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.

Manager records

 * Most matches
 * 60, Ricki Herbert


 * Most wins (total)
 * 23, John Adshead


 * Most wins (one stint)
 * 22, John Adshead
 * 22, Ricki Herbert


 * Best win %
 * 77.8, Ken Armstrong


 * Most major trophies
 * 1, Anthony Hudson
 * 1, Ricki Herbert
 * 1, Mick Waitt
 * 1, Ken Dugdale
 * 1, Barrie Truman

Team records

 * Biggest victory
 * 13–0 vs., 16 August 1981


 * Heaviest defeat
 * 0–10 vs. 🇦🇺 australia, 11 July 1936


 * Biggest away victory
 * 10–0 vs., 4 June 2004


 * Biggest away defeat
 * 0–7 vs., 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., 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
 * 6, 5 June 2022 – 23 March 2023


 * Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
 * 10, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 3 May 1981 – 7 September 1981

Best / Worst Results
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FIFA Rankings
Best Ranking  Worst Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Mover

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 30 June 2024 vs. Vanuatu.

Full Confederation record


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

 * Key to matches:
 * Att. = Match attendance
 * (H) = Home ground
 * (A) = Away ground
 * (N) = Neutral ground


 * Key to record by opponent:
 * Pld = Games played
 * W = Games won
 * D = Games drawn
 * L = Games lost
 * GF = Goals for
 * GA = Goals against