Papua New Guinea national under-17 football team

Papua New Guinea U17

Nickname(s)

Kapuls
(Tok Pisin for Cuscus)

Association

Papua New Guinea Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Ryan Nelsen

Captain

Gregory Togubai

Most caps

John Ray (7)

Top scorer

Oswald Bade (3)

Home stadium

Hubert Murray Stadium

FIFA code

PNG

First colours

Second colours

First international

1986

Biggest win

Samoa 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea

(Apia, Samoa; January 19, 2015)

Biggest defeat

New Zealand 5 - 1 Papua New Guinea

(Luganville, Vanuatu; April 25, 2013)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U17 Championship

Appearances

4 (1986, 2011, 2013, 2015)

Best result

3rd (2011)

The Papua New Guinea national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association.

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1993 to 2015	Did not qualify

OFC

The OFC U-17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	Did not Qualify
1986	Did not Qualify
1989	Did not Qualify
1991	Did not Qualify
1993	Did not Qualify
1995	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1999	Did not Qualify
& 2001	Did not Qualify
& 2003	Did not Qualify
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2009	Did not Qualify
2011	Did not Qualify
& 2013	5th Place
& 2015	Group Stage
& 2017
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Squad for 2015 OFC U-17 Championship

Caps and goals as of 13 January 2015.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kusuga Komolong	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998	0	0	Besta United PNG
20	1GK	Jerry Seriba	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999	5	0	Besta United PNG

2	2DF	Nickson Purari	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998	4	0	Besta United PNG
3	2DF	Robin Livai	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998	5	0	Besta United PNG
4	2DF	Kenneth Pilailo	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998	5	0	Besta United PNG
5	2DF	Jacob Akus	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998	0	0	Besta United PNG
6	2DF	Bruno Kelena	(1999-11-24) 24 November 1999	1	0	Besta United PNG
12	2DF	Clive Samlal	(1998-11-09) 9 November 1998	4	0	Besta United PNG
16	2DF	Bruno Samlal	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998	3	0	Besta United PNG

8	3MF	Gregory Togubai (c)	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998	5	0	Besta United PNG
10	3MF	Brendon Kambual	(1998-11-25) 25 November 1998	5	2	Besta United PNG
11	3MF	Gary Pokas	(1998-07-25) 25 July 1998	1	0	Besta United PNG
13	3MF	Tanaka Sigamata	(1998-07-11) 11 July 1998	2	0	Besta United PNG
15	3MF	Stahl Gubag	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999	5	1	Madang Fox
17	3MF	Stahl Pokas	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	5	0	Besta United PNG
18	3MF	Sylvester Agat	(1998-11-10) 10 November 1998	3	0	Besta United PNG

7	4FW	Oswald Bade	(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998	5	3	Besta United PNG
9	4FW	Cleave Roy	(1999-05-02) 2 May 1999	5	0	Besta United PNG
14	4FW	Freddy Tupani	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998	5	2	Besta United PNG
19	4FW	Martin Tokwakwasi	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998	1	1	Besta United PNG

References

External links

Papua New Guinea Football Federation official website

Football in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 U-15

League system

Men	Overall Champion Soccer League Club Championship

Domestic cups

International	Wantok Cup Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

OFC U-17 Championship

Tournaments	New Zealand 1983 Taiwan 1986 Australia 1989 New Zealand 1991 New Zealand 1993 Vanuatu 1995 New Zealand 1997 Fiji 1999 Samoa/Cook Islands 2001 American Samoa 2003 New Caledonia 2005 Tahiti 2007 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2011 Vanuatu 2013 American Samoa/Samoa 2015 Tahiti 2017

Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Team appearances Records and statistics

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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