Nickname(s) |
Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus) |
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Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association |
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Head coach | Peter Gunemba |
Captain | Felix Komolong |
Most caps | Mauri Wasi (10) |
Top scorer | Mauri Wasi (11) |
OFC U-20 Championship | |
Appearances | 13 |
Best result | Fourth Place (1978, 1982) |
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 games.
The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team took 7 times part on a tournament (1995, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016) and the best result was in 2005 when the team reached the final but unfortunately they lost it against Australia.
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
The squad for the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship is shown below.
The squad for the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship is shown below.