FC Port Moresby

FC Port Moresby
Full name Football Club Port Moresby
Nickname(s) Lion Hearts[1]
Founded 2012
Ground Sir John Guise Stadium
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Ground Capacity 15,000[2]
Owner Pacific Assurance Group[3]
League Telikom NSL Cup
2013/14 2nd

FC Port Moresby is a Papua New Guinean football club that currently plays in the Telikom NSL Cup, the top level of football in Papua New Guinea. The club plays its home matches at the newly-renovated, 15,000 seat Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, the country's capital.[2][3]

History

Founded in 2012, FC Port Moresby first competed in the Papua New Guinea top flight during the 2013/14 season.[3] In their first season, they finished runners-up in the league and featured PNG internationals such as Alwin Komolong.[4]

References

  1. "A massive game for the Lion Hearts". FC Port Moresby. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "PRECINCT". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "FC Port Moresby makes it into NSL Ladder". Papua New Guinea Football Association.
  4. "NSL STARLIGHTS" (PDF). National Soccer League. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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