The 2010–11 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season, known as the Telikom NSL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth edition of Papua New Guinea National Soccer League. The title was won for the fifth consecutive season by Hekari United, who defeated Eastern Stars in the Grand Final 4–0. The Golden Boot was won by Jamal Seeto of Besta PNG United, while teammate Emmanuel Simon was the Player of the Season. Teams There were seven teams in the competition, with three teams withdrawing and one debuting. Previous runners-up Gelle Hills and Rapatona both withdrew, while University Inter also chose not to take part. Petro Souths became the only new team. Format In the regular season, each team played each other twice. The team at the top of the league after all matches were played was crowned 'Minor Premiers' and secured qualification for the 2011–12 OFC Champions League. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams advanced to a knockout competition, the winners of which were crowned Champions. Summary Seven teams were confirmed ahead of the new season in early August, although the expected start date of 9 October was postponed until the end of October, due in part to late registration fees. Hekari United stamped their domination on the division from the first game week with a 6–2 victory over Gigira Laitepo on 30 October. As the only team to win on the opening day, they went straight to the top of the division, where they would remain for almost the entirety of the regular season. They were, however, held to account early on by Eastern Stars and Tukoko University, the latter of whom went unbeaten in their opening four matches. Heading into the winter break, Hekari led the table by a single point ahead of Eastern Stars, with the reigning champions having a game in hand due to their participation in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Further down the table, the race for the playoffs was proving to be very open, with Gigira Laitepo going into Christmas with five points from five games in fourth place. Madang Fox had one fewer point but a game in hand, while debutants Petro Souths sat sixth with three points from five, and Besta PNG United looked destined to finish bottom again with just two points from six matches. On 15 January 2011, Gigira Laitepo