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 New Zealand
Nickname(s)Futsal Ferns
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachNic Downes
FIFA codeNZL
First international
 New Zealand 14–0 New Caledonia 
(Tauranga, New Zealand, 12 September 2017)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 15–0 New Caledonia 
(Tauranga, New Zealand, 13 September 2017)
Biggest defeat
 China 8–3 New Zealand 
(Chengdu, China, 7 September 2019)

The New Zealand women's national futsal team represents Kuwait in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the New Zealand Football.

History[edit]

The New Zealand Football would launch the first women's national futsal team in 2017. At around this time, the federation has already been organizing the National Women's Futsal League.[1][2]

Their debut game, and the first ever women's futsal international in Oceania was held on 12 September 2023 at the ASB Baypark Arena in Tauranga. The Futsal Ferns would win 14–0 against New Caledonia. The match which is part of the Trans Pacific Futsal Cup at the AIMS Games was followed by two more matches against the same opposition.[3]

Results and fixtures[edit]

2017[edit]

12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup New Zealand  14–0  New Caledonia Tauranga, New Zealand
Report Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena
13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup New Zealand  15–0  New Caledonia Tauranga, New Zealand
Report Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena
14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) Trans Pacific Futsal Cup New Zealand  9–2  New Caledonia Tauranga, New Zealand
Report Stadium: ASB Baypark Arena

2019[edit]

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament China  8–3  New Zealand Chengdu, China
14:00 Report
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament New Zealand  1–4  Thailand Chengdu, China
16:30 Report
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 2019 CFA Four Nations Women’s Futsal Tournament Kuwait  0–4  New Zealand Chengdu, China
16:30 Report

2023[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Zealand launch three new national teams". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ Caldwell, Olivia (15 August 2017). "First Futsal Ferns women's squad named to play New Caledonia". Stuff. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Futsal adds to diversity of AIMS Games". NZ Herald. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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