New Caledonia national under-20 football team

New Caledonia U20

Nickname	Les Cagous (The Kagus)
Association	New Caledonian Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Pierre Wajoka
Captain	Cyril Drawilo
Most caps	Cyril Drawilo (8)
Top scorer	Valentin Nyikeine, Raphael Oiremon & Cyril Drawilo (4)
FIFA code	NCL
First colours Second colours
First international
New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia  (Papeete, Tahiti; 8 December 1974)
Biggest win
New Caledonia 9–0 American Samoa  (Suva, Fiji; 31 May 2014)
Biggest defeat
Australia 12–1 New Caledonia  (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 22 January 2005)  New Zealand 10–0 New Caledonia  (Auckland, New Zealand; 25 April 2011)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
OFC U-19 Men's Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1974)
Best result	2nd Place (2008, 2024)

The New Caledonia national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the New Caledonian Football Federation.

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	11
1978	Did not enter
1980	Fourth place	4th	2	1	0	1	3	7
1982	Did not enter
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
1998
2001	Group stage		4	0	0	4	4	13
2002			4	2	0	2	12	10
2005			3	1	0	2	10	16
2007	Fourth place	4th	6	3	0	3	11	6
2008	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	2
2011	Group stage		2	0	0	2	1	13
2013	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	15	13
2014	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	17	5
2016	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	1	2	6	5
2018	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	16	8
2022	Third place	3rd	4	3	1	1	9	2
2024	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	7	11
Total	Runners-up		49	18	6	26	112	111

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Group stage	24th	2	0	0	2	1	20
2027	To be determined
Total	1/25		3	0	0	3	1	20

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Unë Kecine	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001	5	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
20	1GK	Christopher Yeiwene	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000	1	0	Hienghène Sport
2	2DF	Martin Makam	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001	3	0	Magenta
4	2DF	Jean-Baptiste Caroine	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999	3	0	Horizon Sport du Patho
5	2DF	Kiam Wanesse	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001	5	0	Wetr
6	2DF	Jules Omei	(2001-07-14) 14 July 2001	1	0	Mont-Dore
12	2DF	Armand Harper	(1999-06-02) 2 June 1999	4	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
17	2DF	Georges Wakanumune	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001	1	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
19	2DF	Josua Hlemu	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000	3	0	Auteuil-Dumbea
21	2DF	Lucas Bitaud	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999	5	0	Mont-Dore
7	3MF	Titouan Richard	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000	4	2	Mont-Dore
8	3MF	Cyril Drawilo	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000	8	4	Mont-Dore
10	3MF	Pierre Bako	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001	5	2	Central Sport
13	3MF	Pierre Wawia	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000	4	1	Horizon Sport du Patho
15	3MF	Neil Wahiobe	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	4	0	Drehu
16	3MF	Leonard Makalu	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999	2	0	Gaïtcha
9	4FW	Jean-Jacques Katrawa	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999	3	1	Gaïtcha
11	4FW	Vita Longue	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000	4	2	Magenta
14	4FW	Paul Gope-Fenepej	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000	4	2	Poitiers
18	4FW	Raoul Wenisso	(2000-07-20) 20 July 2000	5	1	Lössi

The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 13 September 2016 after the match against New Caledonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mickaël Ulile	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997	4	0	Magenta
20	1GK	Nathanaël Hlemu	(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998	0	0	Gaïtcha FCN
2	2DF	Gaétan Gope-Iwate	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998	3	0	Magenta
3	2DF	Jean-Marc Kaudre	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999	4	0	OMS Paita
4	2DF	Brice Kai	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997	2	0	Tiga Sports
5	2DF	Pothin Poma	(1997-12-13) 13 December 1997	4	1	Hienghène Sport
16	2DF	Lucas Bitaud	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999	1	0	Mont-Dore
17	2DF	Johannes Bernole	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998	2	0	Hienghène Sport
18	2DF	Renzo Wéjième	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999	3	0	OMS Paita
6	3MF	Wapo Ele-Hmaea	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997	2	0	Gaïtcha FCN
8	3MF	Shene Wélépane	(1997-12-09) 9 December 1997	4	0	Magenta
10	3MF	Thomas Gope-Fenepej	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997	4	2	Mont-Dore
12	3MF	Jean Baptiste Waitreü (captain)	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997	2	0	Gaïtcha FCN
14	3MF	Romaric Luépack	(1997-10-05) 5 October 1997	1	0	Auteuil
19	3MF	Cyril Nypie	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000	3	1	Mont-Dore
7	4FW	Bryan Ausu	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997	4	0	Gaïtcha FCN
9	4FW	Albert Watrone	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998	4	1	Auteuil
11	4FW	Patrick Gohé	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997	3	0	Gaïtcha FCN
13	4FW	Warren Houala	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997	3	1	Hienghène Sport
15	4FW	Henri Boucheron	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998	2	0	OMS Paita

Papua New Guinea  v  New Caledonia

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Papua New Guinea	1–4	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Awi 34'	Report	Watrone 56' Gope-Fenepej 68' (pen.) Poma 82' Houala 90+4'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

New Caledonia  v  Fiji

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Caledonia	1–1	Fiji	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00	Gope-Fenepej 68'	Report	Jennings 25'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

New Caledonia  v  Vanuatu

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Caledonia	0–1	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00		Report	Wilkins 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

New Caledonia  v  Solomon Islands

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	New Caledonia	2–3	Solomon Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Drawilo 23' (pen.), 77' (pen.)	Report	Houairia 41' Taroga 56' (pen.) Bitaud 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Caledonia  v  Vanuatu

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	New Caledonia	8–1	Vanuatu	Pirae, Tahiti
18:00	Gope-Fenepej 13', 53' Bako 23' Rawor 49' (o.g.) Richard 60', 63' Wawia 68' Longue 88'	Report	Peli 84'	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 300 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Fiji  v  New Caledonia

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	1–1	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Dau 45+2'	Report	Drawilo 63'	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 250 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

New Zealand  v  New Caledonia

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Semi Final	New Zealand	2–1	New Caledonia	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Mata 55' Ebbinge 76'	Report	Mata 41' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

New Caledonia  v  Solomon Islands

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Third place match	New Caledonia	4–1	Solomon Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
18:00	Wenisso 30' Katrawa 71' Longue 75' Bako 89'	Report	Wawane 81'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 100 Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

• New Caledonian Football Federation official website

The following table shows New Caledonia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
France	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
South Africa	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	1	9	−8	000.00
Total	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	000.00