Papua New Guinea national football team results

This article lists the Papua New Guinea national football team results. The national team is organised by the Papua New Guinea Football Association that was established in 1962. Papua New Guinea joined FIFA in 1963. In 1966, Papua New Guinea were a founder member of the Oceania Football Confederation with Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.[1] Jack Warner, then a FIFA Vice-President, in April 2009 called on New Zealand to help Papua New Guinea to bring them up to a good level.[2]

Their first competitive match was on 26 February 1980 in the 1980 OFC Nations Cup. Before then, the team had only played friendly matches. The national team plays relatively few games. For example, between 2004 and 2011 they played just one match, and that a friendly.[3]

Success has been hard to achieve. In 1996 they won the first round of the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament against Solomon Islands and Vanuatu but were eliminated in the second round. However, in that tournament they gained the most notable result in their history when they beat New Zealand 1–0, at home, on 31 May 1997. Then in 2002 Papua New Guinea won the qualification stage of the Oceania Nations Cup against New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and American Samoa to qualify for the group stage, when they were eliminated. The team entered the inaugural 2008 Wantok Cup but withdrew, without playing any matches, citing financial problems.[4] Papua New Guinea declined to take part in the 2010 Wantok Cup (which was subsequently cancelled) because they were "occupied by other football programs".[5]

Papua New Guinea entered the FIFA World Cup, for the first time, for the 1998 competition. They subsequently entered for 2006 and 2010.[6] They were, though, disqualified from the 2010 FIFA World Cup when they failed to enter the 2007 South Pacific Games, which acted as the first qualification stage.[7] Papua New Guinea took part in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, held in June 2012, which also formed part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification process.[8] However, they failed to progress from the group stage.[9]

The national team competed in the 2011 Pacific Games, the first competitive event that they had played in since 2004.[10][11] During that tournament they recorded their largest ever victory, on 3 September 2011, 17–1 over Kiribati.[12]

Papua New Guinea's highest ever FIFA ranking was 156, in April 2017. As of April 2017, the country was ranked 156= out of 211 countries. This was jump 14 places from March 2017.[13]

2010s

2017

2016

2014

Singapore 2–1 Papua New Guinea
Sahil  17'
Fazrul  23'		 Gunemba  61'

2012

Solomon Islands 1–0 Papua New Guinea
Totori  5' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Zealand
Hans  89' (pen.) Report Smeltz  2'
Wood  52'
Attendance: 3,000
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji
Jack  85' Report Dunadamu  13'
Attendance: 3,000

 Papua New Guinea finished bottom of four teams and failed to progress to the knockout stage.

2011

Papua New Guinea 4–0 Cook Islands
Hans  18', 50'
D. Muta  55'
N. Lepani  85'		 Report
Tahiti 1–1 Papua New Guinea
Atani  23' Report C. Muta  15'
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)
Kiribati 1–17 Papua New Guinea
Bakaane  71' Report Kini  13', 79', 85'
N. Lepani  15', 16', 54', 68'
Foster  16'
Hans  21', 45+1' (pen.)
Moka  24', 28', 41'
Yasasa  73', 74'
Bondaluke  76'
Wasi  90+2'
Papua New Guinea 0–2 Fiji
Report Suwamy  37'
Kainihewe  45+1'
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)

 Papua New Guinea finished third of five teams and failed to progress to the knockout stage.

2000s

2007

  • Friendly match

2004

Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu
Wasi  73' Report Lauru  90+'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
Fiji 4–2 Papua New Guinea
Rabo  24'
Toma  45+'
Gataurua  78'
Rokotakala  90'		 Report Davani  12'
Komboi  44'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Diomis (Australia)
Papua New Guinea 10–0 American Samoa
Davani  23', 24', 40', 79'
Andrew Lepani  26', 28', 64'
Wasi  34'
Komboi  37'
Lohai  71'		 Report  
Attendance: 150
Referee: Afu (Solomon Islands)
Samoa 1–4 Papua New Guinea
Michael  69' Report Davani  16'
Andrew Lepani  37'
Nathaniel Lepani  55'
Komeng  68'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Diomis (Australia)

 Papua New Guinea finished third of five teams and failed to progress.

2003

  • Friendly match
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea3–5Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
?,  18', ?, , ?, Jack Samani  12'
Commins Menapi  ?', ?' (pen.)
Mark Mehau  ?'
Batram Suri  ?' (pen.)
Papua New Guinea 0 - 2 New Caledonia
Ramon Djamali  69'
Michel Hmae  81'
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea2–2Tonga Tonga
Desmond Sow  41'
Ravu Habuka  76'		 Unalolo Feao  62', 75'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Tahiti French Polynesia3–0Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Naea Bennett  13'  69'
Felix Tagawa  62'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jimmy Wright (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea 10–0 F.S. Micronesia
Alex Davani  5'  6'  51'
Nathan Pomat  17'  37'
Michael Foster  36'
Chique Posman  67'  74'
Trevor Ire  79'
Andrew Lepani  92'
Attendance: 3,500

2002

Papua New Guinea 4–1 New Caledonia
Kombi  31'
Tomda  57'
Aisa  70'
Davani  85'		 Report Voudjo  40'
Papua New Guinea 5–0 Tonga
Lohai  19'
Moiyap  61'
Davani  70'
Aisa  84'
Andrew Kassam  89'		 Report
Samoa 1–4 Papua New Guinea
Lemana  56' Report Kombi  20'
Wasi  30'
Elizah  60'
Moiyap  76'
Papua New Guinea 7–0 American Samoa
Davani  12', 20', 43'
Posman  32'
Aisa  46'
Lohai  61'
Wasi  90+'		 Report

 Papua New Guinea finished first of five teams and progressed to the second group stage.

  • Group stage – Group B
New Zealand 9–1 Papua New Guinea
Killen  9', 10', 28', 51'
Campbell  27', 85'
Nelsen  54'
Burton  87'
De Gregorio  90+'		 Report Aisa  35' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
Tahiti 3–1 Papua New Guinea
Garcia  29'
Tagawa  49', 64'		 Report Davani  43'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)

 Papua New Guinea finished bottom of four teams and failed to progress to the knockout tournament.

2000

Fiji 5–0 Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia 6–1 Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands 4–2 Papua New Guinea
Samani  ?'
Berry  ?'
Daudau  ?', ?'
Papua New Guinea 1–4 Vanuatu

 Papua New Guinea finished bottom of five teams and failed to qualify.

1990s

1998

  • Friendly match
Papua New Guinea 0–1 Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea 1–0 New Caledonia
Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea
Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea

 Papua New Guinea finished fourth of five teams and failed to qualify.

1997

New Zealand 7–0 Papua New Guinea
Auckland, New Zealand
Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea

 Papua New Guinea finished bottom of three teams and failed to progress.

1996

Vanuatu 1–2 Papua New Guinea

 Papua New Guinea finished first of three teams and advanced to the next qualification stage.

1995

Fiji 2–2 Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu 3–0 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 9–0 Guam

1994

 Papua New Guinea finished third of five teams and failed to qualify.

1993

Tonga 0–5 Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu 1–0 Papua New Guinea

1991

1990

Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea 0–1 Vanuatu
Solomon Islands 1–0 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 0–1 Fiji

 Papua New Guinea finished bottom of five teams.

1980s

1989

Fiji 2–1 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 3–0 Vanuatu
Solomon Islands 0–0 Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea

 Papua New Guinea finished fourth of five teams.

1987

Tahiti 0–0 Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia 2–0 Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu 1–1 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa
Papua New Guinea 3–1 Vanuatu

1985

Tahiti 1–1 Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu 13–0 Papua New Guinea
  • Friendly matches
Papua New Guinea 1–4 China PR
Papua New Guinea 1–1 China PR
?  ?' Liu Haiguang  ?'

1984

Papua New Guinea 4–1 Thailand
Albert Saragum  11'
Buka Pasar  18'
Pierre Quaze  79'
Kanawi Popal  90'		 (Report) Sakda Phramunee  74'
Papua New Guinea 1–0 Indonesia
Pierre Quazie  45' (Report)
Malaysia 5–1 Papua New Guinea
K.Gunasekaran  3'
Azizul Abu Hanifah  34'
Zainal Abidin Hassan  78'
Hassan Sani  89'
Zulkilfli Hamzah  90'		 (Report) Joe Saleh  40'

1983

Papua New Guinea 19–0 Niue

1981

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1980

Papua New Guinea 4–3 New Hebrides
Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia 8–0 Papua New Guinea

 Papua New Guinea finished third of four teams and failed to progress.

1970s

1979

Fiji 0–0 Papua New Guinea
Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji
Papua New Guinea 13–0 Kiribati
Bidesi Park, Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands 3–2 Papua New Guinea
Henry Suri  50', 73'
Alick Bebeu  55'		 Hatsire Manhi  20'
Daino Sami  44'

1976

  • Football at the 1976 Olympic Games Qualification

Australia was to play vs Papua New Guinea in a preliminary round, the winner to advance to Group 2, but Australia withdrew.[16]

1975

Tahiti 4–2 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 1–5 New Caledonia

1971

Tahiti 2–2 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 16–1 Cook Islands
New Caledonia ?–? Papua New Guinea
Tahiti 8–1 Papua New Guinea

1960s

1969

New Caledonia 4–1 Papua New Guinea
Poithily  50'
Pierre Zeoula  53', 80'
Gerald Delmas  56'		 Kumalau  29'
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Tahiti 3–1 Papua New Guinea
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea 4–0 Solomon Islands
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea 2–1 New Hebrides
Kau  20'
Mathew Raka  90'		 ?  41'
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Fiji
Germania Club, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea 2–1 Fiji
Wellington Jojoga  ?', ?' ?  ?'
National Stadium, Port Moresby

1966

Tahiti 4–3 Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 2–5 New Hebrides

1963

Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea
Zikar Ali  30', 33'
Satish Dutta  ?'		 Voelker  15'
Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji

Notes

  1. ↑ "History" Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine., Papua New Guinea Football Association, accessed 15 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "All Whites likely to remain with Oceania" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Radio Sport, 12 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Papua New Guinea – Latest Fixtures and Results", FIFA, accessed 14 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "Wantok Cup to Strengthen Relationship", Solomon Times Online, 3 July 2008
  5. ↑ "Proposed Wantok Cup looks gloomy". Fiji Live. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)", FIFA, accessed 15 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "World Cup Qualifiers" Archived 25 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine., World Cup 2010, accessed 14 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "FIFA World Cup – Eye on Oceania – Samoa advance to Stage 2". New Zealand Football. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "All Whites advance, PNG exit". FIFA. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Plan for Gold in 2011 Pacific Games". Sporting Pulse. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "National team tours Australia". FIFA. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Kiribati 1 – 17 Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  14. ↑ gmanetwork.com
  15. ↑ "Friendly : Philippines vs. Papua New Guinea". FIFA Referees. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  16. ↑

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