Papua New Guinea 2001


National Club Championship Oct 18-21, Kimbe (originally scheduled for
  Jul 20-23, Port Moresby).

13 participants known so far (associations between brackets) 

ANZ University        (Port Moresby)
Rapatona              (Port Moresby)
Sobou Lae             (Lahi)
Bugandi Secondary Lae (Lahi) [due to withdrawal Unitech Lae (Lahi)]
Blue Kumuls           (Lae)
Momase                (Madang)
Rapatona Kimbe        (West New Britain)
Leki Kimbe            (West New Britain)
Mosa                  (New Britain Palm Oil)
Stores United         (New Britain Palm Oil) 
Seeadler              (Manus)
Kelpiro               (Manus)
Hatolol               (Bougainville)

NB: unclear why PS United (Port Moresby) do not participate.

Quarterfinals
Sobou           bt      Rapatona (West New Britain)
Blue Kumuls     lt      Rapatona (Port Moresby)
Seeadler and Bugandi Secondary Lae eliminated by ANZ University and Hatolol

Semifinals
ANZ University  6-1     Hatolol
Sobou           3-0     Rapatona (Pt Moresby)

Third Place Playoff [Nov 11, Port Moresby]
Rapatona (Pt M)  -      Hatolol

Final [Nov 11, Port Moresby]
ANZ University  0-3     Sobou



Port Moresby 
============

Pre-season final [Mar 18] 
ANZ University  1-0     PS United 


Premier League 

Round 1 [Mar 31-Apr 1]
Rapatona        3-0     YM 2
University      6-2     Kula
Defence         1-0     Guria
PS United       3-1     Babaka
Cosmos          3-2     Telikom/SP

Round 2 
[Apr 7,8] 
Cosmos          0-1     Rapatona 
Kula            0-3     Guria 
University      0-0     YM2 
Defence         4-1     Babaka 
[Apr 14]
PS United       bt      Telikom/SP

Round 3 [Apr 14,15]
University      3-0     Guria
Cosmos          bt      YM2
Babaka          2-3     Kula
PS United       bt      Rapatona
Defence         bt      Telikom/SP

Round 4 [Apr 21,22]
Rapatona        2-1     Defence
Guria           1-2     Babaka
PS United       1-1     YM2
Telikom         2-3     Kula
Cosmos          2-3     University

Round 5 [Apr 28,29]
Kula            1-1     Rapatona
Defence         2-1     YM2
Cosmos          0-2     PS United
University      3-1     Babaka
Telikom/SP      bt      Guria

Round 6 [May 5,6]
Babaka          bt      Telikom/SP
PS United       1-2     University
Cosmos          drw     Defence
Kula            lt      YM2
Guria           lt      Rapatona

Round 7
Cosmos          3-0     Kula
Guria           1-0     YM2
Babaka          1-0     Rapatona
University      1-1     Telikom/SP
PS United       2-1     Defence

Round 8 [May 19,20]
Rapatona        2-2     Telikom/SP
Babaka          3-0     YM2
PS United       6-1     Kula
Cosmos          2-1     Guria
Defence         1-0     University

Round 9 [May 26,27]
Cosmos          drw     Babaka
Defence         4-0     Kula
Telikom/SP      bt      YM2             [draw?]
Rapatona        2-2     University
Guria           1-2     PS United 

Round 10 [Jun 9-11] 
University      2-1     Kula            [also reported 8-2!]
Defence         0-1     Guria 
PS United       1-2     Babaka 
Rapatona        0-0     YM2 
Cosmos          2-1     Telikom/SP 

Round 11 [Jun 16,17]
University      1-1     YM2
Babaka          2-1     Defence
PS United       3-1     Telikom/SP
Cosmos          1-3     Rapatona
Guria           1-1     Kula

Round 12 [Jun 23,24] 
Defence         3-1     Telikom/SP 
University      1-1     Guria 
Rapatona        0-0     PS United 
Babaka          2-1     Kula 
Cosmos          2-1     YM2 

Round 13 [Jul 7,8] 
Defence         bt      Rapatona 
University      2-2     Cosmos 
PS United       bt      YM2 
Telikom/SP      bt      Kula 
Babaka          lt      Guria 

Round 14 [Jul 14,15] 
Guria           4-1     Telikom/SP 
Defence         6-1     YM2 
Cosmos          2-1     PS United 
Babaka          0-2     University 
Rapatona        5-1     Kula 

Round 15 [Jul 28,29]
YM2             2-0     Kula
University      3-2     PS United
Guria           0-1     Rapatona
Babaka          4-2     Telikom/SP
Cosmos          1-1     Defence

Round 16 [Aug 4,5] 
Cosmos          5-1     Kula 
PS United       4-0     Defence 
Babaka          0-2     Rapatona 
University      bt      Telikom/SP 
Guria           1-1     YM2 

Round 17
Cosmos          2-0     Guria
Babaka          ppd     YM2
PS United       7-0     Kula
Rapatona        1-1     Telikom/SP
Defence         1-3     University

Round 18 
Telikom/SP      2-0     YM2 
Cosmos          5-0     Babaka
Defence         5-1     Kula 
PS United       2-1     Guria 
Rapatona        1-2     University 

Table:

 1.ANZ University       18  11   6   1           39
 2.PS United            18  12   2   4           38
 3.Cosmos               18  10   4   4           34 
 4.Defence              18  10   2   6           32
 5.Rapatona             18   8   6   4           30 
 6.Babaka               17   8   1   8           25
 7.Guria                18   5   3  10           18 
 8.Telikom/SP           18   4   3  11           15  
 9.YM2                  17   2   5  10           11
10.Kula                 18   2   2  14            8 

NB: Brewery changed sponsors and are now known as Telikom/SP Brewery

Championship Playoffs

Elimination Finals [Sep 8,9]
PS United       1-2     Cosmos
Defence         3-0     Rapatona
ANZ University bye to major semifinal

Minor Semifinal [Sep 15]
PS United       2-1     Defence

Major Semifinal [Sep 15]
Cosmos          2-3     University

Preliminary Final [Sep 23]
PS United       3-1     Cosmos

Grand Final [Sep 30]
University      1-0     PS United


Grand Finals Lower Levels [all Sep 30]

Division 1
Kurti Andra      -      Blue Kumuls

Division 2
Buresong         -      Bavaroko

Division 3
Barracks         -      Momase



East New Britain (Kokopo Soccer Association)
================

Champions: South Coast


Goroka
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Major Semifinal [late Oct] 
Minogere Blue Kumuls   5-4      Guria 

Grand Final [Nov 4] 
West United             -       Minogere Blue Kumuls 


Kimbe
=====

Champions: South Coast


Kokoda
======

Gorari Soccer Competition

Premier Division

(Top of?) Final Table:

 1.Tasevo One            28
 2.Scorpion              25
 3.Ingi Brothers         23
 4.Gorari United         18
 5.Spiders               18

Major Semifinal [end of Sep]
Tasevo One      2-0     Scorpion

Preliminary Final [Oct?]
Ingi Brothers   1-0     Scorpion

Grand Final [Oct?]
Tasevo One      2-2     Ingi Brothers   [3-2 pen]


Lae
===

Lae League
----------

Pre-saison tournament 

Semifinals [Apr 21] 
Mopi            lt      Blue Kumuls [Goro??]
Poro            bt      Martin Luther Seminary 

Final [Apr 22]
Blue Kumuls     3-2     Poro

League

[Jul 29]
Tolec Buresong  1-0     Blue Kumuls

Table:
 1.Blue Kumuls           28
 2.Tolec Buresong        27
 3.Goro                  27
 4.City United           26
 5.Mopi                  21
 6.Tarangau              20
 7.Poro                  18
 8.West                  18

Grand Final [Nov 24]
Blue Kumuls     2-1     Goro    [aet]


Lahi League
-----------

Pre-season final [Apr 7 or 8]
Unitech         1-0     Guria

Division 1 

Regular Season

Final Round
Unitech         3-2     Guria

Top Final Table:
 1.Sobou                 46  ('Minor Premier')
 2.Yumi FM Unitech       41 
 3.Guria                 33
 4.Bugandi               31 
 5.Bismarck              30 
Other Participants:
   Arnotts             
   Asiawe 
   Zeebas 
   Murat 
   Defence 

Playoffs
Unitech         bt      Guria
Bugandi         lt      Bismarck
Sobou           bt      Unitech

Preliminary Final
Guria           3-2     Bismarck           [annulled]
Replay [Sep 29]
Guria           bt      Bismarck

Major Semifinal [Sep 30]
Unitech         4-0     Guria

Grand Final [Oct 7]
Unitech         2-0     Sobou
  [Sobou won 5 titles up to this season; this was 1st title Unitech]


Madang
======
Grand Final
Newtown         bt      Brothers


Mount Hagen
===========
Pre-season Final [Jun ?]
Global Souths   2-0     Blue Kumuls

Participants (7):
Global Souths, Momads, Kalam, Pascols, PNGBC, Tarangau, Hi-C.

Final
Momads          bt      Blue Kumuls

Third: PNGBC Mt Hagen


New Britain
===========

Pre-season Tournament

Known Results [May]
Dami OPRS       1-1     Palm Kernel Mill        [5-3 pen]
Medics          bt      Kumbango Oil Mill 
Mosa Oil Mill   drw     Mosa Transport          [4-3 pen]


Popondetta
==========

Siroga League (top level)
[aka HOPSA Premier League]
N.B. HOPSA = Higaturu Oil Palms Soccer Association [founded 2000].

First Half - Last Round
Sumbiripa       9-0     Ridge
Javuni          6-1     Hysters Cosmos

Top of Halfway Table:
1.Sumbiripa
2.Javuni

[Aug 4,5]
Transport       1-0     Sumbiripa
Mill            4-0     Ridge
OPS             2-1     Bankers
Hysters Cosmos  5-3     Building
Shy Guy         5-0     Javuni

[Aug 19]
OPS             0-0     Mill

OPS = Oil Palm Security

Champions: Shy Guy
Runners-up: Mill



Oro County
----------

Grand Final [Oct 23, Popondetta, Independence Oval]
Gorari Tasevo   2-2     Sopex           [4-2 pen]

NB: Gorari Tasevo 3rd in regular season; previous playoff results:
Gorari Tasevo   2-1     Fems
Gorari Tasevo   1-0     Epa
Gorari Tasevo   3-2     Songe
Sopex           3-2     Fems
Sopex           2-1     Ihane


Wewak
=====

Pre-saison tournament 
Pool A 
1.Caltex 
2.Wirui Saints 
Pool B 
1.Wewak Eals 
2.Wewak Aces 

Grand final [Apr 14 or 15] 
Wewak Aces      4-2     Caltex 

League 

Round 3 [?, Jun 23,24] 
Ace                     3-1     Wirui Saints 
Caltex                  3-0     Brandi Secondary 
Prusua                  1-1     Yokobees 
Bishop Leo              1-0     Wewak Eals 
Passam National High    1-2     Boco 

Current Leaders: Caltex 






Public Servants Soccer Association 
==================================
Champions 2000/01: National Statistical Office

2001/02 Grand Final [Feb 17]
Pangtel                 3-1     Air Niugini


2000

2002

list of champions


About this document

Sources: The National, Post-Courier

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl (hans.schoeggl@sbg.ac.at)
Last updated: 28 May 2006

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