Papua New Guinea Football Association

Sports governing body

Papua New Guinea Football Association
OFC

Short name	PNGFA
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Port Moresby
FIFA affiliation	1966
OFC affiliation	1966
President	John Kapi Natto
Website	http://www.pngfootball.com.pg

The Papua New Guinea Football Association, PNGFA is the governing body of soccer in Papua New Guinea.

The PNGFA is a member of both FIFA and OFC, having FIFA and OFC affiliation in 1966 after being founded in 1962. The PNGFA is a member of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee, meaning that the PNGFA has control over the men's and women's PNG Olympic football team.

In club football, they oversee the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.

History

The PNGFA was founded in 1962.^[1]

In 1966 the PNGFA was one of four founding members of the Oceania Football Confederation.^[1]

Association offices first opened in Lae in 1999.^[1] The Association’s Academy opened in 2003.^[2]

Presidents

Wep Kanawi^[1]
Madiu Andrew –2004^[3]
David Chung 2004–2018^[3]
John Kapi Natto 2018-present

Trivia

The PNGFA was visited by then FIFA President João Havelange in 1983.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "PNGFA History". PNGFA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Papua New Guinea Information". worldinfozone.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "David Chung". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

External links

Official website
Papua New Guinea at the FIFA website
Papua New Guinea at OFC site

Soccer in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Variants (Futsal)
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Soccer League Club Championship Premier League (defunct) Overall Champion (defunct)
Women	Soccer League

Domestic cups

Men	Papua New Guinea FA Cup
International	Wantok Cup Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International soccer players
Foreign players
Venues

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

v t e International association football
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Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
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See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National football associations of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa (FFAS) Cook Islands (CIFA) Fiji (FFA) Kiribati (KIFF)^† New Caledonia (FCF) New Zealand (NZF) Papua New Guinea (PNGFA) Samoa (SFF) Solomon Islands (SIFF) Tahiti (FTF) Tonga (TFA) Tuvalu (TIFA)^† Vanuatu (VFF)
† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA