New Zealand national under-23 football team
Encyclopedia
The New Zealand Under-23 Football Team, informally known as the "Oly-Whites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand
in international Under-23 football (soccer)
events, such as the Summer Olympics.
The Oly-Whites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji
. Beijing was the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.
New Zealand Stu Jacobs
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in international Under-23 football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
events, such as the Summer Olympics.
The Oly-Whites qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
after winning the OFC Preliminary Competition in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. Beijing was the first Olympic appearance for a New Zealand men's football team.
By Tournament
| OFC U-23 Championship OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament The OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once in four years times to decided the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation and representatives at the Olympic Games.-Previous Tournaments:... |
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| 1983-84 | Group Stage | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
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| 1987-88 | 3rd Place | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 13 | |
 Fiji 1992 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
 Australia 1996 |
Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 18 | |
| New Zealand 1999 |
Champions | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | |
| Australia New Zealand 2004 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament was the fourth edition of the OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament which offers a place for the winning national under-23 side a place to compete at the Summer Olympics every four years.-Group A:----... |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 13 | |
| Fiji 2008 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the qualifying tournament to the association football competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in... |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2012 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament 2012 OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament will be the qualifying tournament to the competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament will be played in Lautoka, Fiji.... |
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| Total | 50 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 161 | 56 | +105 | 94 | |
2004
2008
Olympic Football Tournament
| Olympics record Football at the Summer Olympics Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:... |
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| 1900 Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded... – 1980 Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics thumb|right|Official Programme of the match [[USSR]] vs [[Venezuela]]The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested... |
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 1984Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed... |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1988Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics Final results for the football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held from September 17, 1988 to October 1, 1988.-Medal summary:... |
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 1992 |
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| 1996 Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia.... |
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| 2000 Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra... |
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 2004Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad... |
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 2008Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate... |
Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 2012Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23... |
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| Total | Group Stage | 1/25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
By Match
2008Current squad
The final squad of 18 players to contest the 2008 Olympics.Mens Olympic Football Tournament - Beijing 2008 - New Zealand squad Head coach: New Zealand Stu JacobsStu Jacobs
Stu Jacobs is a New Zealand association football player and manager who represented New Zealand and coached the New Zealand Men's Olympic team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Playing career:...