Papua New Guinea national soccer team

Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)	Kapuls ; (Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Frank Farina
Home stadium	Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	195
Highest	160 (June 2004)
Lowest	203 (July 2009)
First international
	Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea ; (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)
Biggest win
	Papua New Guinea 20–0 Am. 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	3 (first in 1980)
Best result	Round 1; 1980, 2002 & 2012

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,^[2]^[3] which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.

Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 160, in June 2004. As of July 2012, the country was ranked 187. This is up six places from June 2012.^[4] 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 2011 Pacific Games saw them return to the rankings, and they competed in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup in June 2012.

Papua New Guinea all time record

As of 10 July 2011

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
American Samoa	2	2	0	0	20	0	+20	100%
Australia	1	0	0	1	2	11	−9	0%
China	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	1	0	7	−7	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%

Results

Latest matches:

2011 Pacific Games – 27 August 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia – Cook Islands 0 - 4 Papua New Guinea ^[5]
2011 Pacific Games – 1 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia – Tahiti 1 - 1 Papua New Guinea ^[5]
2011 Pacific Games – 3 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia – Kiribati 1 - 17 Papua New Guinea ^[5]
2011 Pacific Games – 5 September 2011, Boulari, New Caledonia – Fiji 2 - 0 Papua New Guinea ^[5]

World Cup record

1930 to 1994 – Did not enter
1998 – Did not qualify
2002 – Did not enter
2006 – Did not qualify
2010 – Disqualified*
2014 – Did not qualify

* 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
Total		3/9	9	1	2	6	10	38

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

Wantok Cup record

2008 – Withdrew

List of coaches

Richard Tamari Nagai (1996)
John Davani (2002)
Steve Cain (2002)
Ludwig Peka (2003–2004)
Marcos Gusmão (2004–2011)
Frank Farina (2011–)

Current squad

Coach: Frank Farina^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Leslie Kalai	(1984-12-06) 6 December 1984 (age 39)	Hekari United
20	1GK	David Aua	(1978-11-26) 26 November 1978 (age 45)	Hekari United

4	2DF	Cyril Muta	(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 36)	Sunshine Coast F.C.
5	2DF	Valentine Nelson	(1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 (age 37)	Tukoko University Lae FC
6	2DF	Kelly Jampu	(1986-10-22) 22 October 1986 (age 37)	University Inter
16	2DF	Jeremy Yasasa	(1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39)	Eastern Stars
19	2DF	Koriak Upaiga	(1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37)	Sunshine Coast F.C.
21	2DF	Felix Bondaluk	(1986-12-10) 10 December 1986 (age 37)	University Inter

2	3MF	Andrew Lepani	(1979-08-28) 28 August 1979 (age 44)	Hekari United
8	3MF	Michael Foster	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 38)	Hekari United
11	3MF	Nathaniel Lepani	(1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 42)	Morobe Kumuls FC
12	3MF	David Muta (c)	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 36)	Sunshine Coast F.C.
14	3MF	Niel Hans	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36)	Madang

7	4FW	Gari Moka	(1983-11-16) 16 November 1983 (age 40)	Nunawading City
9	4FW	Alex Davani	(1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 38)	Brisbane City
10	4FW	Reginald Davani	(1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 (age 44)	Sunshine George Cross
15	4FW	Jamal Seeto	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33)	Besta PNG
17	4FW	Mauri Wasi	(1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 41)	Waitakere United
18	4FW	Eric Komeng	(1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 40)	Sabah FA
22	4FW	Ian Yanum	(1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 41)	Hekari United

References

^ 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". FIFA.com, FIFA.com Newscentre. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d [1], Oceania Football, accessed 29 August 2011 Cite error: The named reference "Oceania Football" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ "Papua New Guinea men's squad named". Football at the Pacific Games. Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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

[1] ttp://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/png-intres.html

[2] "Strikers To Play Papua New Guinea". Steve Pitman, Brisbane Strikers. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[3] "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". FIFA.com, FIFA.com Newscentre. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[4] "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[Oceania_Football-5] [1], Oceania Football, accessed 29 August 2011 Cite error: The named reference "Oceania Football" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[6] "Papua New Guinea men's squad named". Football at the Pacific Games. Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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