New Caledonia national under-20 football team

New Caledonia U20
Nickname	Les Cagous (The Kagus)
Association	New Caledonian Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Pierre Wajoka
Captain	Cyril Drawilo
Most caps	Cyril Drawilo (8)
Top scorer	Valentin Nyikeine, Raphael Oiremon & Cyril Drawilo (4)
FIFA code	NCL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia ; (Papeete, Tahiti; 8 December 1974)
Biggest win
	New Caledonia 9–0 American Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; 31 May 2014)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 12–1 New Caledonia ; (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 22 January 2005) ; New Zealand 10–0 New Caledonia ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 25 April 2011)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
OFC U-19 Men's Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1974)
Best result	2nd Place (2008, 2024)

Last updated October 14, 2025

The New Caledonia national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the New Caledonian Football Federation.

History

Competition record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	11
1978	Did not enter
1980	Fourth place	4th	2	1	0	1	3	7
1982	Did not enter
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
1998
2001	Group stage		4	0	0	4	4	13
2002			4	2	0	2	12	10
2005			3	1	0	2	10	16
2007	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	11	6
2008	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	2
2011	Group stage		2	0	0	2	1	13
2013	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	15	13
2014	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	17	5
2016	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	1	2	6	5
2018	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	16	8
2022	Third place	3rd	4	3	1	1	9	2
2024	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	7	11
Total	Runners-up		49	18	6	26	112	111

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Group stage	24th	2	0	0	2	1	20
Total	1/24		3	0	0	3	1	20

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Unë Kecine	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 24)	5	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
20	1 GK	Christopher Yeiwene	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Hienghène Sport

2	2 DF	Martin Makam	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Magenta
4	2 DF	Jean-Baptiste Caroine	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 26)	3	0	Horizon Sport du Patho
5	2 DF	Kiam Wanesse	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Wetr
6	2 DF	Jules Omei	(2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Mont-Dore
12	2 DF	Armand Harper	(1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
17	2 DF	Georges Wakanumune	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
19	2 DF	Josua Hlemu	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
21	2 DF	Lucas Bitaud	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)	5	0	Mont-Dore

7	3 MF	Titouan Richard	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 24)	4	2	Mont-Dore
8	3 MF	Cyril Drawilo	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)	8	4	Mont-Dore
10	3 MF	Pierre Bako	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 24)	5	2	Central Sport
13	3 MF	Pierre Wawia	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 25)	4	1	Horizon Sport du Patho
15	3 MF	Neil Wahiobe	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)	4	0	Drehu
16	3 MF	Leonard Makalu	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Gaïtcha

9	4 FW	Jean-Jacques Katrawa	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 26)	3	1	Gaïtcha
11	4 FW	Vita Longue	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24)	4	2	Magenta
14	4 FW	Paul Gope-Fenepej	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 25)	4	2	Poitiers
18	4 FW	Raoul Wenisso	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 25)	5	1	Lössi

2016 squad

The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 13 September 2016 after the match against New Caledonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mickaël Ulile	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Magenta
20	1 GK	Nathanaël Hlemu	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Gaïtcha FCN

2	2 DF	Gaétan Gope-Iwate	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 27)	3	0	Magenta
3	2 DF	Jean-Marc Kaudre	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26)	4	0	OMS Paita
4	2 DF	Brice Kai	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 28)	2	0	Tiga Sports
5	2 DF	Pothin Poma	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 27)	4	1	Hienghène Sport
16	2 DF	Lucas Bitaud	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Mont-Dore
17	2 DF	Johannes Bernole	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Hienghène Sport
18	2 DF	Renzo Wéjième	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 26)	3	0	OMS Paita

6	3 MF	Wapo Ele-Hmaea	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Gaïtcha FCN
8	3 MF	Shene Wélépane	(1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Magenta
10	3 MF	Thomas Gope-Fenepej	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28)	4	2	Mont-Dore
12	3 MF	Jean Baptiste Waitreü (captain)	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 28)	2	0	Gaïtcha FCN
14	3 MF	Romaric Luépack	(1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Auteuil
19	3 MF	Cyril Nypie	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)	3	1	Mont-Dore

7	4 FW	Bryan Ausu	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Gaïtcha FCN
9	4 FW	Albert Watrone	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 27)	4	1	Auteuil
11	4 FW	Patrick Gohé	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)	3	0	Gaïtcha FCN
13	4 FW	Warren Houala	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 28)	3	1	Hienghène Sport
15	4 FW	Henri Boucheron	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 27)	2	0	OMS Paita

Fixtures and results

2016

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Papua New Guinea	1–4	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Awi 34'	Report	Watrone 56' Gope-Fenepej 68' (pen.) Poma 82' Houala 90+4'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Caledonia	1–1	Fiji	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Gope-Fenepej 68'	Report	Jennings 25'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Caledonia	0–1	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00		Report	Wilkins 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

2018

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	New Caledonia	2–3	Solomon Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Drawilo 23' (pen.), 77' (pen.)	Report	Houairia 41' Taroga 56' (pen.) Bitaud 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	New Caledonia	8–1	Vanuatu	Pirae, Tahiti
18:00	Gope-Fenepej 13', 53' Bako 23' Rawor 49' (o.g.) Richard 60', 63' Wawia 68' Longue 88'	Report	Peli 84'	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 300 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	1–1	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Dau 45+2'	Report	Drawilo 63'	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Semi Final	New Zealand	2–1	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Mata 55' Ebbinge 76'	Report	Mata 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Third place match	New Caledonia	4–1	Solomon Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
18:00	Wenisso 30' Katrawa 71' Longue 75' Bako 89'	Report	Wawane 81'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 100 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

References

External links

New Caledonian Football Federation official website

Head-to-head record

The following table shows New Caledonia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
France	1	1	0	6	−6
South Africa	1	1	0	5	−5
United States	1	1	1	9	−8
Total	3	3	1	20	−19

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