2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
| Season | 2015–16 |
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← 2015 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season was the tenth edition of this competition.
Format
Twelve teams played in the league. For the first stage, the clubs are divided into a Northern and Southern Zone, with each team playing each other in their zone twice, home and away. At the end of the first stage the top two teams from each zone advance to the National Champions League stage, the winners of which qualify for the 2017 OFC Champions League.
First Stage
Northern Zone
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lae City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 23 | Qualified to the National Champions League |
| 2 | Welgris Morobe United | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20 | |
| 3 | Madang Fox | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | |
| 4 | Admiralty Palaiau | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | |
| 5 | Besta United PNG | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 10 | |
| 6 | Goroka Gosiha | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 0 |
Updated to games played on 6 February 2016.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Southern Zone
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hekari United | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 30 | Qualified to the National Champions League |
| 2 | Rapatona FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 14 | |
| 3 | FC Port Moresby | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Erema FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 11 | |
| 5 | Gigira Laitepo United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 | |
| 6 | Huawei PS United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 8 |
Updated to games played on 6 February 2016.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Final Stage
National Champions League
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hekari United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 16 | Qualified to the 2017 OFC Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Lae City (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 13 | |
| 3 | Welgris Morobe United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rapatona FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 3 |
Updated to games played on 12 March 2016.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.