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Papua New Guinea

Nickname(s)	Kapuls (Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Marcos Gusmão
Captain	David Muta
Most caps	Michael Foster (29)
Top scorer	Reggie Davani Raymond Gunemba (13)
Home stadium	Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours
FIFA ranking
Current	159 2 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	153 (June 2017)
Lowest	206 (October–November 2015)
First international
Fiji 3–1 Papua and New Guinea (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[2]
Biggest win
Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987)
Biggest defeat
Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 26 February 1980)  Malaysia 10–1 Papua New Guinea  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 February 1976)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1980)
Best result	Runners-up, 2016

Papua New Guinea national football team

Medal record
Pacific Games
	1969 Port Moresby	Team
	1987 Nouméa	Team
	2015 Port Moresby	Team

The Papua New Guinea national football team is the national team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Its nickname is the Kapuls,[3][4] which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.

Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 153, in June 2017. As of June 2019, the country was ranked 171 out of 211 countries. This was a drop of 2 places from May 2019.[5] Papua New Guinea had previously left the FIFA rankings, having not competed in a match between July 2007 and August 2011. Their matches at the 2015 Pacific Games saw them return to the rankings, and they competed in the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in June 2016; they reached the final, but lost to New Zealand 4–2 on penalties after the score was tied at 0–0 after extra time.

History

1963–1978

The Papuan national team played its first match at the 1963 South Pacific Games, where it fell to Fiji 3-1 and was eliminated. At the 1966 South Pacific Games they reached the third place match but lost to the New Hebrides. Three years later they reached the same stage, and defeated the Fijian team 2-1 to win the bronze medal.

At 1971 South Pacific Games, after losing in the semi-finals to New Caledonia, they were beaten 8-1 by Tahiti in the third place game. Four years later, at the 1975 Games, they were beaten in the group stage by Tahiti and New Caledonia and thus eliminated in the first round.

1979–1995

At the 1979 South Pacific Games they lost in the quarter-finals 3–2 against the Solomon Islands, and in the first phase of the consolation tournament they were beaten 2–0 at the hands of the New Hebrides. The following year they played in the 1980 Oceania Cup, the precursor to the OFC Nations Cup, where despite beating the New Hebrides team, their losses to Australia and New Caledonia left them out at the first phase.

At 1983 South Pacific Games they lost the match for third place against the New Caledonian team. In the 1987 edition they won the bronze medal again by beating Vanuatu 3-1. Even so, in the two subsequent editions, 1991 and 1995, they were eliminated in the first phase.

1996–2012

After an absence in three editions of the OFC Nations Cup, due to the poor results obtained in the Melanesia Cup, they qualified for the 2002 tournament. They were only able to salvage a point in a 0-0 draw against the Solomon Islands and bowed out in the first round. In 2003 South Pacific Games they had a poor performance and in five games only obtaining four points.

After not participating in 2007, which served as qualification for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, they were eliminated in the first phase at 2011 Pacific Games by having worse goal difference than Tahiti, with whom they tied on points. In the 2012 OFC Nations Cup they drew with Fiji and lost to the Solomon Islands and New Zealand, again being eliminated in the group stage.

2013–present

In 2015 Papua New Guinea was designated to host the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. In the group stage, the Papuan team drew 1-1 with New Caledonia, 2-2 against Tahiti and beat Samoa 8-0. After achieving victory in the semi-finals, 2–1 against the Solomon Islands, they lost on penalties to New Zealand in the final after drawing 0–0 in regulation time.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Joma	1998–2000[6]
Puma	2007–2010
Nike	2011–2012
Lotto	2013–2015
Adidas	2017-

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.

In March 2022, Papua New Guinea will play their first matches since they took part in the 2019 Pacific Games.

2022

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for the FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2022.[7][8]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2022, after the match against Solomon Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ronald Warisan	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 33)	22	0	Lae City
	1GK	Russel Chris	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 26)	0	0	Hekari United
	1GK	Ilai Ilarova		0	0	Southern Strikers F.C.
	2DF	Felix Komolong	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 25)	23	0	Lae City
	2DF	Koriak Upaiga	(1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 35)	21	2	Hekari United
	2DF	Daniel Joe	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 32)	21	0	Hekari United
	2DF	Alwin Komolong	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 27)	20	1	Lae City
	2DF	Joshua Talau	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 26)	4	0	Lae City
	2DF	Philip Steven	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 27)	3	0	Port Moresby
	2DF	Emmanuel Airem	(1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 27)	3	0	Lae City
	2DF	Godfrey Haro	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Southern Strikers F.C.
	3MF	Michael Foster	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 37)	29	7	Hekari United
	3MF	Emmanuel Simon	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 29)	23	4	Lae City
	3MF	Jacob Sabua	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 28)	19	0	Lae City
	3MF	David Muta (captain)	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 34)	18	1	Hekari United
	3MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Hekari United
	3MF	Pala Paul	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Gulf Komara
	4FW	Raymond Gunemba	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 36)	25	11	Lae City Dwellers
	4FW	Tommy Semmy	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 28)	14	5	Altona Magic
	4FW	Patrick Aisa	(1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 28)	12	3	Hamilton Wanderers AFC
	4FW	Kolu Kepo	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 29)	9	4	Hekari United
	4FW	Ati Kepo	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 26)	7	3	Hekari United
	4FW	Stahl Gubag	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Lae City
	4FW	Obert Bika	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 29)	3	0	Lae City
	4FW	Mathew David	(1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 28)	1	0	Southern Strikers F.C.

Player records

As of 30 September 2022[9]

Players in bold are still active with Papua New Guinea.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									3rd	6	2	1	3	5	13
2002	Did not enter									Did not enter
2006	Did not qualify									3rd	4	2	1	1	17	6
2010	Disqualified									Disqualified
2014	Did not qualify									4th	3	0	1	2	2	4
2018										3rd	9	3	3	3	19	13
2022										3rd	4	2	0	2	5	5
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/22									26	9	6	11	48	41

* Although initially listed by FIFA as having entered the 2010 World Cup, PNG did not enter the football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games, which was used as the preliminary round of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament.

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did not enter									Did not enter
1980	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	6	22		No qualification
1996	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	2	4
1998										4	1	1	2	3	6
2000										4	0	0	4	4	19
2002	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	12		4	4	0	0	20	2
2004	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	17	6
2008	Disqualified									Disqualified
2012	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4		Qualified automatically
2016	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	3*	0	13	4		Qualified as host
2020	Cancelled									Cancelled
Total	Runners-up	4/10	14	3	5*	6	23	42		20	8	3	9	46	37

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	1st round	5th	1	0	0	1	1	3
1966	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	14	14
1969	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	11	10
1971	Fourth place	4th	3	1	1	1	19	11
1975	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	3	9
1979	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	15	3
1983	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	22	10
1987	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	26	4
1991	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	2
1995	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	11	5
2003	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	12	7
2007	Disqualified
2011	Group stage	6th	4	2	1	1	22	4
2015	See Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	17	3
Total	Third place	13/15	48	18	10	29	176	85

Head-to-head record

Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	3	3	0	0	37	0	+37	100.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	2	11	−9	0.00
China	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	0.00
Chinese Taipei	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0.00
Cook Islands	2	2	0	0	20	1	+19	100.00
Micronesia	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00
Fiji	18	2	5	11	15	34	−19	11.11
Guam	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
Indonesia	2	1	0	1	3	8	−5	50.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	1	8	−7	0.00
Kiribati	2	2	0	0	30	1	+29	100.00
Liberia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Malaysia	4	1	0	3	5	17	−12	25.00
New Caledonia	16	3	2	11	14	47	−33	18.75
New Zealand	5	1	1	3	3	18	−15	20.00
Niue	1	1	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0.00
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0.00
Samoa[lower-alpha 1]	5	5	0	0	26	3	+23	100.00
Singapore	2	0	0	2	5	9	−4	0.00
Solomon Islands	21	5	4	12	26	34	−8	23.81
Tahiti	15	1	4	10	17	47	−30	6.67
Thailand	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Tonga	4	3	1	0	20	2	+18	75.00
Vanuatu[lower-alpha 2]	20	8	4	8	27	32	−5	40.00
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	100.00
Total	135	45	24	66	316	292	+24	33.33

See also

• Papua New Guinea women's national football team

References

External links

• Papua New Guinea Football Association
• "Latest Papua New Guinea Football News", Oceania Football Federation
• National Football Teams
• Pictorial History of PNG Football Kits
• National football team of Papua New Guinea picture

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