) | |||
| Association | Palau Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top scorer | Shaun Walker | ||
| Home stadium | Palau National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PLW | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Tafea F.C. 6–2 Palau  (Adelaide, Australia; 27 March 1987) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Palau 7–1 Yap  (Koror, Palau; 27 July 1998) Palau 7–1 Pohnpei  (Koror, Palau; 28 July 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Palau 2–15 Guam  (Koror, Palau; 1 August 1998) | |||
The Palau national football team is the national football team of Palau. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or a local confederation. The team play their home games at the Palau National Stadium in the town of Koror City.
History
Palau 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 Bangladeshi's 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]
Tournament Records
- Micronesian Games
- 1998 – Third
- 2001 – Did not enter
- 2014 – Second
- 2018 – Third
Results
1987
| 27 March 1987 Friendly | Vanuatu | 6–2 | Palau | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report (RSSSF) |
1998
| 27 July 1998 1998 Micronesian Games | Palau | 7–1 | Yap | Koror, Palau |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
| 28 July 1998 1998 Micronesian Games | Palau | 7–1 | Pohnpei | Koror, Palau |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
| 30 July 1998 1998 Micronesian Games | Palau | 3–8 | Palau B | Koror, Palau |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
| 31 July 1998 1998 Micronesian Games | Palau | 1–12 |  Northern Mariana Islands | Koror, Palau |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
| 1 August 1998 1998 Micronesian Games | Palau | 2–15 | Guam | Koror, Palau |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
| 3 August 1998 1998 Micronesian Games third place match | Palau | 6–3 | Palau B | Koror, Palau |
Stefano  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' | Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Emmaus High School Field |
2014
| 25 July 2014 2014 Micronesian Games | Pohnpei | 3–1 | Palau | Palikir, Micronesia |
| Rasug Panuelo Konings | Report (RSSSF) | Mitchell | Stadium: PICS Field |
| 26 July 2014 2014 Micronesian Games | Chuuk  | 0–5 | Palau | Palikir, Micronesia |
| Report (RSSSF) | Bishop Miah Nicolescu Canseco o.g.' | Stadium: PICS Field |
| 28 July 2014 2014 Micronesian Games | Yap | 2–2 | Palau | Palikir, Micronesia |
| Bayon Nam | Report (RSSSF) | Canseco Mitchell | Stadium: PICS Field |
| 29 July 2014 2014 Micronesian Games final | Pohnpei | 3–1 | Palau | Palikir, Micronesia |
| Pasug Nakasone Panuelo | Report (RSSSF) | Mitchell | Stadium: PICS Field |
2018
| 23 July 2018 2018 Micronesian Games | Pohnpei | 2–1 | Palau | Gigil, Micronesia |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Matson Yap Sports Complex |
| 24 July 2018 2018 Micronesian Games | Chuuk | 1–0 | Palau | Gigil, Micronesia |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Matson Yap Sports Complex |
| 29 July 2018 2018 Micronesian Games | Yap | 2–1 | Palau | Gigil, Micronesia |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Matson Yap Sports Complex |
| 29 July 2018 2018 Micronesian Games third place match | Chuuk | 0–2 | Palau | Gigil, Micronesia |
| Report (RSSSF) | Stadium: Matson Yap Sports Complex |
Squad for the 2014 Micronesian Games
- Caps and goals os of 22 May 2014.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Malakai Bitu | 4 March 1976 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Joe Carlos | 11 September 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Youri Ito | 5 March 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Leif Toribiong | April 5, 1984 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Mohoshin Miah | 25 March 1973 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Skebong | 19 August 1990 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Sergio Ngiraingas | 19 October 1988 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Robert Victor Bishop Jr. | 7 October 1990 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Charles Reklai Mitchell | 31 October 1982 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mechesengel Roman | 9 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Christian Etpison Nicolescu | 19 June 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dims Tewid | September 24, 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | McGee Mereb (c) | September 25, 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jimmy Jonas | December 11, 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Dexter Decherong | 8 May 1995 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Toni Illilau | December 31, 1969 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Paulus Ngirngesechei | February 9, 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mac Sasao | August 13, 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Armando Canseco | July 31, 1985 | 0 | 0 | ||
See also
- Soccer in Palau
- Oceania Football Confederation
References
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Micronesian Games 1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Micronesia Games 2014". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Country forced to use crowdfunding to play tournament" (worldsoccer.com)