The sport of soccer in the country of Papua New Guinea is run by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. 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. Around 30% of the people in the country are considered soccer fans.
In 2016, Papua New Guinea hosted the U-20 Women's World Cup.
League system LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Papua New Guinea National Soccer League14 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 SeasonWinnerPapua New Guinea Overall Championship1976Mopi FC (1)1977Germania FC (1)1978Tarangau SC (1)1979Tarangau SC (2)1980No competition1981Mopi FC (2)1982Buresong FC (1)1983No competition1984Buresong FC (2)1985No competition1986Guria Port Moresby (1)1987Westpac FC (1)1988Guria Lahi (1)1989Guria Port Moresby (2)1990Leipon Manus (1)1991Not known1992Guria Port Moresby (3)1993Not known1994Not known1995ICF University (1)1996ICF University (2)1997ICF University (3)1998ICF University (4)SeasonWinner1999Guria Lahi (2)2000Unitech FC (1)2001Sobou FC (1)2002Sobou FC (2)2003Sobou FC (3)2004Sobou FC (4)2005Sobou FC (5)Papua New Guinea National Soccer League2006Hekari United (1)2007–08Hekari United (2)2008–09Hekari United (3)2009–10Hekari United (4)2010–11Hekari United (5)2011–12Hekari United (6)2013Hekari United (7)2014Hekari United (8)2015Toti City FC (1)2015–16Toti City FC (2)2017Toti City FC (3)2018Toti City FC (4)2019Toti City FC (5)2019–20Toti City FC (6)2021 CancelledPapua New Guinea Premier Soccer League2022–23Hekari United (9)
Women's soccer Women's soccer is a minority pursuit in the country.
Attendances The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
Season League average Best club Best club average 2024 179 Hekari United 312
Source: League page on Wikipedia
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