Tonga national under-20 football team

Tonga U20
Association	Tonga Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Soane Mailangi
Captain	Sione Tu'ifangaloka
Most caps	Sione Tu'ifangaloka, Tevita Vakatapu & Vai Lutu (8)
Top scorer	Hemaloto Polovili (3)
FIFA code	TGA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Samoa 1 - 0 Tonga ; (Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)
Biggest win
	Tonga 3 - 0 Cook Islands ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; May 26, 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Tonga 0 - 19 Australia ; (Honiara, Solomon Islands; January 25, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	6 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Group Stage (4 times)
	Current season

The Tonga national under-20 football team represents Tonga in international Under 20 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.

OFC

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

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1974	Did not Enter
1978	Did not Enter
1980	Did not Enter
1982	Did not Enter
1985	Did not Enter
1986	Did not Enter
1988	Did not Enter
1990	Did not Qualify
1992	Did not Qualify
1994	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1998	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	16	-15	0
& 2001	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	3	21	-18	4
& 2002	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	4	28	-24	0
2005	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	28	-27	0
2007	Did not Qualify
2008	Did not Qualify
2011	Did not Qualify
2013	Did not Qualify
2014	Did not Qualify
& 2016	Preliminary Round	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
& 2018	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	6	21	-15	7
Total	Group Stage	27	3	5	16	20	99	-119	14

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1977	Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	To be determined
Total	TBD	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 12 August 2018 after the game against Tahiti.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Semisi Otukolo	(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 24)	6	0	Lotohaʻapai United
20	1GK	Sionela Lui	(1999-05-18) May 18, 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Lavengatonga

2	2DF	Petueli Tokotaha	(2000-09-10) September 10, 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Navutoka
3	2DF	Sione Tu'ifangaloka	(1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 25)	8	0	Veitongo
4	2DF	Ofa Kite	(2000-04-26) April 26, 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Veitongo
5	2DF	Tevita Vakatapu	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24)	8	0	Haʻamoko United Youth
13	2DF	Opesi Tu'ifangaloka	(2001-07-21) July 21, 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Lotohaʻapai United
14	2DF	Sione Va'enuku	(2000-05-27) May 27, 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Toula
19	3MF	Setafano Vaomo'unga	(2000-08-02) August 2, 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Marist Prems

6	3MF	Vai Lutu	(1999-09-30) September 30, 1999 (age 24)	8	0	Lotohaʻapai United
7	3MF	Tuia Falepapalangi	(2000-07-15) July 15, 2000 (age 23)	5	1	Lotohaʻapai United
8	3MF	Kalakaua Faiva'ilo	(2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Veitongo
10	3MF	Mohammad Rajani	(1999-04-16) April 16, 1999 (age 25)	5	2	Rockdale City Suns
12	3MF	Tevita Sili	(2000-07-05) July 5, 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Atele Old Boys
15	3MF	Jacob Kilmartin	(2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Castro Valley
16	3MF	Tellos Kaufusi	(2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Veitongo
18	3MF	Anthony Likiliki	(1999-12-19) December 19, 1999 (age 24)	6	1	Veitongo

9	4FW	Tevita Kau	(2001-03-11) March 11, 2001 (age 23)	5	1	Mangia
11	4FW	Viliami Tukia	(2001-01-07) January 7, 2001 (age 23)	5	0	'Ikale Kolomotu'a
17	4FW	Atunaisa Namoa	(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 24)	6	2	Papatoetoe United

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship

Caps and goals updated as of 28 June 2016 after the game against Samoa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mahe Malafu	(1998-02-24) February 24, 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Veitongo
20	1GK	Semisi Otukolo	(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Tonga Football Academy

2	2DF	Kilifitoni Vea	(1998-04-08) April 8, 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy
3	2DF	Sione Tu'ifangaloka	(1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Veitongo
5	2DF	Tevita Vakatapu	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Tonga Football Academy
13	2DF	Timeth Bogidua	(1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy
18	2DF	Folauhola Mesui	(1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy

4	3MF	Sione Kite	(1997-06-07) June 7, 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Veitongo
6	3MF	Aisea Muli	(1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy
7	3MF	Soakai Vea	(1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Lotoha'apai United
8	3MF	Sateki Matakaiongo	(1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Marist Prems
9	3MF	Vai Lutu	(1999-09-30) September 30, 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Veitongo
11	3MF	Anthony Likiliki	(1999-12-19) December 19, 1999 (age 24)	3	1	Veitongo
14	3MF	Kapeliele Malafu	(1998-05-05) May 5, 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy
15	3MF	Talatala Po'oi	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 27)	3	1	Tonga Football Academy

10	4FW	Hemaloto Polovili	(1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 26)	2	3	Veitongo
12	4FW	Fisihoi Palu	(1998-11-29) November 29, 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Tonga Football Academy
16	4FW	Lachman Atoa	(1997-12-05) December 5, 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Tonga Football Academy
17	4FW	Etilei Tuiono	(1999-10-10) October 10, 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Tonga Football Academy
19	4FW	Tevita Tukimaka	(1998-11-15) November 15, 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Tonga Football Academy

Fixtures & Results

2016

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1-1	Cook Islands	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	Po'oi 51'	Report	C. Tiputoa 77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1-1	American Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	Likiliki 10'	Report	Fiso 6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[2] Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	3-3	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00	Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80'	Report	Polovili 10', 40', 73'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	3-0	Cook Islands	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Kau 17' Rajani 24' (pen.), 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	2-0	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Namoa 7', 50'	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	1-1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tonga	0-4	Papua New Guinea	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00		Report	J. Allen 45+1' Kerobin 66' A. Allen 72', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	14-0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Tipelu 15' Schnell 36', 68' Bell 38', 41', 42' Whyte 46', 47', 89' Spragg 54', 57', 88' Spain 56' Curry 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tahiti	2-0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Nordman 45' Morgant 51'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

References

^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links

Tonga Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.

[2] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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