Papua New Guinea U20

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)
First colours Second colours
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)

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.

History

The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 15 times (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and their best results were in 1978 and 1982 when the team achieved fourth place both times.

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 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fixtures and results

Papua New Guinea  v  New Caledonia

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)

Vanuatu  v  Papua New Guinea

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)

Fiji  v  Papua New Guinea

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	1GK	Jeezreel Apising	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004	0	0
20	1GK	Christian Jimmy	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003	0	0
2	2DF	Issac Basa	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003	0	0
3	2DF	Lee-Navu Faunt	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003	0	0	Redlands United
5	2DF	Kuman Gene	(2004-05-25) 25 May 2004	0	0
7	2DF	Charles Hayes	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004	0	0
10	2DF	Nigel Kiaka	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004	0	0
11	2DF	Randell Kuapaitam	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003	0	0
12	2DF	Balthasar Mari	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	0	0
14	2DF	Nick Naa'ru	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004	0	0
17	2DF	Felix Suaimbau	(2003-06-25) 25 June 2003	0	0
18	2DF	Jarvin Sudii	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004	0	0
19	2DF	Alfred Tinge	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003	0	0	Northern Youth
21	2DF	Maroa Tom	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003	0	0
24	2DF	Claus Wall	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004	0	0
4	3MF	Michael Gambu	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003	0	0	Northern Youth
6	3MF	Jese Grese	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003	0	0
22	3MF	Joshua Urro	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003	0	0
23	3MF	Jason Wadunah	(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003	0	0	Tusbab Stallions
26	3MF	Hamray Wayne	(2004-07-25) 25 July 2004	0	0
8	4FW	Cyril Kadiko	(2004-08-29) 29 August 2004	0	0
9	4FW	Jeremiah Kamake	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003	0	0
13	4FW	Jahnnel Meio	(2004-12-10) 10 December 2004	0	0
15	4FW	Rex Naime	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003	0	0	Hekari United
16	4FW	Vianney Noneng	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004	0	0
25	4FW	Jezshril Warren	(2004-03-06) 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	1GK	Baxter Morris	(1999-12-24) 24 December 1999	0	0	Besta United PNG
20	1GK	Graham Berigami	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000	3	0	Besta United PNG
2	2DF	Laventine Munuo	(1999-04-05) 5 April 1999	1	0	Southern Strikers
3	2DF	Kimson Kapai	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000	2	0	Besta United PNG
4	2DF	Sylvester Luke	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000	3	0	Besta United PNG
5	2DF	Freeman Giwi	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000	2	0	Tusbab Stallions
15	2DF	Dinniget Luaine	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000	1	0	Besta United PNG
17	2DF	Dopson Noi	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000	2	0	Besta United PNG
6	3MF	Ricky Wadunah	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000	3	0	Tusbab Stallions
7	3MF	Emmanuel Simongi	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000	3	0	Toti City
8	3MF	Stahl Gubag	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999	6	0	Tusbab Stallions
9	3MF	Barthy Kerobin	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000	3	1	Besta United PNG
10	3MF	Oberth Simon	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001	3	0	Besta United PNG
11	3MF	Yagi Yasasa	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000	2	0	Besta United PNG
19	3MF	Abraham Allen	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000	3	2	Besta United PNG
13	4FW	Cameron Nuabi	(2000-08-20) 20 August 2000	2	0	Southern Strikers
16	4FW	Jonathan Allen	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000	2	1	Besta United PNG
18	4FW	Wolfram Gregory	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000	2	0	Besta United PNG

References

External links

• Papua New Guinea Football Association official website