Simbu Angra F.C. Explained

Clubname:Simbu Angra FC
Fullname:Simbu Angra Football Club
Founded:2019
Chairman:Wera Mori
Manager:John Doro
Eric Sinebare
League:Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Season:2019
Position:Highlands Conference: 6th

Simbu Angra FC, sometimes spelled Chimbu Angra FC, is a semi-professional association football club based in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2019.[1]

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

History

The team was announced as competing in the 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League in January 2019, with the side consisting of players from Madang, Morobe and Chimbu provinces. Before the season kicked off, the only players with previous NSL experience were captain Murphy Yomi, vice-captain Cornelius Aris, Isaac Lalo and Dennis Gira.

The side started the season strongly, losing just one of their five games in the first half of the season – after three straight draws, they lost 6–2 to Kagua-Erave, before a Nalon Nalon penalty saw them edge past Aporo Mai 1–0.[3] At the halfway stage, the teams sat fourth in the conference table. The second half of the season was poor, though, with the side losing all five of their matches, including a 10–4 defeat against Blue Kumuls.[4] The team therefore finished sixth out of six teams in the regional conference.

Domestic record

National competitions

References

  1. Web site: Simbu Angra out to make a difference in premier comp. 2019-03-06. The National. en-US. 2019-06-16.
  2. Web site: Papua New Guinea 2019. RSSSF. 2019-06-16.
  3. Web site: Nalon penalty sees Angra triumph. 2019-03-10. The National. en-US. 2019-06-16.
  4. Web site: Kagua Erave top conference. 2019-04-18. The National. en-US. 2019-06-16.