Papua New Guinea women's national football team

Papua New Guinea

Nickname(s)

Lakatois
(Motuan sailing vessel)

Association

Papua New Guinea Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Gary Phillips

FIFA code

PNG

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

1 (25 September 2015)

Highest

48 (December 2014)

Lowest

133 (September 2014)

OFC Women's Nations Cup

Appearances

8 (first in 1989)

Best result

Runners-up (2007, 2010, 2014)

The Papua New Guinea women's national football team represents Papua New Guinea in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. It is considered the second-best team in Oceania after New Zealand.

World Cup record

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Qualify
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC Women's Championship

Oceania Women's Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1983	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Fifth Place	4	0	0	4	1	19	-18
1991	Third Place	4	0	0	4	0	47	-47
1995	Third Place	4	0	0	4	0	19	-19
1998	Third Place	4	2	0	2	16	14	+2
2003	Third Place	4	2	0	2	10	21	-11
2007	Runners Up	3	2	0	1	7	8	-1
2010	Runners Up	5	4	0	1	9	12	-3
2014	Runners Up	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3
Total	8/10	31	12	0	19	50	144	-94

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

Roster for the OFC Women's Nations Cup.

Head coach: Gary Phillips

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Fidelma Watpore	(1988-02-09)9 February 1988 (aged 26)	Besta United PNG
2	2DF	Michealla Kurabi	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 18)
3	4FW	Yvonne Gabong	(1996-08-29)29 August 1996 (aged 18)	PAG Port Moresby
4	2DF	Judith Gunemba		Besta United PNG
5	2DF	Carolyn Obi	(1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 19)	Sobou FC
6	4FW	Grace Steven	(1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 19)	Besta United PNG
7	3MF	Barbara Muta	(1982-12-31)31 December 1982 (aged 31)
8	4FW	Fatima Rama	(1981-01-28)28 January 1981 (aged 33)	PAG Port Moresby
9	3MF	Deslyn Siniu	(1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 33)	PAG Port Moresby
10	3MF	Sandra Birum	(1992-06-06)6 June 1992 (aged 22)	PAG Port Moresby
11	4FW	Georgina Kaikas	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 19)	Madang Fox
12	4FW	Meagen Gunemba		Besta United PNG
13	3MF	Daisy Winas	(1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 27)	Sobou FC
14	2DF	Dorcas Sesevo		PAG Port Moresby
15	4FW	Zeen Limbai	(1990-07-04)4 July 1990 (aged 24)
16	2DF	Cathy Samson		PAG Port Moresby
17	4FW	Marie Kaipu		NCD PSSA
18	3MF	Rumona Morris	(1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 19)	Madang Fox
19	2DF	Talitha Irakau	(1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 19)	Madang Fox
20	1GK	Lace Kunei		Madang Fox

Achievements

South Pacific Games: 2

2003, 2007

External links

Football in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 U-15

League system

Men	Overall Champion Soccer League Club Championship

Domestic cups

International	Wantok Cup Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National women's football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati† New Caledonia New Zealand Niue† Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu† Vanuatu

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of Papua New Guinea

Association football M W W U-20 Australian football Basketball M W M U-19 W U-19 M U-17 W U-17 Cricket M W Netball Rugby league M W Rugby union Squash M W Volleyball

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