Palau national football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Palau

Association	Palau Football Association
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
First colours Second colours
Elo ranking
Current	238 (3 March 2019)
Highest	222 (August 1998)
Lowest	239 (September 2019)
First international
Vanuatu 6–2 Palau  (Adelaide, Australia; 27 March 1987)
Biggest win
Palau 7–1 Yap  (Koror City, Palau; 27 July 1998)  Palau 7–1 Pohnpei  (Koror City, Palau; 28 July 1998)
Biggest defeat
Palau 2–15 Guam  (Koror City, Palau; 1 August 1998)
Micronesian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Runners-up (2014)

The Palau national football team plays football for Palau against other countries. This team is not part of FIFA, which is the main world football organization. They also don't belong to a local football group.

The team plays its home games at the PCC Track and Field Stadium in Koror City. According to the Elo rating system, Palau is currently ranked as one of the lowest national teams in the world.

History of Palau Football

Palau hosted the Micronesian Games in 1998 and played in the football tournament. They finished in third place that year. In these games, teams played with 9 players instead of the usual 11. Matches were 80 minutes long, and the fields were smaller than regular football fields.

Interestingly, Palau also had a second team made up of people from Bangladesh who lived on the island. In 2014, the Palau team reached the final of the Micronesian Games. Part of their trip was paid for by crowd funding, where many people donate small amounts of money online to help a cause.

Competitive Record

OFC Nations Cup

The Palau national football team was briefly part of the OFC from 2007 to 2009. The OFC is the football group for countries in the Oceania region. However, Palau is not a member of the OFC anymore. This means they don't play in the OFC Nations Cup.

OFC Nations Cup record
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

The Micronesian Games are a regional sports event for countries in Micronesia. Palau has done well in football at these games. They finished third twice and were runners-up once.

Micronesian Games record
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

Match Results

Here are some of the matches Palau has played. Palau's score is always listed first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Palau scorers	Att.	Ref.
1	27 March 1987	Adelaide (N)	Vanuatu	2–6	Friendly	Unknown	–
2	27 July 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Yap	7–1	1998 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
3	28 July 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Pohnpei	7–1	1998 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
—	30 July 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Palau B	3–8	1998 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
4	31 July 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Northern Mariana Islands	1–12	1998 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
5	1 August 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Guam	2–15	1998 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
—	2 August 1998	Emmaus High School Field, Koror (H)	Palau B	6–3	1998 Micronesian Games	Stefano (5), unknown goal	–
6	25 July 2014	PICS Field & Track, Palikir (A)	Pohnpei	1–3	2014 Micronesian Games	Mitchell	–
7	26 July 2014	PICS Field & Track, Palikir (N)	Chuuk	5–0	2014 Micronesian Games	Bishop Jr., Miah, Nicolescu, Canseco, unknown (o.g.)	–
8	28 July 2014	PICS Field & Track, Palikir (N)	Yap	2–2	2014 Micronesian Games	Canseco, Mitchell	–
9	29 July 2014	PICS Field & Track, Palikir (A)	Pohnpei	1–3	2014 Micronesian Games	Mitchell	–
10	23 July 2018	Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N)	Pohnpei	1–2	2018 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
11	24 July 2018	Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N)	Chuuk	0–1	2018 Micronesian Games		–
12	25 July 2018	Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (A)	Yap	1–2	2018 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–
13	26 July 2018	Yap Sports Complex, Gagil (N)	Chuuk	2–0	2018 Micronesian Games	Unknown	–

Head-to-Head Record

This table shows how Palau has performed against different teams they have played. It includes matches up to July 23, 2018.

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
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

You can find a full list of players who have played for Palau's international team at List of Palau international footballers.

• Charles Reklai Mitchell - He also played for Cal State Northridge Matadors in the .

Player Records

Here are some records for players on the Palau national football team, showing who has played the most games and scored the most goals.

Historical Kits

These are the uniforms (kits) the Palau team has worn in the past.

2014-18 Home

2014-18 Away

2014-18 GK

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See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Palaos para niños

• Football in Palau
• Oceania Football Confederation