F.C. Bougainville

FC Bougainville is a semi-professional association football club based in Port Moresby, but with some players coming from the autonomous region of Bougainville.[1] The club was founded in 2018.

FC Bougainville
Full nameFootball Club Bougainville
Founded2018
ManagerDavid Passam
LeagueNational Soccer League
2019Southern Conference: 4th

The club took part in the 2019 edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, finishing 4th in the Southern Conference.[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.[2]

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.[4] They registered their first win on the second weekend of the season with a 2–1 victory over former runners-up Eastern Stars,[5] 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.[6]

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.[6] 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.[6]

Domestic Record

National Competitions
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References
  1. "Bougainville ready to take part in NSL, spread hope". The National. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. "26 clubs set for NSL". The National. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. "New club, new hope". The National. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. "Debutants register wins in NSL opener". Post Courier. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  5. "FC B'ville register win". Post Courier. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  6. "Papua New Guinea 2019". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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