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New Zealand Football
OFC
Short nameNZF
Founded1891
HeadquartersAuckland
FIFAaffiliation1948
OFCaffiliation1966
PresidentJohanna Wood
Websitewww.nzfootball.co.nzEdit this at Wikidata

New Zealand Football(Māori:Whutupaoro o Aotearoa) is the governing body for the sport ofassociation footballinNew Zealand.It oversees the seven New Zealand Football federations, as well as theNew Zealand men's national football team(nicknamed the "All Whites" ), the national junior andwomen's teams(nicknamed the "Football Ferns"), the men's and women's national LeaguesNew Zealand National League,National Women's League,and a number oftournaments,including theChatham CupandKate Sheppard Cup.A New Zealand team,Wellington Phoenix FCwho plays in the AustralianA-Leaguealso comes under New Zealand Football jurisdiction.

History

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It was founded in 1891, as the New Zealand Football Association[1][2]and became officially affiliated withFIFAin 1948. In May 2007, the organisation was renamed New Zealand Football (NZF), replacing the word "soccer" with "football"in line with the common usage in other parts of the world. Although formal organisations for football have always referred to the sport as football, it has commonly been called soccer.[3]

New Zealand was admitted as a member of theAsian Football Confederationin 1964,[4]but it lost membership later. New Zealand withAustraliaeventually formed the Oceania Football Federation (nowOceania Football Confederation) in 1966.[5]

In September 2007, the New Zealand female football teams were re-branded. The women's national team changed its name from "SWANZ" to "Football Ferns", the female under-20 team to the "Junior Football Ferns" and the under-17 team became the "Young Football Ferns"[6]

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, New Zealand achieved their best result in their team's history when they had a 1–1 draw with reigning World champions Italy. Shane Smeltz scored in the 7th minute marking the first time New Zealand had ever led a match at the World Cup.[7]They went on to become the only unbeaten team in the tournament.

Moving to South American confederation

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In January 2013, members of the FIFA Executive Committee met in a private meeting convened byJoseph Blatterto discuss the possibilities of moving the New Zealand Football Federation to theSouth American Football Confederation(CONMEBOL) in order to enhance the sport in the country. After the meeting, Blatter said the idea was "ratified" but needed some adjustments.[8][9]This fact provided the New Zealand success in the idea of movement, requiring only a formal request by the association. But in June, the chief executive of the New Zealand Federation, Andy Martin, said his administration has no plans to promote the New Zealand Football to high-level competitions for now, meaning thatNew Zealandshould remain in the weak Oceania Football Confederation.[10]

International stage

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In recent time, New Zealand Football has enjoyed good success on the international stage. The All Whites overcame Papua New Guinea in the OFC Nations Cup Final by winning 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their fifth title in the OFC Nations Cup and it secured their place in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

In 2015, the Football Ferns reached their highest ever ranking (16), beating Brazil for the second time and qualifying for the Rio Olympics. The Men's U-20 and U-17 sides qualified out of their groups at their respective FIFA World Cup tournaments in 2015. New Zealand were one of only five countries in the same cycle to achieve this. The remaining four were Germany, Brazil, Mali and Nigeria

New Zealand will co-host the2023 FIFA Women's World Cupalongside Australia, becoming the first ever senior FIFA event in New Zealand, the first Women's World Cup to be hosted in multiple countries,[11]and only the second World Cup tournament to do so, following the2002 Men's FIFA World Cup.It will also be the first FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere,[12]the first senior FIFA tournament to be held in theOceania Confederation,[13]and the first FIFA tournament to be hosted across multiple confederations (with Australia in theAFCand New Zealand in the OFC).[13]

Member federations

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Competitions

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Defunct competitions

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Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Runners-up Next edition
Senior (Men's)
New Zealand National League 2023 Wellington Olympic Auckland City 2024
Chatham Cup 2024 Wellington Olympic Auckland City 2025
Senior (Women's)
National Women's League 2023 Auckland United Southern United 2024
Kate Sheppard Cup 2024 Auckland United Western Springs 2025

Controversies

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In November 2008,Glen Mosswas handed a 4-match World Cup ban after swearing at refereeLencie Fredin a dead-rubber2010 World Cup qualificationmatch againstFiji.[17]New Zealand Football failed to lodge an appeal toFIFAin time after they received notification of the sentence on 23 December and were closing for the Christmas period.[18]Moss was subsequently suspended for the two2010 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation play offmatches againstBahrainand the first two2010 FIFA World Cupmatches againstSlovakiaandItaly.

In July 2015, New Zealand was ruled to have forfeited its place in the2016 Olympic tournamentafter fielding an ineligible player in its men's Under-23 team; NZF decided not to appeal the decision. It was subsequently reported that up to 16 ineligible players had been fielded in the men's Under-23, Under-20 and Under-17 teams between 2011 and 2015.[19]

In January 2016,Wellington PhoenixsignedAlex Joneson loan to the end of the2015–16 season.[20]The move fell through when New Zealand Football failed to forward the completed paperwork toFIFAbefore the transfer deadline despite having received it from the Phoenix three days previously.[21]An appeal to the world governing body was unsuccessful, as FIFA "ruled to protect the integrity of their global deadlines for the transfer of players".[22]

On 19 June 2018, a letter of complaint about currentNew Zealand women's national football teamand New Zealand Football technical directorAndreas Herafsigned by at least 10 players was sent to New Zealand football collated by the New Zealand Professional Footballers Association (NZPFA).[23]Later that day it was also announced that New Zealand Football were deliberately flouting a FIFA directive that Heraf shouldn't be in charge of both roles at the same organisation.[24]

The next day it emerge that the Players Union had sent a strongly worded letter to New Zealand Football, instructing them to discontinue all communications with players after Heraf and other New Zealand Football staff members were contacting players and strongly encouraging them not to write letters or issue any formal complaints.[25]

That afternoon it was announced that Heraf would be place on special leave while an independent investigation was conducted into the allegations around bullying, intimidation and a culture of fear.[23][26]

See also

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Men's

Women's

References

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  1. ^"N.Z. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION".Thames Advertiser.No. 7042. 9 October 1891. p. 2.Retrieved27 June2021.
  2. ^"Commemorations & anniversaries".New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 28 July 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2014.Retrieved16 August2014.
  3. ^"Soccer".An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.1966.
  4. ^"AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED".The Straits Times.28 August 1964.
  5. ^"History".oceaniafootball.com. Archived fromthe originalon 4 November 2012.Retrieved18 October2013.
  6. ^NEW LOOK FOR ‘FOOTBALL FERNS'Archived19 September 2009 at theWayback Machine,4 September 2007.
  7. ^"World Cup Match Results: Italy vs New Zealand – FIFA World Cup 2010 – ESPN Soccernet".ESPN.20 June 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 17 July 2012.Retrieved7 December2013.
  8. ^"Nova zelândia na CONMEBOL: Os prós e contras da proposta,Revista Placar,January 08, 2013.
  9. ^"Plumb: NZ Football rolls the dice on new coach".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved22 November2014.
  10. ^"La isla y el fútbol de siglo 21,Diário OLÉ,8 May 2013.
  11. ^Straus, Brian (25 June 2020)."The Reasoning Behind FIFA's 2023 Women's World Cup Vote".Sports Illustrated.Retrieved12 August2020.
  12. ^Meade, Sam (25 June 2020)."FIFA confirm Australia and New Zealand will host 2023 Women's World Cup".mirror.
  13. ^ab"What you need to know about Australia-New Zealand's winning women's World Cup bid".www.abc.net.au.24 June 2020.
  14. ^"Joint Statement On AFF & NFF Proposed Alignment".www.sporty.co.nz.Retrieved27 July2022.
  15. ^"Northern Region Football - About".www.northernregionfootball.org.nz.Retrieved27 July2022.
  16. ^"Air NZ Pre-Season Cup".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.Retrieved19 July2021.
  17. ^Grantley Bernard (5 November 2009)."Moss Sees Red".Herald Sun.Retrieved10 November2009.
  18. ^Woodcock, Fred (5 November 2009)."Banned Moss: NZF let me down".Herald Sun.Retrieved10 November2009.
  19. ^Holloway, Steven (9 October 2010). "New complaint casts doubt over NZ footballers".stuff.co.nz.
  20. ^Gray, Russell (31 January 2016)."Phoenix sign striker on loan deal".wellingtonphoenix.com.Football Federation Australia.Retrieved2 February2016.
  21. ^Pine, Jason (11 February 2016)."Football: Paperwork blunder puts English striker Alex Jones' Phoenix career in doubt".New Zealand Herald.Retrieved11 February2016.
  22. ^Hyslop, Liam & Wilson, Clay (16 February 2016)."Alex Jones' stint with the Phoenix ends without a game as NZ Football blames lack of internet access for bungle".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved16 February2016.
  23. ^abBurgess, Michael (19 June 2018)."Football Ferns bombshell: Coach Andreas Heraf set for suspension, inquiry to look into bullying allegations".NZ Herald.
  24. ^Steve Kilgallon, Dana Johnnsen (19 June 2018)."Under-fire Andreas Heraf's double New Zealand Football role breaks Fifa coaching directive".Stuff.co.nz.
  25. ^Burgess, Michael (20 June 2018)."Ferns scandal: New Zealand Football told to stop contacting Football Ferns players, with immediate effect".NZ Herald.
  26. ^"Andreas Heraf placed on 'special leave' as NZF announces Football Ferns review".Newshub. 20 June 2018.
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