Draft:2023–24 Lae City F.C. season

Lae City
Owner	Ian Chow
Head Coach	Bob Morris
Stadium	Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League	4th
Biggest win	3-0 vs FC Morobe Wawens (Papua New Guinea National Soccer League – 2 September 2023); 3-0 vs Madang FC (Papua New Guinea National Soccer League – 2 September 2023)
Biggest defeat	0-2 vs Hekari United (Papua New Guinea National Soccer League – 29 July 2023)
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The 2023 season was the 9th season in the history of Lae City. The club are participating in Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.

Squad[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Jordan Tobem	GK	Lae	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26)
20	Ronald Warisan	GK	Wewak	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34)	Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC	1 July 2014
30	Charles Lepani	GK	Papua New Guinea	(1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 29)	Madang FC	1 July 2021
Defenders
2	Albert Morgan	DF	Papua New Guinea	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28)
3	Thomas Yagum	DF	Papua New Guinea	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)		1 January 2020
4	Komolong 1	CB	Lae	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27)	University Inter FC	1 January 2023	£100K
5	Komolong 2	CB	Lae	(1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29)	University Inter FC	1 February 2020	£150K
15	Philip Steven	DF	Papua New Guinea	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)	PM Strikers	1 February 2020	£50K
19	Joshua Talau	DF	Port Moresby	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	Besta United PNG	1 July 2020
Midfielders
6	Alu Awi	MF	Papua New Guinea	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 24)	FC Morobe Wawens	1 July 2021
7	Eliud Fugre	MF	Papua New Guinea	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36)	Eastern Stars	1 July 2021
14	Emmanuel Simon	MF	Lae	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)	PRK Hekari United	1 July 2016	£50K
17	Jacob Sabua	MF	Buang, Morobe Province	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 29)	Malaita Kingz	1 July 2017	£25K
18	Bruce Tiampo	MF	Papua New Guinea	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 21)	Bugandi FC	1 July 2021
21	Walbo Komuna	MF	Papua New Guinea	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29)
Forwards
8	Stahl Gubag	FW	Port Moresby	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 24)	Tusbab Stallions F.C.	1 July 2021
10	Obert Bika	FW	Papua New Guinea	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31)	Besta United PNG	1 January 2015
11	Felix Oscar	FW	Papua New Guinea
12	Mathew David	FW	Papua New Guinea	(1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31)	PM Strikers	1 May 2022
16	Jonathan Allen	FW	Papua New Guinea	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)	Besta United PNG	1 July 2021

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League	Matchday 1	4th	13	5	5	3	15	10	+5	038.46
Total			13	5	5	3	15	10	+5	038.46

Source: Competitions

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	5	5	3	15	10	+5	20	3	1	2	7	5	+2	2	4	1	8	5	+3

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

3 July 2023 (2023-07-03) 1	Gulf Komara	2–2	Lae City	Port Moresby
		Report		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium

8 July 2023 2	Lae City	2–1	Lae City Dwellers	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

15 July 2023 3	Lae City	1-0	United Highlands	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

22 July 2023 4	Lae City	0-0	FC Morobe Wawens	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

29 July 2023 5	Lae City	0-2	Hekari United	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

5 August 2023 6	Lae City	1–0	Port Moresby Strikers	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

12 August 2023 7	Madang FC	1–1	Lae City	Madang
		Report		Stadium: Laiwaden Oval

2 September 2023 8	FC Morobe Wawens	0–3	Lae City	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

9 September 2023 9	Lae City Dwellers	2-1	Lae City	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

16 September 2023 10	Hekari United	0-0	Lae City	Port Moresby
		Report		Stadium: PNG Football Stadium

23 September 2023 11	Gulf Komara	0–0	Lae City
		Report

21 October 2023 12	Port Moresby Strikers	0-1	Lae City	Port Moresby
		Report

28 October 2023 13	Lae City	3-0	Madang FC	Lae
		Report		Stadium: Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium

Playoffs[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 December 2023	Hekari United	2-1	Lae City	PNG Football Stadium
	Joseph Joe Yagi Yasasa	Report	Albert Morgan	Stadium: Port Moresby