Tusbab Stallions are a professional football club established in 2019[1] and based in Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Tusbab Stallions
Full nameTusbab Stallions Football Club
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
ManagerRachel Wadunah
LeaguePapua New Guinea National Soccer League

The club most debuted in the 2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.[2]

History

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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]

Domestic record

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National competitions

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Players

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Current squad

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

Club officials

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Management

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Position Name Notes
Chairman   Conrad Wadunah

Coaching staff

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Position Name Notes
Head coach   Rachel Wadunah
Team manager   Juanita Kalip - Tawi
Assistant coach   Nolan Samar
Goalkeeping coach   David Geladia

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stallions aiming to be more than soccer club". The National. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea 2019/20". RSSSF. 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. ^ a b "Papua New Guinea 2019". RSSSF. 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.