New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
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The New Zealand women's Under-17 Football Team, informally known as the 'Young Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-17 association football tournaments. The Young Football Ferns were the host team for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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Nickname(s) | Young Football Ferns | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Leon Birnie | ||
Captain | TBD | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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First international | |||
Australia 4–0 New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 December 2007)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Vanuatu 0–27 New Zealand (Pirae, Tahiti; 20 September 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 0–6 Japan (Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; 13 September 2010) | |||
OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) | ||
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Third place (2018) |
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The Young Football Ferns compete in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the bi-annual confederation championship to decide who represents Oceania Football Confederation at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament was held in 2010.