Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
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| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Warren Moon | ||
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| First international | |||
Australia 4–0 Papua New Guinea  (Melbourne, Australia; May 19, 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Cook Islands 0–7 Papua New Guinea (Lautoka, Fiji; March 7, 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea (Sydney, Australia; January 16, 2004) | |||
| OFC U23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (1991, 1999, 2004, 2008) | ||
The Papua New Guinea national under-23 soccer team, also known as PNG U23, represents Papua New Guinea at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Papua New Guinea national soccer team
History
PNG U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was third place, achieved at the 2015 Pacific Games.
OFC
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 1991 |
Fourth place | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 1 |
| 1996 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1999 |
Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
| 2004 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 1 |
| 2008 |
Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 6 |
| 2012 |
Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 2015 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 2019 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| 2023 |
Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Semi-Finals | 32 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 46 | 94 | -48 | 20 |
Fixtures & results
2019
| 22 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Vanuatu  | 3-1 | Papua New Guinea | Lautoka, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 25 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Fiji | 3-1 | Papua New Guinea | Lautoka, Fiji |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron |
| 28 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Papua New Guinea | 6-1 |  Tonga | Lautoka, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Churchill Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
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| Head coach | Warren Moon
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| Assistant coach | David Muta
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| Team manager | Gordon Manub
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Current squad
The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 28 September 2019 after the match against the Tonga.
List of coaches
- Frank Farina (2012)
Flemming Serritslev (2015)- Percy Mataio (2019)
Santiago Marina (2022-2023)- Warren Moon (2023-present)
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