New Zealand national beach soccer team

The New Zealand national beach soccer team represents New Zealand in international beach soccer competitions. They are controlled by NZF, the governing body for soccer in New Zealand. To date, New Zealand has competed in one OFC Beach Soccer Championship, in 2007.

New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationNew Zealand Football
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Top scorerNathan Fry (7)
FIFA codeNZL


First colours


Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 5–9 Tahiti 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 31 August 2006)
Biggest win
 New Zealand 5–3 Tahiti 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 3 September 2006)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 5–9 Tahiti 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 31 August 2006)
OFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultThird place (2007)

Squad edit

Correct as of July 2007.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 {{{pos}}}    Mitchell O'Brien
2 {{{pos}}}    Simon Eaddy
3 {{{pos}}}    Joel Matthews
4 {{{pos}}}    David Samson
5 {{{pos}}}    Dean Johnston
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 {{{pos}}}    Mikael Munday
7 {{{pos}}}    Stuart James Hogg
8 {{{pos}}}    Nathan Fry
9 {{{pos}}}    Michael Gwyther
10 {{{pos}}}    Daniel Ellensohn (c)

Competitive record edit

OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup edit

OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W W+ L GF GA
  2006 Did not enter
  2007 Third place 3rd 4 1 0 3 21 26
  2009 Did not enter
  2011
  2013
  2019
  2023
Total Third place 1/7 4 1 0 3 21 26

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ Oceania Football Confederation. "2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship – Event report" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.