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{{Infobox national football team 
| Name = Papua New Guinea U17 
| Badge = 
| FIFA Trigramme = PNG
| Nickname = ''Kapuls'' <br /> ([[Tok Pisin]] for [[Cuscus]])
| Association = [[Papua New Guinea Football Association]]
| Confederation = [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] ([[Oceania]]) 
| Coach = {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Samson Steven]]
| Captain = [[Gregory Togubai]]
| Most caps = [[John Ray (football)|John Ray]] (7)
| Top scorer = [[Barthy Kerobin]] (4)
| Home Stadium = [[Sir Hubert Murray Stadium]]
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| First game = {{fbu|17|Australia}} 3 - 0 Papua New Guinea {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} <br/>([[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]]; December 7, 1986)
| Largest win = {{fbu|17|Samoa}} 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} <br/>([[Apia]], [[Samoa]]; January 19, 2015)
| Largest loss = {{fbu|17|SOL}} 14–0 {{fbu-rt|17|Papua New Guinea}} <br/>([[Nuku'alofa]], [[Tonga]]; 12 April 2024)
| World cup apps = 0
| World cup first = 
| World cup best = 
| Regional name = [[OFC U-17 Championship|OFC Under-17 Championship]]
| Regional cup apps = 9
| Regional cup first = [[1986 OFC U-17 Championship|1986]]
| Regional cup best = 4th ([[1986 OFC U-17 Championship|1986]])
}}

The '''Papua New Guinea national under-17 soccer team''' is the national U-17 team of [[Papua New Guinea]] and is controlled by the [[Papua New Guinea Football Association]].

==Competition Record==

===FIFA U-17 World Cup record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
!colspan=10|FIFA U-17 World Cup record
|-
!width=150|Year
!width=100|Round
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}||W||D||L
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985]]
|colspan=10|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1987]]
|colspan=10|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989]] to {{flagicon|EGY}} [[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997]]
|colspan=10|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1999]] to {{flagicon|TRI}} [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]]
|colspan=10|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2003]]
|colspan=10|''Withdrew''
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005]]
|colspan=10|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]] to {{flagicon|NGA}} [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009]]
|colspan=10|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2011]] to {{flagicon|BRA}} [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2019]]
|colspan=10|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2023]]
|colspan=10|''Withdrew''
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2025]]
|colspan=10|''Did not qualify''
|-
|'''Total'''||-||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
|}

===OFC U-17 Championship record===
The '''OFC U-17 Championship''' is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC) and its representatives at the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=10|OFC U-17 Championship record
|-
!width=120 |Year
!width=60 |Round
!width=60 |{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}||W||D||L
!width=60 |{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width=60 |{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width=60 |{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
!width=60 |{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1983 OFC U-17 Championship|1983]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''
|-
|-bgcolor=#9acdff
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[1986 OFC U-17 Championship|1986]]||'''4th place'''||4||0||2||2||1||5||-4||2
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[1989 OFC U-17 Championship|1989]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1991 OFC U-17 Championship|1991]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1993 OFC U-17 Championship|1993]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|VAN}} [[1995 OFC U-17 Championship|1995]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1997 OFC U-17 Championship|1997]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[1999 OFC U-17 Championship|1999]]||Group Stage||5||2||0||3||10||26||-16||6
|-
|{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|VAN}} [[2001 OFC U-17 Championship|2001]]||Group Stage||4||3||0||1||11||9||+2||9
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|ASA}}&{{flagicon|AUS}}&{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} [[2003 OFC U-17 Championship|2003]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} [[2005 OFC U-17 Championship|2005]]||Group Stage||4||1||1||2||10||11||-1||4
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2007 OFC U-17 Championship|2007]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2009 OFC U-17 Championship|2009]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2011 OFC U-17 Championship|2011]]||Group Stage||4||2||0||2||4||7||-3||6
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|VAN}} [[2013 OFC U-17 Championship|2013]]||5th place||5||1||1||3||2||8||-6||4
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|ASA}}&{{flagicon|SAM}} [[2015 OFC U-17 Championship|2015]]||Group Stage||5||2||1||2||9||5||+4||7
|-
|- style="background:#cd7f32;"
|{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|TAH}} [[2017 OFC U-17 Championship|2017]]||Semi-Finals||4||1||1||2||8||9||-1||4
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|TGA}}&{{flagicon|SOL}} [[2018 OFC U-16 Championship|2018]]||Group Stage||3||1||0||2||8||9||-1||3
|-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[2023 OFC U-17 Championship|2023]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''|| '''{{nbsp}}'''||'''38'''||'''13'''||'''6'''||'''19'''||'''63'''||'''89'''||'''-26'''||'''45'''
|-
|}

==Current technical staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!
|-
| Head coach || {{flagicon|PNG}} [[Samson Steven]]
|-
| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|PNG}} [[Mathew Witu]]
|-
| Team manager || {{flagicon|PNG}} [[Tinge Emuka]]
|}

==Current squad==
The following players were called up for the [[2018 OFC U-16 Championship]] from 9 to 22 September 2018.

:''Caps and goals as of 15 September 2018 after the game against [[New Zealand national under-17 football team|New Zealand]].''
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Andrew Baniau]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|8|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Madang F.C.|Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=GK|name=[[Jesse Mandari]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|10|8|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Tusbab Stallons]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Butler Hosea]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|6|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Madang F.C.|Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Russell Patrom]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|9|11|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Elijah Potua]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|1|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Karlo Kelly]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|9|22|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Townsville Lakamanga]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|16|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Ben Boniepe]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|9|29|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Akaya Wadunah]]|age={{Birth date and age|2005|1|25|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[Tusbab Stallions]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Morientes Sow]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|4|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Joel Alex]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|8|7|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Madang F.C.|Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Lee-Navu Faunt]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|5|4|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Morris Devi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|9|29|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[Tusbab Stallions]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Joseph Ealedona Jr.]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|8|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Emmanuel Bafeng]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|25|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Bruce Tiampo]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|5|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Ishmael Yopiyopi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|8|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Madang F.C.|Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Renagi Ila]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|8|19|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Josiah Daimoi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|7|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[PNG FA]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Siegfried Beschel]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|4|4|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=5|club=[[Wynnum District SC|Wynnum Wolves]]|clubnat=AUS}}
{{nat fs end}}

==2017 Squad==
The following players were called up for the [[2017 OFC U-17 Championship]] from 11 to 24 February 2017.

:''Caps and goals as of 22 February 2017 after the game against [[New Zealand national under-17 football team|New Zealand]].''
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Charley Ningikau]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|4|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=GK|name=[[Graham Berigami]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|2|1|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Tusbab Stallions]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Milton Biwa]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|10|28|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Potsie F.C.|Potsie]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Kimson Kapai]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|18|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Centre of Excellence Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Sylvester Luke]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|12|12|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Lae]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Freeman Giwi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|7|7|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Tusbab Stallions]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Thomas Kongragle]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|24|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bugandi F.C.|Bugandi]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Dopson Noi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|11|7|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[8 Mile Pukpuk]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Samuel Detnom]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|3|8|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Lae]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Emmanuel Simongi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pngfootball.com.pg/simongi-left-for-new-zealand/|title=Simongi left for New Zealand|date=3 August 2017}}</ref>|age={{Birth date and age|2000|9|25|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Besta United PNG]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Oberth Simon]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|1|1|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Lae]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Yagi Yasasa]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|17|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Morobe FC|Gigira Laitepo Morobe]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Ricky Wadunah]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|12|20|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Tusbab Stallions]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Emmanuel Yopiyopi]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|18|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Bugandi F.C.|Bugandi]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Jonathan Allen (footballer)|Jonathan Allen]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|1|3|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Besta United PNG]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Wolfram Gregory]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Bugandi F.C.|Bugandi]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Abraham Allen]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|12|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=FW|name=[[Aben Pukue]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|9|25|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Centre of Excellence Madang]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Barthy Kerobin]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|9|13|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=4|club=[[Besta United PNG]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=[[Dunstan Jefferey]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|7|14|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Centre of Excellence Lae]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Fixtures & Results==

===2018===
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 9 September 2018
|time = 15:00
|round = [[2018 OFC U-16 Championship]] Group Stage
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PNG}}
|score = 0–5
|report = [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-championship-2018-group-a-461591/papua-new-guinea-solomon-islands-2314697/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|17|SOL}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
*[[Raphael Le'ai|Le'ai]] {{goal|12||30|pen.|41||90+2}}
*[[Chris Satu|Satu]] {{goal|70}}
|stadium = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]]
|location = {{flagicon|SOL}} [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance = 3.500
|referee = {{Flagicon|FIJ}} [[Salesh Chand]] ([[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]])
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 12 September 2018
|time = 10:00
|round = [[2018 OFC U-16 Championship]] Group Stage
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PNG}}
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-championship-2018-group-a-461591/papua-new-guinea-vanuatu-2314698/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|17|VAN}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Siegfried Beschel|Beschel]] {{goal|7||79}}
*[[Renagi Ila|Ila]] {{goal|19}}
*[[Morris Devi|Devi]] {{goal|56}}
*[[Akaya Wadunah|Wadunah]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]]
|location = {{flagicon|SOL}} [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance = 200
|referee = {{Flagicon|ASA}} [[Sione Mau]] ([[Football Federation American Samoa|American Samoa]])
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 10:00
|round = [[2018 OFC U-16 Championship]] Group Stage
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NZL}}
|score = 4–3
|report = [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-championship-2018-group-a-461591/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-2314700/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbu|17|PNG}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Henry Hamilton (New Zealand footballer)|Hamilton]] {{goal|47||55}}
*[[Bradley Wilson (New Zealand footballer)|Wilson]] {{goal|48}}
*[[Benjamin Old|Old]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = 
*[[Siegfried Beschel|Beschel]] {{goal|37||75||90}}
|stadium = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]]
|location = {{flagicon|SOL}} [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance = 2.000
|referee = {{Flagicon|FIJ}} [[Salesh Chand]] ([[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]])
|result = L
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.pngfootball.com// Papua New Guinea Football Federation official website]

{{Football in Papua New Guinea}}
{{National sports teams of Papua New Guinea}}
{{OFC under-17 teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papua New Guinea national under-17 football team}}
[[Category:Papua New Guinea national soccer team|under-17]]
[[Category:Oceanian national under-17 association football teams]]