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New CaledoniavsPapua New Guinea
New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea: head-to-head stats
Since 1966
New Caledonia
15
wins
draws
2
21 meetings
Papua New Guinea
4
wins
New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have met 21 times since 1966: New Caledonia won 15, Papua New Guinea 4, and 2 matches were drawn. New Caledonia lead the head-to-head by 11 wins. Goals: New Caledonia 57, Papua New Guinea 19. Last meeting: New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea (MSG Prime Minister's Cup, Sep 24, 2026).
- First meeting
- New Caledonia 4–0 Papua New Guinea
- Dec 15, 1966 · South Pacific Games
- Last meeting
- New Caledonia 2–1 Papua New Guinea
- Sep 24, 2026 · MSG Prime Minister's Cup
- Biggest New Caledonia win
- New Caledonia 8–0 Papua New Guinea
- Feb 28, 1980 · Oceania Nations Cup
- Biggest Papua New Guinea win
- New Caledonia 1–4 Papua New Guinea
- Mar 12, 2002 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
21 meetings since 1966. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- New Caledonia win
- Draw
- Papua New Guinea win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
NCL=PNG
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
NCL +111966 · NCL ahead8–0 · 1980
↑ NCLPNG ↓
- 1960s: New Caledonia 8 goals, Papua New Guinea 1 goal
- 1970s: New Caledonia 9 goals, Papua New Guinea 1 goal
- 1980s: New Caledonia 19 goals, Papua New Guinea 3 goals
- 1990s: New Caledonia 3 goals, Papua New Guinea 4 goals
- 2000s: New Caledonia 9 goals, Papua New Guinea 5 goals
- 2010s: New Caledonia 1 goal, Papua New Guinea 1 goal
- 2020s: New Caledonia 8 goals, Papua New Guinea 4 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | NCL W | D | PNG W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pacific Games | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Melanesia Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MSG Prime Minister's Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oceania Nations Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| South Pacific Mini Games | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oceania Nations Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
21 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- W3–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
New Caledonia: Joseph Athale 20' (pen.), Georges Gope-Fenepej 45', Germain Haewegene 83'
Papua New Guinea: Tommy Semmy 78'
- W3–1HMSG Prime Minister's CupMSG Prime Minister's Cup
- L0–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
New Caledonia: —
Papua New Guinea: Tommy Semmy 8'
- D1–1AOceania Nations CupOceania Nations Cup
New Caledonia: Jean-Philippe Saïko 83'
Papua New Guinea: Tommy Semmy 41'
- W2–0NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- L1–4NOceania Nations Cup qualificationOceania Nations Cup qualification
- W6–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- L0–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- L0–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
Show all 21 meetings
- D1–1NSouth Pacific Mini GamesSouth Pacific Mini Games
- W2–1HMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- W2–1NMelanesia CupMelanesia Cup
- W2–0HSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W2–1NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W5–1NSouth Pacific Mini GamesSouth Pacific Mini Games
- W8–0HOceania Nations CupOceania Nations Cup
New Caledonia: NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA
Papua New Guinea: —
- W5–1NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W4–0NSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W4–1ASouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
- W4–0HSouth Pacific GamesSouth Pacific Games
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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