Papua New Guinea national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus) |
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| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Frank Farina | ||
| Home stadium | Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PNG | ||
| FIFA ranking | 193 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 160 (June 2004) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 203 (July 2009) | ||
| Elo ranking | 169 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea  (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[2] |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Papua New Guinea 20–0 Am. Samoa  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Malaysia 10–1 Papua New Guinea (Jakarta, Indonesia; June 1976) Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 26 February 1980) |
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| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Round 1; 1980 & 2002 | ||
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.
As of December 2011, Papua New Guinea was ranked 193 by FIFA.[1] Papua New Guinea had previously left the FIFA rankings, having not competed in a match between July 2007 and August 2011. Their games at the 2011 Pacific Games saw them return to the rankings, and they will be competing in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup in June 2012.
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[edit] Papua New Guinea all time record
- As of 10 July 2011
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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| American Samoa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 100% |
| Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0% |
 China PR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
 Fiji |
15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 13.33% |
 Indonesia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -17 | 0% |
 Liberia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
| Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 33.33% |
 Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 100% |
 Solomon Islands |
11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 0% |
 Tahiti |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0% |
 Thailand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0% |
 Tonga |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50% |
 Vanuatu |
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 33.33% |
| Total | 57 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 91 | 117 | -26 | 28.07% |
[edit] Results
Main article: Papua New Guinea national football team results
Latest matches:
- 2011 Pacific Games - 27 August 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia -
Cook Islands 0 - 4 Papua New Guinea 
[2] - 2011 Pacific Games - 1 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia -
Tahiti 1 - 1 Papua New Guinea [2] - 2011 Pacific Games - 3 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia -
Kiribati 1 - 17 Papua New Guinea [2] - 2011 Pacific Games - 5 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia -
Fiji 2 - 0 Papua New Guinea [2]
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Did not enter
- 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Disqualified*
- 2014 - To Be Determined
* 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.
[edit] Oceania Nations Cup record
| OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 | To Be Determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 34 | |
[edit] South Pacific Games record
- 1963 - Round 1
- 1966 - Fourth place
- 1969 - Third place
- 1971 - Fourth place
- 1975 - Round 1
- 1979 - Quarter-final
- 1983 - Fourth place
- 1987 - Third place
- 1991 - Round 1
- 1995 - Round 1
- 2003 - Round 1
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2011 - Round 1
[edit] Wantok Cup record
- 2008 - Withdrew
[edit] List of coaches
- Richard Tamari Nagai (1996)
- John Davani (2002)
Steve Cain (2002)- Ludwig Peka (2003–2004)
Markos Gusmao (2004–2011)
Frank Farina (2011-)
[edit] Current squad
Coach: Frank Farina[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=0&rank=208&page=4. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d [1], Oceania Football, accessed 29 August 2011
- ^ "Papua New Guinea men's squad named". Football at the Pacific Games (Oceania Football Confederation). http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/694da53e-2dd1-44c8-83c2-ec5869ca7b46/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
[edit] 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
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