F.C. Bougainville

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FC Bougainville
Full nameFootball Club Bougainville
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
ChairmanThomas Taberia
ManagerDavid Passam
LeagueNational Soccer League
2019–205th

FC Bougainville was a semi-professional association football club based in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.[1] The club was founded in 2018.

The club took part in the 2019–20 edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, finishing 5th.[2]

History

The club was founded shortly before the 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season, with the aim to 'promote peace' in the Bougainville region, according to coach David Passam.[1] The club recruited players from Port Moresby Soccer Association champions Mungkas and University Inter, as well as four from the Bougainville region itself.[1][3] The club was then drawn into the Southern Conference.[4]

The club was handed a tough start to the season, going up against eight-time champions

Hekari United on the opening day, and played well in a 1–0 defeat.[5] They registered their first win on the second weekend of the season with a 2–1 victory over former runners-up Eastern Stars,[6] but were inconsistent throughout the first half of the season, winning three games and losing three, with a solitary draw against struggling Southern Strikers. By the half-way stage of the season, the club sat fourth in the league.[7]

Another narrow 1–0 defeat to Hekari followed, before a damaging 2–1 defeat against playoff rivals

Central United threatened to derail their qualification hopes.[7] However, victories against Port Moresby United and Star Mountain left them one point off qualification with two games to play. However, a final day defeat to playoff rivals Eastern Stars finally ended their challenge, and the side finished 4th.[7]

The side were one of ten teams entered in to the

FC Kutubu, saw them enter the final day within reach of the playoffs.[2] A 4–1 victory over Morobe Wawens meant that they had done all they could, but a final-day victory for playoff rivals Gulf Komara saw them stay ahead of them, with Bougainville eventually finishing the season in 5th place.[10]

Domestic record

National competitions

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bougainville ready to take part in NSL, spread hope". The National. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ^ "New club, new hope". The National. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. ^ "26 clubs set for NSL". The National. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  5. ^ "Debutants register wins in NSL opener". Post Courier. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  6. ^ "FC B'ville register win". Post Courier. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea 2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  8. ^ "Mataio takes over as FC B'ville head coach". Post Courier. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  9. ^ a b "Goal Glut for Top Three as Komara and Wawens Edge Closer to NSL Playoffs". Oceania Football Center. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  10. ^ "Komara Claim Final Playoff Spot as Lae City Earn Minor Premiership". Oceania Football Center. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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