2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League

Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Season 2017
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The 2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season is the 11th edition of this competition.

Format

Six teams were supposed to start in the league, among which the Southern Strikers FC, but they were forced to withdraw from the competition after not showing up to the first match of the season. Therefore, Vitis Yamaros was invited to join the top-tier as a replacement.[1] Two clubs will qualify for the 2018 OFC Champions League.

Regular season

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lae City Dwellers 10 9 1 0 40 8 +32 28 Qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League Group Stage and Finals series
2 Madang FC 10 6 1 3 17 10 +7 19
3 Huawei PS United 10 5 1 4 19 13 +6 16 Qualified for the Finals series
4 Besta PNG United 10 3 2 5 17 20 −3 11
5 Buang FC 9 2 2 5 9 31 −22 081
6 Vitis Yamaros 9 0 1 8 12 32 −20 011
7 Southern Strikers (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew from competition

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1 The match between Buang FC and Vitis Yamaros was deemed a double forfeiture.

Finals series

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Lae City Dwellers (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 
Besta PNG United1
 
Lae City Dwellers-
 
 
 
Madang FC-
 
Madang FC-
 
 
Huawei PS United-
 

The NSL cancelled the final following the withdrawal of PS United, due to clubs failing to have paid fees in full.

Semi Finals

Madang FC w/o Huawei PS United
Laiwaden Oval, Madang

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Papua New Guinea 2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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