The 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League was the 2nd season of the Premier Soccer League and the 16th edition of top-tier soccer in Papua New Guinea overall. The league began on 6 July 2024 with 8 teams, after being postponed for a planned March to July season.
Hekari United are the defending champions, having won the inaugural Premier Soccer League title with a 1–0 victory over Lae City Dwellers in the 2022–23 edition, ending their nine-year title drought.
Teams As early as January 2024, the Papua New Guinea Football Association has sent notice of Expressions of Interest to the eight PSL clubs from the previous season. The teams were Gulf Isou, Hekari United, Lae City, Lae City Dwellers, Madang FC, Morobe Wawens, Port Moresby Strikers, and United Highlands FC.
On 2 July 2024, the PNGFA has confirmed on its Facebook page the 8 teams that will compete for the season, including Round 1 matchups. After a nine-year absence, Admiralty Islands return to top flight football.
+Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League 2024TeamRegionPrevious BestOther HonoursStadiumCapacity Admiralty Islands Gulf Komara Southern 2015–16: Southern Conference: 4th 2019–20: 4th 2018 National Premier League: Champions Hekari United Southern 2006–14, 2022–23: Champions (9x) 2009–10 OFC Champions League: Champions 2017 National Premier League: Champions 2007 Port Moresby Premier League: Champions PNG Football Stadium 14,800 Lae City Northern 2015–19: Champions (5x) 2018, 2019 OFC Champions League: Quarter-Finalists Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium 1,500 Lae City Dwellers 2022–23: Runners-up Morobe Wawens Northern 2018: 3rd None Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium 1,500 Port Moresby Strikers (name changed from Southern Strikers) Southern 2018: 5th None United Highlands FC
Regular season League table
Results
Results by round
Positions by round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Logan Biwa United Highlands 10 2 Ferdahlas Namuesh Morobe Wawens 7 3 Matu Ben Lae City Dwellers 5 Ati Kepo Hekari United Rex Naime Hekari United
Most assists
RankPlayerClubAssists 1
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Hekari United 9 2 Morobe Wawens 5 Port Moresby Strikers 4 Lae City 4 5 Admiralty Islands 2 Gulf Komara Lae City Dwellers 8 United Highlands 1
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Logan Biwa United Highlands Morobe Wawens 4–2 (A) 22 July 2024 Matu Ben Lae City Dwellers Admiralty Islands 5–4 (H) 29 July 2024
Attendances
The league average was 179:
# Club Average 1 Hekari United 312 2 Lae City 232 3 Port Moresby Strikers 180 4 Gulf Komara 161 5 Admiralty 150 6 Lae City Dwellers 145 7 United Highlands 135 8 Morobe Wawens 119
References