Nickname(s) | Kapuls (Tok Pisin for Cuscus) | ||
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Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Anthony Pakakota | ||
Captain | Ricky Wadunah | ||
Most caps | Mauri Wasi (10) | ||
Top scorer | Mauri Wasi (11) | ||
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First international | |||
Australia 9–0 Papua New Guinea (Auckland, New Zealand; 11 November 1978) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea (Suva, Fiji, 3 September 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 11–0 Papua New Guinea (Sydney, Australia; 20 February 1985) New Zealand 12–1 Papua New Guinea (Auckland, New Zealand; 8 May 2014) | |||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 | ||
Best result | Fourth Place (1978, 1982) |
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.