Simbu Angra FC, sometimes spelled Chimbu Angra FC, is a semi-professional association football club based in
Chimbu Province
Chimbu, more frequently spelled Simbu, is a province in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea. The province has an area of 6,112 km2 and a population of 376,473 (2011 census). The capital of the province is Kundiawa. Mount Wilhelm, the t ...
, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2019.
The club took part in the
2019 edition of the
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League is the men's top division of professional association football, soccer in Papua New Guinea. It is a nationwide league formed in 2006 by Papua New Guinea Football Association.
It replaced the Papua New ...
, finishing bottom of the Highlands Conference.
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
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.
History
Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first Eur ...
,
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. 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.
The team therefore finished sixth out of six teams in the regional conference.
Domestic record
National competitions
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Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League is the men's top division of professional association football, soccer in Papua New Guinea. It is a nationwide league formed in 2006 by Papua New Guinea Football Association.
It replaced the Papua New ...
** 2019: ''Highlands Conference:'' 6th
Current squad
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References
Soccer clubs in Papua New Guinea
Association football clubs established in 2019
2019 establishments in Papua New Guinea