Fiji national under-20 football team
Appearance
Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Thomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas | ||
Most caps | Praneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12) | ||
Top scorer | Rusiate Matarerega (5) | ||
FIFA code | FIJ | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Round 1 (2015) | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 22 | ||
Best result | Winners (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
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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did not qualify | |||||||
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Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
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did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled | |||||||
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Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
Total | 2/23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
OFC
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 | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
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Third Place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | ||
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||
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Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||
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Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||
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Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | ||
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Group stage | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | ||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||
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Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
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Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
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Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
Total | 22/23 | 85 | 33 | 12 | 41 | 150 | 180 |
Current technical staff
Position | |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Team Director | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Team Doctor | ![]() |
Physio | ![]() |
Current squad
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 |
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1 | GK | Aydin Mustahib | 28 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | GK | Joji Vuakaca | 24 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | GK | Isikeli Sevanaia | 11 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Sakiusa Saqiri | 11 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | DF | Arshad Khan | 24 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Gaery Kubu | 28 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Mohammed Fataul | 10 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Samuel Navoce | 22 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | DF | Sterling Vasconcellos | 19 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | MF | Peter Ravai | 25 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | MF | Eneriko Matau | 10 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | MF | Abdullah Aiyas | 26 September 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Thomas Dunn | 19 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Joshua Laqeretabua | 26 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Nabil Begg | 17 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Gulam Razool | 29 January 2004 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Clarence Hussain | 4 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Sailasa Ratu | 3 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Junior Dekedeke | 25 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Faazil Faizul Ali | 8 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Apisai Rabuka | 23 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Fixtures and results
International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss
2022
8 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Fiji ![]() | 3–0 (w/o)[a] | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
17:00 –10 | Report |
11 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Tonga ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
17:00 –10 | Report | Attendance: 150[3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
14 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Tahiti ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
20:00 –10 | Report | Attendance: 600[4] Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) |
18 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF | Fiji ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 | Report |
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Attendance: 100 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands) |
21 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF | Fiji ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 |
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Report | Attendance: 150 Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
24 September 2022 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final | Fiji ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 | Report | Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
2023
17 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Indonesia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
19 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Fiji ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 | Razool ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia) |
21 February 2023 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Fiji ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
20 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | Fiji ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | San Juan, Argentina |
18:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 9,359 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
23 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | San Juan, Argentina |
15:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt) |
26 May 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | Ecuador ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
15:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 9,958 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.