2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League

Football league season
Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League
Season2024
Dates6 July 2024 – TBA
Matches played24
Goals scored77 (3.21 per match)
Biggest home win9 goals
Hekari United 9–0 Lae City Dwellers
(August 10)
Biggest away win2 goals
Morobe Wawens 2–4 United Highlands
(July 22)
United Highlands 1–3 Gulf Komara
(July 27)
Lae City Dwellers 1–3 United Highlands
(August 4)
Highest scoring9 goals
Lae City Dwellers 5–4 Admiralty Island
(July 29)
Hekari United 9–0 Lae City Dwellers
(August 10)
Longest winning run3 matches
Hekari United (July 27 – August 10)
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Hekari United (July 7 – August 10)
Longest winless run5 matches
Admiralty Island (July 7 – August 4)
Longest losing run4 matches
Morobe Wawens (July 6 – July 27)
← 2022–23
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024.

The 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League is 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4][5]

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.[2]

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.[1][6] After a nine-year absence, Admiralty Island returns to top flight football.[5]

Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League 2024
Team Region Previous Best Other Honours Stadium Capacity
Admiralty Island
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

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hekari United 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage and Playoffs
2 Gulf Komara 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Qualification to Playoffs
3 United Highlands 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 10
4 Lae City 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9
5 Port Moresby Strikers 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
6 Lae City Dwellers 6 2 0 4 8 20 −12 6
7 Admiralty Island 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
8 Morobe Wawens 6 1 1 4 9 15 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.


Results

Home \ Away ADM GUK HEK LAE LCD MOW PMS UHI
Admiralty Island — 1–1 1–0
Gulf Komara — 1–2 2–0
Hekari United 2–0 — 9–0 3–0 2–0
Lae City 2–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2
Lae City Dwellers 5–4 — 2–1 1–3
Morobe Wawens 1–2 — 3–2 2–4
Port Moresby Strikers 2–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–2
United Highlands 1–3 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: RSSSF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678
Hekari United1111111
Gulf Komara222222
United Highlands533333
Lae City344544
Port Moresby Strikers475665
Lae City Dwellers756456
Admiralty Island867787
Morobe Wawens688878
Qualification to the 2025 OFC Champions League Group Stage and PSL Playoffs
Qualification to the PSL Playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: RSSSF

Matches

Round 1

Lae City v Lae City Dwellers
6 July 2024 Lae City 1–0 Lae City Dwellers Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
12:00 UTC+10:00 Elliud Fugre ?' OFCe
The National
Morobe Wawens v Gulf Komara
6 July 2024 Morobe Wawens 1–2 Gulf Komara Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
15:00 UTC+10:00 Alu Awi ?' OFCe
The National		 Laventine Monou ?'
Emmanuel Simon ?'
Port Moresby Strikers v United Highlands
7 July 2024 Port Moresby Strikers 2–2 United Highlands PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12:00 UTC+10:00 Aron Tatting ?'
Bruce Tiampo ?'		 OFCe
The National		 Logan Biwa ?'
Koriap Upaiga ?'
Hekari United v Admiralty Island
7 July 2024 Hekari United 2–0 Admiralty Island PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 Pala Paul 36'
Nathaniel Eddie 85'		 OFCe
The National
Post Courier

Round 2

Admiralty Island v Gulf Komara
13 July 2024 Admiralty Island 1–1 Gulf Komara Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
12:00 UTC+10:00 Paul Pose 20' The National Nigel Dabinyaba ?'
United Highlands v Lae City
13 July 2024 United Highlands 2–1 Lae City PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12:00 UTC+10:00 Logan Biwa 64'
Koriak Upaiga 70'		 The National Joshua Oscar 73'
Lae City Dwellers v Morobe Wawens
13 July 2024 Lae City Dwellers 2–1 Morobe Wawens Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
15:00 UTC+10:00 Micah Wesley 65'
Juvester Sakai ?'		 Post Courier Mosie Milubwa ?' (og)
Hekari United v Port Moresby Strikers
13 July 2024 Hekari United 2–0 Port Moresby Strikers PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 Joshua Manab ?'
Rex Naime ?'		 The National

Round 3

Lae City v Hekari United
20 July 2024 Lae City 0–0 Hekari United Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
12:00 UTC+10:00 The National
Port Moresby Strikers v Admiralty Island
20 July 2024 Port Moresby Strikers 2–1 Admiralty Island PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12:00 UTC+10:00 Terence Sakuk 5'
Oberth Simon ?'		 The National Wesley Elijah 13'
Gulf Komara v Lae City Dwellers
20 July 2024 Gulf Komara 2–0 Lae City Dwellers PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 Nigel Dabinyaba ?', 50' The National
Post Courier
Morobe Wawens v United Highlands
22 July 2024 Morobe Wawens 2–4 United Highlands PNGFA Academy, Lae
15:00 UTC+10:00 Sombo Goro ?'
Elizah Sam ?'		 The National Logan Biwa ?', ?', ?'
Bobby Wesil ?'

Round 4

United Highlands v Gulf Komara
27 July 2024 United Highlands 1–3 Gulf Komara PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12:00 UTC+10:00 ? ?' The National Elizah Kamak ?', ?'
Emmanuel Simon ?' (pen)
Hekari United v Morobe Wawens
27 July 2024 Hekari United 3–0 Morobe Wawens PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 Pala Paul 17'
Kolu Kepo 66'
Kule Leslie 87'		 The National
Post Courier
Port Moresby Strikers v Lae City
28 July 2024 Port Moresby Strikers 0–0 Lae City PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 The National
Post Courier
Lae City Dwellers v Admiralty Island
29 July 2024 Lae City Dwellers 5–4 Admiralty Island PNGFA Academy, Lae
13:00 UTC+10:00 Matu Ben 8', 12', ?'
Raymond Gunemba ?'
Juvester Sakai ?'		 The National Nigel Yohang 27'
Wesley Elijah ?'
 ? ?'
Paskol Potiku ?'

Round 5

Gulf Komara v Hekari United
3 August 2024 Gulf Komara 1–2 Hekari United PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 Santo Manu 31' The National Post Courier Post Courier Ati Kepo 74'
Pala Paul 76'
Lae City Dwellers v United Highlands
4 August 2024 Lae City Dwellers 1–3 United Highlands PNGFA Academy, Lae
09:00 UTC+10:00 ? ?' The National Judah Asa ?'
Logan Biwa ?'
Fernando Wilson ?'
Lae City v Admiralty Island
4 August 2024 Lae City 2–0 Admiralty Island PNGFA Academy, Lae
12:00 UTC+10:00
Morobe Wawens v Port Moresby Strikers
4 August 2024 Morobe Wawens 3–2 Port Moresby Strikers PNGFA Academy, Lae
15:00 UTC+10:00

Round 6

Hekari United v Lae City Dwellers
10 August 2024 Hekari United 9–0 Lae City Dwellers PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
12:00 UTC+10:00 Lucas Santos ?' (pen)
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Port Moresby Strikers v Gulf Komara
10 August 2024 Port Moresby Strikers 1–1 Gulf Komara PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
15:00 UTC+10:00 ? ?' ? ?'
Admiralty Island v United Highlands
11 August 2024 Admiralty Island 1–0 United Highlands PNGFA Academy, Lae
12:00 UTC+10:00 Wesley Elijah 89' Post Courier
Lae City v Morobe Wawens
11 August 2024 Lae City 2–2 Morobe Wawens PNGFA Academy, Lae
15:00 UTC+10:00 ? ?'
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Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 7 July 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Papua New Guinea Elliud Fugre Lae City 1
Papua New Guinea Alu Awi Morobe Wawens
Laventine Monou Gulf Komara
Papua New Guinea Emmanuel Simon Gulf Komara
Aron Tatting Port Moresby Strikers
Papua New Guinea Bruce Tiampo Port Moresby Strikers
Logan Biwa United Highlands
Koriap Upaiga United Highlands
Papua New Guinea Pala Paul Hekari United
Papua New Guinea Nathaniel Eddie Hekari United

Most assists

As of 5 July 2024
Rank Player Club Assists
1

Clean sheets

As of 11 August 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Hekari United 5
2 Lae City 4
3 Gulf Komara 1
Port Moresby Strikers
Admiralty Island

Hat-tricks

As of 29 July 2024
Player For Against Result Date
Logan Biwa United Highlands Morobe Wawens 4–2 (A) 22 July 2024
Papua New Guinea Matu Ben Lae City Dwellers Admiralty Island 5–4 (H) 29 July 2024

References

  1. ^ a b "PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND". Facebook. 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "PSL sides to get early notice". The National. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "Thrilling Start: PNG Premier Soccer League kicks-off with action-packed weekend". Oceania Football Center. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. ^ "Hekari regain title". The National. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  5. ^ a b "Soccer primed". The National. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ "PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND". Facebook. 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
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