Soccer in Papua New Guinea

The sport of soccer in the country of Papua New Guinea is run by the Papua New Guinea Football Association.^[1] The association has been affiliated with FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation since 1966. The association administers national soccer and futsal teams, as well as the national league. Soccer is a popular sport in Papua New Guinea.

Soccer in Papua New Guinea
Footballers in Papua New Guinea
Country	Papua New Guinea
Governing body	Papua New Guinea Football Association
National team(s)	men's national team women's national team national futsal team
Club competitions
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
International competitions
OFC Champions League

In 2016 PNG hosted the U-20 Women's World Cup.

League system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Papua New Guinea National Soccer League 14 clubs in 4 regional conferences

Top clubs from PNG participate in the Oceania Champions League.

In the 2009-10 season, 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 Port Moresby (1) 1987 Westpac FC (1) 1988 Guria Lahi (1) 1989 Guria Port Moresby (2) 1990 Leipon Manus (1) 1991 Not known 1992 Guria Port Moresby (3) 1993 Not known 1994 Not known 1995 ICF University (1) 1996 ICF University (2) 1997 ICF University (3) 1998 ICF University (4)

Season Winner 1999 Guria Lahi (2) 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 Toti City FC (1) 2015–16 Toti City FC (2) 2017 Toti City FC (3) 2018 Toti City FC (4) 2019 Toti City FC (5) 2019–20 Toti City FC (6) 2021 Cancelled Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League 2022–23 Hekari United (9)

Women's soccer

Women's soccer is a minority pursuit in the country.^[2]

See also

• New Guinea portal