Football in Papua New Guinea

Football in Papua New Guinea
Country Papua New Guinea
Governing body Papua New Guinea Football Association
National team(s) men's national team
Club competitions
International competitions

The sport of football in the country of Papua New Guinea is run by the Papua New Guinea Football Association.[1] The association has been affiliated to FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation since 1966. The association administers the national football team as well as the national league. Association football is the most popular sport after rugby league in Papua New Guinea.

In 2016 PNG is due to host the U-20 Women's World Cup.

League system

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
6 clubs + Besta PNG United FC
FFPNG Champions League Cup
8 clubs divided in 2 series of 4

Top clubs from PNG participate in the Oceania Champions League including in 2009-10 when Hekari United won that competition and went on to represent Oceania at the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.

Champions

Season Winner
Papua New Guinea Overall Championship
1976 Mopi FC (1)
1977 Germania FC (1)
1978 Tarangau SC (1)
1979 Tarangau SC (2)
1980 No competition
1981 Mopi FC (2)
1982 Buresong FC (1)
1983 No competition
1984 Buresong FC (2)
1985 No competition
1986 Guria FC (1)
1987 Westpac FC (1)
1988 Guria FC (2)
1989 Not known
1990 Not known
1991 Not known
1992 Not known
1993 Not known
1994 Not known
1995 ICF University (1)
1996 ICF University (2)
Season Winner
1997 ICF University (3)
1998 ICF University (4)
1999 Guria FC (3)
2000 Unitech FC (1)
2001 Sobou FC (1)
2002 Sobou FC (2)
2003 Sobou FC (3)
2004 Sobou FC (4)
2005 Sobou FC (5)
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
2006 Hekari United (1)
2007–08 Hekari United (2)
2008–09 Hekari United (3)
2009–10 Hekari United (4)
2010–11 Hekari United (5)
2011–12 Hekari United (6)
2013 Hekari United (7)
2014 Hekari United (8)
2015 Lae City Dwellers (1)
2015–16 Lae City Dwellers (2)
2017 Lae City Dwellers (3)
2018 Lae City Dwellers (4)

References

  1. "PNG Soccer moves to bridge gap - Papua New Guinea - News - Islands Business magazine". Islandsbusiness.com. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
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