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Fiji national under-20 football team

Summary

The Fiji national under-20 football team is controlled by the Fiji Football Association and represents Fiji in international under-20 football competitions.

Fiji U20
AssociationFiji Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachEngland Bobby Mimms
CaptainThomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas
Most capsPraneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12)
Top scorerRusiate Matarerega (5)
FIFA codeFIJ
First colours
Second colours
First international
Fiji Fiji 1 – 1 New Zealand New Zealand
(Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978)
Biggest win
Fiji Fiji 10 – 1 Western Samoa Samoa
(Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988)
Biggest defeat
Australia Australia 11 – 0 Fiji Fiji
(Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage(2015)(2023]
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances22
Best resultWinners (2014)

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
  1977– 2013 did not qualify
  2015 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 11
 2017– 2019 did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 16
  2025 To be determined
Total 2/24 6 1 0 5 4 27

OFC edit

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
  1974 Withdrew
  1978 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 6
  1980 Third Place 3 2 1 0 10 7
  1982 Group stage 4 1 1 2 3 15
  1985 5 1 1 3 9 12
  1986 4 0 2 2 3 14
  1988 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 13 10
  1990 Group stage 4 0 1 3 2 7
  1992 4 2 0 2 11 7
  1994 3 0 0 3 1 11
  1997 4 1 1 2 6 16
  1998 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 13 6
    2001 Group stage 4 2 0 2 4 4
    2002 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 14 16
  2005 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 13 9
  2007 Group stage 6 4 0 2 16 6
  2008 3 0 0 3 0 8
  2011 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 5 11
  2013 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 8 8
  2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
    2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3
    2018 3 1 1 1 4 3
  2022 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 11 4
Total 22/23 85 33 12 41 150 180
Fiji's starting line-up against American Samoa, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current technical staff edit

Position
Head Coach   Bobby Mimms
Team Director   Ravindra Swamy
Manager   Kartik Reddy
Assistant Coach   Ronil Lal
Assistant Coach   Marika Rodu
Team Doctor   Mousheen Khan
Physio   Varoon Karan

Current squad edit

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2023, after the match against New Zealand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Aydin Mustahib (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Auckland United
13 1GK Joji Vuakaca (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Labasa
20 1GK Isikeli Sevanaia (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Nadroga
5 2DF Sakiusa Saqiri (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Tavua
7 2DF Arshad Khan (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Macarthur Rams
16 2DF Gaery Kubu (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Tailevu Naitasari
17 2DF Mohammed Fataul (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Ba
18 2DF Samuel Navoce (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Ba
21 2DF Sterling Vasconcellos (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Lautoka
2 3MF Peter Ravai (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Rewa
3 3MF Eneriko Matau (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Nadi
4 3MF Abdullah Aiyas (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Bonnyrigg White Eagles
6 3MF Thomas Dunn (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Navua
8 3MF Joshua Laqeretabua (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Charlton Athletic
10 3MF Nabil Begg (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Ba
11 3MF Gulam Razool (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1   Ba
12 3MF Clarence Hussain (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Labasa
15 3MF Sailasa Ratu (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Tavua
19 3MF Junior Dekedeke (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Lautoka
9 4FW Faazil Faizul Ali (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Ba
14 4FW Apisai Rabuka (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Coastal Spirit

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Fixtures and results edit

International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022 edit

8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS Fiji   3–0 (w/o)[a]   Papua New Guinea Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10 Report
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS Tonga   0–3   Fiji Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10 Report
  • Raheem   64'
  • Mohammed   71'
  • Begg   84'
 Attendance: 150[3]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS Tahiti   0–0   Fiji Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00 –10 Report Attendance: 600[4]
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF Fiji   4–1   Samoa Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10
  • Mani   35', 45+1', 56' (pen.)
  • Rotidara   86'
 Report
  • Leddy   54'
 Attendance: 100
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF Fiji   1–0   New Caledonia Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10
Report Attendance: 150
Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final Fiji   0–3   New Zealand Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2023 edit

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Indonesia   4–0   Fiji Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Fiji   1–3   Guatemala Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 Razool   13' Report
  • Munoz   68'
  • Bantes   82'
  • Palencia   90+1'
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium
Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia)
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament Fiji   0–3   New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7 Report
  • Beale   4'
  • Obel Hall   7'
  • Herdman   51'
 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS Fiji   0–4   Slovakia San Juan, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Attendance: 9,359
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS United States   3–0   Fiji San Juan, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS Ecuador   9–0   Fiji Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Attendance: 9,958
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Notes edit

  1. ^ On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Digicel Junior Bula Boys final squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 in Argentina". Fiji Football Association - Facebook. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

External links edit

  • Fiji Football Federation official website

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