New Zealand men's national football team records and statistics

This page details New Zealand men's national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals and New Zealand's match record by opponent.

Individual records

As of 21 November 2023[1][2]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ivan Vicelich 88 6 1995–2013
2 Chris Wood 74 34 2009–present
3 Simon Elliott 69 6 1995–2011
4 Vaughan Coveny 64 29 1992–2006
5 Ricki Herbert 61 7 1980–1989
6 Chris Jackson 60 10 1992–2003
7 Kosta Barbarouses 59 5 2008–present
Brian Turner 59 21 1967–1982
9 Duncan Cole 58 4 1978–1988
Steve Sumner 58 22 1976–1988

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Chris Wood 34 74 0.46 2009–present
2 Vaughan Coveny 29 64 0.45 1992–2006
3 Shane Smeltz 24 57 0.42 2003–2017
4 Steve Sumner 22 58 0.38 1976–1988
5 Brian Turner 21 59 0.36 1967–1982
6 Jock Newall 17 10 1.7 1951–1952
7 Keith Nelson 16 20 0.8 1977–1983
Chris Killen 16 48 0.33 2000–2013
9 Grant Turner 15 42 0.36 1980–1988
10 Wynton Rufer 12 23 0.52 1980–1997
Darren McClennan 12 43 0.28 1986–1997
Michael McGarry 12 54 0.22 1986–1997

Most clean sheets

Rank Name Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career
1 Jason Batty 16 55 0.29 1994–2003
2 Stefan Marinovic 14 30 0.47 2015–present
3 Mark Paston 13 36 0.36 1997–2013
4 Richard Wilson 10 26 0.38 1979–1984
5 Glen Moss 8 29 0.28 2006–2017

Centuriate goals

Rank Date Scorer Opponent Score
1st17 June 1922Ted Cook Australia3–1
100th7 September 1958unknown[n 1] New Caledonia5–1
200th20 March 1977Keith Nelson Taiwan6–0
300th14 December 1981Wynton Rufer Kuwait2–2
400th11 December 1988Danny Halligan Chinese Taipei4–0
500th11 June 2001Chris Jackson Solomon Islands5–1
600th4 June 2010Rory Fallon Slovenia1–3
700th30 March 2022Chris Wood Solomon Islands5–0
  1. The 100th goal can still be considered unknown, as the order of who scored the goals is still unknown, but the possible authors of the 100th goal are, Bill Hume (where he scored three goals), George Cuthill and Charlie Steele Jr..

Manager records

As of 21 November 2023[3]
Most matches
60, Ricki Herbert
Most wins (total)
23, John Adshead
Most wins (one stint)
22, John Adshead
22, Ricki Herbert
Best win %
77.8, Ken Armstrong
Most major trophies
1, Anthony Hudson
1, Ricki Herbert
1, Mick Waitt
1, Ken Dugdale
1, Barrie Truman

Team records

As of 21 November 2023[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Biggest victory
13–0 vs.  Fiji, 16 August 1981[12]
Heaviest defeat
0–10 vs.  Australia, 11 July 1936[13][14]
Biggest away victory
10–0 vs.  Tahiti, 4 June 2004
Biggest away defeat
0–7 vs.  Uruguay, 25 June 1995
Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
None
Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals
0–4 vs.  Brazil, 23 June 1982
Biggest victory at the OFC Nations Cup finals
10–0 vs.  Tahiti, 4 June 2004
First defeat to a non-Oceania team
1–2 vs.  Canada, 2 July 1927
Most consecutive victories
7, 31 August 1958 vs.  New Caledonia – 4 June 1962 vs.  New Caledonia
7, 1 October 1978 vs.  Singapore – 8 October 1979 vs.  Bahrain
Most consecutive matches without defeat
11, 25 April 1981 vs.  Australia – 7 September 1981 vs.  Indonesia
Most consecutive matches without victory
16, 23 July 1927 – 19 September 1951
Most consecutive defeats
16, 23 July 1927 – 19 September 1951
Most consecutive draws
4, 15 June 2010 – 9 October 2010
Most consecutive matches without scoring
6, 5 June 2022 – 23 March 2023
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
10, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 3 May 1981 – 7 September 1981

Best / Worst Results

  Host venue   Away/Neutral venue

FIFA Rankings

As of 31 January 2022[15]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

New Zealand's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Best Worst
RankMoveRankMove
1072024103 1107 3
1042023100 5105
1052022101 10111 1
1102021110 10122 4
1182020118 3122
1222019117 3122 5
1222018117 13133 13
121201795 17123 27
109201688 54161 28
1512015134 8159 12
134201489 7134 10
90201355 3091 12
91201291 30130 11
119201156 8119 37
63201049 2480 8
82200977 17100 18
86200854 57112 26
95200795 33156 27
1312006115 7136 11
120200596120 7
95200480 1595 5
88200349 188 7
49200247 4188 3
84200181 1697 5
91200091 11108 5
100199999 5107 3
1031998100 31131 13
1201997113 16133 11
1321996102 4136 19
102199593 11108 8
99199477 2100 13
77199376 784 10
7019927070

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1938Not member of FIFANot member of FIFA
1950 to 1966Did not enterDid not enter
1970 MexicoDid not qualify2nd round200206
1974 West Germany1st round6033512
1978 Argentina1st round4211144
1982 SpainGroup stage23rd3003212SquadQualified159514410
1986 MexicoDid not qualify3rd6312137
1990 Italy3rd6312138
1994 United States2nd round6312155
1998 France3rd round6303136
2002 South Korea
 Japan
2nd round6402207
2006 Germany3rd5302175
2010 South AfricaGroup stage22nd303022SquadQualified8611155
2014 BrazilDid not qualifyPlay-off118122413
2018 RussiaPlay-off13841246
2022 QatarPlay-off6501182
2026 Canada
 Mexico
 United States
To be determinedTo be determined
2030 Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain
2034 Saudi Arabia
Total Group stage 2/19 6 0 3 3 4 14 102 58 18 26 239 101

OFC Nations Cup

New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1973 New ZealandChampions1st5410134Squad
1980 New CaledoniaGroup stage5th310278
1996MultipleSemi-finals3rd201103Squad
1998 AustraliaChampions1st4400111Squad
2000 TahitiRunners-up2nd430173Squad
2002 New ZealandChampions1st5500232Squad
2004 AustraliaThird place3rd5302175Squad
2008MultipleChampions1st6501145Squad
2012 Solomon IslandsThird place3rd531187Squad
2016 Papua New GuineaChampions1st5410101Squad
2024 VanuatuQualified
Total5 titles11/1144324811039
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1992 Saudi ArabiaNo OFC representative invited
1995 Saudi Arabia
1997 Saudi ArabiaDid not qualify
1999 MexicoGroup stage300316Squad
2001 South Korea
 Japan
Did not qualify
2003 FranceGroup stage3003111Squad
2005 GermanyDid not qualify
2009 South AfricaGroup stage301207Squad
2013 BrazilDid not qualify
2017 RussiaGroup stage300318Squad
TotalGroup stage120111332

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the national football team of New Zealand's all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup and, OFC Nations Cup, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

The following tables show New Zealand's all-time international record, correct as of 27 June 2024 vs. Tahiti.

AFC

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[lower-alpha 1] 5 0 0 5 1 10 9 0.00
 Bahrain 6 4 1 1 6 2 +4 66.67
 China 16 7 6 3 18 14 +4 43.75
 Chinese Taipei[lower-alpha 2] 13 11 2 0 39 3 +36 84.62
 India 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
 Indonesia 8 2 4 2 9 8 +1 25.00
 Iran 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0.00
 Iraq 3 0 1 2 0 6 6 0.00
 Israel[lower-alpha 3] 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 0.00
 Japan 6 3 0 3 8 10 2 50.00
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50.00
 Kuwait 4 1 1 2 8 7 +1 25.00
 Lebanon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Macau 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Malaysia 12 8 2 2 28 9 +19 66.67
 Myanmar[lower-alpha 4] 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 33.33
 Oman 7 4 2 1 7 4 +3 57.14
 Qatar 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.00
 Saudi Arabia 9 4 1 4 15 14 +1 44.44
 Singapore 7 5 1 1 13 6 +7 71.43
 South Korea 8 1 1 6 3 11 8 12.50
 South Vietnam 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 0.00
 Thailand 5 1 2 2 7 9 2 20.00
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0.00
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0.00
Total 127 54 30 43 178 145 +33 42.52
  1. Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia prior to 2006 are included in the OFC section.[16][17] New Zealand's overall record against Australia is played 67, won 13, drawn 11, lost 43, goals for 70, goals against 160, goal difference −90, win percentage 16.42%.
  2. Includes results as Taiwan.
  3. The Israel Football Association was a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until it was expelled in 1974. Matches against Israel prior to 1974 are included in the AFC section. New Zealand's overall record against Israel is played 8, won 1, drawn 1, lost 6, goals for 5, goals against 16, goal difference −11, win percentage 12.5%.
  4. Includes results as Burma.

CAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Botswana 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 DR Congo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Egypt 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0.00
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Kenya 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.00
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0.00
 South Africa 6 0 1 5 9 26 17 0.00
 Sudan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Tanzania 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.00
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total 18 2 6 10 18 38 20 11.11

CONCACAF

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Canada 7 1 1 5 5 16 11 14.29
 Costa Rica 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0.00
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 El Salvador 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
 Honduras 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
 Jamaica 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0.00
 Mexico 7 1 0 6 9 18 9 14.29
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 United States 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0.00
Total 26 4 5 17 26 53 27 15.38

CONMEBOL

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 0 10 10 0.00
 Chile 4 0 1 3 2 8 6 0.00
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0.00
 Paraguay 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0.00
 Peru 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 0.00
 Uruguay 2 0 1 1 2 9 7 0.00
 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 0.00
Total 17 0 4 13 7 43 36 0.00

OFC

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[lower-alpha 1] 62 13 11 38 69 150 81 20.97
 Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Fiji 43 31 6 6 117 29 +88 72.09
 New Caledonia 33 20 2 11 71 46 +25 60.61
 Papua New Guinea 6 4 1 1 19 3 +16 66.67
 Samoa[lower-alpha 2] 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19 100.00
 Solomon Islands 14 12 2 0 52 11 +41 85.71
 Tahiti 17 13 2 2 52 13 +39 76.47
 Vanuatu[lower-alpha 3] 13 12 0 1 62 10 +52 92.31
Total 191 108 24 59 463 262 +201 56.54
  1. Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia after 2006 are included in the AFC section.[16][17] New Zealand's overall record against Australia is played 67, won 13, drawn 11, lost 43, goals for 70, goals against 160, goal difference −90, win percentage 16.42%.
  2. Includes results as Western Samoa.
  3. Includes results as New Hebrides.

UEFA

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00
 England 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0.00
 Estonia 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0.00
 France 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 0.00
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.00
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.00
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 2 6 4 0.00
 Israel[lower-alpha 1] 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 16.67
 Italy 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0.00
 Lithuania 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00
 Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.00
 Norway 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0.00
 Poland 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0.00
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0.00
 Russia[lower-alpha 2] 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0.00
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 3 6 3 0.00
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0.00
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 0.00
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 0.00
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.00
 Wales 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
Total 39 3 8 28 29 82 53 7.69
  1. The Israel Football Association was a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) until it was expelled in 1974. Matches against Israel prior to 1974 are included in the AFC section. New Zealand's overall record against Israel is played 8, won 1, drawn 1, lost 6, goals for 5, goals against 16, goal difference −11, win percentage 12.5%.
  2. Includes a 3–0 loss to the Soviet Union at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Full Confederation record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 127 54 30 43 178 145 +33 42.52
CAF 18 2 6 10 18 38 20 11.11
CONCACAF 26 4 5 17 26 53 27 15.38
CONMEBOL 17 0 4 13 7 43 36 0.00
OFC 191 108 24 59 463 262 +201 56.54
UEFA 39 3 8 28 29 82 53 7.69
Total 418 171 77 170 721 623 +98 40.91

Penalty shoot-out record

Team Match score
(PSO score)
Status Venue
 Thailand
2–2 (3–4)
Four Nations' Cup Rajamangala Stadium, 16 June 1999
 Poland
0–0 (4–5)
Four Nations' Cup Rajamangala Stadium, 19 June 1999
 Papua New Guinea
0–0 (4–2)
OFC Nations Cup Sir John Guise Stadium, 11 June 2016
 Tunisia
0–0 (2–4)
FIFA Series Cairo International Stadium, 26 March 2024

B team results

Match results and statistics of the New Zealand national football B team from its first match in 1927 until the match against Wellington Phoenix FC in 2015:

Key

A-International results

New Zealand B's score is shown first in each case.

New Zealand B national football team results
No. Date Venue Opponents Score Competition New Zealand B scorers Att. Ref.
1 29 June 1927 Timaru (N) South Canterbury 6–2 Friendly Unknown [18]
2 31 July 1948 Basin Reserve, Wellington (N) New Zealand Air Force 6–1 Friendly Kidd (4), Sergent, Sharpe [18]
3 20 May 1961 Auckland (N) Auckland 2–1 Friendly Unknown [18]
4 1965 Masterton (N)  New Zealand U23 1–5 Friendly Ferguson [18][19]
5 2 June 1969 Wellington (H)  English FA XI 1–7 Friendly R. Mears [18][19][20]
6 7 June 1969 Hamilton (H)  English FA XI 0–5 Friendly [18][19][20]
7 27 January 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland (N) Auckland 0–5 Friendly [18]
8 5 November 1980 Deptford Road Ground, Singapore (N) Combined Services 8–1 Friendly Unknown [18]
9 10 February 1985 Childers Road, Gisborne (N) Gisborne City 4–3 Friendly Little (2), Sumner (2) [18]
10 8 April 1985 Porritt Stadium, Hamilton (N) Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI 5–3 Friendly Little (2), Evans (2), Mulligan 4,500 [18][19]
11 15 April 1985 Auckland (N) 1982 All Whites 2–0 Friendly Sumner, Little 4,500 [18]
12 17 April 1985 English Park, Christchurch (N) Canterbury Invitation 0–0 Friendly 4,500 [18]
13 29 May 1985 Cooks Gardens, Whanganui (N) Central Region 2–0 Friendly Deeley, Cole 1,000 [18]
14 14 August 1985 Memorial Park, Palmerston North (N) Manawatu Selection 2–1 Friendly Walker, Hagan 2,000 [18]
15 29 September 1985 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland (N) Rothmans League Selection 0–0 Friendly [18]
16 1 November 1987 Auckland (N) Northern Region U23 4–0 Friendly Barkley (2), de Jong (2) [18]
17 1988 Christchurch (N) Christchurch United 1–2 Friendly Unknown [18]
18 24 July 1988 Newtown Park, Wellington (N) Wellington Representative XI 3–1 Friendly Dunford (2), McGarry 2,000 [18]
19 21 August 1993 Subrail Park, Labasa (A)  Fiji 1–2 Friendly Edge 5,000 [18]
20 23 August 1993 ANZ National Stadium, Suva (A)  Fiji 1–1 Friendly Fallon [18]
21 25 August 1993 Churchill Park, Lautoka (A)  Fiji 0–0 Friendly 6,000 [18]
22 25 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (A)  Vietnam 0–1 2006 Agribank Cup [18][19][21]
23 27 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (N)  Thailand U23 0–1 2006 Agribank Cup [18][19][21]
24 29 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (N)  Bahrain U21 1–0 2006 Agribank Cup Shin [18][19][21]
25 7 February 2007 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland (H)  Tahiti 0–0 Friendly [18][19]
26 9 February 2007 Douglas Track and Field, Auckland (H)  Tahiti 0–0 Friendly [18][19]
27 10 August 2007 Suva (A)  Fiji 2–1 Friendly Henderson, Messam [18][19]
28 12 August 2007 Churchill Park, Lautoka (A)  Fiji 0–1 Friendly 3,000 [18][19]
29 9 May 2010 Auckland (N) NZFC All Stars 2–0 Friendly Barbarouses, Brockie [18][19]
30 25 May 2011 Auckland (N) Waitakere United 4–1 Friendly Barbarouses, Brockie, Brown, Sigmund [18][19]
31 24 February 2012 Epping Stadium, Melbourne (N)  Saudi Arabia 0–6 Friendly [18][19]
32 4 June 2013 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (H)  Jordan 0–1 Friendly 3,532 [18][19]
33 22 September 2013 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua (N) Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Friendly Clapham 3,553 [18][19]
34 17 August 2014 Owen Delany Park, Taupō (N) Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Friendly Brockie, McGlinchey [18][19]
35 10 May 2015 St Peter's School Grounds, Cambridge (H)  Ghana U20 0–9 Friendly [18][19]
36 10 May 2015 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (H) Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Friendly Fenton, Rufer [18][19]

Results by year

Per Decade
Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
1920–1929110062+4
1940–1949110061+5
1960–19694103423–19
1970–1979100105–5
1980–1989118213111+20
1990–1999302123–1
2000–2009722334–1
2010–201973141122–11

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