Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer team
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The Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer team is the national U-20 team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. PMRL Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000, is used for home games.
Nickname(s)Kapuls
(Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
(Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
AssociationPapua New Guinea Football Association
Head coachAnthony Pakakota
| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Anthony Pakakota | ||
| Captain | Ricky Wadunah | ||
| Most caps | Mauri Wasi (10) | ||
| Top scorer | Mauri Wasi (11) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea  (Auckland, New Zealand; 11 November 1978) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea (Suva, Fiji, 3 September 1988) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 11–0 Papua New Guinea (Sydney, Australia; 20 February 1985) New Zealand 12–1 Papua New Guinea (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 May 2014) | |||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (1978, 1982) | ||
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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1974 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1978 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
 1980 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1982 | Fourth place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 1985 | Sixth Place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| 1986 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1988 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1997 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1998 | |||||||
  2001 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
 2005 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2008 | |||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 2014 | Fifth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Total | 15/23 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 49 | 183 |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1977 to  2025 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fixtures and results
| 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 | Vanuatu | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 15:00 | Wilkins 50' (pen.) Kalo 56'Thomas 81' |
Report | Yanum 77' |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
| 10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Fiji | 1–1 | Papua New Guinea | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| 12:00 | Catarogo 71' |
Report | Dabinyaba 35' |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Anthony Pakakota |
| Assistant coach | Erickson Komeng |
| Team Manager | Joseph Ame |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 1 September 2022 before the game against Fiji.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jeezreel Apising | 10 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | Christian Jimmy | 16 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Issac Basa | 27 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Lee-Navu Faunt | 4 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Redlands United |
| 5 | DF | Kuman Gene | 25 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Charles Hayes | 18 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | DF | Nigel Kiaka | 21 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | DF | Randell Kuapaitam | 18 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Balthasar Mari | 20 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Nick Naa'ru | 29 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Felix Suaimbau | 25 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Jarvin Sudii | 28 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Alfred Tinge | 23 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Northern Youth |
| 21 | DF | Maroa Tom | 3 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Claus Wall | 8 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Michael Gambu | 13 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Northern Youth |
| 6 | MF | Jese Grese | 16 September 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Joshua Urro | 16 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Jason Wadunah | 25 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Tusbab Stallions |
| 26 | MF | Hamray Wayne | 25 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Cyril Kadiko | 29 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jeremiah Kamake | 31 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Jahnnel Meio | 10 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Rex Naime | 23 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Hekari United |
| 16 | FW | Vianney Noneng | 15 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Jezshril Warren | 6 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 squad
The following players have been called up 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.
- Caps and goals as of 12 August 2018 after the game against New Zealand.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Baxter Morris | 24 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 20 | GK | Graham Berigami | 1 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 2 | DF | Laventine Munuo | 5 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | Southern Strikers |
| 3 | DF | Kimson Kapai | 18 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 4 | DF | Sylvester Luke | 12 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 5 | DF | Freeman Giwi | 7 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | Tusbab Stallions |
| 15 | DF | Dinniget Luaine | 16 May 2000 | 1 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 17 | DF | Dopson Noi | 7 November 2000 | 2 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 6 | MF | Ricky Wadunah | 20 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | Tusbab Stallions |
| 7 | MF | Emmanuel Simongi | 25 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | Toti City |
| 8 | MF | Stahl Gubag | 17 July 1999 | 6 | 0 | Tusbab Stallions |
| 9 | MF | Barthy Kerobin | 13 September 2000 | 3 | 1 | Besta United PNG |
| 10 | MF | Oberth Simon | 1 January 2001 | 3 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 11 | MF | Yagi Yasasa | 17 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | Besta United PNG |
| 19 | MF | Abraham Allen | 25 December 2000 | 3 | 2 | Besta United PNG |
| 13 | FW | Cameron Nuabi | 20 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | Southern Strikers |
| 16 | FW | Jonathan Allen | 3 January 2000 | 2 | 1 | Besta United PNG |
| 18 | FW | Wolfram Gregory | 25 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Besta United PNG |