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| Full name | Tusbab Stallions Football Club |
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| Founded | 2019 |
| Manager | Rachel Wadunah |
| League | Papua New Guinea National Soccer League |
Tusbab Stallions are a professional football club established in 2019 [1] and based in Madang, Papua New Guinea.
The club most debuted in the 2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. [2]
The club was established in 2019 as successor of an amateur club dating back to 2004 of the same name, which itself was founded after a merge between two separate Madang-based clubs, Tusbab and Blue Kumuls. [1] The amateur side had won the Madang Soccer Association Grand Final in 2018, prior to their move to semi-professional status. [1]
On 11 January 2019, the side was confirmed as one of the sides entered into the 2019 National Soccer League, and had been drawn into the Northern Conference. [3] They won their opening fixture with a 1–0 victory over Laiwaden FC. [4] By the halfway stage of the season, the side sat fifth out of eight sides in the conference, having won two games and drawn one. [5]
The second half of their season was poor, with the side picking up just one more point, a 1–1 draw with Laiwaden, before five consecutive defeats saw them finish at the bottom of the conference. [5]
They entered the 2019–20 season and started strongly, winning five of their opening nine games thanks to eight goals from Stahl Gubag. [2] However, following Gubag and central defender Nigel Malagian's mid-season transfers to Lae City, [6] [7] the side began to struggle, failing to win in seven games before a 2–1 victory over playoff rivals Gulf Komara looked like it might stabilise their playoff push. [8] However, a draw and a defeat in their final two games saw them slip to sixth on the final day. [2]
Squad for 2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Chairman |  Conrad Wadunah | |
| Position | Name | Notes |
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| Head coach | Rachel Wadunah | |
| Team manager | Juanita Kalip - Tawi | |
| Assistant coach | Nolan Samar | |
| Goalkeeping coach | David Geladia | |
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