Papua New Guinea national soccer team
Papua New Guinea national football team is the national football team of Papua New Guinea.
Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Cuscus) | ||
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Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Flemming Serritslev | ||
Captain | Michael Foster | ||
Most caps | Michael Foster (23) Reggie Davani | ||
Top scorer | Reggie Davani (15) | ||
Home stadium | Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
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Highest | 153 (June 2017) | ||
Lowest | 206 (October–November 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1963)[1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Papua New Guinea 20–0 American Samoa (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 15 December 1987) Niue 0–19 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Western Samoa;22 August 1983) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 26 February 1980) | |||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 2016 |