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New Caledonia
Nickname(s)Les Cagous (The Kagus)
Les Petits Cagous[1]
AssociationNew Caledonian Football Federation
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDominique Wacalie
CaptainJekob Jeno
Most capsJekob Jeno, Bernard Iwa & Cyril Nyipie (8)
Top scorerRenaldo Nonmeu (8)
FIFA codeNCL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Caledonia 4–3 Fiji 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 3 December 1983)
Biggest win
 New Caledonia 17–0 Tonga 
(Auckland, New Zealand; 17 January 2011)
Biggest defeat
 New Caledonia 0–10 England 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023)
FIFA U17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2023)
OFC U-17 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1983)
Best resultRunners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023)

The New Caledonia national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the New Caledonian Football Federation.

Competition record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China 1985 Did not qualify
1987–1997 Did not participate
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Withdrew
2003–2015 Did not qualify
India 2017 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 13 –11 1
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 24 –24 0
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Group stage 6 0 0 6 2 37 –35 1

OFC U-17 Championship record

OFC U-17 Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 1983 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 4
1986–1997 Did not participate
Fiji 1999 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 7
Samoa Vanuatu 2001 Withdrew
American Samoa Australia 2003 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 12 7 5 12
New Caledonia 2005 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 9
French Polynesia 2007 Fourth place 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
New Zealand 2009 Third place 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
New Zealand 2011 Group stage 4 2 0 2 27 6 21 6
Samoa Vanuatu 2013 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 9
American Samoa Samoa 2015 Fourth place 7 4 0 3 24 17 7 12
Samoa French Polynesia 2017 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 10 14 −4 7
Tonga Solomon Islands 2018 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Fiji 2023 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 14 5 9 7
Total Runners-up 58 25 6 27 129 112 +17 79

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Exhibition Tournament - Estonia from 26 April to 1 May 2022.[2]

Caps and goals as of 20 April 2022 before the game against Kazakhstan.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Josias Ipeze 0 0 New Caledonia AS Wetr
1GK Claude Tiaouniane 0 0 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport
1GK Ludovic Ufepi 0 0 New Caledonia OC Himeleck
2DF Maël Raban-Grangier 0 0 New Caledonia AS Mont-Dore
2DF Dorian Etienne 0 0 New Caledonia AS Mont-Dore
2DF Wadria Hanye 0 0 New Caledonia Qanono Sport
2DF Inine Huna 0 0 New Caledonia Gaïtcha FCN
2DF Christophe Waiemene 0 0 New Caledonia AS Mont-Dore
2DF Numa Pamani 0 0 New Caledonia Qanono Sport
3MF Antony Levy 0 0 New Caledonia AS Mont-Dore
3MF Jean-Yves Saiko 0 0 New Caledonia AS Lössi
3MF Alhi Paralet 0 0 New Caledonia AS Wetr
3MF Simon Ue 0 0 New Caledonia AS Mont-Dore
3MF Joseph Hnalissilin 0 0 New Caledonia AS Lössi
3MF Jytrim Upa 0 0 New Caledonia AS Lössi
4FW Paul Qaeze 0 0 New Caledonia Qanono Sport
4FW Nolhann Alebate 0 0 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport
4FW Nathan Alves 0 0 New Caledonia AS Magenta
4FW Kiza Alikie 0 0 New Caledonia Qanono Sport
4FW Guylman Delrieu 0 0 New Caledonia AS Lössi

Results and fixtures

The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons.

2023

11 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS New Zealand  3–2  New Caledonia Ba, Fiji
15:00
Report
Stadium: Fiji FA Academy
Attendance: 80
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
17 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS New Caledonia  7–0  American Samoa Ba, Fiji
19:00
Report Stadium: Fiji FA Academy
Attendance: 20
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
21 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Quarter-finals New Caledonia  4–0  Samoa Suva, Fiji
16:00
Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Lachlan Keevers (Australia)
25 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Semi-finals New Caledonia  1–1
(3–2 p)		  Tahiti Suva, Fiji
16:00
Report
Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Penalties
28 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Final New Caledonia  0–1  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
19:00 Report
Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
November 2023 2023 FIFA U-17 GS New Caledonia  v TBA Indonesia
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Notable results

Notable results
Team Date Result Goalscorers
 Singapore 2 October 2017 2–1 Richard 21', 29'
 Japan 14 October 2017 1–1 Jeno 83'

List of coaches

  • New Caledonia Francis Tartas (2010–2011)
  • New Caledonia Herve Gnipate (2010–2011)
  • New Caledonia Kamali Fitealeata (2012–2015)
  • New Caledonia Michael Clarque (2015–2017)
  • New Caledonia Dominique Wacalie (2017–2023)
  • France Léonardo Lopez (2023–)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wenisso relishing opportunities". oceaniafootball.com. Auckland: Oceania Football Confederation. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  2. ^ "La LISTE des 20 cagous pour l'ESTONIE | SELECTION U16 | Tournoi UEFA Exhibition - ESTONIE 2022" (in French). 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_under-17_football_team

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