia	2–5	New Zealand	Shijiazhuang, China
10:30		Report	Grey Cameron Martin	Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue

8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) CFA Tournament	New Zealand	1–2	Indonesia	Shijiazhuang, China
13:30		Report		Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) CFA Tournament	New Zealand	4–5	United Arab Emirates	Shijiazhuang, China
10:30	Piken Fatialofa Ashby-Peckham	Report		Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue

11 September 2025 (2025-09-11) CFA Tournament	New Zealand	8–4	Cambodia	Shijiazhuang, China
10:30	Cameron Ali Wink Ditfort Sharplin Martin	Report		Stadium: Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) OFC Cup	New Zealand	1–2	Solomon Islands	Suva, Fiji
16:00	Wisnewski 18'	Report	Tovoa 11' Bunabo 31'	Stadium: Vodafone Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Arnaud Llambrich (New Caledonia)

21 September 2025 (2025-09-21) OFC Cup	New Zealand	6–1	Tuvalu	Suva, Fiji
19:00	Manickum 2', 10' Watanabe 9', 37' Wink 11' Peden 13'	Report	Vine 28'	Stadium: Vodafone Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

23 September 2025 (2025-09-23) OFC Cup	Fiji	3–10	New Zealand	Suva, Fiji
16:00	Singh 10' Peden 12' (o.g.) Sharma 21'	Report	Fatialofa 3' Watanabe 7', 37' (pen.) Ali 8' Wink 24' Peden 28' Ditfort 32', 36' Sharplin 35' Martin 35'	Stadium: Vodafone Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Rex Kamusu (Solomon Islands)

	New Zealand	1–4	Vietnam	Thailand
		Report

	New Zealand	0–3 (walkover)	Russia	Thailand
		Report

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) OFC Cup	Vanuatu	1–3	New Zealand	Suva, Fiji
19:00	Alick 17' (pen.)	Report	Wink 1' Sharplin 10' Watanabe 24'	Stadium: Vodafone Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) Continental Futsal Championship	New Zealand	0–6	Thailand	Thailand
		Report

Opponent	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	10	−10
Libya	1	1	1	3	−2
Spain	1	1	1	7	−6
Total	3	3	2	20	−18