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The Palau national football team represents Palau in international football. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or a local confederation. The team play their home games at the PCC Track and Field Stadium in the town of Koror City. Currently, the side is ranked as the worst national team in the world by the Elo rating system.
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Association | Palau Football Association | ||
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Confederation | None | ||
Head coach | Lukeson Sifix | ||
Most caps | Stephen Stefano (6) | ||
Top scorer | Stephen Stefano (5) | ||
Home stadium | PCC Track and Field Stadium | ||
FIFA code | PLW | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Adelaide, Australia; 27 March 1987) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Koror City, Palau; 27 July 1998) ![]() ![]() (Koror City, Palau; 28 July 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Koror City, Palau; 1 August 1998) | |||
Micronesian Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2014) |
History
editPalau hosted and competed in the Micronesian Games in 1998, in which they finished third. In the tournament, teams were 9-a-side and the matches were 80 minutes in duration and were played on a pitch which was below regulation size. In addition to their first team, Palau also fielded a team consisting of Bangladeshis living on the island.[2] They reached the final in the Micronesian Games in 2014,[3] where the team's trip was partly covered by internet crowd funding.[4]
Competitive record
editOFC Nations Cup
editThe Palau national football team was affiliated with OFC between 2007 and 2009. It is currently not a member of OFC.
OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1973 | Not a member of the OFC | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1996 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
2012 | Not a member of the OFC | |||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2024 | Not a member of the OFC | |||||||
Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Micronesian Games
editMicronesian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1998 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 40 |
2001 | Did not enter | |||||||
2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
2018 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Runners-up | 3/3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 53 |
Results
editPalau's score is shown first in each case.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Palau scorers | Att. | Ref. |
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1 | 27 March 1987 | Adelaide (N) | Vanuatu | 2–6 | Friendly | Unknown | – | [5] |
2 | 27 July 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Yap | 7–1 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][2] |
3 | 28 July 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Pohnpei | 7–1 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][2] |
— | 30 July 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Palau B | 3–8 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][2] |
4 | 31 July 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Northern Mariana Islands | 1–12 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [6][5][2] |
5 | 1 August 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Guam | 2–15 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [6][5][2] |
— | 2 August 1998 | Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H) | Palau B | 6–3 | 1998 Micronesian Games | Stefano (5), unknown goal | – | [5][2] |
6 | 25 July 2014 | PICS Field & Track, Palikir (A) | Pohnpei | 1–3 | 2014 Micronesian Games | Mitchell | – | [5][3] |
7 | 26 July 2014 | PICS Field & Track, Palikir (N) | Chuuk | 5–0 | 2014 Micronesian Games | Bishop Jr., Miah, Nicolescu, Canseco, unknown (o.g.) | – | [5][3] |
8 | 28 July 2014 | PICS Field & Track, Palikir (N) | Yap | 2–2 | 2014 Micronesian Games | Canseco, Mitchell | – | [5][3] |
9 | 29 July 2014 | PICS Field & Track, Palikir (A) | Pohnpei | 1–3 | 2014 Micronesian Games | Mitchell | – | [5][3] |
10 | 23 July 2018 | Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N) | Pohnpei | 1–2 | 2018 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][7] |
11 | 24 July 2018 | Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N) | Chuuk | 0–1 | 2018 Micronesian Games | – | [5][7] | |
12 | 25 July 2018 | Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (A) | Yap | 1–2 | 2018 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][7] |
13 | 26 July 2018 | Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N) | Chuuk | 2–0 | 2018 Micronesian Games | Unknown | – | [5][7] |
Head-to-head record
editUp to matches played on 23 July 2018.
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Chuuk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Guam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Palau B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Pohnpei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Vanuatu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Yap | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Total | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 59 |
Notable Players
editSee List of Palau international footballers.
- Charles Reklai Mitchell - played for Cal State Northridge Matadors [8][9]
Player records
edit- As of 23 July 2018
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Historical kits
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2014-18 Home
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2014-18 Away
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2014-18 GK
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Micronesian Games 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Micronesia Games 2014". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Country forced to use crowdfunding to play tournament" Archived 1 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (worldsoccer.com)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Palau – International Matches". RSSSF. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ a b "World Football Elo Ratings: Palau". eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Micronesia Games 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "THEY DO PLAY FOOTBALL IN PALAU AFTER ALL, MATT". Archived from the original on 24 December 2022.
- ^ "The country forced to use crowdfunding to play a tournament". worldsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "2014 Home and GK".
- ^ "2014 Home".
- ^ "2014 Away".
- ^ "2014 Home".
- ^ "2014 Away".