Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer team

The Papua New Guinea national under-20 soccer 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.

History The Papua New Guinea national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 15 times (1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) 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 TournamentYearRound 1974Did not enter 1978Fourth place3003017 1980Group stage200229 1982Fourth place4013211 1985Sixth Place5005231 1986Did not enter 1988Group stage311162 1990Did not enter 1992Group stage4004311 1994300306 1997Did not enter 1998 2001Group stage5104518 2002201128 2005Did not enter 2007 2008 2011Group stage311176 2013Fifth place4004422 2014Fifth place5113613 2016Group stage301238 20183102410 2022Quarter-finals4103311Total15/2353664149183

FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRound 1977 to 2025Did not qualifyTotal0/24000000

Fixtures and results

Current technical staff Position Head coach Anthony Pakakota Assistant coach Erickson Komeng Team Manager Joseph Ame

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 1 September 2022 before the game against Fiji.

2018 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.

References

External links Papua New Guinea Football Association official website