Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team

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Papua New Guinea U23
Nickname(s) Kapuls (Cuscus)
Association Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Moon
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–0 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
(Melbourne, Australia; May 19, 1991)
Biggest win
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0–7 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
(Lautoka, Fiji; March 7, 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
(Sydney, Australia; January 16, 2004)
OFC U23 Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1991)
Best resultFourth place (1991, 1999, 2004, 2008)

The Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team, also known as PNG U23, represents Papua New Guinea at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Papua New Guinea national soccer team

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History

PNG U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was third place, achieved at the 2015 Pacific Games.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
YearRound Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Fiji.svg 1991 Fourth place6015419-151
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1996 Did not enter
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999 Fourth place4103311-83
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2004 Group Stage4013721-141
Flag of Fiji.svg 2008 Fourth place52031820-26
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2012 Fourth place410335-23
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2015 Semi-finals410336-33
Flag of Fiji.svg 2019 Group Stage310287+13
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 Group Stage200205-50
TotalSemi-Finals3262244694-4820

Fixtures & results

2019

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3-1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka, Fiji
12:00
Report
Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Conger
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3-1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka, Fiji
15:00 Report
Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Waldron
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg6-1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka, Fiji
12:00
Report Stadium: Churchill Park
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Moon
Assistant coach Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg David Muta
Team manager Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Gordon Manub

Current squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 28 September 2019 after the match against the Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Jordan Tobem (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26)20 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Morobe United
181 GK Jonathan Pole (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Morobe United
201 GK Jerry Seriba (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24)10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Kagua Erave

22 DF Peter Dabinyaba Jr. (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)30 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Vitiaz United
32 DF Carlos Onne (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24)30 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
42 DF Gimale Essacu (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26)40 Flag of the United States.svg Western Illinois University
52 DF Rupa Amil (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Gulf Komara
142 DF Gabby Yanum (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)30 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Bougainville
172 DF Edward Joshua (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25)10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City
2 DF Felix Komolong (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)60 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City

63 MF Timothy Mali (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25)00 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg FC Bougainville
73 MF Gregory Togubai (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)33 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
83 MF Freddy Kepo (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 25)32 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
113 MF Bernard Purari (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)31 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Bougainville
123 MF Emmanuel Simongi (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)31 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Kutubu
133 MF Joseph Waiwai (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Star Mountain
153 MF Yagi Yasasa (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23)30 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Vitiaz United
193 MF Ernest Gwaitep (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26)20 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City

94 FW Pokana Mea (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26)20 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Gulf Komara
104 FW Franck Toboroyan (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 26)00 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
164 FW Tyran Vapara (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26)30 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Southern Strikers

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