Football in New Zealand
Season2023
Men's football
National LeagueWellington Olympic
Northern LeagueAuckland City
Central LeagueWellington Olympic
Southern LeagueChristchurch United
Chatham CupChristchurch United
Women's football
Women's National LeagueAuckland United
NRFL Women's PremiershipAuckland United
Kate Sheppard CupWestern Springs
New Zealand
New Zealand playing against China at Sky Stadium, Wellington on 26 March 2023.

The 2023 season is the 133rd competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly New Zealand  0–0  China Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13 Report Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
Attendance: 12,049[1]
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly New Zealand  2–1  China Wellington, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 10,307[2]
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (Korea Republic)
16 June Friendly Sweden  4–1  New Zealand Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 20,528
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
19 June Friendly Qatar  Abandoned  New Zealand Ritzing, Austria
Report
Stadium: Sonnensee Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
Note: Match was abandoned at halftime after Qatar winger, Yusuf Abdurisag, was alleged to have racially abused New Zealand centre-back, Michael Boxall.[3]
13 October Friendly New Zealand  1–1  DR Congo Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1 Wood 90+1' (pen.) Report Bakambu 46' Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
17 October Soccer Ashes Australia  2–0  New Zealand London, England
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
17 November Friendly Greece  2–0  New Zealand Athens, Greece
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)
21 November Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–1  New Zealand Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 26,517
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

New Zealand women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
18 January 2023 Friendly New Zealand  0–4  United States Wellington, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 12,508
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
21 January 2023 Friendly New Zealand  0–5  United States Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 12,721
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) Friendly New Zealand  0–5  Portugal Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 NZT Report
Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Friendly New Zealand  0–2  Argentina Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00 NZT Report
Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Friendly New Zealand  0–1  Argentina Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 NZT Report
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 3,914[4]
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)[5]
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) Friendly New Zealand  1–1  Iceland Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)
11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) Friendly New Zealand  0–3  Nigeria Antalya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
10 July 2023 (2023-07-10) Friendly New Zealand  2–0  Vietnam Napier, New Zealand
17:30 NZT
Report Stadium: McLean Park
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
14 July 2023 Friendly New Zealand  0–1  Italy Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 Report
Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 September Friendly Chile  3–0  New Zealand Santiago, Chile
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Attendance: 5,341[6]
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
26 September Friendly Chile  2–1  New Zealand Santiago, Chile
11:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Quilín Complex
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 1 1 1 6 1 +5 4
3  New Zealand (H) 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 July FIFA WC Group New Zealand  1–0  Norway Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 NZT
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 42,137
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
25 July FIFA WC Group New Zealand  0–1  Philippines Wellington, New Zealand
17:30 NZT Report Sarina Bolden 24' Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 32,357
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

New Zealand men's national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly New Zealand  2–0  China Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 UTC+13
Report Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly New Zealand  2–1  China Wellington, New Zealand
12:30 UTC+13
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Papua New Guinea[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
4  American Samoa[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ Papua New Guinea were unable to travel to New Zealand prior to their scheduled match on 27 August. The matter was resolved by awarding New Zealand with a 3–0 win.[7]
  2. ↑ American Samoa withdrew from the tournament on 1 August 2023.[8]
27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) New Zealand  3–0
Awarded[7]		  Papua New Guinea Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) New Zealand  3–1  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
15:00
Report
  • Yada 50'
 Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 531
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Semi-final New Zealand  8–0  Vanuatu Auckland, New Zealand
15:00
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Final New Zealand  9–0  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
19:00
Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) Friendly Ecuador  0–1  New Zealand Argentina
Report
  • Wallace 71'
2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Guatemala 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: Report
(H) Hosts
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament New Zealand  1–3  Guatemala Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7
Report
  • Cordozza 54'
  • Bantes 60'
  • Avendaño 80'
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Indonesia  1–2  New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7 Ferarri 90+5'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Fiji  0–3  New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 Report
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS Guatemala  0–1  New Zealand Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00 Report Garbett 80' Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS Uzbekistan  2–2  New Zealand Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
15:00
Report
Attendance: 12,243
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS New Zealand  0–5  Argentina Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
18:00 Report
Attendance: 27,836
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Knockout stage
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Round of 16 United States  4–0  New Zealand Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
14:30
Report Attendance: 7,848
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

New Zealand women’s national under-20 football team

Results and fixtures

2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14 6 Knockout stage
2  Fiji (H) 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
22 June 2023 (2023-06-22) New Zealand  3–0  Fiji Suva
16:00
  • Pijnenburg 15'
  • Trewhitt 65', 74'
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) New Zealand  11–0  Papua New Guinea Suva
16:00
  • Elliott 3'
  • Cook 12', 20', 24', 54'
  • Errington 18', 71'
  • Benson 21', 37', 48', 56'
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) Quarter-final New Zealand  19–0  Solomon Islands Suva
15:00
  • McCann 9', 28', 34'
  • Nathan 13', 43', 51', 88', 90'
  • Benson 14', 55', 62'
  • Canham 16', 39'
  • Bercelli 19', 22', 36', 74'
  • Pijnenburg 45'
  • Colpi 68'
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) Semi-final New Zealand  5–0  Cook Islands Suva
19:00
  • Rouru 22' (o.g.)
  • Pijnenburg 26'
  • Colpi 45+2'
  • Nathan 70'
  • Bercelli 87'
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tojika Delai (Fiji)
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Final Fiji  0–7  New Zealand Suva
19:00 Report
  • Elliott 13', 31'
  • McCann 40'
  • Nathan 52', 65'
  • Mortlock 74'
  • Pijnenberg 78' (pen.)
 Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 985
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

New Zealand national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) New Zealand  1–1  New Caledonia Auckland, New Zealand
15:00
  • Brown 45'
 Report
  • Diko 24'
 Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) New Zealand  3–0  New Caledonia Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 Report Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
2023 OFC U-17 Championship
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 14 2 +12 6 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 9 3 +6 3
3  American Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 18 −18 0
Source: OFC
11 January 2023 (2023-01-11) New Zealand  3–2  New Caledonia Fiji FA Academy, Ba
15:00
Report
  • Nganyane 16'
  • Hnaissilin 69' (pen.)
 Attendance: 80
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) American Samoa  0–11  New Zealand Fiji FA Academy, Ba
15:00 Report
  • Edwards 4'
  • Sloane-Rodrigues 11', 68'
  • Flowerdew 38', 45+2', 70', 88'
  • D'Hotman de Villiers 42', 76', 90+1'
  • Supyk 87' (pen.)
 Attendance: 50
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Knockout stage
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) Quarter-final New Zealand  1–0  Vanuatu HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00
Report Attendance: 400
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
25 January 2023 (2023-01-25) Semi-final Fiji  1–4  New Zealand HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00
  • Ravonokula 14'
 Report
  • Watson 7', 50', 80'
  • Supyk 72'
 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Final New Caledonia  0–1  New Zealand HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
19:00 Report
  • Bruce 24'
 Attendance: 200
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
25th International Youth Soccer in Niigata
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Venezuela 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Niigata Prefecture Niigata Regional Team (H) 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: JFA
(H) Hosts
14 September 2023 (2023-09-14) New Zealand  1–2 Niigata Prefecture Niigata Regional Team Niigata, Japan
18:15
  • Watson 58'
 Report
  • ? 23'
  • ? 28'
 Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) Japan  2–0  New Zealand Niigata, Japan
15:30
  • Maeda 26'
  • Kajisa 43'
 Report Stadium: Niigata Athletic Stadium
18 September 2023 (2023-09-18) Venezuela  2–0  New Zealand Niigata, Japan
18:15 Report Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Group F
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Piala Dunia U-17 FIFA 2023
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates10 November – 2 December
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Mali
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored175 (3.37 per match)
Attendance437,575 (8,415 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Agustín Ruberto
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Paris Brunner
Best goalkeeperFrance Paul Argney
Fair play award England

The 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 19th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football tournament contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held in Indonesia from 10 November to 2 December 2023.[9] This was the first time that Indonesia hosted a FIFA tournament and the first time that the FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in Southeast Asia. It was the third time a FIFA tournament was held in the region since the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia and 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand.

This edition marked the return of the tournament after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing FIFA to cancel the 2021 edition.[10]

Brazil were the defending champions, having won their fourth title in 2019 but failed to defend their title as they lost 3-0 to Argentina in the Quarterfinals.

Host selection

Further information: 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup § Host selection

Peru were announced as the 2021 U-17 World Cup hosts following a FIFA Council meeting on 24 October 2019 in Shanghai, China.[11]

After the 2021 edition was cancelled, Peru was awarded the hosting rights of the next edition in 2023.[11]

However, after extensive discussions between the Peruvian Football Federation and FIFA on the hosting suitability of Peru caused by its infrastructural defects, Peru withdrew as hosts on 3 April 2023, with FIFA announcing an immediate opening of a replacement hosting rights tender.[12]

On 23 June 2023, FIFA officially appointed Indonesia as the new host, believed to have been in compensation for the loss of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosting rights which were given to Argentina after Indonesia took issue with the Israeli team in that tournament.[13]

Venues

Chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), Erick Thohir, announced that they would propose eight stadiums to FIFA for hosting the tournament. Six of these stadiums, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta), Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (Surabaya), Jalak Harupat Stadium (Bandung), Manahan Stadium (Surakarta/Solo), Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium (Bali), and Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium (Palembang) were chosen for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup when Indonesia were eligible to be the host. Another two additional stadiums were Jakarta International Stadium and Pakansari Stadium.[14]

Erick Thohir subsequently confirmed that both semifinal and final matches would be played at the Manahan Stadium.[15][16]

The capacity listed below are the tournament capacity and does not necessarily reflect the maximum capacity of the stadiums.[17]

Jakarta Surabaya
Jakarta International Stadium Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium
Capacity: 23,422 Capacity: 44,200
Location of the stadiums of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (Indonesia)
Bandung Surakarta
Jalak Harupat Stadium Manahan Stadium
Capacity: 22,700 Capacity: 19,700

Teams

Qualification

A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Indonesia, the host team along with 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
AFC
(Asia)		 Host nation  Indonesia 1st N/A Debut
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup  Iran 5th 2017 Quarter-finals (2017)
 Japan 10th 2019 Quarter-finals (1993, 2011)
 South Korea 7th 2019 Quarter-finals (1987, 2009, 2019)
 Uzbekistan 3rd 2013 Quarter-finals (2011)
CAF
(Africa)		 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations  Burkina Faso 5th 2011 Third place (2001)
 Mali 6th 2017 Runners-up (2015)
 Morocco 2nd 2013 Round of 16 (2013)
 Senegal 2nd 2019 Round of 16 (2019)
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean)		 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship  Canada 8th 2019 Group stage (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2019)
 Mexico 15th 2019 Champions (2005, 2011)
 Panama 3rd 2013 Round of 16 (2011)
 United States 18th 2019 Fourth place (1999)
CONMEBOL
(South America)		 2023 South American U-17 Championship  Argentina 15th 2019 Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
 Brazil 18th 2019 Champions (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019)
 Ecuador 6th 2019 Quarter-finals (1995, 2015)
 Venezuela 2nd 2013 Group stage (2013)
OFC
(Oceania)		 2023 OFC U-17 Championship  New Caledonia 2nd 2017 Group stage (2017)
 New Zealand 10th 2019 Round of 16 (2009, 2011, 2015)
UEFA
(Europe)		 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship  England 5th 2017 Champions (2017)
 France 8th 2019 Champions (2001)
 Germany 11th 2017 Runners-up (1985)[lower-alpha 1]
 Poland 3rd 1999 Fourth place (1993)
 Spain 11th 2019 Runners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Notes

Squads

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 and on or before 31 December 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Seeding

The 24 teams were organised to be drawn into six groups of four teams. The hosts Indonesia were automatically seeded to Pot 1 and into the first position of Group A, while the remaining teams were seeded into pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-17 World Cups (with more recent tournaments weighted more heavily, and with five bonus points added to each of the 6 continental champions from the 2023 qualifying tournaments), as follows:[18]

Pot Team Confederation 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 BP Total points
Pts 20% Pts 40% Pts 60% Pts 80% Pts 100%
1  IndonesiaAFCHost nation, automatically asigned to Pot 1
 BrazilCONMEBOL132.6135.295.41814.421+553.6
 MexicoCONCACAF214.2135.2137.821.611+534.8
 FranceUEFA81.6DNQ10697.21832.8
 SpainUEFADNQDNQDNQ15121022
 JapanAFC10293.6DNQ547+521.6
2  GermanyUEFA183.6DNQ63.697.2DNQ+519.4
 MaliCAFDNQDNQ169.6129.6DNQ19.2
 EnglandUEFA81.60021.21915.2DNQ18
 South KoreaAFCDNQDNQ74.2DNQ913.2
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL40.8135.200DNQ713
 EcuadorCONMEBOL61.2DNQ95.4DNQ612.6
3  New ZealandOFC40.80042.410.83+512
 IranAFCDNQ52DNQ129.6DNQ11.6
 SenegalCAFDNQDNQDNQDNQ6+511
 United StatesCONCACAF40.8DNQ10.697.219.6
 UzbekistanAFC91.872.8DNQDNQDNQ4.6
 MoroccoCAFDNQ72.8DNQDNQDNQ2.8
4  CanadaCONCACAF20.420.8DNQDNQ01.2
 New Caledonia OFCDNQDNQDNQ10.8DNQ0.8
 Panama CONCACAF30.600DNQDNQDNQ0.6
 VenezuelaCONMEBOLDNQ00DNQDNQDNQ0
 Burkina FasoCAF00DNQDNQDNQDNQ0
 PolandUEFADNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0

Draw

The draw took place at 16:00 CEST (21:00 WIB host time) on 15 September 2023 at FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[19] The ceremony was presented by Mollie Kmita and conducted by FIFA Director of Tournaments Jaime Yarza, with the former footballers Júlio César, from Brazil, and Stephen Appiah, from Ghana, acting as draw assistants.[20]

The draw started with teams from pot one being drawn first and placed in the first position of their groups (hosts Indonesia automatically assigned to A1). Then were drawn the teams from pot 2, followed by pot 3 and pot 4, with each team also drawn to one of the positions within their group; no group could contain more than one team from each confederation.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[21]

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Indonesia
A2 Ecuador
A3 Panama
A4 Morocco
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Spain
B2 Canada
B3 Mali
B4 Uzbekistan
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Brazil
C2 Iran
C3 New Caledonia
C4 England
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Japan
D2 Poland
D3 Argentina
D4 Senegal
Group E
PosTeam
E1 France
E2 Burkina Faso
E3 South Korea
E4 United States
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Mexico
F2 Germany
F3 Venezuela
F4 New Zealand

Match officials

A total of 18 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 3 support referees, and 18 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. No match officials from OFC.[22]

Confederation Referee Assistant referees Video assistant referees
AFC United Arab Emirates Omar Mohamed Al Ali United Arab Emirates Jasem Al Ali
United Arab Emirates Saeed Rashed Al-Marzooqi		 Saudi Arabia Khalid Saleh Al-Turais
Australia Kate Jacewicz
Kuwait Abdullah Jamali
China Fu Ming China Cao Yi
China Ma Ji
South Korea Ko Hyung-jin South Korea Yoon Jae Yeol
South Korea Park Sang Jun
CAF Gabon Pierre Ghislain Atcho Gabon Boris Ditsoga
Cameroon Carine Atezambong Fomo		 Algeria Lahlou Benbraham
Ghana Daniel Nii Laryea
Mauritania Dahane Beida Madagascar Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
Togo Jonathan Ahonto Koffi
Libya Ibrahim Mutaz Tunisia Khalil Hassani
Egypt Ahmed Hossan Eldin
CONCACAF Honduras Selvin Brown Honduras Gerson Martinez
Honduras Roney Valladares		 El Salvador Ismael Cornejo
United States Joe Dickerson
Nicaragua Tatiana Guzmán
Costa Rica Keylor Herrera Costa Rica William Chow
Costa Rica Victor Ramirez Fonseca
Guatemala Bryan López Guatemala Luis Ventura
Guatemala Humberto Panjoj
CONMEBOL Ecuador Augusto Aragón Ecuador Ricardo Baren
Ecuador Andrés Tola		 Brazil Igor Benevenuto
Chile Ricardo Molina
Paraguay Derlis López
Colombia Jhon Perdomo
Bolivia Ivo Méndez Bolivia Carlos Tapia
Bolivia Roger Orellana
Peru Roberto Pérez Peru Alberto Garcia
Peru Enrique Pinto
Uruguay Gustavo Tejera Uruguay Carlos Barreiro
Uruguay Andrés Nievas
OFC No match officials
UEFA Norway Espen Eskås Norway Jan Erik Engan
Norway Isaak Bashevkin		 England David Coote
Italy Aleandro Di Paolo
Netherlands Rob Dieperink
Greece Angelos Evangelou
Switzerland Fedayi San
Bulgaria Ivaylo Stoyanov
Denmark Morten Krogh Denmark Dennis Rasmussen
Denmark Steffen Bramsen
Turkey Atilla Karaoğlan Turkey Ceyhun Sesigüzel
Turkey Cevdet Kömürcüoglu
Slovenia Rade Obrenovič Slovenia Jure Praprotnik
Slovenia Grega Kordež
Portugal João Pinheiro Portugal Bruno Jesus
Portugal Luciano Maia
Confederation Support Referees
AFC Indonesia Aprisman Aranda
Indonesia Thoriq Alkatiri
Indonesia Yudi Nurcahya

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on 10 November 2023 at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, preceding the Group A match between Indonesia and Ecuador. It featured performances from Indonesian singers Wika Salim and Aurélie Moeremans.[23][24]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.

All times are local, WIB (UTC+7).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows:[25]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Indonesia (H) 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
4  Panama 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Panama 0–2 Morocco
Report
  • Chlaghmo 16'
  • Ennair 90+5'
Attendance: 13,437
Indonesia 1–1 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 30,583
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Morocco 0–2 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 5,498
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Indonesia 1–1 Panama
 Report
  • Castillo 45+3'
Attendance: 17,239
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Morocco 3–1 Indonesia
 Report
  • Asyura 42'
Attendance: 26,454
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
Ecuador 1–1 Panama
  • Ruiz 24'
 Report
  • Castillo 79'
Attendance: 7,956
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Mali 3–0 Uzbekistan
  • M. Doumbia 30', 72' (pen.), 75'
 Report
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Spain 2–0 Canada
  • Guiu 21'
  • Junyent 76'
 Report
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Spain 1–0 Mali
  • Hernández 62'
 Report
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Canada
  • Chukwu 22' (o.g.)
  • Saidov 24', 81'
 Report
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
Uzbekistan 2–2 Spain
  • Shukurullayev 45+4'
  • Saidov 54'
 Report
  • Oyono 10'
  • Martín 19'
Attendance: 5,554
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Canada 1–5 Mali
  • Chukwu 45'
 Report
  • I. Diarra 14'
  • Barry 26'
  • Kanate 73'
  • Makalou 77'
  • Thiero 90+1'
Attendance: 10,269
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 13 4 +9 6
3  Iran 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
4  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
Source: FIFA
New Caledonia 0–10 England
Report
Attendance: 6,684
Brazil 2–3 Iran
 Report
  • Barajeh 54'
  • Taheri 69'
  • Gholizadeh 73'
Attendance: 9,283
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Brazil 9–0 New Caledonia
 Report
Attendance: 4,529
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
England 2–1 Iran
 Report
  • Zamani 31'
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
England 1–2 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 15,171
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Iran 5–0 New Caledonia
 Report
Attendance: 6,762
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 Knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Japan 1–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Argentina 1–2 Senegal
 Report
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
Senegal 4–1 Poland
  • Gueye 18', 52', 69'
  • Szala 30' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Reguła 66'
Attendance: 7,065
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Japan 1–3 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 12,324
Senegal 0–2 Japan
Report
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Poland 0–4 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 7,663
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
France 3–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 7,033
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
South Korea 1–3 United States
 Report
Attendance: 4,317
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
United States 2–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
  • Diarra 89'
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
France 1–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 7,476
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
United States 0–3 France
Report
Attendance: 14,436
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Burkina Faso 2–1 South Korea
  • Diarra 24'
  • A. Camara 86'
 Report
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  Venezuela 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Venezuela 3–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Mexico 1–3 Germany
  • Jiménez 75'
 Report
  • Darvich 29'
  • Moerstedt 38'
  • Da Silva Moreira 53'
Attendance: 4,617
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
Mexico 2–2 Venezuela
 Report
Attendance: 2,460
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
New Zealand 1–3 Germany
  • Watson 90+1' (pen.)
 Report
  • Brunner 45+7'
  • Moerstedt 60'
  • Yalçınkaya 81'
Attendance: 5,353
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
New Zealand 0–4 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 6,136
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Germany 3–0 Venezuela
  • Ramsak 1', 57'
  • Da Silva Moreira 42'
 Report
Attendance: 11,264

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Iran 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Knockout stage
2 D  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 B  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 F  Venezuela 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
5 E  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
6 A  Indonesia (H) 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.[25]
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, the match would be directly decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner; no extra time would be played.

In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams would be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

  Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups		 1A
vs		 1B
vs		 1C
vs		 1D
vs
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ABDE3D3A3B3E
ABDF3D3A3B3F
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ACDE3C3D3A3E
ACDF3C3D3A3F
ACEF3C3A3F3E
ADEF3D3A3F3E
BCDE3C3D3B3E
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Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
20 November – Surakarta
 
 
 Ecuador1
 
24 November – Jakarta
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil0
 
21 November – Bandung
 
 Argentina3
 
 Argentina5
 
28 November – Surakarta
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Argentina3 (2)
 
20 November – Surakarta
 
 Germany (p)3 (4)
 
 Spain2
 
24 November – Jakarta
 
 Japan1
 
 Spain0
 
21 November – Bandung
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany3
 
2 December – Surakarta
 
 United States2
 
 Germany (p)2 (4)
 
22 November – Jakarta
 
 France2 (3)
 
 France (p)0 (5)
 
25 November – Surakarta
 
 Senegal0 (3)
 
 France1
 
22 November – Jakarta
 
 Uzbekistan0
 
 England1
 
28 November – Surakarta
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
 France2
 
21 November – Surabaya
 
 Mali1 Third place play-off
 
 Mali5
 
25 November – Surakarta1 December – Surakarta
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mali1 Argentina0
 
21 November – Surabaya
 
 Morocco0  Mali3
 
 Morocco (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Iran1 (1)
 

Round of 16

Ecuador 1–3 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
Spain 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 8,587
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Mali 5–0 Mexico
  • Barry 9', 13'
  • I. Diarra 15'
  • Kanate 37' (pen.)
  • Tia 50'
 Report
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Germany 3–2 United States
  • Herrmann 14'
  • Moerstedt 34'
  • Yalçınkaya 87'
 Report
  • Habroune 24'
  • Vazquez 80'
Attendance: 5,782
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Argentina 5–0 Venezuela
 Report
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
Morocco 1–1 Iran
  • Azaouzi 90+4'
 Report
  • Gholizadeh 73'
Penalties
  • Ouazane soccer ball with check mark
  • Azaouzi soccer ball with check mark
  • Nazih soccer ball with check mark
  • Zahouani soccer ball with check mark
 4–1
  • soccer ball with check mark Darvish Aali
  • soccer ball with red X Nafari
  • soccer ball with red X Taheri
Attendance: 1,552
England 1–2 Uzbekistan
 Report
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
France 0–0 Senegal
Report
Penalties
 5–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Gueye
  • soccer ball with red X Diong
  • soccer ball with check mark Dorival
  • soccer ball with check mark Sawane
Attendance: 12,238
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)

Quarter-finals

Spain 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 8,379
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Brazil 0–3 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 14,597
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
France 1–0 Uzbekistan
  • Bouneb 83'
 Report
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Mali 1–0 Morocco
  • I. Diarra 81'
 Report
Attendance: 8,589
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

Semi-finals

Argentina 3–3 Germany
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 8,525
France 2–1 Mali
 Report
  • I. Diarra 45+4'
Attendance: 12,013
Referee: Gustavo Terjera (Uruguay)

Third place play-off

Argentina 0–3 Mali
Report
  • I. Diarra 9'
  • M. Doumbia 45'
  • Makalou 48'
Attendance: 10,901
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Final

Germany 2–2 France
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 13,037
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Trophy

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Germany Paris Brunner Mali Hamidou Makalou France Mathis Amougou
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Argentina Agustín Ruberto
(8 goals, 1 assists,
607 minutes played)		 Mali Ibrahim Diarra
(5 goals, 4 assist,
566 minutes played)		 Argentina Claudio Echeverri
(5 goals, 2 assist,
498 minutes played)
Golden Glove
France Paul Argney
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
 England

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Germany 7 5 2 0 18 9 +9 17 Champions
2  France 7 5 2 0 12 3 +9 17 Runners-up
3  Mali 7 5 0 2 18 4 +14 15 Third place
4  Argentina 7 4 1 2 19 9 +10 13 Fourth place
5  Spain 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Brazil 5 3 0 2 16 8 +8 9
7  Morocco 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7
8  Uzbekistan 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
9  Iran 4 2 1 1 10 5 +5 7 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10  Senegal 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
11  England 4 2 0 2 14 5 +9 6
12  Japan 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6
13  United States 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 6
14  Ecuador 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
15  Mexico 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
16  Venezuela 4 1 1 2 5 10 −5 4
17  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
18  Indonesia 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
19  Panama 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
20  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
21  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
22  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
23  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
24  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
Source:

Goalscorers

There were 175 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Canada Richard Chukwu (against Uzbekistan)
  • Iran Abolfazl Zamani (against Brazil)
  • New Caledonia Wadria Hanye (against England)
  • Poland Dominik Szala (against Senegal)
  • Venezuela Luís Balbo (against Argentina)

Marketing

The tournament's logo was revealed on FIFA+ on 1 September 2023. The design uses red and white inspired from the flag of Indonesia, as well as turquoise to symbolize the sea that flows through the archipelago. The crown features a ball which represents the passion for football around the world.[26]

Sponsorship

Symbols

Mascot

The mascot of the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup in this edition, named Bacuya, is expected to play an important role in inviting people to come to the stadium to see the world's young footballers compete. Bacuya, or Badak Cula Cahaya. The horned rhino refers to an animal native to Indonesia. Bacuya appeared wearing a red and white Indonesian national team jersey.[30]

Bacuya's philosophy is that of a young Javan rhinoceros who is very shy and reserved. Despite these characteristics, his curiosity compels him to run stoically into the field as if in search of something. Shades of green grass motivate him until he finds a ball. Suddenly something extraordinary happens, his horns light up with new colors.[31]

Music

After previously "Glorious" became the official song for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, this song by the EDM music group from Indonesia named Weird Genius is again the official song for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. With new arrangements, this song also features three Indonesian soloists; Lyodra Ginting, Tiara Andini, and Ziva Magnolya (LTZ).[32]

Broadcasting

Notes

  1. ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 19:00 local time, was delayed 30 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Senegal and Poland, which had been delayed due to rain.
  2. ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 16:00 local time, was delayed 45 minutes due to rain.
  3. ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 19:00 local time, was delayed 30 minutes due to rain.

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12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS Venezuela  3–0  New Zealand Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:00
Report Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS New Zealand  1–3  Germany Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
19:00
  • Watson 90+1' (pen.)
 Report
  • Brunner 45+7'
  • Moerstedt 60'
  • Yalçınkaya 81'
 Attendance: 5,353
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2023 FIFA U17 WC GS New Zealand  0–4  Mexico Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
16:00 Report
Attendance: 6,136
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

New Zealand women’s national under-17 football team

Results and fixtures

2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 43 1 +42 9 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 16 7 +9 6
3  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15 3 5th place match
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 4 40 −36 0 7th place match
Source: OFC
14 September 2023 (2023-09-14) New Zealand  12–0  Cook Islands Pirae, Tahiti
16:00
  • Teariki 6' (o.g.)
  • Ardana 26'
  • Pivac 33'
  • De Wit 34'
  • Bennett 39', 45', 68', 79', 86'
  • Jerez 73'
  • Pugh 76'
  • Vlok 84'
 Report Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Attendance: 175
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) New Zealand  4–1  Fiji Pirae, Tahiti
16:00
  • Bennett 27'
  • Jerez 40'
  • Young 50'
  • Vlok 52' (pen.)
 Report
  • Qalivere 74'
 Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Attendance: 179
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) Vanuatu  0–27  New Zealand Pirae, Tahiti
16:00 Report
  • Pivac 3', 8', 22', 33', 45', 69'
  • De Wit 6'
  • Ardana 14'
  • Young 19'
  • Jerez 20', 38', 58'
  • McGillivray 29'
  • Wanemut 45+3' (o.g.)
  • Saxon 49'
  • Cleall-Harding 55', 66', 68', 76'
  • Bryant 60', 78'
  • Vlok 72', 81', 84', 90+5'
  • Bennett 83', 90+2'
 Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Attendance: 170
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) Semi-final New Zealand  7–0  Tonga Pirae, Tahiti
19:00
  • Pivac 8'
  • Pugh 35'
  • Vlok 49' (pen.)
  • Jerez 53'
  • Bennett 54', 59'
  • de Wit 71'
 Report Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Attendance: 265
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Final Fiji  0–1  New Zealand Pirae, Tahiti
19:00 Report
  • Pugh 90+4'
 Stadium: Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Attendance: 711
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

FIFA competitions

2022 FIFA Club World Cup

1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) First round Al Ahly Egypt 3–0 New Zealand Auckland City Tangier, Egypt
20:00
Report Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium
Attendance: 47,137
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

2023 FIFA Club World Cup

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12) First round Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Match 1 New Zealand Auckland City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

National play-offs

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) Wellington Olympic New Zealand 1–1 New Zealand Auckland City Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
14:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report
  • Gray 79'
 Attendance: 520
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Auckland City New Zealand 5–3 New Zealand Wellington Olympic Kiwitea Street, Auckland
16:00 (UTC+13:00)
Report
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2 Fiji Suva 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: OFC
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Auckland City New Zealand 3–1 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
12:00
Report
  • Tigi 9'
 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Suva Fiji 1–3 New Zealand Auckland City Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
15:00
Report
  • Gillion 14', 55'
  • Garriga 34'
 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Auckland City New Zealand 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
11:30
Report
  • Iawak 39'
  • Tenene 60'
 Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Penalties
  • Taiwia soccer ball with check mark
  • Tenene soccer ball with check mark
  • Welwel soccer ball with check mark
  • Tasip soccer ball with check mark
  • Napakaurana soccer ball with red X
Final
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) Auckland City New Zealand 4–2 (a.e.t.) Fiji Suva VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
14:00 UTC+11
Report
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

OFC Women's Champions League

Eastern Suburbs pulled out of the competition after the draw, citing concerns about costs, timing and security.[2][3]

Men's football

League Promoted to league Relegated from league Removed Joined
Northern League None None
Central League None
Southern League None None

National League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C) 9 7 2 0 34 15 +19 23 Qualification to Grand Final and Champions League group stage
2 Auckland City 9 7 0 2 19 12 +7 21
3 Christchurch United 9 5 1 3 18 16 +2 16
4 Eastern Suburbs 9 4 3 2 23 11 +12 15
5 Cashmere Technical 9 4 1 4 24 24 0 13
6 Manurewa 9 4 1 4 16 20 −4 13
7 Auckland United 9 2 4 3 15 17 −2 10
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 2] 9 3 0 6 19 24 −5 9
9 Napier City Rovers 9 2 1 6 13 26 −13 7
10 Petone 9 0 1 8 6 22 −16 1
Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record[5]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Lupe ole Soaga v Auclkand City match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad.[1]
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[4]

Grand final

Wellington Olympic2–0Auckland City
  • Gould 58'
  • Sinclair 90+5'
 Report
Referee: Nick Waldron[6]

Northern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 22 19 3 0 64 9 +55 60 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Eastern Suburbs 22 17 5 0 51 17 +34 56 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Auckland United 22 13 4 5 50 24 +26 43
4 Manurewa 22 11 3 8 46 37 +9 36
5 Western Springs 22 10 3 9 39 35 +4 33
6 Hamilton Wanderers 22 8 6 8 39 49 −10 30
7 West Coast Rangers 22 8 2 12 33 49 −16 26
8 Birkenhead United 22 7 4 11 46 44 +2 25
9 Melville United 22 6 5 11 30 47 −17 23
10 Bay Olympic 22 4 3 15 33 55 −22 15
11 Takapuna (R) 22 4 3 15 23 50 −27 15 Relegation to NRFL Championship
12 Manukau United (R) 22 3 3 16 26 64 −38 12
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Central League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C) 18 15 1 2 79 29 +50 46 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 1] 18 12 1 5 47 29 +18 37 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Napier City Rovers 18 10 3 5 50 32 +18 33
4 Petone 18 10 2 6 45 33 +12 32
5 Western Suburbs 18 8 4 6 40 34 +6 28
6 Waterside Karori 18 7 3 8 44 40 +4 24
7 Miramar Rangers 18 8 0 10 37 43 −6 24
8 Stop Out 18 7 3 8 37 47 −10 24
9 North Wellington 18 2 1 15 21 63 −42 7
10 Whanganui Athletic (R) 18 1 2 15 19 69 −50 5 Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League
Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves gain automatic entry into the National League Championship phase due to the A-League Men requirements.[7]

Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Christchurch United (C) 18 16 1 1 72 12 +60 49 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Cashmere Technical 18 13 3 2 66 27 +39 42 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Coastal Spirit 18 10 1 7 30 36 −6 31
4 Dunedin City Royals 18 8 5 5 44 29 +15 29
5 Ferrymead Bays 18 9 2 7 35 36 −1 29
6 Nelson Suburbs 18 7 4 7 48 46 +2 25
7 Nomads United 18 7 2 9 32 35 −3 23
8 Green Island 18 5 1 12 33 58 −25 16
9 Selwyn United 18 3 1 14 21 53 −32 10
10 FC Twenty 11 (R) 18 2 0 16 11 60 −49 6 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League
Source: Mainland Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Chatham Cup

Final
Melville United (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)Christchurch United (1)
  • Lim 72'
  • Tommy 90+8'
 Report
Penalties
  • McGovern soccer ball with red X
  • Hayes soccer ball with check mark
  • McLeod soccer ball with check mark
  • England soccer ball with red X
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Stokes
  • soccer ball with check mark Lapslie
  • soccer ball with red X Stearn
  • soccer ball with check mark Lindsay
  • soccer ball with check mark Tod-Smith
Referee: Nick Waldron

Women's football

National Women's League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (C) 9 7 1 1 25 9 +16 22 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Southern United 9 7 1 1 22 6 +16 22
3 Eastern Suburbs 9 7 0 2 22 12 +10 21
4 Western Springs 9 6 1 2 28 11 +17 19
5 CF Waterside Karori 9 4 1 4 18 16 +2 13[lower-alpha 1]
6 CF Wellington United 9 4 1 4 18 16 +2 13[lower-alpha 1]
7 Canterbury United Pride 9 2 1 6 17 22 −5 7
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves[lower-alpha 2] 9 2 1 6 12 26 −14 7
9 Central Football 9 1 1 7 6 30 −24 4
10 Ellerslie 9 1 0 8 3 23 −20 3
Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head to head; 5) Disciplinary record; 6) Coin toss[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head to head. Disciplinary record: CF Waterside Karori 2, CF Wellington United 5
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix Reserves can not qualify for the Grand Final.[8]

Grand final

Auckland United2–0Southern United
  • Cook 24'
  • Dewell 57'
 Report

NRFL Women’s Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United (C) 14 11 1 2 42 13 +29 34 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Eastern Suburbs 14 10 1 3 52 18 +34 31 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Western Springs 14 7 3 4 42 22 +20 24
4 Ellerslie 14 7 2 5 23 21 +2 23
5 West Coast Rangers 14 7 1 6 28 15 +13 22
6 Hamilton Wanderers 14 5 1 8 18 34 −16 16
7 Hibiscus Coast 14 4 1 9 13 36 −23 13
8 Northern Rovers (R) 14 0 0 14 3 62 −59 0 Relegation to NRFL Championship/WaiBOP W-League
Source: Northern Region Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final
Wellington United (2)1–2Western Springs (1)
  • Roberson 55'
 Report
  • Tawharu 38'
  • Jerez 89'

Deaths

Retirements

New clubs

References

  1. ↑ "LUPE OLE SOAGA V AUCKLAND CITY FC MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Suburbs pull out of inaugural OFC Women's Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Football: Eastern Suburbs AFC pulls out of inaugural Oceania Champions League". New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 29". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "National League Regulations 2023: Article 29 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wellington Olympic v Auckland City". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "National League Regulations 2022: Article 12". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Women's National League Regulations Season 2022: Article 26". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "National League Regulations 2023: Article 29". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Auckland United v Southern United". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Northern Region Football Competition Regulations 2023: Appendix 2, Article 7 - Declaration of Winner". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Vale: Waikato football loses Arthur Leong, pioneering coach and All White". friendsoffootballnz.com. 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Meet Arthur Leong, believed to be our oldest living New Zealand international". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sydney FC Retain 17 Championship Winners". Sydney FC. 26 May 2023. Kiwi international Anna Green is set to retire from football.
  15. ↑ "FC Tauranga Moana to hit the ground running in 2023". WaiBOP Football. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "High hopes for Horowhenua Coastal Football Club". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Clubs form partnership to compete in new Lotto NRFL Southern Conference". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "INTRODUCING OTAKARO FC". Otakaro Football Club Facebook. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "We're excited to introduce you all to Palmerston North United F.C. Bring on 2023!". Palmerston North United Facebook. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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