Morobe United F.C.
Morobe United FC, formerly known as Blue Kumuls (1970s–2005), Shorncliffe Blue Kumuls (2005), Tuguba Laitepo Blue Kumuls (2006), Morobe Kumuls FC (2007), Gigira Laitepo Morobe FC (2008–2014, exc. 2011–12 season), Gigira Laitepo Central Coast FC (2011–12), and Welgris Morobe United FC (2015–2018, again in use), are a Papua New Guinea professional soccer club founded in the 1970s and based in Lae.
| Full name | Morobe United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Asa Sumba |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Ground | LFA Park Lae, Papua New Guinea |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman | Tuguyawini Libe Parindali |
| Head coach | Jack Jonathan |
| League | Papua New Guinea National Soccer League |
The club was one of the founding members of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, finishing 2nd once and 3rd four times before defecting to the National Premier League ahead of the 2017 season. Their most successful season came in 2009–10, when they were runners-up in the Grand Final, losing 5–0 to Hekari United.
The team finished as runners-up in the 2018 National Premier League season, losing in the Grand Final 4–3 to Erema FC.