National Soccer League 2018 | FFPNG Champions League Cup 2018
Group Stage | Playoff Stage
Group Stage
Final Table:
1.Toti City FC (Lae) 12 10 2 0 46-15 32 [C] [*] Qualified
2.FC Morobe Wawens 12 8 0 4 36-18 24 [N] Qualified
3.Besta PNG United FC (Lae) 12 7 1 4 25-14 22 Qualified
4.Madang FC (Madang) 12 6 2 4 29-21 20 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Southern Strikers FC (Port Moresby) 12 3 3 6 17-29 12
6.FC Momase 12 1 2 9 11-33 5 [N]
7.Buang FC (Mount Hagen) 12 0 0 12 5-51 0
NB: 4 more losses than wins and total goal difference -12 as 2 matches (both between
Momase and Buang) were forfeited by both clubs
[*] Lae City Dwellers were renamed Toti City
Round 1
[Jan 13]
Madang 3-1 Morobe Wawens
Toti City 3-2 Besta PNG United
[Feb 17]
Momase 3-1 Southern Strikers
Buang bye
Round 2 [Jan 20]
Momase 1-3 Besta PNG United
Toti City 8-1 Buang
Madang 5-0 Southern Strikers
Morobe Wawens bye
Round 3
[Jan 27]
Morobe Wawens 2-1 Buang
Toti City 7-2 Madang
[May 12]
Southern Strikers 0-3 Besta PNG United
Momase bye
Round 4 [Feb 3]
Madang 6-1 Buang
Southern Strikers 4-3 Morobe Wawens
Toti City 2-1 Momase
Besta PNG United bye
Round 5
[Feb 10]
Besta PNG United 1-2 Morobe Wawens
[Feb 11]
Momase 2-2 Madang
Buang awd Southern Strikers [awarded 0-3]
Toti City bye
Round 6
[Mar 3]
Buang 1-3 Besta PNG United
[Mar 17]
Momase 0-1 Morobe Wawens
Southern Strikers 0-3 Toti City
Madang bye
Round 7
[Mar 3]
Morobe Wawens 2-3 Toti City
[Mar 17]
Besta PNG United 2-0 Madang
Momase n/p Buang [awarded 0-3 against both clubs]
Southern Strikers bye
Round 8
[Mar 3]
Southern Strikers 2-2 Momase
[Apr 21]
Besta PNG United 0-3 Toti City
Morobe Wawens 2-0 Madang
Buang bye
Round 9 [Mar 10]
Southern Strikers 2-3 Madang
Besta PNG United awd Momase [awarded 3-0]
Buang awd Toti City [awarded 0-3]
Morobe Wawens bye
Round 10
[Mar 10]
Buang 1-10 Morobe Wawens
[Mar 24]
Madang 2-2 Toti City
[May 16]
Besta PNG United 1-1 Southern Strikers
Momase bye
Round 11
[Mar 10]
Momase 2-7 Toti City
[May 14]
Morobe Wawens 5-0 Southern Strikers
Buang awd Madang [awarded 0-3]
Besta PNG United bye
Round 12 [Mar 24]
Morobe Wawens 3-1 Besta PNG United
Southern Strikers awd Buang [awarded 3-0]
Madang awd Momase [awarded 3-0]
Toti City bye
Round 13 [Apr 14]
Toti City 1-1 Southern Strikers
Besta PNG United 4-0 Buang
Morobe Wawens awd Momase [awarded 3-0]
Madang bye
Round 14
[Apr 1]
Toti City 4-2 Morobe Wawens
[Apr 28]
Madang 0-2 Besta PNG United
Buang n/p Momase [awarded 0-3 against both clubs]
Southern Strikers bye
NB: on May 3, it was decided all remaining matches were forfeited, as only four
out of seven teams (Toti City, Morobe Wawens, Besta PNG United and Madang)
had settled their affiliation fees.
However, on May 10 it was decided three matches, all involving Southern
Strikers, who belately paid their fees, were to be played after all.
Final Table:
1.Toti City FC (Lae) 12 10 2 0 46-15 32 [C] [*] Qualified
2.FC Morobe Wawens 12 8 0 4 36-18 24 [N] Qualified
3.Besta PNG United FC (Lae) 12 7 1 4 25-14 22 Qualified
4.Madang FC (Madang) 12 6 2 4 29-21 20 Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.Southern Strikers FC (Port Moresby) 12 3 3 6 17-29 12
6.FC Momase 12 1 2 9 11-33 5 [N]
7.Buang FC (Mount Hagen) 12 0 0 12 5-51 0
NB: 4 more losses than wins and total goal difference -12 as 2 matches (both between
Momase and Buang) were forfeited by both clubs
[*] Lae City Dwellers were renamed Toti City
Playoff Stage
Semifinals [May 20, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae]
Toti City 2-2 Madang [aet, 5-4 pen]
Morobe Wawens 0-1 Besta PNG United
Third Place Match [May 26, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae]
Morobe Wawens 2-0 Madang
Final [May 26, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae]
Toti City 3-0 Besta PNG United
[Nigel Dabinyaba 10, Mathew David 47, Raymond Gunemba 3-0]
NB: this is a rebel league organised by the FFPNG Group Stage | Playoff Stage Group Stage Northern Conference | Southern Conference Northern Conference NB: all matches at Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae Final Table: 1.Welgris Morobe United FC (Lae) 3 2 1 0 8- 5 7 Final - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Markham FC 3 2 0 1 10- 5 6 Third Place Match - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Jessa Nawaeb FC 3 1 0 2 8-14 3 4.Laiwaden FC (Madang) 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1 Round 1 [Feb 16] Welgris Morobe 4-2 Nawaeb Markham 1-0 Laiwaden Round 2 [Feb 17] Markham 7-2 Nawaeb Welgris Morobe 1-1 Laiwaden Round 3 [Feb 18] Nawaeb 4-3 Laiwaden Welgris Morobe 3-2 Markham Final Table: 1.Welgris Morobe United FC (Lae) 3 2 1 0 8- 5 7 Final - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Markham FC 3 2 0 1 10- 5 6 Third Place Match - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Jessa Nawaeb FC 3 1 0 2 8-14 3 4.Laiwaden FC (Madang) 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1 Southern Conference NB: all matches at Bava Park, Port Moresby Final Table: 1.PRK Erema FC 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7 Final - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby) 3 2 0 1 15- 3 6 Third Place Match - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Admiralty FC (Port Moresby) 3 1 0 2 6-10 3 4.Gigira Amoana FC (Koupa) 3 0 1 2 2-12 1 Round 1 [Feb 23] Hekari United 7-0 Amoana Erema 2-1 Admiralty Round 2 [Feb 24] Erema 2-1 Hekari United Admiralty 4-1 Amoana Round 3 [Feb 25] Erema 1-1 Amoana Hekari United 7-1 Admiralty Final Table: 1.PRK Erema FC 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7 Final - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.Hekari United FC (Port Moresby) 3 2 0 1 15- 3 6 Third Place Match - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Admiralty FC (Port Moresby) 3 1 0 2 6-10 3 4.Gigira Amoana FC (Koupa) 3 0 1 2 2-12 1 Playoff Stage Third Place Match [Mar 24, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae] Hekari United 5-1 Markham Final [Mar 24, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae] Welgris Morobe 3-4 Erema [aet]
Besta Cup 2018 | Port Moresby Soccer Association 2018 | Madang Soccer Association 2018 | Toniva Soccer Association 2018
Bougainville League 2018 (link to separate file)
Highlands [Simbu, Jul 9-15] 10 teams particpating (Goroka aka Apo) Round 1 Simbu 2-0 Tabare Goroka 3 1-1 Goroka 1 Kainantu 2-0 Yongumugl Final Goroka 1 1-0 Goroka 2 Momase [Madang, Jul 2-7] 44 teams (men and women) participating Final Almami (Bogia) 1-0 Morobe [aka Lae City Boys] NB: Almami are from Madang province New Guinea Islands [Kimbe, Jul 25-29] Final Kimbe 1-0 Bougainville Southern Region [Port Moresby, Jul 20-23] Participating teams: Kaufa Vagena Karekodobu Alotau POM School Soccer Association Lower Sogeri Kamali Hoods Karawa Boregaina Port Moresby Soccer Association (PMSA) 1 Port Moresby Soccer Association (PMSA) 2 Third Place Match Hoods 2 drw PMSA 1 [4-3 pen] Final Hoods 1 4-2 Kamali National Stage [Lae, Sep 13-15] 6 participating teams in 2 pools: Hoods Kamali Goroka Almami (Bogia) [Madang province] Morobe Kimbe Third Place Match Kimbe bt Hood Final Morobe 3-0 Almami (Bogia)
Premier Division
NB: exact match dates unknown
Final Table:
1.Mungkas 14 11 3 0 39- 6 36 [C] Champions
2.Keleiruna 14 8 2 4 28-13 26 [P]
3.University Inter 14 6 4 4 21-21 22
4.FC Genesis 14 5 5 4 31-22 20
5.PS Rutz 14 5 3 6 29-28 18
6.Maclaren 14 3 4 7 18-32 13
7.Cosmos 14 3 2 9 23-40 11
8.Momase 14 3 1 10 14-41 10
Round 1
Cosmos 2-4 Maclaren
Keleiruna 1-1 FC Genesis
PS Rutz 5-0 Momase
Mungkas 0-0 University Inter
Round 2
Momase 1-1 FC Genesis
PS Rutz 1-2 Mungkas
Cosmos 0-2 Keleiruna
Maclaren 3-3 University Inter
Round 3
Keleiruna 5-0 PS Rutz
University Inter 2-0 Cosmos
Mungkas 3-0 Momase
FC Genesis 2-1 Maclaren
Round 4
Maclaren 3-2 PS Rutz
Mungkas 3-0 Cosmos
FC Genesis 0-0 University Inter
Momase 2-0 Keleiruna
Round 5
FC Genesis 1-1 Mungkas
University Inter 3-1 Momase
Keleiruna 1-1 Maclaren
PS Rutz 4-2 Cosmos
Round 6
Cosmos 5-1 FC Genesis
Maclaren 3-1 Momase
PS Rutz 2-0 University Inter
Mungkas 1-0 Keleiruna
Round 7
University Inter 1-0 Keleiruna
FC Genesis 0-4 PS Rutz
Maclaren 0-3 Mungkas
Momase 1-3 Cosmos
Halfway Table:
1.Mungkas 7 5 2 0 13- 2 17 [C]
2.PS Rutz 7 4 0 3 18-12 12
3.University Inter 7 3 3 1 9- 6 12
4.Maclaren 7 3 2 2 15-14 11
5.Keleiruna 7 2 2 3 9- 6 8 [P]
6.FC Genesis 7 1 4 2 6-13 7
7.Cosmos 7 2 0 5 12-17 6
8.Momase 7 1 1 5 6-18 4
Round 8
Maclaren 0-5 Cosmos
FC Genesis 0-2 Keleiruna
Momase 2-3 PS Rutz
University Inter 1-6 Mungkas
Round 9
FC Genesis 9-0 Momase
Mungkas 2-0 PS Rutz
Keleiruna 4-1 Cosmos
University Inter 3-0 Maclaren
Round 10
PS Rutz 2-4 Keleiruna
Cosmos 1-1 University Inter
Momase 0-4 Mungkas
Maclaren 0-4 FC Genesis
Round 11
PS Rutz 2-2 Maclaren
Cosmos 0-6 Mungkas
University Inter 0-3 FC Genesis
Keleiruna 3-1 Momase
Round 12
Mungkas 4-0 FC Genesis
Momase 2-4 University Inter
Maclaren 0-2 Keleiruna
Cosmos 2-2 PS Rutz
Round 13
FC Genesis 8-2 Cosmos
Momase 1-0 Maclaren
University Inter 3-1 PS Rutz
Keleiruna 2-3 Mungkas
Round 14
Keleiruna 2-0 University Inter
PS Rutz 1-1 FC Genesis
Mungkas 1-1 Maclaren
Cosmos 0-2 Momase
Final Table:
1.Mungkas 14 11 3 0 39- 6 36 [C] Champions
2.Keleiruna 14 8 2 4 28-13 26 [P]
3.University Inter 14 6 4 4 21-21 22
4.FC Genesis 14 5 5 4 31-22 20
5.PS Rutz 14 5 3 6 29-28 18
6.Maclaren 14 3 4 7 18-32 13
7.Cosmos 14 3 2 9 23-40 11
8.Momase 14 3 1 10 14-41 10
NB: no relegation as top level was extended to 10 clubs.
Division One
Final Table:
1.Seeadler 12 8 3 1 33- 5 27 Promoted
2.Leilam 12 7 3 2 14- 7 24 Promoted
3.Blue Kumuls 12 5 3 4 17-15 18 [R]
4.Yamaros 12 5 3 4 9-10 18 [R]
5.Yarangs 12 5 2 5 13-14 17
6.Mainum 12 2 2 8 7-28 8
7.Morobe United 12 1 2 9 4-18 5
NB: several clubs from the previous season (City Kings, MBS FC, Lemedy) seem
to have folded.
Division Two
Reported Final Table:
1.Gurupweu 12 8 0 4 20- 6 24 Promoted
2.Vitiaz 12 7 1 4 8- 9 22 [*] Promoted
3.Polekamasi 12 6 2 4 9- 6 20
4.Alo United 12 5 3 4 16-20 18 [R]
5.Erima Fly Overs 12 3 3 6 9-14 12
6.Guria 12 3 3 6 7-17 12 [*]
7.Murat 12 3 2 7 8-15 11
NB: total goal difference -10
[*] Vitiaz and Guria finished 6th and 8th (out of 12) in the 2017 Division One,
so it's unclear why they were demoted to Division Two. Alo United finished
11th.
Division Three
Final Table:
1.Finance 14 7 6 1 22-11 27
2.Kurti Andra 14 6 8 0 19- 7 26
3.Sineng 14 6 7 1 19-10 25
4.Kokoda Warriors 14 4 7 3 13-12 19 [R]
5.Mariners 14 4 5 5 19-20 17
6.Manena 14 4 5 5 13-18 17
7.Babagarubu 14 3 1 10 11-25 10
8.8 Mile United 14 2 1 11 16-29 7
Division Four
Final Table:
1.Vanimo Jaya 12 8 0 4 21-12 24
2.West Gilu 12 6 3 3 15- 9 21
3.Solomon United 12 5 3 4 19-12 18
4.NBC 12 5 3 4 10-11 18
5.9City United 12 5 1 6 9-14 16
6.Haraga 12 4 2 6 15-21 14
7.Bismarck 12 2 2 8 6-16 8
Grand Final Tusbab Blue Kumuls 1-0 Wagsford [aet]
Grand Final [Dec ?] KSK FC 1-1 Normal SC [KSK on pen]
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