Labasa F.C.

Summary

Labasa F.C. is a Fijian professional football club based in Labasa, that competes in the Fiji Premier League.

Labasa F.C.
Full nameLabasa Football Club
Nickname(s)Babasiga Lions
Founded1942; 82 years ago (1942)
GroundSubrail Park
Labasa, Fiji
Capacity10,000
ChairmanRayaz Khan
ManagerRavneel Pratap
LeagueNational Football League (Fiji)
20234th

History edit

A local football competition was held in Labasa from 1938. The competition included some ethnic Fijian Clubs. Labasa did not join the National Association when it was formed, in 1938, due to the distance of Labasa from the main island of Viti Levu, where all, except one, club was based.

In 1942, under the Presidency of Harold B. Gibson,[1] a former member of the Legislative Council, Labasa Soccer Association joined the national football body, then known as the Fiji Indian Football Association.

Labasa remained at the periphery of football in Fiji, struggling to compete with teams from Viti Levu, until 1969, when it hosted the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time. The team was runner-up in the IDC of 1972, 1973 and 1978. Labasa F.C. won the IDC for the first time in 1992 and again two years later in 1994.

In October 2011, the team won its third IDC tournament defeating Ba F.C. 1–0 at the TFL National Stadium in Suva. Labasa's winning goal in the final was scored by striker, Maciu Dunadamu in the second half of the match.[2]

Achievements edit

Winner: 1991, 2007.
Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020.
Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978.
Winner: 1997, 2019.
Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012.
Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015.
Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.
Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020.
Runner-up: 1994.
  • Girmit Cup: 1
Winner: 1979.
Runner-up:

Current squad edit

Squad for the 2019 Inter-District Championship

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FIJ Simione Tamanisau
2 DF   FIJ Jone Lalagavesi
3 FW   FIJ Simione Ragoneturaga
4 DF   FIJ Sitiveni Rakai
5 FW   FIJ Christopher Wasasala
6 DF   FIJ Sailosi Tawake
7 FW   FIJ Sailimone Ravonokula
8 MF   FIJ Ilaisa Vulimainavuso
9 MF   FIJ Rusiate Doidoi
10 MF   FIJ Rajiv Sharma
11 FW   FIJ Ilisoni Lolaivalu
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   FIJ Ashneel Raju
13 MF   FIJ Eparama Moraica
14 DF   FIJ Akeimi Ralulu
15 MF   FIJ Luke Savu
16 FW   FIJ Nemani Dolodai
17 MF   FIJ Lekima Gonerau
18 FW   FIJ Netani Suluka
19 DF   FIJ Taniela Evo Waqa
20 DF   FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi
21 GK   FIJ Joji Vuakaca
22 DF   FIJ Josua Raqamu

Youth squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FIJ Mohammed KHAN
9   FIJ Mohammed RASASA
10 FW   FIJ Rajiv SHARMA
11   FIJ Mauzim KHAN
12   FIJ Isacc SAHAYAM
No. Pos. Nation Player
13   FIJ Nathan HUSSAIN
16   FIJ Aminisitai BULUI
18   FIJ Melvin MANI
19   FIJ Rohan NATH

Personnel edit

Current technical staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Ronil Lal
Assistant coach   Ravneel Pratap
Team manager   Nilesh Lal
Youth team coach   Alvin Chand

Source: [citation needed]

Current women's staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Roneel Ram

Source: [3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 2011 Courts IDC final – Fiji Times
  3. ^ "LABASA WOMEN FC LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON DEBUT OFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAMPAIGN". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 February 2024.