Papua New Guinea national soccer team

Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)	Kapuls (Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Flemming Serritslev
Most caps	Richard Daniel
Top scorer	Reggie Davani (15)
Home stadium	Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	202 1 (3 March 2016)
Highest	160 (June 2004)
Lowest	206 (October–November 2015)
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,^[3]^[4] which is Tok Pisin for Cuscus.

Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 160, in June 2004. As of March 2016, the country was ranked 202 out of 209 countries.^[5] 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 12 October 2014

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%
Cook Islands	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100%
Fiji	17	2	5	10	15	31	−16	11.76%
Indonesia	2	0	0	2	2	19	−17	0%
Kiribati	1	1	0	0	17	1	+16	100%
Liberia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	0%
New Zealand	4	1	0	3	3	18	−15	25%
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0%
Samoa	3	3	0	0	14	2	+12	100%
Singapore	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0%
Solomon Islands	12	0	4	8	9	21	−12	0%
Tahiti	3	0	1	2	2	7	−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	64	18	15	31	115	125	−10	28.12%

Results and fixtures

2014

6 September 2014 Friendly	Singapore	2–1	Papua New Guinea	Hougang, South Korea
	Sahil 17' Fazrul 23'		Gunemba 61'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium, Singapore

12 September 2014 Friendly	Philippines	5–0	Papua New Guinea	Manila, Philippines
	Hartmann 3', 11', 20', 45' Younghusband 23'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)^[6]

2016

24 March 2016 Friendly	Solomon Islands	2-0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
	Benjamin Totori ?' Joses Nawo ?'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

27 March 2016 Friendly

Solomon Islands

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Papua New Guinea

Honiara, Solomon Islands

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
2018 – TBD

* 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
2016	Qualified
Total	Group stage	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
2015 – Third place

List of coaches

Richard Tamari Nagai (1996)
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–)

Players

Current Squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Solomon Islands on 24 and 27 March 2016.^[7]

Caps and goals as of 18 March 2016.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Leslie Kalai	(1984-12-06) 6 December 1984 (age 40)	6	0	Hekari United
1GK	Ronald Warisan	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)	1	0	Lae City Dwellers
1GK	Ismael Pole	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Hekari United

2DF	Jeremy Yasasa	(1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39)	8	2	Hekari United
2DF	Valentine Nelson	(1987-04-12) 12 April 1987 (age 37)	8	0	Lae City Dwellers
2DF	Koriak Upaiga	(1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37)	6	0	Hekari United
2DF	Daniel Joe	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)	4	0	Hekari United
2DF	Roland Bala	(1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34)	0	0	FC Port Moresby
2DF	Otto Kusunan	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Hekari United
2DF	Philip Steven	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	PKA Rapatona
2DF	Sammy Cambell		0	0	Hekari United

3MF	Michael Foster	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 39)	9	2	Lae City Dwellers
3MF	David Muta (Captain)	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 37)	9	1	Hekari United
3MF	Wira Wama	(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Hekari United
3MF	Emmanuel Simon	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Hekari United
3MF	Obert Bika	(1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 39)	0	0	Lae City Dwellers
3MF	Jacob Sabua	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)	0	0	FC Port Moresby
3MF	Papalau Awele	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Hekari United
3MF	Felix Komolong	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Hekari United

4FW	Raymond Gunemba	(1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 35)	4	1	Lae City Dwellers
4FW	Nigel Dabinyaba	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Lae City Dwellers
4FW	Patrick Aisa	(1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30)	1	0	PKA Rapatona
4FW	Tommy Semmy	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Hekari United

Recent call-up's

Caps and goals as of 1 July 2014.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Albert Mesulam		1	0	FC Port Moresby
1GK	Charles Lepani	(1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30)	0	0	FC Port Moresby
1GK	John Bai		0	0	PKA Rapatona

2DF	Cyril Muta	(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 37)	3	1	Hekari United
2DF	Joshua Talau	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Besta United PNG
2DF	Brad McDonald	(1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Template:ALeague CCM
2DF	Japhet Tiampo	(1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Lae City Dwellers
2DF	Agi Moses		0	0	Welgris Morobe United

3MF	Rodney Mobiha	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Eastern Stars
3MF	Vanya Malagian	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC

4FW	George Slefendorfas	(1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 (age 41)	1	0	FC Bendigo
4FW	Neil Hans	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36)	7	5	Hekari United
4FW	Gari Moka	(1983-11-16) 16 November 1983 (age 41)	5	3	Oro FC
4FW	Mauri Wasi	(1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 42)	12	3	Birkenhead United

References

^ ^a ^b Soccer: the Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing. 19 April 2010. p. 108. ISBN 978-0756663186. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ 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". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "Friendly : Philippines vs. Papua New Guinea". FIFA Referees. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ "Serritselv names friendly squad". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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

[Soccer:_the_Ultimate_Guide-1] Soccer: the Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing. 19 April 2010. p. 108. ISBN 978-0756663186. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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

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

[4] "Farina's PNG aiming to defy odds". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[FIFA_ranking-5] "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

[6] "Friendly : Philippines vs. Papua New Guinea". FIFA Referees. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

[7] "Serritselv names friendly squad". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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