West Papua football team

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West Papua
West Papua Football Association.svg
Nickname(s) Oranje, Zwart, Blauw(Orange, Black, and Blue) [1]
Tjenderawasih (Birds of Paradise) [2]
Association Football Association West Papua [3]
West Papua Football Association (defunct) [4]
Confederation ConIFA
NF Board (former)
Head coach Garry llina [5]
Top scorerRudy Gell de la Cruz (2)
Home stadium Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg, Bosjes van Pex, Bohemen en Meer en Bos, Loosduinen, The Hague [6]
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First colours
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Second colours
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Third colours
First international
Morning Star flag.svg  West Papua 1–1 South Moluccas  Flag of South Moluccas.svg
(The Hague, Netherlands; 23 June 2005)
Biggest win
Morning Star flag.svg  West Papua 22–0 Katanga Flag of Katanga.svg
(The Hague, Netherlands; 23 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
Morning Star flag.svg  West Papua 2–10 Tamil Eelam  Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg
(The Hague, Netherlands; 21 December 2019)
Website

The West Papua football team is a team from the Indonesian western half of the island of Western New Guinea. It is a member of ConIFA, having previously been a member of the NF-Board. On 23 June 2005, the West Papua national football team played in the 2005 UNPO Cup in The Hague. They played only one match against South Moluccas. They drew (1–1), and South Moluccas won on penalties. West Papuans were listed to take part in the 2006 VIVA World Cup but then withdrew. [7]

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The national team returned to action in 2019, playing a friendly against East Turkestan, for the first time after 14 years hiatus. [8] On 25 January 2020, the F.A.W.P. was accepted in to ConIFA as its full member. [4]

Football Association West Papua

The Football Association West Papua is the football association of West Papua and was founded in 2017. [9] [10]

Tournament records

YearPositionGPWDLGSGA
UNPO Cup
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005Semifinalist101011

Matches played

23 June 2005UNPO Cup West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 1–1Flag of South Moluccas.svg  South Moluccas Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing
19 October 2019Friendly West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 2–8
(Half Time 1–5)
Kokbayraq flag.svg  East Turkestan Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
14:00 CET [11] Rudy Gell de la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg19'
Samuel Taria Soccerball shade.svg88'
Ihtiyar Yusupov Soccerball shade.svg8'Soccerball shade.svg75'
Abdushukur Abduryin Soccerball shade.svg25'
Salaydin Tursun Soccerball shade.svg31'
Ripkat Bilal Soccerball shade.svg35'
Alisher Tashmetov Soccerball shade.svg39'
East Turkestan player Soccerball shade.svg62'
Elzat Kader Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg
21 December 2019 2020 CONIFA World Cup qualification [12] West Papua  Morning Star flag.svg2–10
(Half Time 1–5)
Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
14:00 CET [12] Rudy Gell de la Cruz Soccerball shade.svg37'
Kila Toilala Soccerball shade.svg83'
Senthuran Uthayasuthan Soccerball shade.svg1'Soccerball shade.svg8'Soccerball shade.svg52'
Nirunthan Sivananthan Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg43'Soccerball shade.svg44'
Steven Sacayaradj Soccerball shade.svg52'
Mayooran Chelliah Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg [12] [13]
Referee: Kees Ekelmann
23 October 2021Friendly West Papua  Morning Star flag.svg22–0
(Half Time 12–0) [14]
Flag of Katanga.svg Katanga Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
14:45 CET [15] [16] Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg
Referee: Marcel de Kler [17]
1 November 2022Friendly charity match West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 5–5 TikTok United FC Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Report Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing
13 November 2022Friendly West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 1–1Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing
18 August 2023Friendly West Papua Morning Star flag.svg 5–2Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands
Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing

References

  1. Football Association of West Papua [@OfficialFAWP] (September 15, 2020). "Anybody doing anything" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. Football Association of West Papua [@OfficialFAWP] (October 23, 2021). "Back to the mothership" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. Football Association of West Papua [@FAWPunofficial] (February 4, 2020). "Welcome to this unofficial account" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 Football Association of West Papua [@FAWPunofficial] (February 4, 2020). "The FA of West Papua, an organisation distinct from the West Papua Football Association" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Who we are". Football Association of West Papua. October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. "Western Papua". ConIFA . 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. "Article associacion occitana de fotbol". www.a-o-f.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  8. "East Turkistan, West Papua and an Extraordinary Game of Football". the Diplomat . 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. "Profile".
  10. "Participation in the CONIFA Football Strategy Days in Sabbioneta, Italy". internations-exchange.org.
  11. CONIFA [@CONIFAOfficial] (October 19, 2019). "LIVE" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. 1 2 3 CONIFA [@CONIFAOfficial] (December 21, 2019). "MATCHDAY" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  13. Football Association of West Papua [@FAWPunofficial] (February 9, 2020). "Op deze stormachtige zondag" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  14. Football Association of West Papua [@OfficialFAWP] (October 23, 2021). "HT Friendly CORRECTION" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  15. Football Association of West Papua [@OfficialFAWP] (October 23, 2021). "FT" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  16. Football Association of West Papua [@OfficialFAWP] (October 23, 2021). "Kick-off has been delayed again" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  17. @OfficialFAWP (October 23, 2021). "Today's match officials" (Tweet) via Twitter.