Lae City F.C.

The side entered the 2015 National Soccer League season having acquired much of the local talent from Lae due to Morobe FC's withdrawal from the competition.

[5] In their final match of the regular season, while level on points with opponents Hekari, the side lost 3–1, enough to finish second and qualify for the 2016 OFC Champions League, as well as the NSL playoffs.

Both sides won their respective pools, and alongside Morobe FC and Rapatona, entered the 'National Champions League', a four-team group with the top two qualifying for a single-match final.

[9] This would be the last time the two teams would face each other in domestic football for over two years, as Hekari United become one of the clubs to break away from the National Soccer League in late 2016.

[12] They once again faced Auckland City in their second group fixture, going down 2–0, before an entertaining 5–3 defeat against Western United of the Solomon Islands ended their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals.

On 10 February 2018, they defeated Tupapa Maraerenga from the Cook Islands 7–2 in their opening Champions League match, with Raymond Gunemba scoring four goals.

[22] Following the reunification of the two federations in the country,[23] the club returned to the expanded National Soccer League to defend their title, and were drawn into the Northern Conference.

[26] The club were able to remain unbeaten in the group stage, defeating Malampa Revivors of Vanuatu 4–2 and drawing 3–3 with AS Tefana of Tahiti and 1–1 with hosts (and eventual winners) Hienghène Sport, results which were enough to see them through to the quarter-finals in second place.

[27] The side returned to domestic affairs well down in the Northern Conference table, but put together a run of six consecutive victories until a 0–0 draw with Morobe United.

[30][31] The following week, upon their return to Papua New Guinea, the club suffered their only defeat of the domestic season, losing 1–0 to Besta PNG United.

The following players were registered to the 2022 OFC Champions League squad: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.