| Full name | Eastern Stars Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Stars | |
| Founded | 2007 | |
| Ground | Bisini Soccer Ground, Port Moresby (Capacity: 1,500 [1]) |
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| Chairman | Joseph Eleadona | |
| Manager | Luis Jaime Gomez | |
| League | Papua New Guinea National Soccer League | |
| 2010–11 | 2nd | |
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Eastern Stars FC are an association football club based in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. The club competes in the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, the country's top division, and was founded in July 2007. Eastern Stars have never won the league championship, and their best-ever finish is as runners-up in 2010–11. Despite being based in Milne Bay, the club plays its home matches at the 1,500 capacity Bisini Soccer Ground in the capital, Port Moresby. [2]
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Eastern Stars FC were founded in July 2007 and took part in the National Soccer League for the first time in the 2008–09 season. [3] That season, the club finished in fifth place, just one point short of qualification for the semi-finals.
2009–10 saw similar results for Stars: they again finished in fifth position, and this time only a poor goal difference denied them a place in the semi-finals. The club struggled in the first half of the season, having a six game winless streak between November and January, but managed to win their last five games to soar up the table. [4] They were edged into fifth place by University Inter FC who had a superior goal difference.
Eastern Stars finished as runners-up to PRK Hekari United in the 2010–11 season. This remains their best-ever finish in the league. After qualifying for the semi-finals, Stars came up against Tukoko Unitech and won 3–1, with Solomon Islander Karol Kakate among the scorers. This win put the club in the final against PRK Hekari United, but they lost 4–0.
In October 2011, ahead of the 2011–12 season, the club appointed Luis Jaime Gomez as its new head coach. Gomez played professional football for Chilean club Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in the 1960s and 1970s. Stars made a great start to the 2011–12 season, winning their opening match on 16 October 2011 against Petro Souths FC 7–0 with two goals from Lab Embel. [5] The club won three, drew four and lost two of the next nine games, lying in second place at the league's winter break in December. [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former Eastern Stars players who have represented their country include:
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