Nabasa United was a semi-professional football club founded sometime in 2008 and based in

Madang Madang (old German name: ''Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen'') is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century. Histo ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The club entered the 2008–09

Papua New Guinea National Soccer League The KPHL National Soccer League, also known as the Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited National Soccer League for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top division of professional soccer in Papua New Guinea. It is a nationwide league formed in 2006 by ...

as the only Madang-based franchise, and finished in 8th place out of eight clubs, after winning just one game.

History

This first reports of a

-based football club called Nabasa United came in September 2008, when a report from the OFC revealed a side with that name would be entering the

2008–09 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League The 2008–09 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season, known as the Telikom NSL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. The title was won by Hekari Souths United, who won their third ...

, but were yet to fully pay the affiliation fee. In September, it was revealed that the major sponsor of the NSL, Telikom PNG, had demanded the inclusion of a Madang-based franchise for marketing and promotional purposes, since both Madang Fox and Besta Madang had pulled out after the previous season. In October 2008, the side's participation was confirmed. Franchise owner John Kambuaal stated that the semi-professional NSL side would consist of players from six clubs in the Madang regional competition, and that an amateur feeder side would be set up, with a rural competition organised to find players from the smaller towns and villages of the region to stock this amateur side. Unfortunately, the team's one and only season in the National Soccer League was not a success, picking up just one win and two draws in 14 games. Notable moments during the season included a 0–0 draw with Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC, taking a two-goal lead into half-time against reigning champions

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before conceding six second-half goals to go down 6–2, an 8–0 thrashing at the hands of University Inter, and picking up their sole victory of the campaign with a 1–0 victory over

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on 24 January 2009. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, it was reported that the side had been replaced in the National Soccer League for the upcoming season.

Domestic record

National competitions

** 2008–09: 8th

References

{{Papua New Guinea National Soccer League Soccer clubs in Papua New Guinea Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Papua New Guinea