Papua New Guinea national under-17 football team

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.

Papua New Guinea U17

Nickname(s)	Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
Association	Papua New Guinea Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Samson Steven
Captain	Gregory Togubai
Most caps	John Ray (7)
Top scorer	Barthy Kerobin (4)
Home stadium	Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA code	PNG
First colours Second colours
First international
Australia 3 - 0 Papua New Guinea (Kaohsiung, Taiwan; December 7, 1986)
Biggest win
Samoa 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Samoa; January 19, 2015)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 16 - 0 Papua New Guinea (Luganville, Vanuatu; April 25, 2013)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1986)
Best result	4th (1986)

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985	Did not Participate
1987	Did not Qualify
1989 to 1997	Did not Participate
1999 to 2001	Did not Qualify
2003	Withdrew
2005	Did not Qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not Participate
2011 to 2019	Did not Qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

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

OFC U-17 Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	4th Place	4	0	2	2	1	5	-4	2
1989	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Group Stage	5	2	0	3	10	26	-16	6
& 2001	Group Stage	4	3	0	1	11	9	+2	9
&& 2003	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	10	11	-1	4
2007	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	4	7	-3	6
& 2013	5th Place	5	1	1	3	2	8	-6	4
& 2015	Group Stage	5	2	1	2	9	5	+4	7
& 2017	Semi-Finals	4	1	1	2	8	9	-1	4
& 2018	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	8	9	-1	3
Total		38	13	6	19	63	89	-26	45

Current technical staff

Position
Head Coach	Samson Steven
Assistant Coach	Mathew Witu
Team Manager	Tinge Emuka

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship from 9 to 22 September 2018.

Caps and goals as of 15 September 2018 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Andrew Baniau	2 August 2002	3	0	Madang
20	GK	Jesse Mandari	8 October 2002	0	0	Tusbab Stallons
2	DF	Butler Hosea	2 June 2002	3	0	Madang
3	DF	Russell Patrom	11 September 2002	1	0	PNG FA
4	DF	Elijah Potua	1 July 2002	3	0	PNG FA
5	DF	Karlo Kelly	22 September 2002	3	0	PNG FA
15	DF	Townsville Lakamanga	16 July 2002	1	0	PNG FA
17	DF	Ben Boniepe	29 September 2002	3	0	PNG FA
6	MF	Akaya Wadunah	25 January 2005	3	1	Tusbab Stallions
7	MF	Morientes Sow	4 April 2002	0	0	PNG FA
8	MF	Joel Alex	7 August 2002	3	0	Madang
10	MF	Lee-Navu Faunt	4 May 2003	2	0	PNG FA
11	MF	Morris Devi	29 September 2002	3	1	Tusbab Stallions
12	MF	Joseph Ealedona Jr.	14 August 2003	1	0	PNG FA
16	MF	Emmanuel Bafeng	25 July 2002	0	0	PNG FA
18	MF	Bruce Tiampo	5 July 2002	3	0	PNG FA
19	MF	Ishmael Yopiyopi	8 April 2002	2	0	Madang
9	FW	Renagi Ila	19 August 2002	3	1	PNG FA
13	FW	Josiah Daimoi	23 July 2003	1	0	PNG FA
14	FW	Siegfried Beschel	4 April 2002	3	5	Wynnum Wolves

2017 Squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.

Caps and goals as of 22 February 2017 after the game against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Charley Ningikau	4 March 2000	0	0	Centre of Excellence Madang
20	GK	Graham Berigami	1 February 2000	4	0	Tusbab Stallions
2	DF	Milton Biwa	28 October 2000	0	0	Potsie
3	DF	Kimson Kapai	18 August 2000	4	1	Centre of Excellence Madang
4	DF	Sylvester Luke	12 December 2000	4	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
5	MF	Freeman Giwi	7 July 2000	4	0	Tusbab Stallions
13	DF	Thomas Kongragle	24 March 2000	1	0	Bugandi
17	DF	Dopson Noi	7 November 2000	4	0	8 Mile Pukpuk
6	MF	Samuel Detnom	8 March 2001	0	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
7	MF	Emmanuel Simongi[1]	25 September 2000	4	1	Besta United PNG
10	MF	Oberth Simon	1 January 2001	4	0	Centre of Excellence Lae
11	MF	Yagi Yasasa	17 August 2000	4	0	Gigira Laitepo Morobe
12	MF	Ricky Wadunah	20 December 2000	3	0	Tusbab Stallions
14	MF	Emmanuel Yopiyopi	18 August 2000	3	0	Bugandi
16	MF	Jonathan Allen	3 January 2000	4	1	Besta United PNG
18	MF	Wolfram Gregory	25 March 2000	1	0	Bugandi
19	MF	Abraham Allen	25 December 2000	1	0	Centre of Excellence Madang
8	FW	Aben Pukue	25 September 2000	4	1	Centre of Excellence Madang
9	FW	Barthy Kerobin	13 September 2000	4	4	Besta United PNG
15	FW	Dunstan Jefferey	14 July 2000	0	0	Centre of Excellence Lae

Fixtures & Results

2018

9 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	0–5	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Le'ai  12', 30' (pen.), 41', 90+2' Satu  70'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 3.500 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

12 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	5–0	Vanuatu	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Beschel  7', 79' Ila  19' Devi  56' Wadunah  70'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Sione Mau (American Samoa)

15 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	New Zealand	4–3	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Hamilton  47', 55' Wilson  48' Old  83'	Report	Beschel  37', 75', 90'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

References

1. https://www.pngfootball.com.pg/simongi-left-for-new-zealand/

External links

• Papua New Guinea Football Federation official website