Papua New Guinea women's national soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Lakatois (Motuan sailing vessel) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Eric Komeng | ||
| Captain | Meagen Gunemba | ||
| Most caps | Deslyn Siniu (43) | ||
| Top scorer | Ramona Padio (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Sir Hubert Murray Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PNG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 58 2 (12 June 2025) | ||
| Highest | 46 (December 2019 – December 2020) | ||
| Lowest | 60 (June – September 2005) | ||
| First international | |||
| Australia B 2–0 Papua New Guinea (Brisbane, Australia; 26 March 1989) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Kiribati 0–13 Papua New Guinea (Nausori, Fiji; 30 June 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 16–0 Papua New Guinea (Sydney, Australia; 19 May 1991) | |||
| OFC Women's Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| 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 Apia | Team | |
| 2023 Honiara | 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, 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 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.