Enga Laima F.C.

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Enga Laima
Full nameEnga Laima Football Club
Founded2019
League Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
2019 Highlands Conference: 5th

Enga Laima FC is a semi-professional association football club based in Wabag in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. [1] The club was founded in 2019.

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The club's competitive debut was in the 2019 edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, where they finished 5th out of six teams in the Highlands Conference. [2]

History

In early January 2019, it was reported that a club called Laima FC, supported by Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas, had entered into the 2019 edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. [1] [3] By the start of the season, the name had been adjusted to Enga Laima FC. [4]

In their opening match, the club lost 5–0 to Aporo Mai, [5] before an 11–1 defeat at the hands of Kagua-Erave. [6] The only points the side were able to collect in the opening half of the season was a 2–2 draw with Simbu Angra. [7] The side forfeited their scheduled return fixture against Aporo Mai, but showed marked signs of improvement in their final three matches – they picked up their first win of the season against Blue Kumuls on 6 April, before a shock 1–0 victory over Kagua-Erave lifted them off the foot of the table. [8] They finished the season with a 3–1 victory over Mount Hagen FC, denying their opponents qualification to the playoff stage. [2] [9]

Domestic Record

National Competitions

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  2. 1 2 "Papua New Guinea 2019". RSSSF . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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  5. ↑ "Highlands leg of NSL kicks off". Post Courier. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Hans scores four in Kagua's 11-goal romp at NSI". The National. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. ↑ "Kagua Erave keep perfect run". The National. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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