Papua New Guinea Football Association's new tournament structure was intorudced in 2005. It sees clubs go through the regional tournaments first then the national tournaments. Each of the 4 regions of PNG; Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands and the Southern hosts a Regional Club championship and the winner and the runner-ups enter the National Club championship. The Regional Championship which takes place before the National Championship in a year. 

The Regional Club Championships

The Regional Club Championships, the first tournament is held and hosted by each region, in a province in that  region, which was chosen to host the Regional Club Championships. This tournament, the Regional Club championships is an annual event.

In order for a club to take part in the Regional Club Championships, it must belong to an Association that is affiliated to the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Secondly the club must be either the first or second place getters in their respective division at the end of each competition the year.

Each association in a province which has affiliated to PNGFA can send their first and second place senior men and women club teams to take part in the Regional Club championships in their respective regions. The Regional Club Championships held by each region is not controlled and run by PNGFA but is sanctioned by PNGFA and controlled and run by the Regional Association.

After the Regional Club the champions and runners-up men and women club teams are then eligible to take part in the National Club Championships.

The National Club Championships

The National Club Championships the next biggest club tournament in the country follows right after all the regions, Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands and the Southern have conducted their respective Regional Club championships.

The National Club championships is made of 16 teams, 4 from each region (Champion Men and Women club teams, and Runners-up Men and Women club teams from each region). The National Club championships is the only sanctioned tournament run and controlled by PNGFA and is and is run annually. The champions of the National Club championships get to represent PNG in the OFC club championships.

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• Momase Regional Club Chamionship, March 2008, Wau, MP.

• Highlands regional Club Championship, March 2008, National Sports Institute, Goroko, EHP

• 2005 National Club Championship 23rd - 27th November 2005,  Laiwaden Oval Madang

• 2006 National Club Championship 5th - 9th July 2006, Kimbe WNBP

• 2005 Inaugural Junior Besta National Tournament, Lae

• 2006 Junior Besta National Futsal Tournament, 25th - 29th September 2006, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae.

International Events

• OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 9th - 15th April, 2007, Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
• OFC Youth Festival of Football 17th - 21st April 2007, PRL, Port Moresby
• OFC Women's Olympic Qualifier, 8th March 2008, PRL, Port Moresby.

Regional Championships

Each association affiliated with the Papua New Guinea Football Association makes a select squad of a men's team and women's team to take part in their respective Regional Championships . Again each of the 4 regions, Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands and the Southern host their respective Regional Championships.

The Regional Championships is another PNGFA sanctioned tournament but like the Regional Club Championships is not controlled and run by PNGFA but by the hosting Regional Association (i.e. if the Momase region was holding its regional championships the Momase Regional Soccer Federation would be in charge of the tournament.).

The Champions and Runners-up men and women teams of the Regional Championships then represent that region in the National Championships.

National Championships

The National Championships tournament showcases the best selected sides of both men and women teams whom have qualified through the Regional Championships to represent their region.

This tournament like the National Club championships is sanctioned, controlled and run by PNGFA and is run bi-annually.

After this tournament the Papua New Guinea National side is selected for both male and female.