Aporo Mai FC, sometimes spelt Aporro Mai FC, was a semi-professional association football club based in Hekari Province near Kutubu, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2019, as the feeder club for
FC Kutubu
FC Kutubu was a semi-professional association football club based in the Hekari Province near Kutubu, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2019, and was the parent club of Aporo Mai FC.
The club took part in the 2019–20 Papua New Guine ...
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The club took part in the
2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited National Soccer League, was the 13th edition of Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, the top-tier football league in Papua ...
, where they were drawn into the Highlands Conference. They finished fourth out of six teams.
History
Coached by former Hekari United coach Mathew Witu, the club was revealed to be taking part in the 2019 edition of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League in late January 2019 under the sponsorship of Kutubu Security Service Ltd. Before the season began, the club only had one player with NSL experience – former PNG international
Samuel Kini
Samuel Kini is a Papua New Guinean football player. Currently a member of Madang in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. However, on the opening day of the season, the side thrashed Enga Laima 5–0 to go top of the league immediately.
This opening day victory was their only win in the first half of the season, with the side losing their next four matches by two- or one-goal margins, leaving them fifth out of six sides at the halfway stage. On 30 March, the side picked up a 1–0 victory against league leaders Kagua Erave FC, becoming the first team to take any points off Kagua Erave that season. However, this was not enough to revive their campaign fully, and the side finished fourth in the conference with 15 points.
2019
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