Papua New Guinea National Soccer League

Telikom NSL Cup
Country Papua New Guinea
Confederation OFC
Founded 2006
Divisions 1
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to PNG Club Championship
League cup(s) Championship Series
International cup(s) Champions League
Current champions Lae City Dwellers FC
(2015–16)
Most championships Hekari United FC (8 titles)

The City Pharmacy National Soccer League[1] is the top division of the football in Papua New Guinea. It is a nationwide 8 team semi-professional league and was formed in 2006.

It has replaced the Papua New Guinea Overall Championship (PNGOC) as the country's major soccer competition. In the 2014 season there are 10 teams.The two teams placed 9th and 10th will be relegated to the Papua New Guinea Club Championship.

Clubs

These are the teams for the 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.

Northern Zone

Southern Zone

(*) Papua New Guinea national U-20 team

Previous winners

Previous winners are:[2]

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2006 Hekari United FC 2–0 Gelle Hills United
2007–08 Hekari United FC 3–2 Gelle Hills United
2008–09 Hekari United FC w/o Moresby Casino Hotel FC
2009–10 Hekari United FC 5–0 Gigira Laitepo Morobe
2010–11 Hekari United FC 4–0 Eastern Stars FC
2011–12 Hekari United FC 3–0 Eastern Stars FC
2013 Hekari United FC 3–0 FC Port Moresby
2014 Hekari United FC 3–0 dagger Lae City Dwellers FC
2015 Lae City Dwellers FC 4–1 Madang FC
2015–16 Lae City Dwellers FC 2–0 Hekari United FC

Notes:

Performances

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Hekari United FC81 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2014 2016
Lae City Dwellers FC21 2015, 2016 2014
Gelle Hills United2 2006–07, 2007–08
Eastern Stars FC2 2010–11, 2011–12
Moresby Casino Hotel FC double-dagger1 2008–09
Gigira Laitepo United FC1 2009–10
FC Port Moresby1 2013
Madang FC1 2015

Notes:

References

  1. City Pharmacy National Football League at Weltfussballarchiv
  2. rsssf.com; Papua New Guinea – List of Champions

External links

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