The Palau national football team represents Palau in international football. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or a local confederation. The team play their home games at the PCC Track and Field Stadium in the town of Koror City. Currently, the side is ranked as the worst national team in the world by the Elo rating system.
Palau hosted and competed in the Micronesian Games in 1998, in which they finished third. In the tournament, teams were 9-a-side and the matches were 80 minutes in duration and were played on a pitch which was below regulation size. In addition to their first team, Palau also fielded a team consisting of Bangladeshis living on the island.[2] They reached the final in the Micronesian Games in 2014,[3] where the team's trip was partly covered by internet crowd funding.[4]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Palau national football team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Palau national football team represents Palau in international football The team is not affiliated with FIFA or a local confederation The team play their home games at the PCC Track and Field Stadium in the town of Koror City Currently the side is ranked as the worst national team in the world by the Elo rating system PalauAssociationPalau Football AssociationHead coachLukeson SifixMost capsStephen Stefano 6 Top scorerStephen Stefano 5 Home stadiumPCC Track and Field StadiumFIFA codePLWFirst coloursSecond coloursFirst international Vanuatu 6 2 Palau 27 March 1987 Biggest win Palau 7 1 Yap Koror City Palau 27 July 1998 Palau 7 1 Pohnpei Koror City Palau 28 July 1998 Biggest defeat Palau 2 15 Guam Koror City Palau 1 August 1998 Contents 1 History 2 Competitive record 2 1 Micronesian Games 2 2 OFC Nations Cup 3 Results 4 Head to head record 5 Notable Players 6 Player records 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditPalau hosted and competed in the Micronesian Games in 1998 in which they finished third In the tournament teams were 9 a side and the matches were 80 minutes in duration and were played on a pitch which was below regulation size In addition to their first team Palau also fielded a team consisting of Bangladeshis living on the island 2 They reached the final in the Micronesian Games in 2014 3 where the team s trip was partly covered by internet crowd funding 4 Competitive record EditMicronesian Games Edit Micronesian Games RecordYear Result Pld W D L GS GA 1998 Third place 6 3 0 3 26 40 2001 Did not enter 2014 Runners up 4 1 1 2 9 8 2018 Third place 4 1 0 3 4 5 2023 To be determined 2026Total Runners up 14 5 1 8 39 53OFC Nations Cup Edit The Palau national football team was affiliated with OFC between 2007 and 2009 It is currently not a member of OFC OFC Nations Cup recordYear Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1973 Not a member of the OFC 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 Did not enter 2012 Not a member of the OFC 2016 2020 CancelledTotal 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Results EditPalau s score is shown first in each case No A Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Palau scorers Att Ref 1 27 March 1987 Adelaide N Vanuatu 2 6 Friendly Unknown 5 2 27 July 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Yap 7 1 1998 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 2 3 28 July 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Pohnpei 7 1 1998 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 2 4 30 July 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Palau B 3 8 1998 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 2 5 31 July 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Northern Mariana Islands 1 12 1998 Micronesian Games Unknown 6 5 2 6 1 August 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Guam 2 15 1998 Micronesian Games Unknown 6 5 2 7 2 August 1998 PCC Track and Field Stadium Koror H Palau B 6 3 1998 Micronesian Games Stefano 5 5 2 8 25 July 2014 PICS Field amp Track Palikir A Pohnpei 1 3 2014 Micronesian Games Mitchell 5 3 9 26 July 2014 PICS Field amp Track Palikir N Chuuk 5 0 2014 Micronesian Games Bishop Jr Miah Nicolescu Canseco unknown o g 5 3 10 28 July 2014 PICS Field amp Track Palikir N Yap 2 2 2014 Micronesian Games Canseco Mitchell 5 3 11 29 July 2014 PICS Field amp Track Palikir A Pohnpei 1 3 2014 Micronesian Games Mitchell 5 3 12 23 July 2018 Yap Sports Complex Gagil N Pohnpei 1 2 2018 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 7 13 24 July 2018 Yap Sports Complex Gagil N Chuuk 0 1 2018 Micronesian Games 5 7 14 25 July 2018 Yap Sports Complex Gagil A Yap 1 2 2018 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 7 15 26 July 2018 Yap Sports Complex Gagil N Chuuk 2 0 2018 Micronesian Games Unknown 5 7 Head to head record EditUp to matches played on 23 July 2018 Opponent P W D L GF GA Chuuk 3 2 0 1 7 1 Guam 1 0 0 1 2 15 Northern Mariana Islands 1 0 0 1 1 12 Palau B 2 1 0 1 9 11 Pohnpei 4 1 0 3 10 9 Vanuatu 1 0 0 1 2 6 Yap 3 1 1 1 10 5Total 15 5 1 9 41 59Notable Players EditSee List of Palau international footballers Charles Reklai Mitchell played for Cal State Northridge Matadors 8 9 Player records EditAs of 23 July 2018Most appearances Rank Name Caps Goals Career1 Stephen Stefano 6 5 19982 Armando Canseco 4 2 2014Charles Reklai Mitchell 3 2014Christian Etpison Nicolescu 1 2014Mohoshin Miah 1 2014Robert Victor Bishop Jr 1 2014 Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Stephen Stefano 5 6 0 83 19982 Charles Reklai Mitchell 3 4 0 75 20143 Armando Canseco 2 4 0 5 20144 Christian Etpison Nicolescu 1 4 0 25 2014Mohoshin Miah 4 0 25 2014Robert Victor Bishop Jr 4 0 25 2014See also EditSoccer in Palau Oceania Football ConfederationReferences Edit Elo rankings change compared to one year ago World Football Elo Ratings eloratings net 13 February 2023 Retrieved 13 February 2023 a b c d e f g Micronesian Games 1998 RSSSF Retrieved 12 May 2020 a b c d e Micronesia Games 2014 RSSSF Retrieved 12 May 2020 Country forced to use crowdfunding to play tournament worldsoccer com a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Palau International Matches RSSSF 12 November 2020 a b World Football Elo Ratings Palau eloratings net Retrieved 14 August 2021 a b c d Micronesia Games 2018 RSSSF Retrieved 12 May 2020 THEY DO PLAY FOOTBALL IN PALAU AFTER ALL MATT Archived from the original on 24 December 2022 The country forced to use crowdfunding to play a tournament worldsoccer com External links EditPalau Football Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palau national football team amp oldid 1138691786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
