Tusbab Stallions F.C.

Tusbab Stallions

Full name	Tusbab Stallions Football Club
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (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]

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 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

National competitions

• Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
  • 2019: Northern Conference: 8th
  • 2019–20: 6th

Players

Current squad

Squad for 2019–20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Management

Position	Name	Notes
Chairman	Conrad Wadunah

Coaching staff

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

References

1. "Stallions aiming to be more than soccer club". The National. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
2. "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. "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.