| Women's football in New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Governing body | New Zealand Football |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Olympics (national team) FIFA Women's World Cup (national team) OFC Women's Nations Cup (national team) | |
Audience records | |
| Single match | 42,137 New Zealand vs Norway[1] |
Association football in New Zealand is one of the fastest growing and most popular sports amongst women.[2][3][4][5][6] The National Women's League was created in 2002 in order to help improve the New Zealand women's national football team.[7] New Zealand Football is now focusing its efforts on youth development so the country can be internationally competitive.[8]
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- ^ "Public Findings and Recommendations" (PDF). Sportnz.org.nz. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Changing face of women's football in New Zealand". Stuff.co.nz. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "On the ball: Football by the numbers - popularity surges among youth and women". Stuff.co.nz. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Who We Are - News - Women's and youth football development making progress in New Zealand". Fifa.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Cox, Barbara Douglas (17 July 2010). "Issues of power in a history of women's football in New Zealand: A Foucauldian genealogy" – via researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz.
- ^ "National women's league retains youth focus". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix reveal plan for future". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.