Solomon Islands national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Bonitos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Solomon Islands Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Jacob Moli | ||
| Home stadium | Lawson Tama Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SOL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 149 | ||
| Highest | 120 (October 2007, April 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 184 (April 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Solomons 6–3 New Hebrides  (Fiji; 30 August 1963) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Solomons 17–0 Wallis and Futuna  (Papua New Guinea; September 1991) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 French Polynesia 18–0 Solomons (Fiji; 17 December 1963) | |||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Second; 2004 | ||
The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation.
Overview
The team shocked the (Oceanian) football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup (which doubles as World Cup Qualifying), tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot in a championship playoff against Australia. Although they lost to the Socceroos 5–1 and 6–0, finishing second in the confederation is a remarkable achievement for the island nation.
The Solomons would get a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 World Cup, and lost 7–0 on the first leg and 2–1 in the 2nd played at home.
The Solomons were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup particularly as they were seen[by whom?] as the favourites to challenge New Zealand for the Oceanian qualifying slot. They got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, but defeats to New Caledonia and then to Vanuatu saw them knocked out of the competition.
World Cup record
Oceania Nations Cup record
| OFC Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1973 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1980 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 1996 | Semi-final | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 | Semi-final | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2012 | Semi-final | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6/9 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 62 | |
South Pacific Games record
- 1963 – Fourth place
- 1966 – Round 1
- 1969 – Sixth place
- 1971 – Did not enter
- 1975 – Third place
- 1979 – Third place
- 1983 – Round 1
- 1987 – Did not enter
- 1991 – Second place
- 1995 – Second place
- 2003 – Round 1
- 2007 – Fourth place
- 2011 – Second place
Wantok Cup record
- 2008 (July, 1st edition) – First place
Fixtures and Results
Main article: Solomon Islands national football team results
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers for Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2008 | Wantok Cup | Honiara, Solomon Islands
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 Vanuatu
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1–2 | Lency Saeni |
Current squad
- Caps and goals as of 27 October 2012.
List of coaches
Edward Ngara (1995–1996)- Wilson Maelaua (1996)
- Alexander Napa (1998)
George Cowie (2000–2003)
Alan Gillett (2004–2005)
Ayrton Andrioli (2006–2009)- Jacob Moli (2010–)[1]
References
External links
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