Papua New Guinea national football team

Papua New Guinea

Nickname(s)

Kapuls (Cuscus)

Association

Papua New Guinea Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Flemming Serritslev

Most caps

Reggie Davani (23)

Top scorer

Reggie Davani (15)^[1]

Home stadium

Hubert Murray Stadium

FIFA code

PNG

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

171

12 (24 November 2016)

Highest

159 (October 2016)

Lowest

206 (October–November 2015)

Elo ranking

Current

165 (15 June 2016)

First international

Fiji 3–1 Papua 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)

OFC Nations Cup

Appearances

4 (first in 1980)

Best result

Runners-up, 2016

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 160, in June 2004. 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.

Achievements

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not participate								–	–	–	–	–	–
1934									–	–	–	–	–	–
1938									–	–	–	–	–	–
1950									–	–	–	–	–	–
1954									–	–	–	–	–	–
1958									–	–	–	–	–	–
1962									–	–	–	–	–	–
1966									–	–	–	–	–	–
1970									–	–	–	–	–	–
1974									–	–	–	–	–	–
1978									–	–	–	–	–	–
1982									–	–	–	–	–	–
1986									–	–	–	–	–	–
1990									–	–	–	–	–	–
1994									–	–	–	–	–	–
1998	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	5	13
2002	Did not participate								–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	17	6
2010	Disqualified*								–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	2	4
2018	To be determined								5	2	3	0	13	4
2022	To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	6	6	6	37	27

* 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.

Oceania Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did not enter
1980	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	6	22
1996 to 2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group Stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	12
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Did not enter
2012	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4
2016	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	3*	0	13	4
Total	Runners-up	1/9	14	3	5*	6	23	42

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South Pacific Games record

South 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
Total	Third Place	12/13	43	15	9	19	159	82

Results and fixtures

Main article: Papua New Guinea national football team results

2016

24 March 2016 Friendly	Solomon Islands	2–0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
	Totori 9' Nawo 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

27 March 2016 Friendly	Solomon Islands	1–2	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
	Totori 1'	Report	Gunemba 28' Foster 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

29 May 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	1–1	New Caledonia	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	Semmy 41'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Saiko 84'	Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance: 4,231 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

1 June 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	2–2	Tahiti	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	Gunemba 45+1', 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	A. Tehau 66' T. Tehau 76'	Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

5 June 2016 OFC Nations Cup Group Stage	Samoa	0–8	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
		Report (FIFA)	Foster 13', 51' Gunemba 33', 63', 83' Dabinyaba 58', 74' Upaiga 67'	Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

8 June 2016 (2016-06-08) OFC Nations Cup Semi-Final	Papua New Guinea	2–1	Solomon Islands	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:00 UTC+10	Foster 38' Dabingyaba 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)	Molea 41'	Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11) OFC Nations Cup Final	Papua New Guinea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	New Zealand	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:00 UTC+10		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
		Penalties
	Upaiga Semmy Foster Gunemba		Fallon McGlinchey Dyer Brockie Rojas

17 June 2016 Friendly	Papua New Guinea	2–0	Malaysia	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
19:00 UTC+10	Semmy 35', 42'	Report		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

10 November 2016 Friendly	Iran	8–1	Papua New Guinea	Shah Alam, Malaysia
	Dejagah 14' Taremi 38' Ghoochannejhad 47', 58', 71' Ansarifard 54', 59' Rezaeian 85'		Dabingyaba 46'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 100

14 November 2016 Friendly	Malaysia	2–1	Papua New Guinea	Shah Alam, Malaysia
UTC+08	Hazwan 21' Amri 47'	Report	Dabingyaba 6'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Alongkron Feemuechang (Thailand)

20 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Papua New Guinea	v	Tahiti

28 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Tahiti	v	Papua New Guinea
		Report

5 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Solomon Islands	v	Papua New Guinea
		[ Report]

13 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Papua New Guinea	v	Solomon Islands
		Report

Players

Current Squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Iran on November 11, 2016 and against Malaysia on November 14, 2016.

Caps and goals correct after match against Malaysia on 17 June 2016.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ronald Warisan	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989	10	0	Lae City Dwellers
1GK	Leslie Kalai	(1984-12-06) 6 December 1984	7	0	Hekari United
1GK	Ismael Pole	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993	0	0	Hekari United

2DF	Daniel Joe	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990	12	0	Marist Fire
2DF	Alwin Komolong	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994	8	0	Northern Kentucky University
2DF	Felix Komolong	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997	10	0	Canterbury United
2DF	Koriak Upaiga	(1987-06-13) 13 June 1987	15	1	Marist Fire
2DF	Roland Bala	(1990-09-18) 18 September 1990	2	0	FC Port Moresby
2DF	Philip Steven	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995	3	0	Rapatona

3MF	Michael Foster	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985	19	6	Malaita Kingz
3MF	David Muta (Captain)	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987	17	1	Marist Fire
3MF	Emmanuel Simon	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992	9	0	Hekari United
3MF	Jacob Sabua	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994	6	0	FC Port Moresby
3MF	Rodney Mobiha	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994	1	0	Birkenhead United
3MF	Stahl Gubag	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999	1	0	Madang Fox
3MF	Kolu Kepo		0	0	Kalo

4FW	Raymond Gunemba	(1989-12-10) 10 December 1989	14	7	Hamilton Wanderers
4FW	Nigel Dabingyaba	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992	11	5	Canterbury United
4FW	Tommy Semmy	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	10	3	Marist Fire
4FW	Patrick Aisa	(1994-07-06) 6 July 1994	3	0	Rapatona

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to represent Papua New Guinea within the last 12 months.^[5]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Valentine Nelson	(1987-04-12) 12 April 1987	10	0	Lae City Dwellers	2016 OFC Nations Cup
DF	Jeremy Yasasa	(1985-03-27) 27 March 1985	10	2	Hekari United	2016 OFC Nations Cup
DF	Sammie Campbell	(1986-07-27) 27 July 1986	0	0	Hekari United	2016 OFC Nations Cup
DF	Otto Kusunan	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993	2	0	Hekari United	2016 OFC Nations Cup

MF	Obert Bika	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993	1	0	Lae City Dwellers	2016 OFC Nations Cup
MF	Wira Wama	(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989	5	0	Maranatha Baptist University	2016 OFC Nations Cup

^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
^PRE Preliminary squad
^RET Retired from the national team

Managers

Richard Tamari Nagai 1996–1998
John Davani 2002
Steve Cain 2002
Ludwig Peka 2003–2004
Marcos Gusmão 2004–2011
Frank Farina 2011–2013
Mike Keeney 2013
Wynton Rufer 2014–2015
Flemming Serritslev 2015–

References

↑ Hill, Simon. "Brad McDonald called up to Olyroos training camp but could still play for Papua New Guinea". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/png-intres.html
↑ "Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea". Steve Pitman, Brisbane Strikers. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
↑ "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
↑ "PNGFA NAME MEN TRAIN-ON SQUAD". One PNG. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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

Football in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 U-15

League system

Men	Overall Champion Soccer League Club Championship

Domestic cups

International	Wantok Cup Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National sports teams of Papua New Guinea

Association football M W W U-20 Australian football Basketball M W M U-19 W U-19 M U-17 W U-17 Cricket M W Netball Rugby league M W Rugby union Squash M W Volleyball

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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