Foundation and early years The club was founded sometime before the kick-off of the
2006 National Soccer League season. They entered the inaugural competition and finished 4th out of five clubs in the regular season, qualifying for the playoffs as a result. For the
2007–08 season, the side returned alongside six other teams, but their drop-off in form continued into the new season, winning just one match from twelve, conceding 50 goals, and finishing bottom of the league. The side decided not to return for the
2008–09 season. Ahead of the
2009–10 season, Welgris Fuel Distributors – under its sponsorship brand Niupetro Fuel – withdrew their sponsorship of
Welgris Highlanders and moved their focus to Madang, allowing Madang FC to re-enter the league under the name of Madang Niupetro Fox. Madang lined up against nine other sides, but fared no better than their last season, finishing in 8th place and again failing to qualify for the playoffs. Following some confusion as to whether both Madang FC and
Besta Madang were eligible to enter the
2010–11 season, Madang FC were eventually accepted and competed again, but again finished second-bottom in what would be their last season for three years.
NSL absence and hiatus In July 2011, it was reported that the side had failed to register their interest for the upcoming
2011–12 season. In August, it was confirmed that the side were not part of the selected teams heading into the new season. In February 2013, Papua New Guinean newspaper
The National reported that the club was now defunct.
Return to NSL and OFC qualification On 30 July 2014, it was confirmed that the club would be returning to National Soccer League action after a three-season absence. The side finished 4th in the regular season table, reaching the playoffs. The club were drawn against eight-time champions Hekari United in the second semi-final, whom they had lost to 8–1 during the regular season, but the club entered the history books by denying Hekari a ninth straight title, winning 3–2 thanks in part to a brace from
Vanya Malagian. Malagian scored again in the Grand Final against
Lae FC, but it was merely a consolation, as their opponents won 5–1 to pick up their first title. Madang were placed in the Northern Conference, alongside champions
Lae City Dwellers and fellow founding members
Morobe FC, and finished the regular season behind the two clubs, missing out on the playoffs by two points, despite a 2–1 final-round victory against Lae City. Due to Hekari United's defection from the
Papua New Guinea Football Association and the National Soccer League, and their subsequent ban from
Oceania Football Confederation competitions, the OFC offered participation to the next best teams in the 2015–16 competition. With Lae City Dwellers already qualified, and
Morobe FC and
Rapatona FC both rejecting the offer, Madang took Hekari's spot and, as such, entered their first ever
OFC Champions League in 2017. Thanks to the league split, and Madang and Lae's participation in the Champions League, the
2017 National Soccer League was delayed until May 2017. In the opening game of the six-team season, both OFC clubs played each other with the sides fighting out a 1–1 draw. Six wins, a draw and three defeats saw Madang finish second in the regular season, once again securing qualification for the
2018 OFC Champions League, as well as qualifying for the domestic playoffs. The NSL board proceeded to cancel the Grand Final, blaming 'the rainy season in Lae, the national elections and the failure of some clubs to pay their fees in full'. The
2018 season was also turbulent, with only five out of seven sides completing all their fixtures. The season started in January 2018, and Madang made a decent start, winning their first two matches before being thrashed 7–2 by reigning champions
Toti City Dwellers. Meanwhile, the club were struggling to raise finances for their second continental trip, having sent only half the side to
Auckland,
New Zealand by 15 February, ahead of matches set to begin ten days later. They appealed to help from the public to raise the required c.
K100,000 to fund the rest of the side to get to the tournament. By their first group game against
Lautoka on 25 February, the squad only had 12 players at their disposal. Although they were boosted by the arrival of additional players before their clash against title-holders
Auckland City on 28 February, they lost 5–0. They also lost their third match against
AS Vénus and finished bottom of Group C. Domestically, the side finished 4th in the regular season table, missing out on a third straight continental campaign, before losing 5–4 on penalties to eventual champions Toti City Dwellers in the playoff semi-finals. Conrad Wadunah, executive member of the club's association, blamed poor refereeing for the defeat, after the side led 2–1 with two minutes of extra time remaining, before the officials awarded a penalty to Toti, which was duly converted. In the third-place playoff, the side went down to newcomers
Morobe Wawens FC, 2–0.
Withdrawal from NSL Ahead of the
2019 season, Madang Soccer Association president Siegfried Beschel revealed that the Madang Provincial Government had withdrawn their sponsorship of the side after four years. This led to the side being forced to withdraw from the National Soccer League. == Honours ==