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Papua New Guinea
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kapuls (Cuscus)
AssociationPapua New Guinea Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachMarcos Gusmão
CaptainDavid Muta
Most capsMichael Foster (29)
Top scorerReggie Davani
Raymond Gunemba (13)
Home stadiumHubert Murray Stadium
FIFA codePNG
First colours
FIFA ranking
Current 168 Decrease 3 (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest153 (June 2017)
Lowest206 (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
Appearances4 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up, 2016
Papua New Guinea national soccer team
Medal record
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Port Moresby Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Nouméa Team
Bronze medal – third place 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,[4][5] 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.[6] 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
Spain Joma 1998–2000[7]
Germany Puma 2007–2010
United States Nike 2011–2012
Italy Lotto 2013–2015
Germany 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

18 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Papua New Guinea  0–1  New Zealand Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
  • Waine 75'
 Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)
21 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Papua New Guinea  1–0  New Caledonia Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Fiji  1–2  Papua New Guinea Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Al Arabi Stadium
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Solomon Islands  3–2  Papua New Guinea Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Al Arabi Stadium
24 September 2022 MSG Prime Ministers Cup Vanuatu  0–1  Papua New Guinea Port Villa, Vanuatu
Report
Stadium: Korman Stadium
27 September 2022 MSG Prime Ministers Cup SF Papua New Guinea  1–0  Fiji Luganville, Vanuatu
 Report Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium

Coaching history

Current squad

The following players were called up for the FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2022.[8][9]

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 34) 22 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
1GK Russel Chris (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
1GK Ilai Ilarova 0 0 Papua New Guinea Southern Strikers F.C.
2DF Felix Komolong (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) 23 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
2DF Koriak Upaiga (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37) 21 2 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
2DF Daniel Joe (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34) 21 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
2DF Alwin Komolong (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29) 20 1 Papua New Guinea Lae City
2DF Joshua Talau (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
2DF Philip Steven (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
2DF Emmanuel Airem (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 29) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
2DF Godfrey Haro (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Southern Strikers F.C.
3MF Michael Foster (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 38) 29 7 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
3MF Emmanuel Simon (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31) 23 4 Papua New Guinea Lae City
3MF Jacob Sabua (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 19 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
3MF David Muta (captain) (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 36) 18 1 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
3MF Yagi Yasasa (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
3MF Pala Paul (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Papua New Guinea Gulf Komara
4FW Raymond Gunemba (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38) 25 11 Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers
4FW Tommy Semmy (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29) 14 5 Australia Altona Magic
4FW Patrick Aisa (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30) 12 3 New Zealand Hamilton Wanderers AFC
4FW Kolu Kepo (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 31) 9 4 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
4FW Ati Kepo (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) 7 3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
4FW Stahl Gubag (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25) 5 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
4FW Obert Bika (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Lae City
4FW Mathew David (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Papua New Guinea Southern Strikers F.C.

Player records

As of 30 September 2022[10]
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
France 1998 Did not qualify 3rd 6 2 1 3 5 13
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not enter Did not enter
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 3rd 4 2 1 1 17 6
South Africa 2010 Disqualified Disqualified
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 4th 3 0 1 2 2 4
Russia 2018 3rd 9 3 3 3 19 13
Qatar 2022 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 5
Canada Mexico United States 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

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Did not enter Did not enter
New Caledonia 1980 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 6 22 No qualification
Pacific Community 1996 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 2 4
Australia 1998 4 1 1 2 3 6
French Polynesia 2000 4 0 0 4 4 19
New Zealand 2002 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 12 4 4 0 0 20 2
Australia 2004 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 17 6
Pacific Community 2008 Disqualified Disqualified
Solomon Islands 2012 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Qualified automatically
Papua New Guinea 2016 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 3 0 13 4 Qualified as host
New Zealand 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
Fiji 1963 1st round 5th 1 0 0 1 1 3
New Caledonia 1966 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 14 14
Papua New Guinea 1969 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 11 10
French Polynesia 1971 Fourth place 4th 3 1 1 1 19 11
Guam 1975 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 3 9
Fiji 1979 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 15 3
Samoa 1983 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 22 10
New Caledonia 1987 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 26 4
Papua New Guinea 1991 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2
French Polynesia 1995 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 11 5
Fiji 2003 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 12 7
Samoa 2007 Disqualified
New Caledonia 2011 Group stage 6th 4 2 1 1 22 4
Papua New Guinea 2015 See Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team
Samoa 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[a] 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[b] 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
Source: Papua New Guinea national football team results
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.
  2. ^ Includes results as New Hebrides.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea International Matches".
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea". Steve Pitman, Brisbane Strikers. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Fake & Counterfeit Shirts from all over camisa de futebol 1998 - 2000". 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "PNGFA announces squad for FIFA World Cup Qatar™ 2022 OFC Qualifier". PNGfootball.com. Papua New Guinea Football Association.
  9. ^ "Haro called in to replace Essacu". PNGfootball.com. Papua New Guinea Football Association.
  10. ^ "Papua New Guinea". National Football Teams.
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