West Papua football team
{{short description|National association football team}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = West Papua
| Badge = West Papua Football Association.svg
| Badge_size = 160px
| Elo Rank =
| Nickname = Oranje, Zwart, Blauw (Orange, Black, and Blue){{cite tweet |author-link = Football Association of West Papua |author = Football Association of West Papua |user = OfficialFAWP |number = 1305930937545490433 | title = Anybody doing anything}}
Tjenderawasih (Birds of Paradise){{cite tweet |author-link = Football Association of West Papua |author = Football Association of West Papua |user = OfficialFAWP |number = 1451962644055957504 |title = Back to the mothership}}
| Association = Football Association West Papua{{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua |user = FAWPunofficial | number = 1224804800103100416 | title = Welcome to this unofficial account}}
West Papua Football Association (defunct)
| Home Stadium = Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg, Bosjes van Pex, Bohemen en Meer en Bos, Loosduinen, The Hague{{cite web | url = https://www.conifa.org/en/members/western-papua |title = Western Papua | year= 2022 | website = ConIFA |access-date = 3 April 2022}}
| Confederation = ConIFA
NF Board (former)
| Coach = Garry llina{{cite web | url = https://www.footballassociationwestpapua.org/about | title = Who we are | website = Football Association of West Papua |date = October 2021 |access-date = 3 April 2022}}
| Most caps =
| Top scorer = Rudy Gell de la Cruz (2)
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| First game = {{fb|Republic of West Papua}} 1–1 {{fb-rt|South Moluccas}}
(The Hague, Netherlands; 23 June 2005)
| Largest win = {{fb|Republic of West Papua}} 22–0 Katanga {{flagicon image|Flag of Katanga.svg}}
(The Hague, Netherlands; 23 October 2021)
| Largest loss = {{fb|Republic of West Papua}} 2–10 {{fb-rt|Tamil Eelam}}
(The Hague, Netherlands; 21 December 2019)
| Regional name = CONIFA World Cup
| website = [https://www.footballassociationwestpapua.org]}}The West Papua football team is a team from the Indonesian western half of the island of Western New Guinea. It is a member of ConIFA, having previously been a member of the NF-Board. On 23 June 2005, the West Papua national football team played in the 2005 UNPO Cup in The Hague. They played only one match against South Moluccas. They drew (1–1), and South Moluccas won on penalties. West Papuans were listed to take part in the 2006 VIVA World Cup but then withdrew.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
The national team returned to action in 2019, playing a friendly against East Turkestan, for the first time after 14 years hiatus.{{Cite magazine | url = https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/east-turkistan-west-papua-and-an-extraordinary-game-of-football |title = East Turkistan, West Papua and an Extraordinary Game of Football | website = the Diplomat | date = 16 October 2019 |access-date = 28 November 2019}} On 25 January 2020, the F.A.W.P. was accepted in to ConIFA as its full member.{{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua | user = FAWPunofficial | number = 1224807294187327488 | title = The FA of West Papua, an organisation distinct from the West Papua Football Association}}
Football Association West Papua
The Football Association West Papua is the football association of West Papua and was founded in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.conifa.org/en/members/western-papua/|title=Profile}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.internations-exchange.org/participation-in-the-conifa-football-strategy-days-in-sabbioneta-italy/|title=Participation in the CONIFA Football Strategy Days in Sabbioneta, Italy|publisher=internations-exchange.org}}
Tournament records
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| Year
!Position !GP !W !D !L !GS !GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=8|UNPO Cup | |||||||
| {{flagicon|NED}} 2005 | Semifinalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches played
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|date=23 June 2005
|time=
|round= UNPO Cup
|team1=West Papua {{flagicon|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|South Moluccas}}
|goals1=
|goals2 =
|stadium= Sportpark De Verademing
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee=
|result= D
}}
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|date=19 October 2019
|time=14:00 CET{{Cite tweet | author-link = Confederation of Independent Football Associations
| author = CONIFA | user = CONIFAOfficial | number = 1185525753103835138 | title = LIVE}}
|round= Friendly
|team1=West Papua {{flagicon|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 2–8
(Half Time 1–5)
|report =[https://elevensports.com/view/event/ck1usp73k15ox0g9brumxm80y?hid=ck1xkh4cm4oms1biw458cgfgo][http://www.conifa.org/en/2019/10/21]
|team2={{fb|East Turkestan}}
|goals1 = Rudy Gell de la Cruz {{goal|19}}
Samuel Taria {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =Ihtiyar Yusupov {{goal|8}} {{goal|75}}
Abdushukur Abduryin {{goal|25}}
Salaydin Tursun {{goal|31}}
Ripkat Bilal {{goal|35}}
Alisher Tashmetov {{goal|39}}
East Turkestan player {{goal|62}}
Elzat Kader {{goal|86}}
|stadium= Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee=
|result= L
}}
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|date=21 December 2019
|time= 14:00 CET{{cite tweet | author-link = Confederation of Independent Football Associations | author = CONIFA |user = CONIFAOfficial | number = 1208306026430287873 |title = MATCHDAY}}
|round= 2020 CONIFA World Cup qualification
|team1={{fb-rt|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 2–10
(Half Time 1–5)
|report =[https://www.conifa.org/en/a-perfect-10-for-tamil-eelam]
|team2={{fb|Tamil Eelam}}
|goals1= Rudy Gell de la Cruz {{goal|37}}
Kila Toilala {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Senthuran Uthayasuthan {{goal|1}} {{goal|8}} {{goal|52}}
Nirunthan Sivananthan {{goal|42}} {{goal|43}} {{goal|44}}
Steven Sacayaradj {{goal|52}}
Mayooran Chelliah {{goal|70|pen}}
|stadium= Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg{{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua |user = FAWPunofficial | number = 1226547768593977345 | title = Op deze stormachtige zondag}}
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee= Kees Ekelmann
|result= L
}}
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|date=23 October 2021
|time=14:45 CET{{Cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua | user = OfficialFAWP |number = 1451923014375837697 | title= FT}}{{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua | user = OfficialFAWP | number = 1451891597109571587 | title = Kick-off has been delayed again}}
|round= Friendly
|team1={{fb-rt|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 22–0
(Half Time 12–0){{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua | author = Football Association of West Papua | user = OfficialFAWP | number = 1451909459274514436 |title = HT Friendly CORRECTION}}
|report =
|team2={{flagicon image|Flag of Katanga.svg}} Katanga
|goals1=
|goals2 =
|stadium= Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee= Marcel de Kler{{cite tweet | author-link = Football Association of West Papua| Author = Football Association of West Papua | user = OfficialFAWP | number = 1451889689376460805 |title = Today's match officials}}
|result= W
}}
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|date=1 November 2022
|time=
|round= Friendly charity match
|team1=West Papua {{flagicon|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 5–5
|report = https://www.conifa.org/en/west-papua-vs-tiktok-united-fc/
|team2=TikTok United FC
|goals1=
|goals2 =
|stadium= Sportpark De Verademing
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee=
|result= D
}}
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|date=13 November 2022
|time=
|round= Friendly
|team1=West Papua {{flagicon|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|Raetia}}
|goals1=
|goals2 =
|stadium= Sportpark De Verademing
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee=
|result= D
}}
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|date=18 August 2023
|time=
|round= Friendly
|team1=West Papua {{flagicon|Republic of West Papua}}
|score = 5–2
|report =
|team2={{fb|Tibet}}
|goals1=
|goals2 =
|stadium= Sportpark De Verademing
|location= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands
|attendance=
|referee=
|result= W
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fedefutbol.net/fed.aspx?id=WPA West Papua in Fedefutbol.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107235654/http://fedefutbol.net/fed.aspx?id=WPA |date=2011-11-07 }}
- [http://wpu-fc.faithweb.com/main.html November 1999 version website]
- [https://www.footballassociationwestpapua.org 2017 version website]
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