West Papua football team
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| Nickname(s) | Biru Putih (The Blue and White) | |||
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| Association | ||||
| Confederation | ConIFA NF Board (former) | |||
| Head coach | ||||
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| First international | ||||
 West Papua 1–1  (The Hague; 23 June 2005) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
West Papua 2–10 Tamil Eelam  (The Hague; 21 December 2019) | ||||
The West Papua football team[1] is a team from the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea. It is a member of ConIFA, having previously been a member of the NF-Board. Originally they were listed to take part in the 2006 VIVA World Cup but then withdrew.
On June 23, 2005, the West Papua national football team played in the in The Hague (Netherlands). They played only one match against South Moluccas. They drew (1–1), and South Moluccas won on penalties. The national team returned to action in 2019, playing a friendly against East Turkestan.[2]
Tournament records[]
| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNPO Cup | |||||||
 2005 |
Semifinalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches played[]
| 23 June 2005 UNPO Cup | West Papua | 1–1 | | show The Hague, Netherlands |
| 19 October 2019 Friendly | West Papua | 2–8 |  East Turkestan | show The Hague, Netherlands |
| 21 December 2019 Friendly | West Papua | 2–10 | Tamil Eelam | show The Hague, Netherlands |
References[]
- ^ West Papua on Fedefutbol
- ^ East Turkistan, West Papua and an Extraordinary Game of Football The Diplomat. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
Categories:
- Asian national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA
- Sport in West Papua
- Football in Papua (province)
- CONIFA member associations