Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team
The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. PMRL Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000, is used for home games.
| Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  | ||
| Captain | Ricky Wadunah | ||
| Most caps | Mauri Wasi (10) | ||
| Top scorer | Mauri Wasi (11) | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} (Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Best result | Fourth Place (1978, 1982) | ||
History
The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 13 times (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016) and their best results were in 1978 and 1982 when the team achieved fourth place both times.
Competition record
OFC
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
 | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Fourth Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Sixth Place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| Did Not Enter | ||||||
| Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Did Not Enter | ||||||
| Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Did Not Enter | ||||||
 | Did Not Enter | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}  | Group Stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
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| Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 5th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5th Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 14/22 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 46 | 172 |
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Fixtures and results
| 3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Papua New Guinea | 1-4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | |
| 12:00 | Awi  |
Report | Watrone Gope-Fenepej Poma Houala |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: |
| 6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 3-1 | | |
| 15:00 | Wilkins Kalo Thomas |
Report | Yanum |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: |
| 10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Fiji | 1-1 | | |
| 12:00 | Catarogo |
Report | Dabinyaba |
Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Team Manager | |
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 12 August 2018 after the game against New Zealand.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Baxter Morris | 24 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | Graham Berigami | 1 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Laventine Munuo | 5 April 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Kimson Kapai | 18 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sylvester Luke | 12 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Freeman Giwi | 7 July 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Dinniget Luaine | 16 May 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Dopson Noi | 7 November 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Ricky Wadunah | 20 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Emmanuel Simongi | 25 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Stahl Gubag | 17 July 1999 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Barthy Kerobin | 13 September 2000 | 3 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Oberth Simon | 1 January 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Yagi Yasasa | 17 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Abraham Allen | 25 December 2000 | 3 | 2 | |
| 13 | FW | Cameron Nuabi | 20 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Jonathan Allen | 3 January 2000 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | FW | Wolfram Gregory | 25 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | |