PRK Hekari United
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Hekari United is a semi-professional association football club, based in Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...

, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

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They were winners of the 2006 (when named PRK Souths United) and the 2007/2008 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is the top division of the Papua New Guinea Football Association in Papua New Guinea. It is a nation-wide 8-team semi-professional league and was formed in 2006...

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In 2010 Hekari United became the first club to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010
2010 FIFA Club World Cup
- Matches :If a match was tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout would be held to determine the winner...

 to be hosted in Abu Dhabi from December 8–18.

The qualification of Hekari United is historic and represents the first time Papua New Guinea and for that matter any South Pacific Island club not from Australia and New Zealand has been involved in a FIFA club football tournament at any level.

Achievements

Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League is the top division of the Papua New Guinea Football Association in Papua New Guinea. It is a nation-wide 8-team semi-professional league and was formed in 2006...

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2006, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11

OFC Champions League
OFC Champions League
The Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City...

: 1
2009-10

Current squad

As of November 30, 2011.

Performance in OFC competitions

  • OFC Champions League
    OFC Champions League
    The Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City...

    : 3 appearances
Best: Champions in 2010
2009: 2° in Group B
2010: Champions
2011: 4° in Group A
2012: TBD
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