Tusbab Stallions F.C.

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Tusbab Stallions
Tusbab Stallions logo.png
Full nameTusbab Stallions Football Club
Founded2019; 2 years ago (2019)
ManagerRachel Wadunah
LeaguePapua New Guinea National Soccer League
2021TBA

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]

History[]

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 '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]

Domestic record[]

National competitions[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Papua New Guinea PNG Leehan Manasseh
— GK Papua New Guinea PNG Reynald Dou
— GK Papua New Guinea PNG Jesse Mandari
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Kimson Kapai
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Morris Devi
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Darren Polly
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Jasper Panu
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Manasseh Manasseh
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Richie Apisa
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Andreas Mapai
— DF Papua New Guinea PNG Blaise Kuar
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Jonel Kambual
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Michael Saun
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Joel Alex
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Ricky Wadunah
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Darren Steven
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Solomon Mapai
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Jason Wadunah
— MF Papua New Guinea PNG Stahl Gubag
— FW Papua New Guinea PNG Ephraim Leo
— FW Papua New Guinea PNG Nehemiah Geibul
— FW Papua New Guinea PNG Graham Yamre
— FW Papua New Guinea PNG Maskulan Pulung
— FW Papua New Guinea PNG Papalau Awele

Club officials[]

Management[]

Position Name Notes
Chairman Papua New Guinea Conrad Wadunah

Coaching staff[]

Position Name Notes
Head coach Papua New Guinea Rachel Wadunah
Team manager Papua New Guinea Juanita Kalip - Tawi
Assistant coach Papua New Guinea Nolan Samar
Goalkeeping coach Papua New Guinea Raymond Geladia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Stallions aiming to be more than soccer club". The National. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Papua New Guinea 2019/20". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "26 clubs set for NSL". The National. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ^ "Wawens go down despite fight back". Post Courier. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Papua New Guinea 2019". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. ^ "Stahl Gubag continues at Stallions as Nigel Malagian departs for Lae City". Oceania Football Center. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  7. ^ "Stahl Gubag joins Lae City". Oceania Football Center. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. ^ "Stallions move to fourth spot after win". Post Courier. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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