New Caledonia national under-17 football team

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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[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China 1985 Did not qualify
19871997 Did not participate
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Withdrew
20032015 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

2023[edit]

11 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 GS New Zealand  3–2  New Caledonia Ba, Fiji
15:00
  • Supyk 9', 72' (pen.), 75'
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)
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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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