New Zealand national futsal team


The New Zealand national futsal team, nicknamed the Futsal Whites, is the representative side for New Zealand in international futsal and is governed by New Zealand Football. The nickname is a reference to the New Zealand national football team which is known as the All Whites, which in turn is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Oceanian Futsal Championship

Current squad

A 14-man Futsal Whites squad was named to compete in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship and will be coached by Scott Gilligan. This competition also acts as the Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup to be held in Colombia. All matches will be hosted at Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji. The competition will be held between 8–13 February 2016. New Zealand will play against Vanuatu, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia in a round-robin format where the team finishing 1st will be crowned Champions of the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship, as well as becoming Qualifier for Oceania Football Confederation for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
PositionPlayerDate of Birth Caps/GoalsFederation/Club
GoalkeeperElias Billeh49/0Auckland Football Federation Futsal
GoalkeeperAtta Elayyan22/1Mainland Futsal
FixoLucas Cordeiro Osorio Da Silva34/5Capital Futsal
FixoMarvin Eakins46/20Auckland Football Federation Futsal
FixoDaniel Burns32/9Dural Warriors
FixoKareem Osman27/14Auckland Football Federation Futsal
FlankerJames Vaughan27/3Hume FC
FlankerBrayden Lissington18/2WaiBop Futsal
FlankerDylan Manickum45/24Auckland Football Federation Futsal
FlankerLuc Saker12/2Capital futsal
FlankerTai Scooter Barham25/2Central Futsal - Hawke's Bay
FlankerStephen Ashby-Peckham18/6Auckland Football Federation Futsal
FlankerJakub Sinkora36/10South Brisbane FC
PivotMiroslav Malivuk37/20Capital Futsal

Additional squad members

The following players are also members of the Futsal Whites squad selected for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification campaign but will not participate in the 2016 OFC Futsal Championship due to non-selection or unavailability.
PositionPlayerDate of Birth Caps/GoalsFederation/Club
GoalkeeperDavid Plowright12/0Sydney Futsal Club
GoalkeeperClayton Chappell14/0Hume FC
FlankerJoshua Margetts7/3Central Futsal - Manawatu
PivotJonathan Steele7/3Central Futsal - Manawatu

Current technical staff

PositionName
Head Coach Marvin Eakins
Assistant Coach Enrico Bitencourt da Silva Meirelles
Technical/Video Analyst Simon Mead
Physiotherapist Stephen Heron
Team Manager Richard Bell
National Futsal Development Manager/Head of Delegation David Payne

Results and Fixtures

2015

2016