Papua New Guinea national football 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.
Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
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Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Bob Morris[1] | ||
Captain | Michael Foster | ||
Most caps | Michael Foster (27) | ||
Top scorer | Reggie Davani (15) | ||
Home stadium | Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 166 (10 December 2020)[2] | ||
Highest | 153 (June 2017) | ||
Lowest | 206 (October–November 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[3] | |||
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 |
Medal record | ||
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Pacific Games | ||
1969 Port Moresby | Team | |
1987 Nouméa | Team | |
2015 Port Moresby | Team |
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.
Competitive record
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1994 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||
2002 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Did not qualify | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | ||||||||
2010 | Disqualified | Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
2018 | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |||||||||
2022 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2026 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 36 |
* 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 | ||||||||
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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 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
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 |
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
Total | Runners-up | 4/10 | 14 | 3 | 5* | 6 | 23 | 42 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pacific Games record
Pacific Games record | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||
2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
Total | Third place | 13/15 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 29 | 176 | 85 |
Results and fixtures
For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1963–89 results page and 1990–2019 results page.
2021
Record by opponent
Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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American Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | +37 | 100.00 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 |
China PR | 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 |
F.S. 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 |
New Zealand U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Niue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 100.00 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Samoa[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 40.00 |
Wallis and Futuna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 100.00 |
Total | 136 | 46 | 24 | 66 | 321 | 289 | +32 | 33.82 |
- Includes results as Western Samoa.
- Includes results as New Hebrides.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa.
Caps and goals correct after the match against Fiji on 20 July 2019.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ishmael Pole | 25 January 1993 | 1 | 0 | Hekari United |
20 | GK | Ronald Warisan | 20 September 1989 | 18 | 0 | Lae City |
2 | DF | Daniel Joe | 29 May 1990 | 17 | 0 | Hekari United |
3 | DF | Joshua Talau | 19 April 1996 | 3 | 0 | Vitiaz United |
4 | DF | Alwin Komolong | 2 November 1994 | 16 | 0 | Lae City |
5 | DF | Felix Komolong | 6 March 1997 | 19 | 0 | Lae City |
12 | DF | Shane Sakael | 31 December 1992 | 1 | 0 | Hekari United |
15 | DF | Dinniget Luaine | 16 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Kutubu |
19 | DF | Koriak Upaiga | 13 June 1987 | 19 | 2 | Hekari United |
23 | DF | Langarap Samol | 21 July 1989 | 1 | 0 | Hekari United |
6 | MF | Patrick Aisa | 6 July 1994 | 12 | 3 | Hekari United |
8 | MF | Michael Foster (captain) | 5 September 1985 | 27 | 7 | Hekari United |
14 | MF | Emmanuel Simon | 25 December 1992 | 19 | 4 | Lae City |
17 | MF | Jacob Sabua | 25 August 1994 | 15 | 0 | Lae City |
18 | MF | Gregory Togubai | 22 March 1998 | 2 | 0 | Hekari United |
22 | MF | Kolu Kepo | 15 July 1993 | 6 | 4 | Hekari United |
7 | FW | Raymond Gunemba | 4 June 1986 | 21 | 11 | Hekari United |
9 | FW | Nigel Dabinyaba | 26 October 1992 | 19 | 8 | Hekari United |
10 | FW | David Browne | 27 December 1995 | 3 | 0 | HJK Helsinki |
11 | FW | Atti Kepo | 15 January 1996 | 4 | 1 | Hekari United |
13 | FW | Tommy Semmy | 30 September 1994 | 10 | 3 | Hamilton Wanderers |
16 | FW | Jonathan Allen | 3 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | Vitiaz United |
21 | FW | Alex Kamen | 26 August 1993 | 1 | 2 | Morobe United |
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 2015–2018
- Bob Morris 2019–
References
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- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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- "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.
- "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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