Papua New Guinea 2015


National Competitions 2015

National Soccer League (semi-professional) 2015

Regular Stage | Championship Playoff 

Regular Stage

Final Table:

 1.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby)        12   8  2  2  29- 9  26  Qualified
 2.Lae City Dwellers FC (Lae)             12   7  2  3  28-16  23  Qualified
 3.FC Port Moresby (Port Moresby)         12   6  3  3  20-18  21  Qualified
 4.Madang FC (Madang)                     12   5  2  5  19-24  17  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Admiralty Palaiau FC (Port Moresby)    12   3  5  4  17-16  14  [*]
 6.Oro FC (Port Moresby)                  12   3  1  8  13-31  10
 7.Besta PNG United FC (Lae)              12   2  1  9  13-25   7

[*] Admiralty Palaiau FC represent Manus Province but play in Port Moresby

Round 1
[Jan 24]
Lae City Dwellers       2-2 Port Moresby            
[Feb 18]
Hekari United           1-0 Oro                     
[Feb 25]
Admiralty Palaiau       2-2 Besta PNG United        
Madang                  bye

Round 2 [Jan 31]
Lae City Dwellers       0-3 Hekari United           
Besta PNG United        4-1 Oro                     
Madang                  1-1 Admiralty Palaiau       
Port Moresby            bye

Round 3 [Feb 7]
Oro                     1-0 Admiralty Palaiau       
Port Moresby            1-1 Madang                  
Besta PNG United        1-2 Hekari United           
Lae City Dwellers       bye

Round 4 [Feb 14]
Admiralty Palaiau       0-0 Hekari United           
Madang                  0-1 Lae City Dwellers       
Port Moresby            1-3 Oro                     
Besta PNG United        bye

Round 5 [Feb 21]
Port Moresby            0-0 Hekari United           
Oro                     0-3 Madang                  
Lae City Dwellers       1-0 Besta PNG United        
Admiralty Palaiau       bye

Round 6 [Feb 28]
Madang                  1-2 Hekari United           
Port Moresby            3-0 Besta PNG United        
Lae City Dwellers       2-1 Admiralty Palaiau       
Oro                     bye

Round 7 [Mar 7]
Admiralty Palaiau       2-3 Port Moresby            
Oro                     0-4 Lae City Dwellers       
Besta PNG United        0-1 Madang                  
Hekari United           bye

Halfway Table:

 1.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby)         6   4  2  0   8- 2  14
 2.Lae City Dwellers FC (Lae)              6   4  1  1  10- 6  13
 3.FC Port Moresby (Port Moresby)          6   2  3  1  10- 8   9
 4.Madang FC (Madang)                      6   2  2  2   7- 5   8
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Oro FC (Port Moresby)                   6   2  0  4   5-13   6
 6.Besta PNG United FC (Lae)               6   1  1  4   7-10   4
 7.Admiralty Palaiau FC (Port Moresby)     6   0  3  3   6- 9   3  [*]

[*] Admiralty Palaiau FC represent Manus Province but play in Port Moresby

Round 8 [Mar 14]
Port Moresby            2-1 Lae City Dwellers       
Oro                     2-6 Hekari United           
Besta PNG United        0-1 Admiralty Palaiau       
Madang                  bye

Round 9 [Mar 21]
Hekari United           3-0 Admiralty Palaiau       
Oro                     2-0 Besta PNG United        
Lae City Dwellers       3-2 Madang                  
Port Moresby            bye

Round 10 [Apr 4]
Hekari United           1-2 Besta PNG United        
Madang                  4-2 Port Moresby            
Admiralty Palaiau       2-2 Oro                     
Lae City Dwellers       bye

Round 11 [Apr 11]
Lae City Dwellers       6-0 Oro                     
Port Moresby            0-3 Admiralty Palaiau       
Madang                  3-2 Besta PNG United        
Hekari United           bye

Round 12
[Apr 18]
Madang                  2-1 Oro                     
[Apr 22]
Besta PNG United        1-5 Lae City Dwellers       
[May 9]
Hekari United           0-1 Port Moresby            
Admiralty Palaiau       bye

Round 13 [Apr 25]
Admiralty Palaiau       2-2 Lae City Dwellers       
Hekari United           8-1 Madang                  
Besta PNG United        1-3 Port Moresby            
Oro                     bye

Round 14
[May 3]
Oro                     1-2 Port Moresby            
Hekari United           3-1 Lae City Dwellers       
[May 9]
Admiralty Palaiau       3-0 Madang                  
Besta PNG United        bye

Final Table:

 1.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby)        12   8  2  2  29- 9  26  Qualified
 2.Lae City Dwellers FC (Lae)             12   7  2  3  28-16  23  Qualified
 3.FC Port Moresby (Port Moresby)         12   6  3  3  20-18  21  Qualified
 4.Madang FC (Madang)                     12   5  2  5  19-24  17  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.Admiralty Palaiau FC (Port Moresby)    12   3  5  4  17-16  14  [*]
 6.Oro FC (Port Moresby)                  12   3  1  8  13-31  10
 7.Besta PNG United FC (Lae)              12   2  1  9  13-25   7

[*] Admiralty Palaiau FC represent Manus Province but play in Port Moresby

Championship Playoff

Semifinals [May 16, Laiwaden Oval, Madang]
Lae City Dwellers       3-1 Port Moresby            
Madang                  3-2 Hekari United           

Third Place Match [May 23, Sir Ignatius Kilage stadium, Lae]
Hekari United           3-0 Port Moresby            

Final [May 23, Sir Ignatius Kilage stadium, Lae]
Lae City Dwellers       5-1 Madang                  
  [Lee Wabing 53, Nigel Dabinyaba 68, Obert Bika 81,
   Raymond Gunemba 90+, Ken Kepe 90+; Vanya Malagian 58]

Regional Competitions 2015

Besta Cup 2015

First Stage (played in 4 regional legs)

Momase Leg [in Lae, Aug 11-17]

Participants (7):
Maprik, Bogia, Walium, Gaifa, Wampar, Situm, Central Morobe
 
[Aug 11]
Lae                     1-0 Wau
Madang                  5-1 Walium
Mumeng                  1-1 Wewak
[Aug 12]
Wewak                   3-0 Situm      
Central Morobe          0-0 Lahi
[Aug 16?]
Lahi                    2-2 Madang                  [aet, Lahi on pen]   
 
Semifinals
Lae                     2-1 Gaifa
Situm                   drw Madang                  [3-2 pen]
 
Third Place Match
Gaifa                   bt  Madang 
 
Final [Aug 17]
Situm                   3-2 Lae   

New Guinea Islands Leg [in Kimbe, Aug 25-28]

Participants include:
Manus [champions 2014]
Kavieng
Kimbe
 
Final [Aug 28]
Manus                   1-0 Kavieng
 
Southern Leg [in Port Moresby (moved from Kiunga), start Sep 18]

12 participating teams divided into 2 pools

Known results:
PMSA 1                  drw Kaupa 2
Kaupa 2                 7-1 Hekari
NCDPSSA                 bt  Higaturu       
 
Semifinals [Sep 20] 
Kaupa 2                 3-2 Public Servants SA (Port Moresby) 
Kaupa 3                 abd Port Moresby SA         [abandoned at 5-4 in extra time due
                                                     to fading light, Koupa 3 qualified]     
Final [Sep 21]
Kaupa 3                 2-1 Kaupa 2

NB: Kaupa 3 aka Rigo, as the team consists of players from the Rigo district only

Highlands Leg [in Goroka, Oct 10-11]

8 participating teams

Winners: Mt. Hagen


National Stage 

NB: to be held in Lae, Oct 29-31

Qualified (6):
Koupa 2 (Southern Region)
Koupa 3 (Southern Region)
Lae (Momase)
Madang (Momase)               [*]
Mount Hagen (Highlands)
Manus (New Guinea Islands)
 
[*] Madang qualified after technical irregularities were found with the participation of
    Momase champion Situm Soccer Association in the Besta challenge.
 
Pool A
Lae 
Mount Hagen
Kaupa 3
 
Pool B
Manus
Madang
Kaupa 2
 
Known group results:

[Oct 29]
Manus                   5-2 Madang
Lae                     3-0 Mount Hagen
Manus                   2-2 Kaupa 2
[Oct 30]
Madang                  bt  Kaupa 2
Mount Hagen             lt  Kaupa 3  
 
Semifinals
Manus                   3-3 Kaupa 3                 [aet, 5-4 pen]
Madang                  1-0 Lae
 
Third Place Match [Oct 31]
Kaupa 3                 6-4 Lae                       
 
Final [Oct 31]
Manus                   1-0 Madang
  [Lote 35]

Wawu Cup 2015

NB: inaugural edition; 8 participants, from Sausso, Numbo, East and West Yangoru
    (all East Sepik province)
 
Final [Jan 3?]
Numbo Blues             bt  East Yangoru 2     
 
Changols Cup 2015

NB: in Pere, Manus, Jan 5-9; holders: Chauka FC
 
Pool A: Chauka FC (Tabubil), Pom-Pere Mix, Koson (Mbuke), Toloas (Pere)
Pool B: Promolo (Pere), Chola (Pere), Pachai (Mbunai)
 
NB: Marlins (Whal) and NCD United later entered as well, possibly replacing other teams

Semifinals (?)
Chola FC                bt  NCD United
Toloas                  bt  Marlins
 
Third Place Match
Marlins                 1-0 Chola FC                
 
Final [Jan 9]
Chauka FC               4-0 Toloas 
 
Punjas Wawens Cup 2015

NB: 16 participants, from Lae and villages around the citry
 
Grand Final [Jan 11]
City United [LFA]        -  Consort United [Lahi]


2014

2015/16

list of champions

list of cup winners


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Authors: Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 15 Dec 2016

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