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Papua New Guinea national under-17 soccer team

Papua New Guinea U17
Nickname(s)Kapuls
(Tok Pisin for Cuscus)
AssociationPapua New Guinea Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachPapua New Guinea Samson Steven
CaptainGregory Togubai
Most capsJohn Ray (7)
Top scorerBarthy Kerobin (4)
Home stadiumSir Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA codePNG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 3 - 0 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Kaohsiung, Taiwan; December 7, 1986)
Biggest win
 Samoa 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Apia, Samoa; January 19, 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Solomon Islands 14–0 Papua New Guinea 
(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 12 April 2024)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1986)
Best result4th (1986)

The Papua New Guinea national under-17 soccer 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 Pts
China 1985 Did not participate
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989 to Egypt 1997 Did not participate
New Zealand 1999 to Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003 Withdrew
Peru 2005 Did not qualify
South Korea 2007 to Nigeria 2009 Did not participate
Mexico 2011 to Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023 Withdrew
Qatar 2025 Did not qualify
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
New Zealand 1983 Did not enter
Chinese Taipei 1986 4th place 4 0 2 2 1 5 -4 2
Australia 1989 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1991 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1993 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
Vanuatu 1995 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1997 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
Fiji 1999 Group Stage 5 2 0 3 10 26 -16 6
Samoa&Vanuatu 2001 Group Stage 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2 9
American Samoa&Australia&New Caledonia 2003 Withdrew - - - - - - - -
New Caledonia 2005 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 10 11 -1 4
French Polynesia 2007 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2009 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2011 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 4 7 -3 6
Samoa&Vanuatu 2013 5th place 5 1 1 3 2 8 -6 4
American Samoa&Samoa 2015 Group Stage 5 2 1 2 9 5 +4 7
Samoa&French Polynesia 2017 Semi-Finals 4 1 1 2 8 9 -1 4
Tonga&Solomon Islands 2018 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 8 9 -1 3
Fiji 2023 Withdrew - - - - - - - -
Total   38 13 6 19 63 89 -26 45

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach Papua New Guinea Samson Steven
Assistant coach Papua New Guinea Mathew Witu
Team manager Papua New Guinea 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 1GK Andrew Baniau (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Madang
20 1GK Jesse Mandari (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallons

2 2DF Butler Hosea (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Madang
3 2DF Russell Patrom (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
4 2DF Elijah Potua (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
5 2DF Karlo Kelly (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
15 2DF Townsville Lakamanga (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
17 2DF Ben Boniepe (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA

6 3MF Akaya Wadunah (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) 3 1 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallions
7 3MF Morientes Sow (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
8 3MF Joel Alex (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Madang
10 3MF Lee-Navu Faunt (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
11 3MF Morris Devi (2002-09-29) 29 September 2002 (age 22) 3 1 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallions
12 3MF Joseph Ealedona Jr. (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
16 3MF Emmanuel Bafeng (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
18 3MF Bruce Tiampo (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
19 3MF Ishmael Yopiyopi (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Papua New Guinea Madang

9 4FW Renagi Ila (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22) 3 1 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
13 4FW Josiah Daimoi (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Papua New Guinea PNG FA
14 4FW Siegfried Beschel (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) 3 5 Australia 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 1GK Charley Ningikau (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Madang
20 1GK Graham Berigami (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallions

2 2DF Milton Biwa (2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Potsie
3 2DF Kimson Kapai (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Madang
4 2DF Sylvester Luke (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Lae
5 3MF Freeman Giwi (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallions
13 2DF Thomas Kongragle (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Papua New Guinea Bugandi
17 2DF Dopson Noi (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Papua New Guinea 8 Mile Pukpuk

6 3MF Samuel Detnom (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Lae
7 3MF Emmanuel Simongi[1] (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
10 3MF Oberth Simon (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Lae
11 3MF Yagi Yasasa (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Papua New Guinea Gigira Laitepo Morobe
12 3MF Ricky Wadunah (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Tusbab Stallions
14 3MF Emmanuel Yopiyopi (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Papua New Guinea Bugandi
16 3MF Jonathan Allen (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
18 3MF Wolfram Gregory (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Papua New Guinea Bugandi
19 3MF Abraham Allen (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) 1 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Madang

8 4FW Aben Pukue (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24) 4 1 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Madang
9 4FW Barthy Kerobin (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24) 4 4 Papua New Guinea Besta United PNG
15 4FW Dunstan Jefferey (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence Lae

Fixtures & Results

2018

9 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage Papua New Guinea  0–5  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 3.500
Referee: Fiji Salesh Chand (Fiji)
12 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage Papua New Guinea  5–0  Vanuatu Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: American Samoa Sione Mau (American Samoa)
15 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage New Zealand  4–3  Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Fiji Salesh Chand (Fiji)

References