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 17 October 2023[1][2]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Ivan Vicelich 88 6 25 June 1995 13 November 2013
2 Chris Wood 72 33 3 June 2009 17 October 2023
3 Simon Elliott 69 6 21 February 1995 1 June 2011
4 Vaughan Coveny 64 29 7 June 1992 4 June 2006
5 Ricki Herbert 61 7 20 August 1980 9 April 1989
6 Chris Jackson 60 10 19 September 1992 22 June 2003
7 Brian Turner 59 21 1967 1982
8 Duncan Cole 58 4 1978 27 March 1988
Steve Sumner 58 22 1976 23 June 1988
10 Shane Smeltz 57 24 8 June 2003 6 October 2017
Chris Zoricich 57 1 27 March 1988 22 June 2003

Top goalscorers

Chris Wood is New Zealand's top scorer with 34 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Chris Wood 34 72 0.47 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

Manager records

As of 14 June 2022[3]

Team records

As of 14 June 2022[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
5, 28 June 1997 – 7 February 1998
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
1042023100Increase 5105Decrease
1052022101Increase 10111Decrease 1
1102021110Increase 10122Decrease 4
1182020118Increase 3122Decrease
1222019117Increase 3122Decrease 5
1222018117Increase 13133Decrease 13
121201795Increase 17123Decrease 27
109201688Increase 54161Decrease 28
1512015134Increase 8159Decrease 12
134201489Increase 7134Decrease 10
90201355Increase 3091Decrease 12
91201291Increase 30130Decrease 11
119201156Increase 8119Decrease 37
63201049Increase 2480Decrease 8
82200977Increase 17100Decrease 18
86200854Increase 57112Decrease 26
95200795Increase 33156Decrease 27
1312006115Increase 7136Decrease 11
120200596Increase120Decrease 7
95200480Increase 1595Decrease 5
88200349Increase 188Decrease 7
49200247Increase 4188Decrease 3
84200181Increase 1697Decrease 5
91200091Increase 11108Decrease 5
100199999Increase 5107Decrease 3
1031998100Increase 31131Decrease 13
1201997113Increase 16133Decrease 11
1321996102Increase 4136Decrease 19
102199593Increase 11108Decrease 8
99199477Increase 2100Decrease 13
77199376Increase 784Decrease 10
70199270Increase70Decrease

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

New Zealand's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not member of FIFA Not member of FIFA
Kingdom of Italy 1934
French Third Republic 1938
Fourth Brazilian Republic 1950 Did not enter Declined participation
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 2nd round 2 0 0 2 0 6
West Germany 1974 1st round 6 0 3 3 5 12
Argentina 1978 1st round 4 2 1 1 14 4
Spain 1982 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad Qualified 15 9 5 1 44 10
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 3rd 6 3 1 2 13 7
Italy 1990 3rd 6 3 1 2 13 8
United States 1994 2nd round 6 3 1 2 15 5
France 1998 3rd round 6 3 0 3 13 6
South Korea Japan 2002 2nd round 6 4 0 2 20 7
Germany 2006 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5
South Africa 2010 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 Squad Qualified 8 6 1 1 15 5
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify Play-off 11 8 1 2 24 13
Russia 2018 Play-off 13 8 4 1 24 6
Qatar 2022 Play-off 6 5 0 1 18 2
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined TBDTo be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030[lower-alpha 1] To be determined
Total Group stage 2/22 6 0 3 3 4 14 102 58 18 26 239 101
  1. Additional matches are scheduled to be played in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world cup, however they are not considered to be official hosts of the tournament.[16]

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 stage5th310278Squad
1996MultipleSemi-finals3rd201103Squad
1998 AustraliaChampions1st4400111Squad
2000 TahitiRunners-up2nd430173Squad
2002 New ZealandChampions1st5500232Squad
2004 AustraliaThird place3rd5302175Squad
2008MultipleChampions1st6501145Squad
2012 Solomon IslandsThird place3rd531187Squad
2016 Papua New GuineaChampions1st5410101Squad
2024To be determined
Total5 titles10/1044324811039
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1992 to 1995No OFC representative invited
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 17 October 2023 vs. Australia.

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.[17][18]
  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.
  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 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 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
Total 16 2 5 9 18 37 19 12.50

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 13 11 2 0 49 11 +38 84.62
 Tahiti 16 12 2 2 47 13 +34 75.00
 Vanuatu[lower-alpha 3] 12 11 0 1 58 10 +48 91.67
Total 188 105 24 59 451 262 +189 55.85
  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.[17][18]
  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
 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 1 0 0 1 1 3 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 37 3 7 27 28 79 51 8.11
  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.
  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 16 2 5 9 18 37 19 12.50
CONCACAF 26 4 5 17 26 53 27 15.38
CONMEBOL 17 0 4 13 7 43 36 0.00
OFC 188 105 24 59 451 262 +189 55.85
UEFA 37 3 7 27 28 79 51 8.11
Total 411 168 75 168 708 619 +89 40.88

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) New Zealand South Canterbury 6–2 Friendly Unknown [19]
2 31 July 1948 Basin Reserve, Wellington (N) New Zealand New Zealand Air Force 6–1 Friendly Kidd (4), Sergent, Sharpe [19]
3 20 May 1961 Auckland (N) Auckland Auckland 2–1 Friendly Unknown [19]
4 1965 Masterton (N)  New Zealand U23 1–5 Friendly Ferguson [19][20]
5 2 June 1969 Wellington (H)  English FA XI 1–7 Friendly R. Mears [19][20][21]
6 7 June 1969 Hamilton (H)  English FA XI 0–5 Friendly [19][20][21]
7 27 January 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland (N) Auckland Auckland 0–5 Friendly [19]
8 5 November 1980 Deptford Road Ground, Singapore (N) New Zealand Combined Services 8–1 Friendly Unknown [19]
9 10 February 1985 Childers Road, Gisborne (N) New Zealand Gisborne City 4–3 Friendly Little (2), Sumner (2) [19]
10 8 April 1985 Porritt Stadium, Hamilton (N) New Zealand Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI 5–3 Friendly Little (2), Evans (2), Mulligan 4,500 [19][20]
11 15 April 1985 Auckland (N) New Zealand 1982 All Whites 2–0 Friendly Sumner, Little 4,500 [19]
12 17 April 1985 English Park, Christchurch (N) New Zealand Canterbury Invitation 0–0 Friendly 4,500 [19]
13 29 May 1985 Cooks Gardens, Whanganui (N) New Zealand Central Region 2–0 Friendly Deeley, Cole 1,000 [19]
14 14 August 1985 Memorial Park, Palmerston North (N) New Zealand Manawatu Selection 2–1 Friendly Walker, Hagan 2,000 [19]
15 29 September 1985 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland (N) New Zealand Rothmans League Selection 0–0 Friendly [19]
16 1 November 1987 Auckland (N) New Zealand Northern Region U23 4–0 Friendly Barkley (2), de Jong (2) [19]
17 1988 Christchurch (N) New Zealand Christchurch United 1–2 Friendly Unknown [19]
18 24 July 1988 Newtown Park, Wellington (N) New Zealand Wellington Representative XI 3–1 Friendly Dunford (2), McGarry 2,000 [19]
19 21 August 1993 Subrail Park, Labasa (A)  Fiji 1–2 Friendly Edge 5,000 [19]
20 23 August 1993 ANZ National Stadium, Suva (A)  Fiji 1–1 Friendly Fallon [19]
21 25 August 1993 Churchill Park, Lautoka (A)  Fiji 0–0 Friendly 6,000 [19]
22 25 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (A)  Vietnam 0–1 2006 Agribank Cup [19][20][22]
23 27 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (N)  Thailand U23 0–1 2006 Agribank Cup [19][20][22]
24 29 October 2006 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi (N)  Bahrain U21 1–0 2006 Agribank Cup Shin [19][20][22]
25 7 February 2007 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland (H)  Tahiti 0–0 Friendly [19][20]
26 9 February 2007 Douglas Track and Field, Auckland (H)  Tahiti 0–0 Friendly [19][20]
27 10 August 2007 Suva (A)  Fiji 2–1 Friendly Henderson, Messam [19][20]
28 12 August 2007 Churchill Park, Lautoka (A)  Fiji 0–1 Friendly 3,000 [19][20]
29 9 May 2010 Auckland (N) New Zealand NZFC All Stars 2–0 Friendly Barbarouses, Brockie [19][20]
30 25 May 2011 Auckland (N) New Zealand Waitakere United 4–1 Friendly Barbarouses, Brockie, Brown, Sigmund [19][20]
31 24 February 2012 Epping Stadium, Melbourne (N)  Saudi Arabia 0–6 Friendly [19][20]
32 4 June 2013 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (H)  Jordan 0–1 Friendly 3,532 [19][20]
33 22 September 2013 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua (N) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Friendly Clapham 3,553 [19][20]
34 17 August 2014 Owen Delany Park, Taupō (N) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Friendly Brockie, McGlinchey [19][20]
35 10 May 2015 St Peter's School Grounds, Cambridge (H)  Ghana U20 0–9 Friendly [19][20]
36 10 May 2015 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth (H) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Friendly Fenton, Rufer [19][20]

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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