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Papua New Guinea women's national soccer team

The Papua New Guinea women's national soccer team is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA). Its nickname is the Lakatois,[5] which is a Motuan sailing vessel. Their home ground is the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, located in Port Moresby and their current manager is Peter Gunemba. Deslyn Siniu is the team's most capped player and top scorer.

Papua New Guinea
Nickname(s)Lakatois
(Motuan sailing vessel)
AssociationPapua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachSpencer Prior
CaptainMeagen Gunemba
Most capsDeslyn Siniu (43)
Top scorerMeagen Gunemba (28)
Home stadiumSir Hubert Murray Stadium
FIFA codePNG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 56 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest46 (December 2019 – December 2020)
Lowest60 (June – September 2005)
First international
 Australia B 2–0 Papua New Guinea 
(Brisbane, Australia; 26 March 1989)[2]
Biggest win
 Kiribati 0–13 Papua New Guinea 
(Nausori, Fiji; 30 June 2003)[3]
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 16–0 Papua New Guinea 
(Sydney, Australia; 19 May 1991)[4]
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1989)
Best resultChampions (2022)
Papua New Guinea women's national soccer team
Medal record
OFC Women's Nations Cup
2022 Fiji Team
Pacific Games
2003 Suva Team
2007 Apia Team
2011 Nouméa Team
2015 Port Moresby Team
2019 Asia Team

Papua New Guinea has never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup or the Olympic Games, but won the Pacific Games Football Tournament on five occasions (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019) and won the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup and was runner up three times (2007, 2010 and 2014). They can be considered the second-best team in the Oceania Football Confederation after New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea's FIFA ranking as of December 2022 is 51. Their highest ever ranking was 46 in December 2019 and their worst ranking was 133 in September 2014.

History edit

1989–1998 edit

Papua New Guinea played its first international game on 26 March 1989 in the Australian city of Brisbane facing the Australia B-side on the 1989 Oceania Cup. The match resulted in a 2–0 loss for the Papua New Guinean team. Geraldine Eka was Papua New Guinea's first scorer, in the lost game against Taiwan (6–1). In the two remaining matches, their rivals were New Zealand and Australia (senior team), with whom they lost both games. The Papua New Guineans finished on the bottom of the table, after being defeated in the four games.[6]

The team participated on the 1991 and 1994 editions of the Oceania Cup, with the second being on home soil in the country's capital, Port Moresby. In both editions, they faced Australia and New Zealand, losing to them heavily. During that period, Papua New Guinea had its biggest loss, 16–0 with New Zealand. Both tournaments also served as the qualifiers for the first FIFA World Cup, held in China in 1991 and the second, in Sweden in 1995.

The Papua New Guineans won the 1996 Pacific Cup in Tonga with Miriam Lanta's help.[7] In the same year, they managed to achieve their only draw with New Zealand.[8]

The 1998 Oceania Cup in New Zealand saw a small improvement on the national team. They finished in the third position of the competition after beating Fiji 7–1 on the third place match. Other results include a victory over American Samoa and two defeats with Australia and New Zealand.[9]

2000s edit

After 5 years without playing any games, Papua New Guinea re-appeared with coach Francis Moyap, in the 2003 Oceania Cup, celebrated in Australia during April 2003. The Papua New Guineans finished third once again. This edition included two new rivals: the Cook Islands and Samoa, teams which they defeated by 5–1 and 5–2, respectively. Midfielders Lydia Banabas and Glenda Matthies were notable players in this competition. Papua New Guinea had an average attendance of 412.5 people per match.

On the same year, the Papua New Guinean squad participated in the inaugural South Pacific Games women's football tournament, held in Fiji during June–July. This time, the national team achieved their biggest victory in their opening match, 13–0 over Kiribati, with Deslyn Siniu scoring a total of six goals for her country. With 13 points, thanks to four victories, one tie and one loss, Papua New Guinea won the gold medal in this competition. This time, the Papua New Guineans had an average attendance of 800 people per match.

Despite having won the Pacific Games tournament, the national team did a regular performance at the 2004 Olympic qualifying tournament, where it faced Australia and Fiji in a round-robin system competition.

The team appeared in the 2005 Arafura Games tournament, and finished with poor results.[10]

Without Australia in the OFC, Papua New Guinea hosted the Oceania Cup again in 2007. All the games were played in Lae. This time, the team won against their neighbors, the Solomon Islands and Tonga (in fact, by an own goal scored by Tonga's Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu).[11] In the last game, the team lost the chance of qualifying to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China after losing to New Zealand.

The Papua New Guineans won their second gold medal in Samoa in the 2007 South Pacific Games. In the group stage, the team had very impressive victories (6–0 against American Samoa; 4–0 against the Solomon Islands; 4–1 against the Cook Islands) and a narrow loss (1–0 against Fiji). It advanced to the semi-finals along with Tahiti, and won 5–0, allowing them to advance to the final game, where they confronted Tonga at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex. After a hard game, Papua New Guinea won 3–1 after extra time with the help of Daisy Winas, Ara Midi and Lydia Banabas.[12] The aforementioned was the national team's top scorer again, with a total of eight goals. Thanks to this result, the Papua New Guineans qualified for a play-off against New Zealand to determine Oceania's representative at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Papua New Guinea played the Olympic play-off qualifier on 8 March 2008, but they lost 2–0.

2010s edit

With an attendance of 60 people, the Lakatois started their 2010 Oceania Cup campaign facing Fiji at the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. Papua New Guinea won the game 3–0 with a scoreline of 1–0 in the half-time. Both the second and third matches (2–1 against the Solomon Islands and 3–0 against Tonga, with an own goal of the Tongan goalkeeper Lupe Likiliki) resulted in victories. Papua New Guinea advanced to the semi-finals to beat the Cook Islands by 1–0. The final, played on 8 October 2010, saw the Kiwis and the Papua New Guineans struggling once again for the Oceania Cup title in front of an audience of 900 people. New Zealand finished as the champion for the fourth time, after thrashing Papua New Guinea 11–0.[13] Zeena Limbai had a brilliant participation, after scoring four goals for PNG.

With one goal from Miriam Louma against Tahiti, the Papua New Guinean team started their 2011 Pacific Games road in New Caledonia, coached by Steven Mune. They achieved a second victory, against American Samoa, by 8–0, including an own goal. It was followed by a loss against the hosts, New Caledonia (2–1) and a victory over the Solomon Islands (1–0). The national team advanced to the semi-finals, where they faced Fiji, winning the game 4–0. In the gold medal/final game, the Papua New Guinean squad confronted the New Caledonians for the second time in the tournament. Christelle Wahnawe scored for the New Caledonians and Ara Midi and Linah Honeakii for the Papua New Guinean team, thus making 2–1 the final result. PNG received the gold medal for the third time.[14]

PNG failed to qualify for the London 2012 Summer Olympics despite having a very good performance on the first stage of the qualifiers, played in Tonga from March to April 2012. They had an attendance average of 973.8 people per match.

With the former Australian footballer Gary Phillips as the squad's manager, Papua New Guinea started the 2014 OFC Nations Cup winning 4–1 on home soil, at the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo against the Cook Islands. The Lakatois were defeated by the Kiwis 3–0 in the second game. The tournament finished with a 3–0 win to Tonga. Meagen Gunemba was PNG's top scorer, with four goals, and goalkeeper Fidelma Watpore was awarded with the Golden Gloves.

The Lakatois had a tour on Southeast Asia in March 2015. They faced Singapore and Thailand.[15]

The national team finished first in the Group B of the 2015 Pacific Games (on home soil), and had a victory against Samoa to advance to the final match, facing New Caledonia. Marie Kaipu gave the Papua New Guineans a fourth gold medal after scoring in the 21st minute.[16]

The Lakatois' latest game was the 2016 Olympic qualifier against the Kiwis, which resulted in a 7–1 loss. A second leg was supposed to be played, but the Papua New Guinean team couldn't travel to New Zealand due to visa issues.[17]

Team image edit

Nicknames edit

The Papua New Guinea women's national soccer team has been known or nicknamed as the "Lakatois (Motuan sailing vessel)".

Home stadium edit

Papua New Guinea play its home matches on the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium.

Results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2023 edit

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 2023 Pacific Games GS Papua New Guinea   9–0   American Samoa Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00
  • Padio   7', 34', 49', 53' (pen.), 78', 84'
  • Elipas   50'
  • Kaipu   58', 76'
Report Stadium: SIFF Academy fields 1 & 2
Referee: Ben Ariel Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 2023 Pacific Games GS Papua New Guinea   3–0   Cook Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
16:00
  • Padio   16', 26'
  • Butubu   81'
Report Stadium: SIFF Academy fields 1 & 2
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 2023 Pacific Games GS New Caledonia   2–2   Papua New Guinea Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00
  • Wenessia   26'
  • Hnaune   88'
Report
  • Ligneul   24' (o.g.)
  • Butubu   50'
Stadium: SIFF Academy fields 1 & 2
Referee: Ben Ariel Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 2023 Pacific Games SF Papua New Guinea   5–1   Samoa Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00
Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 2023 Pacific Games F Papua New Guinea   4–1   Fiji Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00
  • Pala   20'
  • Kaipu   72'
  • Maneo   80', 90+8'
Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

2024 edit

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 2024 Summer Olympic Qualification Papua New Guinea   1—1   Solomon Islands Apia, Samoa
17:00 UTC+13
  • Kalapai   69'
Report
  • Solosaia   30'
Stadium: FFS football stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 2024 Summer Olympic Qualification Papua New Guinea   3—4   Fiji Apia, Samoa
17:00 UTC+13
  • Kalapai   39', 65'
  • Maneo   67'
Report
Stadium: FFS football stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 2024 Summer Olympic Qualification American Samoa   0—9   Papua New Guinea Apia, Samoa
13:00 UTC+13 Stadium: Apia Park
  • Papua New Guinea Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Head-to-head record edit

As of 8 October 2021
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
  American Samoa 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23
  Australia 8 0 0 8 0 68 −68
  Australia B 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
  Australia Defense Force 1 0 0 1 2 8 −6
  Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5
  Cook Islands 5 5 0 0 16 3 +13
  Fiji 7 6 0 1 23 4 +19
  Guam 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  Kiribati 1 1 0 0 13 0 +13
  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
  New Zealand 15 0 1 14 2 96 −94
  Northern Territory 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
  Philippines 2 0 0 2 1 14 −13
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11
  Singapore 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
  Solomon Islands 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11
  Tahiti 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9
  Thailand 2 0 0 2 1 18 −17
  Tonga 7 6 0 1 15 4 +11
  United States 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
  Vanuatu 2 1 1 0 13 3 +10
Total 72 36 3 33 157 247 −90

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

As of 4 February 2023
Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Eric Komeng
Assistant Coach   Edna Thomas
Goalkeeping Coach   Godfrey Baniau

Manager history edit

Manager Career Played Won Drawn Lost Win % Competitions
Unknown 1989–2003 17 2 1 14 011.8 1989 OFC Championship – Third place
1991 OFC Championship – Third place
1994 OFC Championship – Third place
1998 OFC Championship – Third place
  Francis Moyap 2003–2010 29 16 1 12 055.2 2003 OFC Championship – Third place
2003 South Pacific Games – Champions
2007 OFC Championship – Runners-up
2007 South Pacific GamesChampions
2010 OFC Championship – Runners-up
  Steven Mune 2011–2012 14 11 0 3 078.6 2011 Pacific GamesChampions
  Gary Phillips 2014–2015 11 7 1 3 063.6 2014 OFC Nations Cup – Runners-up
2015 Pacific GamesChampions
  Rachel Wadunah 2016–? 1 0 0 1 000.0 2014 OFC Nations Cup – Runners-up
2015 Pacific GamesChampions
Frederica Sakette [18] ?– 0 0 0 0 !
Spencer Justin [19] 2023 2 0 0 2 000

Players edit

Current squad edit

Caps and goals as of 30 July 2022 after the match against   Fiji.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Fidelma Watpore
1 1GK Faith Kasiray (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24) 6 0   POM
2 1GK Lavinia Hola (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) 5 0   POM

2DF Anastasia Gunemba
2DF Raynatha Samuel
2DF Serah Waida
2DF Georgina Bakani
5 2DF Olivia Upaupa (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 31) 30 9   Lae
2DF Merolyne Sali
2DF Fidorah Namuesh

3MF Mavis Singara
16 3MF Rumona Morris (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 30) 2 0   POM
3MF Phylis Pala
3MF Christie Maneu
3MF Hortance Kimit
3MF Aileen David

4FW Marie Kaipu
4FW Cynthia Bangita
4FW Cynthia Bangita
4FW Nenny Elipas
4FW Calista Maneo
4FW Michaelyne Butubu
4FW Arnolda Dou

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Glories Miag Football at the 2023 Pacific Games

DF Gloria Laeli (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) 2 0   POM Football at the 2023 Pacific Games

MF Rumona Padio Football at the 2023 Pacific Games


Ginnimarie Wambi Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
Mayah Samai Football at the 2023 Pacific Games
Grace Batiy Football at the 2023 Pacific Games

Previous squads edit

OFC Women's Nations Cup
Pacific Games

Records edit

As of 10 September 2017

*Players in bold are still active.

Most capped players edit

# Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Deslyn Siniu 43 19 June 30, 2003 January 23, 2016
2 Miriam Lanta 31 5 April 5, 2003 September 9, 2011
3 Kathrina Salaiau 26 0 August 25, 2007 April 4, 2012
4 Lydia Banabas 24 15 April 5, 2003 October 8, 2010
5 Daisy Winas 22 5 August 25, 2007 October 29, 2014
6 Sandra Birum 21 8 September 30, 2010 January 23, 2016
7 Tracey Kigg 20 1 April 5, 2003 September 7, 2007
8 Julie Alau 18 3 April 5, 2003 September 7, 2007
9 Linah Honeakii 17 3 September 30, 2007 April 4, 2012
Linda Bunaga 17 0 August 28, 2007 September 9, 2011

Top goalscorers edit

# Name Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap Position
1 Meagen Gunemba 23 8 1.25 October 25, 2014 January 23, 2016 FW
2 Deslyn Siniu 19 43 0.44 June 30, 2003 January 23, 2016 MF
3 Lydia Banabas 15 24 0.62 April 5, 2003 October 8, 2010 MF
4 Sandra Birum 8 21 0.38 September 30, 2010 January 23, 2016 MF
5 Ara Midi 6 9 0.66 August 25, 2007 September 9, 2011 MF
Zeena Limbai 6 9 0.66 September 30, 2010 October 25, 2014 FW
Rumona Morris 6 14 0.43 September 30, 2010 October 29, 2014 FW
8 Miriam Lanta 5 28 0.18 April 5, 2003 September 9, 2011 MF
Daisy Winas 5 22 0.23 August 25, 2007 October 29, 2014 FW
10 Fatima Rama 4 8 0.50 March 1, 2012 July 13, 2015 MF

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1991 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 47
  1995 4 0 0 4 0 19
  1999 4 2 0 2 16 14
  2003 4 2 0 2 10 21
  2007 3 2 0 1 7 8
  2011 5 4 0 1 9 12
  2015 3 2 0 1 7 4
  2019 4 3 0 1 14 3
    2023 5 5 0 1 16 3
Total 31 15 0 16 63 128

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter
  2000
  2004 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 10
  2008 7 5 0 2 22 5
  2012 6 4 0 2 22 18
  2016 5 4 0 1 12 8
  2020 2018 Nations Cup
Total 20 14 0 6 58 41

OFC Women's Nations Cup edit

OFC Women's Nations Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1983 did not enter
  1986
  1989 Fifth place 5th 4 0 0 4 1 19 −18
  1991 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 0 47 −47
  1994 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 0 19 −19
  1998 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 16 14 +2
  2003 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 21 −11
  2007 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1
  2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 12 −3
  2014 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3
  2018 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 9 +13
  2022 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7
Total Champions 10/12 41 20 1 20 85 159 –74

Pacific Games edit

Pacific Games
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2003 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 22 6 +16
  2007 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 22 3 +19
  2011 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 17 3 +14
  2015 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10
  2019 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 5 +18
Total Champions 5/5 27 23 1 3 95 18 +77

Pacific Cup edit

Pacific Cup
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  1996 Champions 1st Unknown details
Total Champions 1/1

Arafura Games edit

Arafura Games
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2005 Fifth Place 5th 4 0 0 4 2 20 −18
Total Fifth Place 1/1 4 0 0 4 2 20 –18

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Oceania Cup 1989". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) – Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.soccer.com/guide/soccer-com-outfits-papua-new-guinea-u20-womens-national-team
  6. ^ . todor66. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  7. ^ . The National. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017.
  8. ^ . ultimatenzsoccer. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  9. ^ . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  10. ^ "The RSSSF Archive – International Country Results – Women Tournaments". RSSSF.
  11. ^ "Ofc – PNG Keep World Cup Hopes Alive". 12 April 2007.
  12. ^ . 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008.
  13. ^ . 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  14. ^ . 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  15. ^ "PNG women to tour SE Asia". 3 March 2015.
  16. ^ . www.oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  17. ^ . www.oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Member Association - Papua New Guinea". 27 March 2021. from the original on 29 January 2016.
  19. ^ "Justin Spencer". 27 March 2021.
  20. ^ READl PNG Football Association has named a strong team to take part in the upcoming 2024 OFC Olympics Qualifiers in Apia, Samoa next week..

External links edit

  • Official website

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Hubert Murray StadiumFIFA codePNGFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent56 15 March 2024 1 Highest46 December 2019 December 2020 Lowest60 June September 2005 First international Australia B 2 0 Papua New Guinea Brisbane Australia 26 March 1989 2 Biggest win Kiribati 0 13 Papua New Guinea Nausori Fiji 30 June 2003 3 Biggest defeat New Zealand 16 0 Papua New Guinea Sydney Australia 19 May 1991 4 OFC Women s Nations CupAppearances10 first in 1989 Best resultChampions 2022 Papua New Guinea women s national soccer team Medal record OFC Women s Nations Cup 2022 Fiji Team Pacific Games 2003 Suva Team 2007 Apia Team 2011 Noumea Team 2015 Port Moresby Team 2019 Asia Team Papua New Guinea has never qualified for a FIFA Women s World Cup or the Olympic Games but won the Pacific Games Football Tournament on five occasions 2003 2007 2011 2015 and 2019 and won the 2022 OFC Women s Nations Cup and was runner up three times 2007 2010 and 2014 They can be considered the second best team in the Oceania Football Confederation after New Zealand Papua New Guinea s FIFA ranking as of December 2022 is 51 Their highest ever ranking was 46 in December 2019 and their worst ranking was 133 in September 2014 Contents 1 History 1 1 1989 1998 1 2 2000s 1 3 2010s 2 Team image 2 1 Nicknames 2 2 Home stadium 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2023 3 2 2024 4 Head to head record 5 Coaching staff 5 1 Current coaching staff 5 2 Manager history 6 Players 6 1 Current squad 6 2 Recent call ups 6 3 Previous squads 7 Records 7 1 Most capped players 7 2 Top goalscorers 8 Competitive record 8 1 FIFA Women s World Cup 8 2 Olympic Games 8 3 OFC Women s Nations Cup 8 4 Pacific Games 8 5 Pacific Cup 8 6 Arafura Games 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory edit1989 1998 edit Papua New Guinea played its first international game on 26 March 1989 in the Australian city of Brisbane facing the Australia B side on the 1989 Oceania Cup The match resulted in a 2 0 loss for the Papua New Guinean team Geraldine Eka was Papua New Guinea s first scorer in the lost game against Taiwan 6 1 In the two remaining matches their rivals were New Zealand and Australia senior team with whom they lost both games The Papua New Guineans finished on the bottom of the table after being defeated in the four games 6 The team participated on the 1991 and 1994 editions of the Oceania Cup with the second being on home soil in the country s capital Port Moresby In both editions they faced Australia and New Zealand losing to them heavily During that period Papua New Guinea had its biggest loss 16 0 with New Zealand Both tournaments also served as the qualifiers for the first FIFA World Cup held in China in 1991 and the second in Sweden in 1995 The Papua New Guineans won the 1996 Pacific Cup in Tonga with Miriam Lanta s help 7 In the same year they managed to achieve their only draw with New Zealand 8 The 1998 Oceania Cup in New Zealand saw a small improvement on the national team They finished in the third position of the competition after beating Fiji 7 1 on the third place match Other results include a victory over American Samoa and two defeats with Australia and New Zealand 9 2000s edit After 5 years without playing any games Papua New Guinea re appeared with coach Francis Moyap in the 2003 Oceania Cup celebrated in Australia during April 2003 The Papua New Guineans finished third once again This edition included two new rivals the Cook Islands and Samoa teams which they defeated by 5 1 and 5 2 respectively Midfielders Lydia Banabas and Glenda Matthies were notable players in this competition Papua New Guinea had an average attendance of 412 5 people per match On the same year the Papua New Guinean squad participated in the inaugural South Pacific Games women s football tournament held in Fiji during June July This time the national team achieved their biggest victory in their opening match 13 0 over Kiribati with Deslyn Siniu scoring a total of six goals for her country With 13 points thanks to four victories one tie and one loss Papua New Guinea won the gold medal in this competition This time the Papua New Guineans had an average attendance of 800 people per match Despite having won the Pacific Games tournament the national team did a regular performance at the 2004 Olympic qualifying tournament where it faced Australia and Fiji in a round robin system competition The team appeared in the 2005 Arafura Games tournament and finished with poor results 10 Without Australia in the OFC Papua New Guinea hosted the Oceania Cup again in 2007 All the games were played in Lae This time the team won against their neighbors the Solomon Islands and Tonga in fact by an own goal scored by Tonga s Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu 11 In the last game the team lost the chance of qualifying to the 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup in China after losing to New Zealand The Papua New Guineans won their second gold medal in Samoa in the 2007 South Pacific Games In the group stage the team had very impressive victories 6 0 against American Samoa 4 0 against the Solomon Islands 4 1 against the Cook Islands and a narrow loss 1 0 against Fiji It advanced to the semi finals along with Tahiti and won 5 0 allowing them to advance to the final game where they confronted Tonga at the Toleafoa J S Blatter Complex After a hard game Papua New Guinea won 3 1 after extra time with the help of Daisy Winas Ara Midi and Lydia Banabas 12 The aforementioned was the national team s top scorer again with a total of eight goals Thanks to this result the Papua New Guineans qualified for a play off against New Zealand to determine Oceania s representative at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Papua New Guinea played the Olympic play off qualifier on 8 March 2008 but they lost 2 0 2010s edit With an attendance of 60 people the Lakatois started their 2010 Oceania Cup campaign facing Fiji at the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland New Zealand Papua New Guinea won the game 3 0 with a scoreline of 1 0 in the half time Both the second and third matches 2 1 against the Solomon Islands and 3 0 against Tonga with an own goal of the Tongan goalkeeper Lupe Likiliki resulted in victories Papua New Guinea advanced to the semi finals to beat the Cook Islands by 1 0 The final played on 8 October 2010 saw the Kiwis and the Papua New Guineans struggling once again for the Oceania Cup title in front of an audience of 900 people New Zealand finished as the champion for the fourth time after thrashing Papua New Guinea 11 0 13 Zeena Limbai had a brilliant participation after scoring four goals for PNG With one goal from Miriam Louma against Tahiti the Papua New Guinean team started their 2011 Pacific Games road in New Caledonia coached by Steven Mune They achieved a second victory against American Samoa by 8 0 including an own goal It was followed by a loss against the hosts New Caledonia 2 1 and a victory over the Solomon Islands 1 0 The national team advanced to the semi finals where they faced Fiji winning the game 4 0 In the gold medal final game the Papua New Guinean squad confronted the New Caledonians for the second time in the tournament Christelle Wahnawe scored for the New Caledonians and Ara Midi and Linah Honeakii for the Papua New Guinean team thus making 2 1 the final result PNG received the gold medal for the third time 14 PNG failed to qualify for the London 2012 Summer Olympics despite having a very good performance on the first stage of the qualifiers played in Tonga from March to April 2012 They had an attendance average of 973 8 people per match With the former Australian footballer Gary Phillips as the squad s manager Papua New Guinea started the 2014 OFC Nations Cup winning 4 1 on home soil at the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo against the Cook Islands The Lakatois were defeated by the Kiwis 3 0 in the second game The tournament finished with a 3 0 win to Tonga Meagen Gunemba was PNG s top scorer with four goals and goalkeeper Fidelma Watpore was awarded with the Golden Gloves The Lakatois had a tour on Southeast Asia in March 2015 They faced Singapore and Thailand 15 The national team finished first in the Group B of the 2015 Pacific Games on home soil and had a victory against Samoa to advance to the final match facing New Caledonia Marie Kaipu gave the Papua New Guineans a fourth gold medal after scoring in the 21st minute 16 The Lakatois latest game was the 2016 Olympic qualifier against the Kiwis which resulted in a 7 1 loss A second leg was supposed to be played but the Papua New Guinean team couldn t travel to New Zealand due to visa issues 17 Team image editNicknames edit The Papua New Guinea women s national soccer team has been known or nicknamed as the Lakatois Motuan sailing vessel Home stadium edit See also Category Football venues in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea play its home matches on the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium Results and fixtures editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Legend Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture 2023 edit Chinese Taipei nbsp v nbsp Papua New Guinea 23 February FriendlyChinese Taipei nbsp 5 0 nbsp Papua New GuineaAuckland New ZealandStadium North Harbour Stadium Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp American Samoa 17 November 2023 2023 11 17 2023 Pacific Games GSPapua New Guinea nbsp 9 0 nbsp American SamoaHoniara Solomon Islands19 00 Padio nbsp 7 34 49 53 pen 78 84 Elipas nbsp 50 Kaipu nbsp 58 76 Report Stadium SIFF Academy fields 1 amp 2 Referee Ben Ariel Aukwai Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp Cook Islands 20 November 2023 2023 11 20 2023 Pacific Games GSPapua New Guinea nbsp 3 0 nbsp Cook IslandsHoniara Solomon Islands16 00 Padio nbsp 16 26 Butubu nbsp 81 Report Stadium SIFF Academy fields 1 amp 2 Referee Norbert Hauata Tahiti New Caledonia nbsp v nbsp Papua New Guinea 23 November 2023 2023 11 23 2023 Pacific Games GSNew Caledonia nbsp 2 2 nbsp Papua New GuineaHoniara Solomon Islands19 00 Wenessia nbsp 26 Hnaune nbsp 88 Report Ligneul nbsp 24 o g Butubu nbsp 50 Stadium SIFF Academy fields 1 amp 2 Referee Ben Ariel Aukwai Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp Samoa 27 November 2023 2023 11 27 2023 Pacific Games SFPapua New Guinea nbsp 5 1 nbsp SamoaHoniara Solomon Islands12 00 Padio nbsp 7 26 78 Kaipu nbsp 40 64 Report Lyne Lewis nbsp 56 Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Referee Bernard Mutukera Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp Fiji 1 December 2023 2023 12 01 2023 Pacific Games FPapua New Guinea nbsp 4 1 nbsp FijiHoniara Solomon Islands19 00 Pala nbsp 20 Kaipu nbsp 72 Maneo nbsp 80 90 8 Report Davis nbsp 90 2 Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Referee Calvin Berg New Zealand 2024 edit Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp Solomon Islands 7 February 2024 2024 02 07 2024 Summer Olympic QualificationPapua New Guinea nbsp 1 1 nbsp Solomon IslandsApia Samoa17 00 UTC 13 Kalapai nbsp 69 Report Solosaia nbsp 30 Stadium FFS football stadium Attendance 100Referee Norbert Hauata Tahiti Papua New Guinea nbsp v nbsp Fiji 10 February 2024 2024 02 10 2024 Summer Olympic QualificationPapua New Guinea nbsp 3 4 nbsp FijiApia Samoa17 00 UTC 13 Kalapai nbsp 39 65 Maneo nbsp 67 Report Diyalowai nbsp 11 Leba nbsp 26 43 61 pen Stadium FFS football stadium Attendance 100Referee Campbell Kirk Kawana Waugh New Zealand American Samoa nbsp v nbsp Papua New Guinea 13 February 2024 2024 02 13 2024 Summer Olympic QualificationAmerican Samoa nbsp 0 9 nbsp Papua New GuineaApia Samoa13 00 UTC 13 Stadium Apia Park Papua New Guinea Fixtures and Results Soccerway comHead to head record editAs of 8 October 2021 Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD nbsp American Samoa 3 3 0 0 23 0 23 nbsp Australia 8 0 0 8 0 68 68 nbsp Australia B 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 nbsp Australia Defense Force 1 0 0 1 2 8 6 nbsp Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 1 6 5 nbsp Cook Islands 5 5 0 0 16 3 13 nbsp Fiji 7 6 0 1 23 4 19 nbsp Guam 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 nbsp Kiribati 1 1 0 0 13 0 13 nbsp New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 nbsp New Zealand 15 0 1 14 2 96 94 nbsp Northern Territory 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 nbsp Philippines 2 0 0 2 1 14 13 nbsp Samoa 3 3 0 0 15 4 11 nbsp Singapore 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 nbsp Solomon Islands 4 4 0 0 13 2 11 nbsp Tahiti 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 nbsp Thailand 2 0 0 2 1 18 17 nbsp Tonga 7 6 0 1 15 4 11 nbsp United States 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 nbsp Vanuatu 2 1 1 0 13 3 10 Total 72 36 3 33 157 247 90Coaching staff editCurrent coaching staff edit As of 4 February 2023 Position Name Ref Head coach nbsp Eric Komeng Assistant Coach nbsp Edna Thomas Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Godfrey Baniau Manager history edit Manager Career Played Won Drawn Lost Win Competitions Unknown 1989 2003 17 2 1 14 0 11 8 1989 OFC Championship Third place1991 OFC Championship Third place1994 OFC Championship Third place1998 OFC Championship Third place nbsp Francis Moyap 2003 2010 29 16 1 12 0 55 2 2003 OFC Championship Third place2003 South Pacific Games Champions2007 OFC Championship Runners up2007 South Pacific Games Champions2010 OFC Championship Runners up nbsp Steven Mune 2011 2012 14 11 0 3 0 78 6 2011 Pacific Games Champions nbsp Gary Phillips 2014 2015 11 7 1 3 0 63 6 2014 OFC Nations Cup Runners up2015 Pacific Games Champions nbsp Rachel Wadunah 2016 1 0 0 1 00 0 0 2014 OFC Nations Cup Runners up2015 Pacific Games Champions Frederica Sakette 18 0 0 0 0 Spencer Justin 19 2023 2 0 0 2 00 0Players editSee also Category Papua New Guinea women s international soccer players Current squad edit The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 OFC Women s Olympic Qualifying Tournament between 7 and 19 February 2024 20 Caps and goals as of 30 July 2022 after the match against nbsp Fiji No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Fidelma Watpore 1 1 GK Faith Kasiray 1999 12 20 20 December 1999 age 24 6 0 nbsp POM 2 1 GK Lavinia Hola 1999 03 22 22 March 1999 age 25 5 0 nbsp POM 2 DF Anastasia Gunemba 2 DF Raynatha Samuel 2 DF Serah Waida 2 DF Georgina Bakani 5 2 DF Olivia Upaupa 1992 06 06 6 June 1992 age 31 30 9 nbsp Lae 2 DF Merolyne Sali 2 DF Fidorah Namuesh 3 MF Mavis Singara 16 3 MF Rumona Morris 1993 06 05 5 June 1993 age 30 2 0 nbsp POM 3 MF Phylis Pala 3 MF Christie Maneu 3 MF Hortance Kimit 3 MF Aileen David 4 FW Marie Kaipu 4 FW Cynthia Bangita 4 FW Cynthia Bangita 4 FW Nenny Elipas 4 FW Calista Maneo 4 FW Michaelyne Butubu 4 FW Arnolda Dou Recent call ups edit The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call up GK Glories Miag Football at the 2023 Pacific Games DF Gloria Laeli 1997 03 25 25 March 1997 age 27 2 0 nbsp POM Football at the 2023 Pacific Games MF Rumona Padio Football at the 2023 Pacific Games Ginnimarie Wambi Football at the 2023 Pacific Games Mayah Samai Football at the 2023 Pacific Games Grace Batiy Football at the 2023 Pacific Games Previous squads edit OFC Women s Nations Cup 2022 OFC Women s Nations Cup squad Pacific Games Football at the 2023 Pacific Games squadsRecords editSee also Category Papua New Guinea women s international soccer players As of 10 September 2017 Players in bold are still active Most capped players edit Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap 1 Deslyn Siniu 43 19 June 30 2003 January 23 2016 2 Miriam Lanta 31 5 April 5 2003 September 9 2011 3 Kathrina Salaiau 26 0 August 25 2007 April 4 2012 4 Lydia Banabas 24 15 April 5 2003 October 8 2010 5 Daisy Winas 22 5 August 25 2007 October 29 2014 6 Sandra Birum 21 8 September 30 2010 January 23 2016 7 Tracey Kigg 20 1 April 5 2003 September 7 2007 8 Julie Alau 18 3 April 5 2003 September 7 2007 9 Linah Honeakii 17 3 September 30 2007 April 4 2012 Linda Bunaga 17 0 August 28 2007 September 9 2011 Top goalscorers edit Name Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap Position 1 Meagen Gunemba 23 8 1 25 October 25 2014 January 23 2016 FW 2 Deslyn Siniu 19 43 0 44 June 30 2003 January 23 2016 MF 3 Lydia Banabas 15 24 0 62 April 5 2003 October 8 2010 MF 4 Sandra Birum 8 21 0 38 September 30 2010 January 23 2016 MF 5 Ara Midi 6 9 0 66 August 25 2007 September 9 2011 MF Zeena Limbai 6 9 0 66 September 30 2010 October 25 2014 FW Rumona Morris 6 14 0 43 September 30 2010 October 29 2014 FW 8 Miriam Lanta 5 28 0 18 April 5 2003 September 9 2011 MF Daisy Winas 5 22 0 23 August 25 2007 October 29 2014 FW 10 Fatima Rama 4 8 0 50 March 1 2012 July 13 2015 MFCompetitive record editFIFA Women s World Cup edit FIFA Women s World Cup Qualification Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1991 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 0 47 nbsp 1995 4 0 0 4 0 19 nbsp 1999 4 2 0 2 16 14 nbsp 2003 4 2 0 2 10 21 nbsp 2007 3 2 0 1 7 8 nbsp 2011 5 4 0 1 9 12 nbsp 2015 3 2 0 1 7 4 nbsp 2019 4 3 0 1 14 3 nbsp nbsp 2023 5 5 0 1 16 3 Total 31 15 0 16 63 128 Olympic Games edit Summer Olympics Qualification Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1996 Did not enter nbsp 2000 nbsp 2004 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 10 nbsp 2008 7 5 0 2 22 5 nbsp 2012 6 4 0 2 22 18 nbsp 2016 5 4 0 1 12 8 nbsp 2020 2018 Nations Cup Total 20 14 0 6 58 41 OFC Women s Nations Cup edit OFC Women s Nations Cup Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1983 did not enter nbsp 1986 nbsp 1989 Fifth place 5th 4 0 0 4 1 19 18 nbsp 1991 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 0 47 47 nbsp 1994 Third place 3rd 4 0 0 4 0 19 19 nbsp 1998 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 16 14 2 nbsp 2003 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 21 11 nbsp 2007 Runners up 2nd 3 2 0 1 7 8 1 nbsp 2010 Runners up 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 12 3 nbsp 2014 Runners up 2nd 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 nbsp 2018 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 9 13 nbsp 2022 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 6 7 Total Champions 10 12 41 20 1 20 85 159 74 Pacific Games edit Pacific Games Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 2003 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 22 6 16 nbsp 2007 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 22 3 19 nbsp 2011 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 17 3 14 nbsp 2015 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 10 nbsp 2019 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 5 18 Total Champions 5 5 27 23 1 3 95 18 77 Pacific Cup edit Pacific Cup Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1996 Champions 1st Unknown details Total Champions 1 1 Arafura Games edit Arafura Games Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 2005 Fifth Place 5th 4 0 0 4 2 20 18 Total Fifth Place 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 20 18See also edit nbsp Oceania portal nbsp Sports portal nbsp Association football portal nbsp Women s association football portal Sport in Papua New Guinea Football in Papua New Guinea Women s football in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea women s national under 20 football team Papua New Guinea women s national under 17 football team Papua New Guinea men s national football teamReferences edit The FIFA Coca Cola Women s World Ranking FIFA 15 March 2024 Retrieved 15 March 2024 Women s Oceania Cup 1989 RSSSF South Pacific Games 2003 Fiji Tournament Details RSSSF Kazakhstan Portugal produce thrilling fightbacks to reach semis Archived from the original on 3 September 2017 https www soccer com guide soccer com outfits papua new guinea u20 womens national team Football III Ladies Oceania Nations 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