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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Papua New Guinea women's national football team.

Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)Kapuls (Cuscus)
AssociationPapua New Guinea Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachBob Morris[1]
CaptainMichael Foster
Most capsMichael Foster (27)
Top scorerReggie Davani (15)
Home stadiumHubert Murray Stadium
FIFA codePNG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 165 (16 July 2020)[2]
Highest153 (June 2017)
Lowest206 (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
Appearances4 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up, 2016
Papua New Guinea national football team
Medal record
Pacific Games
1969 Port MoresbyTeam
1987 NouméaTeam
2015 Port MoresbyTeam

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.

Competitive record

World Cup record
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 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
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 5/11 14 3 5* 6 23 42
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

South Pacific Games record
South Pacific Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1963 1st round5th100113
1966 Fourth place4th41031414
1969 Third place3rd63121110
1971 Fourth place4th31111911
1975 Group stage6th200239
1979 Quarter-finals5th3111153
1983 Fourth place4th41032210
1987 Third place3rd6321264
1991 Group stage5th311132
1995 Group stage6th3111115
2003 Group stage6th4112127
2007 Disqualified
2011 Group stage6th4211224
2015 See Papua New Guinea national under-23 football team
TotalThird place12/14431591915982

Kit sponsorship
Kit supplier Period
Joma1998–2000[7]
Puma2007–2010
Nike2011–2012
Lotto2013–2015
Adidas2017–

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.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Recent results
8 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group StageSamoa 0–6 Papua New GuineaApia
19:00 Report
Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group StagePapua New Guinea 2–0 VanuatuApia
19:00
Report Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group StageNew Zealand 2–0 Papua New GuineaApia
10:00
  • Whyte  34' (pen.)
  • Schnell  79'
 Report Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
18 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group StagePapua New Guinea 8–0 TongaApia
9:00
Report Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
20 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Bronze MatchPapua New Guinea 1–1
(2–4 p)		 FijiApia
9:00 K. Kepo  38' Report Krishna  58' Stadium: National Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Penalties

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD %W
 American Samoa 3 3 0 0 37 0 +37 100.00
 Australia 1 0 0 1 2 11 −9 000.00
 China PR 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 000.00
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
 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 −19 011.11
 Guam 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Iran 1 0 0 1 1 8 −7 000.00
 Indonesia 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 050.00
 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 −12 025.00
 New Caledonia 16 3 2 11 14 47 −33 018.75
 New Zealand 5 1 1 3 3 18 −15 020.00
 New Zealand U23 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Niue 1 1 0 0 19 0 +19 100.00
 North Korea 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Philippines 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
 Samoa[A] 5 5 0 0 26 3 +23 100.00
 Singapore 2 0 0 2 5 9 −4 000.00
 Solomon Islands 21 5 4 12 26 34 −8 023.81
 Tahiti 15 1 4 10 17 47 −30 006.67
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Tonga 4 3 1 0 20 2 +18 075.00
 Vanuatu[B] 20 8 4 8 27 32 −5 040.00
 Wallis and Futuna 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 100.00
Total 136 46 24 66 321 289 +32 033.82
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Includes results as Western Samoa
  2. ^
    B: Includes results as the 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
1 1GK Ishmael Pole (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 1 0 Hekari United
20 1GK Ronald Warisan (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 18 0 Lae City
2 2DF Daniel Joe (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 17 0 Hekari United
3 2DF Joshua Talau (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 3 0 Vitiaz United
4 2DF Alwin Komolong (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 16 0 Lae City
5 2DF Felix Komolong (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 19 0 Lae City
12 2DF Shane Sakael (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 1 0 Hekari United
15 2DF Dinniget Luaine (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 0 0 Kutubu
19 2DF Koriak Upaiga (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 19 2 Hekari United
23 2DF Langarap Samol (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 1 0 Hekari United
6 3MF Patrick Aisa (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 12 3 Hekari United
8 3MF Michael Foster (captain) (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 27 7 Hekari United
14 3MF Emmanuel Simon (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 19 4 Lae City
17 3MF Jacob Sabua (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 15 0 Lae City
18 3MF Gregory Togubai (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 2 0 Hekari United
22 3MF Kolu Kepo (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 6 4 Hekari United
7 4FW Raymond Gunemba (1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 21 11 Hekari United
9 4FW Nigel Dabinyaba (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 19 8 Hekari United
10 4FW David Browne (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 3 0 HJK Helsinki
11 4FW Atti Kepo (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 4 1 Hekari United
13 4FW Tommy Semmy (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 10 3 Hamilton Wanderers
16 4FW Jonathan Allen (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 1 0 Vitiaz United
21 4FW Alex Kamen (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 1 2 Morobe United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Papua New Guinea squad within the last twelve months.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Leslie Kalai (1984-12-06) 6 December 1984 7 0 Hekari United
1GK Kusuga Komolong (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 1 0 University Inter
1GK Luke Kaprangi (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 0 0 Star Mountain
1GK Ila David (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 0 0 University Inter
2DF Philip Steven (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 4 0 Lae City
2DF Abel Redenut (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 4 0 Bougainville
2DF Roland Bala (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 2 0 Gulf Komara
2DF Clement Willis (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 4 0 Bougainville
2DF Otto Kusunan (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 0 0 Hekari United
2DF Freeman Giwi (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 0 0 Tusbab Stallions
3MF David Muta (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 17 1 Hekari United
3MF Wira Wama (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 5 0 Hekari United
3MF Obert Bika (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 3 0 Lae City
3MF Stahl Gubag (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 2 0 Lae City
3MF Papalau Awele (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 1 0 Tusbab Stallions
3MF Donovan Murray (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 1 0 Vitiaz United
3MF Emmanuel Airem (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 0 0 Lae City
3MF Basil Jofari (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 0 0 Bougainville
3MF Ricky Wadunah (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 0 0 Tusbab Stallions
3MF Emmanuel Simongi (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 0 0 Kutubu
3MF Yagi Yasasa (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 0 0 Vitiaz United
3MF Henry Ronny 0 0 Morobe United
3MF Shane Sakael (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 0 0 Hekari United
4FW Richard Alois (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 2 0 PS Rutz
4FW Jordan Kaven 0 0 Gulf Komara
4FW Kenneth Arah (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 0 0 Gulf Komara
4FW Russell Nirik (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 0 0 Morobe United

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See also

References
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  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/png-intres.html
  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. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/p/papua-new-guinea/old-papua-new-guinea-football-shirt-s70265.html
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