The 2015 National Soccer League began in January 2015, and Hekari flew to Fiji for the 2014–15 OFC Champions League top of the domestic table. However, the club were drawn into a group with Kiwi side Team Wellington, and a 2–0 defeat to the New Zealand club meant they finished second in Group C, again missing out on the knockout stages. They returned to domestic action and topped the regular season table, and were drawn to face Madang FC in the Championship Playoff Semi-Finals on 16 May 2015. However, in what was described as the 'upset of the decade', Madang came away with a 3–2 victory, ending Hekari's eight-year reign at the top of Papua New Guinean football.