Papua New Guinea national soccer team

Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)	Kapuls (Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Warren Moon
Captain	Ronald Warisan
Most caps	Emmanuel Simon (36)
Top scorer	Raymond Gunemba, Reggie Davani (13)
Home stadium	Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	165 1 (20 June 2024)
Highest	153 (June 2017)
Lowest	206 (October–November 2015)
First international
	Fiji 3–1 Papua and New Guinea; (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)
Biggest win
	Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa ; (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987)
Biggest defeat
	Malaysia 10–0 Papua New Guinea ; (Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 20 June 2023)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1980 )
Best result	Runners-up (2016)
Medal record
Pacific Games

Last updated July 18, 2024

The Papua New Guinea national soccer team is the men's national soccer 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 153, in June 2017. As of April 2024, the country was ranked 166 out of 211 countries. This was a drop of 1 place from February 2024.^[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 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.

History

1963–1978

The Papuan national team played its first match at the 1963 South Pacific Games, where it fell to Fiji 3-1 and was eliminated. At the 1966 South Pacific Games they reached the third place match but lost to the New Hebrides. Three years later they reached the same stage, and defeated the Fijian team 2-1 to win the bronze medal.

At 1971 South Pacific Games, after losing in the semi-finals to New Caledonia, they were beaten 8-1 by Tahiti in the third place game. Four years later, at the 1975 Games, they were beaten in the group stage by Tahiti and New Caledonia and thus eliminated in the first round.

1979–1995

At the 1979 South Pacific Games they lost in the quarter-finals 3–2 against the Solomon Islands, and in the first phase of the consolation tournament they were beaten 2–0 at the hands of the New Hebrides. The following year they played in the 1980 Oceania Cup, the precursor to the OFC Nations Cup, where despite beating the New Hebrides team, their losses to Australia and New Caledonia left them out at the first phase.

At 1983 South Pacific Games they lost the match for third place against the New Caledonian team. In the 1987 edition they won the bronze medal again by beating Vanuatu 3-1. Even so, in the two subsequent editions, 1991 and 1995, they were eliminated in the first phase.

1996–2012

After an absence in three editions of the OFC Nations Cup, due to the poor results obtained in the Melanesia Cup, they qualified for the 2002 tournament. They were only able to salvage a point in a 0-0 draw against the Solomon Islands and bowed out in the first round. In 2003 South Pacific Games they had a poor performance and in five games only obtaining four points.

After not participating in 2007, which served as qualification for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, they were eliminated in the first phase at 2011 Pacific Games by having worse goal difference than Tahiti, with whom they tied on points. In the 2012 OFC Nations Cup they drew with Fiji and lost to the Solomon Islands and New Zealand, again being eliminated in the group stage.

2013–present

In 2015, Papua New Guinea was designated to host the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. In the group stage, the Papuan team drew 1–1 with New Caledonia, 2–2 against Tahiti and beat Samoa 8–0. After achieving victory in the semi-finals, 2–1 against the Solomon Islands, they lost on penalties to New Zealand in the final after drawing 0–0 in regulation time. On 20 June 2023, Papua New Guinea suffered their worst defeat in their history losing to Malaysia 10–0 at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium.

FIFA Series tournament

In 2024, Papua New Guinea played their first ever tournament outside Oceania where FIFA invited them to the 2024 FIFA Series matches on from 22 to 25 March 2024 held in Colombo where they would face Sri Lanka and Central African Republic.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Joma	1998–2000^[6]

Puma	2007–2010
Nike	2011–2012
Lotto	2013–2015
Adidas	2017–2023
Veto	2024–

Results and fixtures

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

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

8 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–3	Solomon Islands	Nouméa, New Caledonia
14:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

11 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–3	New Caledonia	Koné, New Caledonia
16:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Yoshida

14 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Papua New Guinea	0–1	Vanuatu	Nouméa, New Caledonia
14:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

15 NovemberFriendly	Papua New Guinea	0–3 (w/o)	East Timor	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00 UTC+11:00

17 November 2023 Pacific Games	Papua New Guinea	3–0 (w/o)	Tuvalu	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00				Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

23 November 2023 Pacific Games	Vanuatu	1–1	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00				Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

27 November 2023 Pacific Games	Cook Islands	0–3 (w/o)	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00				Stadium: SIFF Academy Field

30 November 2023 Pacific Games	Tahiti	2–0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00				Stadium: SIFF Academy Field

2024

22 March 2024 FIFA World Series	Sri Lanka	0–0	Papua New Guinea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
20:45 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 5,089 Referee: Meshari Ali Al Shammari (Qatar)

25 March 2024 FIFA World Series	Central African Republic	4–0	Papua New Guinea	Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:00 UTC+5:30	Yawanendji-Malipangou 11' Godame 25', 43', 78'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 550 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

16 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–5	Fiji	Luganville, Vanuatu
	Semmy 88'		Begg 2' Dunn 43', 52' A. Komolong 55' (o.g.) Krishna 64'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

19 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–1	Tahiti	Luganville, Vanuatu
	Paul 25'		Degrumelle 15'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

22 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	Samoa	1–2	Papua New Guinea	Luganville, Vanuatu
	Trainor 67'		Semmy 26' Kepo 47'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium

Coaching history

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 (2019–2021)
Marcos Gusmão (2021–2022)
Santiago Marina (2022–2023)
Warren Moon (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.^[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2024, after the match against Central African Republic .

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Ronald Warisan	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 34)	28	0	Lae City
1 GK	Dave Tomare	(1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Hekari United
1 GK	Vagi Koniel	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 27)	0	0	Southern Strikers

2 DF	Daniel Joe	(1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)	32	0	Hekari United
2 DF	Alwin Komolong	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29)	22	1	Queensland Lions
2 DF	Felix Komolong	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)	21	0	Lae City
2 DF	Kolu Kepo	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 31)	18	4	Hekari United
2 DF	Godfrey Haro	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26)	8	0	Hekari United
2 DF	Leenard Atterwell	(2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Alcochetense
2 DF	Raymon Diho	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	North Geelong Warriors

3 MF	Emmanuel Simon	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)	33	4	Lae City
3 MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)	14	0	Hekari United
3 MF	Pala Paul	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 24)	5	0	Southern Strikers
3 MF	Kenneth Arah	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Gulf Komara
3 MF	Troy Dobbin	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Queensland Lions
3 MF	Lee-Navu Faunt	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Redlands United
3 MF	Bruce Tiampo	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Lae City
3 MF	Solomon Rani	(2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Hekari United
3 MF	Jethro Yumange	(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	River Light

4 FW	Tommy Semmy	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)	18	6	Melbourne Knights
4 FW	Ati Kepo	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)	18	6	Hekari United
4 FW	Harold Tataeng	(1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Southern Strikers
4 FW	Matu Ben	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Lae City

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Philip Steven	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)	3	0	Port Moresby	2024 FIFA Series
DF	Joseph Waiwai	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Port Moresby Strikers	2024 FIFA Series
DF	Abel Redenut	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Hekari United	2023 Pacific Games
DF	Nathaniel Eddie	unknown	0	0	Hekari United	2023 Pacific Games
DF	Thomas Yagum	(1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Lae City	2023 Pacific Games
DF	Joshua Talau	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Lae City	2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

MF	Rex Naime	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Hekari United	2024 FIFA Series
MF	Nigel Dabinyaba	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 31)	19	11	Hekari United	2024 FIFA Series
MF	Oberth Simon	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Hekari United	2024 FIFA Series
MF	Tizoki Tamgol	unknown	0	0	Port Moresby	2023 Pacific Games
MF	Joseph Joe	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Hekari United	2023 Pacific Games

FW	Pascal Kundi	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Port Moresby Strikers	2023 Pacific Games
FW	Raymond Gunemba	(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)	25	11	Lae City	2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

Player records

As of 22 June 2024^[8]

Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Players in bold are still active with Papua New Guinea.

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Emmanuel Simon ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	36	4	2014–present
2	Daniel Joe ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	34	1	2012–present
3	Ronald Warisan ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	32	0	2014–present
4	Raymond Gunemba ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	31	13	2012–present
4	Michael Foster	31	7	2003–2022
6	Alwin Komolong ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	24	1	2016–present
7	Tommy Semmy	23	8	2014–present
8	Felix Komolong	22	0	2016–present
8	Koriak Upaiga	22	2	2011–present
10	Nigel Dabinyaba ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	21	9	2014–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Reggie Davani	13	17	0.76	2002–2012
1	Raymond Gunemba ^{[lower-alpha 7]}	13	31	0.42	2012–present
3	Nigel Dabinyaba ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	9	21	0.43	2014–present
4	Tommy Semmy	8	23	0.35	2014–present
5	Ati Kepo	7	20	0.35	2019–present
5	Michael Foster	7	31	0.23	2003–2022
7	Nathaniel Lepani	6	8	0.75	2004–2011
8	Neil Hans	5	8	0.63	2007–2014
	Andrew Lepani	5	12	0.42	2003–2011
	Mauri Wasi	5	14	0.36	2002–2014

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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 1966	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1970 to 1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify								3rd	6	2	1	3	5	13
2002	Did not enter								Did not enter
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									3rd	4	2	0	2	5	5
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2030
2034
Total		0/14								26	9	6	11	48	41

* 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.

OFC Nations Cup

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did not enter									No qualification
1980	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	6	22	—	No qualification
1996	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	2	4
1998										4	1	1	2	3	6
2000										4	0	0	4	4	19
2002	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	12	Squad	4	4	0	0	20	2
2004	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	17	6
2008	Disqualified									Disqualified
2012	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad	Qualified automatically
2016	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	3	0	13	4	Squad
2024	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	7	Squad
Total	Runners-up	5/11	17	4	6	7	27	49	—	20	8	3	9	46	37

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
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 team
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	17	3
2023	5th-8th placement	6th	4	2	1	1	7	3
Total	Third place	14/16	52	20	11	30	183	88

MSG Prime Minister's Cup

MSG Prime Minister's Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1988	Did not enter
1989	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	5	4
1990	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	1	5
1992	Did not enter
1994	Third place	3rd	4	1	1	2	2	4
1998	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	3	6
2000	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	4	19
2022	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	5
2023	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	7
Total	Winner	7/9	27	6	4	17	24	50

Honours

OFC Nations Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2016
Pacific Games
- Third place (2): 1969, 1987
MSG Prime Minister's Cup
- Champions (1): 2022
- Third Place (1): 1994

Head-to-head record

Papua New Guinea Won to Tuvalu 1 Time and Loss to Tuvalu 1 Time No Draws

Up to matches played on 20 July 2019.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	3	3	0	0	37	0	+37	100.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	2	11	−9	0.00
China	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
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
Niue	1	1	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00
North Korea	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0.00
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0.00
Samoa ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	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 10]}	20	8	4	8	27	32	−5	40.00
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	100.00
Total	135	45	24	66	316	292	+24	33.33

Source: Papua New Guinea national football team results
Notes:

↑ Simon also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Joe also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Warisan also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Gunemba also played twice against Vanuatu B, scoring once, matches and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Komolong also played once against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Dabinyaba also played once against Vanuatu B, scoring twice, match and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Gunemba also played twice against Vanuatu B, scoring once, matches and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Dabinyaba also played once against Vanuatu B, scoring twice, match and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.
↑ Includes results as Western Samoa.
↑ Includes results as New Hebrides.

Historical kits

1996 Home	2002 Home	2004	2011 Home	2014 Home	2014 Away	2015 Home	2015 Away

2017 Home	2017 Away	2022 Home	2022 Away	2022 Third	2024 Home	2024 Away

Sources:^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Related Research Articles

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References

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↑ "Papua New Guinea International Matches". Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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[9] Simon also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.

[10] Joe also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.

[11] Warisan also played twice against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.

[12] Gunemba also played twice against Vanuatu B, scoring once, matches and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.

[13] Komolong also played once against Vanuatu B, matches that are not considered official by FIFA.

[14] Dabinyaba also played once against Vanuatu B, scoring twice, match and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.

[15] Gunemba also played twice against Vanuatu B, scoring once, matches and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.

[16] Dabinyaba also played once against Vanuatu B, scoring twice, match and goals that are not considered official by FIFA.

[table_note_SAM0.62533929041835-17] Includes results as Western Samoa.

[table_note_VAN0.62533929041835-18] Includes results as New Hebrides.

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v t e Papua New Guinea national soccer team
General	Papua New Guinea Football Association Managers Players Results
Stadiums	Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
OFC Nations Cup	Summary 1980 2002 2012 2016
Notable matches	2016 OFC Nations Cup final
Other PNGFA teams	U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal Women's U-20 U-17

v t e National football teams of Oceania (OFC)
OFC Nations Cup
Active	American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia ² Fiji Kiribati ¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue ² Palau ² Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu ¹ Vanuatu
Former	Australia (moved to AFC in 2006) Northern Mariana Islands ³ (moved to AFC in 2009) Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) ⁴ (returned to AFC in 1989)
¹ Associate member of OFC - Not a member of FIFA ² Not a member of OFC and consequently not a member of FIFA ³ Northern Mariana Islands was only an associate member of OFC between 1998 and 2009 - Not a member of FIFA ⁴ Although not geographically in Oceania, Chinese Taipei was a member of the OFC between 1976–1978 and 1982–1989 Although not geographically in Oceania Israel entered OFC World Cup qualification in 1986 and 1990 due to political reasons, though it never became a formal OFC member.