Fiji national under-20 football team

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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)

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

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977–Turkey2013 did not qualify
New Zealand 2015 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 11
South Korea2017–Poland2019 did not qualify
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled
Argentina 2023 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 16
Chile 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
French Polynesia 1974 Withdrew
Australia 1978 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 6
Fiji 1980 Third Place 3 2 1 0 10 7
Papua New Guinea 1982 Group stage 4 1 1 2 3 15
Australia 1985 5 1 1 3 9 12
New Zealand 1986 4 0 2 2 3 14
Fiji 1988 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 13 10
Fiji 1990 Group stage 4 0 1 3 2 7
French Polynesia 1992 4 2 0 2 11 7
Fiji 1994 3 0 0 3 1 11
French Polynesia 1997 4 1 1 2 6 16
Samoa 1998 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 13 6
New Caledonia Cook Islands 2001 Group stage 4 2 0 2 4 4
Vanuatu Fiji 2002 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 14 16
Solomon Islands 2005 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 13 9
New Zealand 2007 Group stage 6 4 0 2 16 6
French Polynesia 2008 3 0 0 3 0 8
New Zealand 2011 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 5 11
Fiji 2013 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 8 8
Fiji 2014 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
Tonga Vanuatu 2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3
Cook Islands French Polynesia 2018 3 1 1 1 4 3
French Polynesia 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 England Bobby Mimms
Team Director Fiji Ravindra Swamy
Manager New Zealand Kartik Reddy
Assistant Coach Fiji Ronil Lal
Assistant Coach Fiji Marika Rodu
Team Doctor Fiji Mousheen Khan
Physio Fiji 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 New Zealand Auckland United
13 1GK Joji Vuakaca (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Fiji Labasa
20 1GK Isikeli Sevanaia (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Fiji Nadroga
5 2DF Sakiusa Saqiri (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Fiji Tavua
7 2DF Arshad Khan (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Australia Macarthur Rams
16 2DF Gaery Kubu (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Fiji Tailevu Naitasari
17 2DF Mohammed Fataul (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Fiji Ba
18 2DF Samuel Navoce (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Fiji Ba
21 2DF Sterling Vasconcellos (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Fiji Lautoka
2 3MF Peter Ravai (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Fiji Rewa
3 3MF Eneriko Matau (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Fiji Nadi
4 3MF Abdullah Aiyas (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles
6 3MF Thomas Dunn (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Fiji Navua
8 3MF Joshua Laqeretabua (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 18) 0 0 England Charlton Athletic
10 3MF Nabil Begg (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Fiji Ba
11 3MF Gulam Razool (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Fiji Ba
12 3MF Clarence Hussain (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Fiji Labasa
15 3MF Sailasa Ratu (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Fiji Tavua
19 3MF Junior Dekedeke (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Fiji Lautoka
9 4FW Faazil Faizul Ali (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Fiji Ba
14 4FW Apisai Rabuka (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 19) 0 0 New Zealand 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
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
Report
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
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
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]
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