West Papua football team
National association football team
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The West Papua football team is a football team from the Indonesian half (Western New Guinea) of the New Guinea island. 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 UNPO Cup in The Hague. They played only one match, against South Moluccas. West Papuans were listed to take part in the 2006 VIVA World Cup, but withdrew.[5] The Football Association West Papua was founded in 2017.[6][7]
Paradisaea (The birds of paradise)[2]
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| Nickname(s) | Orange, black and blue[1] Paradisaea (The birds of paradise)[2] | |||
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| Association | Football Association West Papua[3] | |||
| Confederation | ConIFA NF Board (formerly) | |||
| Head coach | Garry llina[4] | |||
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| First international | ||||
 West Papua 1–1 South Moluccas  (The Hague, Netherlands; 23 June 2005) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
West Papua 22–0 Katanga  (The Hague, Netherlands; 23 October 2021) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
West Papua 2–10 Tamil Eelam  (The Hague, Netherlands; 21 December 2019) | ||||
| Website | https://www.footballassociationwestpapua.org | |||
The national team returned to action in 2019, playing a friendly against East Turkestan, after 14 years hiatus.[8] On 25 January 2020, the F.A.W.P. was accepted in to ConIFA as its full member.[9]
Tournament records
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNPO Cup | |||||||
 2005 | Semifinal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches played
| 23 June 2005 UNPO Cup | West Papua | 1–1 | South Moluccas | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 19 October 2019 Friendly | West Papua | 2–8 |  East Turkestan | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CET[10] | Rudy Gell de la Cruz  19'Samuel Taria 88' |
Ihtiyar Yusupov 8' 75' Abdushukur Abduryin 25'Salaydin Tursun 31'Ripkat Bilal 35'Alisher Tashmetov 39'East Turkestan player 62'Elzat Kader 86' |
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg |
| 21 December 2019 2020 CONIFA World Cup qualification[11] | West Papua | 2–10 | Tamil Eelam | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CET[11] | Rudy Gell de la Cruz 37' Kila Toilala 83' |
Senthuran Uthayasuthan 1' 8' 52' Nirunthan Sivananthan 42' 43' 44'Steven Sacayaradj 52'Mayooran Chelliah 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg[11][12] Referee: Kees Ekelmann |
| 23 October 2021 Friendly | West Papua | 22–0[13] | Katanga | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:45 CET[14][15] | Stadium: Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg Referee: Marcel de Kler[16] |
| 1 November 2022 Friendly | West Papua | 5–5 | TikTok United FC | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 13 November 2022 Friendly | West Papua | 1–1 |  Raetia | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
| 18 August 2023 Friendly | West Papua | 5–2 |  Tibet | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark De Verademing |
