ThePapua New Guinea national football team represents the country ofPapua New Guinea in internationalassociation football. It is fielded by thePapua New Guinea Football Association, the governing body of football in Papua New Guinea, and competes as a member of theOceania Football Confederation (OFC), which encompasses the countries of Oceania. Papua New Guinea played their first international match on 29 August 1963 in a 3–1 loss toFiji inSuva.[1]
Papua New Guinea has competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played in at least one international match, either as a member of the starting eleven or as asubstitute, are listed below. Each player's details include his playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by number of caps (in descending order), then by date of debut, then by alphabetical order. All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 September 2022.
| GK | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
