Rewa F.C.

Rewa FC
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Nickname(s)	Delta Tigers
Founded	1928
Ground	Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park; Nausori, Fiji
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Nazeel Buksh
Manager	Lorima Dau
League	National Football League (Fiji)
2018	6th
Home colours	Away colours

Rewa Football Club is a Fijian semi-professional football club based in Nausori, playing in the National Football League. Rewa's home ground is Vodafone Ratu Cakobau Park

Rewa is a pretty successful club in Fiji. They have won many tournaments throughout their history but have never won the national league.

History

A league competition was organised in Rewa for the first time in 1928, although football was known to be played in the area since 1916. In 1928, two teams from Rewa, Dilkusha Excelsior Football Club and Rewa Football Club took part in competition organised by the Suva based Indian Reform League for the Vriddhi Cup. The other two teams were from Suva. Dilkusha won the trophy and repeated its success in 1929 and 1930. Having won the trophy three times in a row, Dilkusha was allowed to permanently keep the trophy and the competition came to end. From 1931 to 1936, Rewa United Football Club took part in the Fletcher Challenge Cup organised by the Indian Reform League of Suva. In 1937, the Rewa Indian Football Association was formed. The Rewa Association was one of the founding members of the Fiji Indian Football Association in 1938, which in 1961 became the Fiji Football Association.

Rewa won the first Inter-district competition (IDC) held in Suva in 1938, defeating Ba by 3 goals to 2 in the final. In June 1939, Rewa, as the IDC champions played against a team from the naval ship, H.M.S. Leath at the C.S.R. grounds in Nausori. Rewa won the game by a lone goal, watched by a thousand fans.

Rewa Football Association currently consists of more than 42 clubs. The football club has done well in recent times, winning the Battle of Giants tournament in 2003 and 2004. Above all win or loss, Rewa has the strongest support from their fans and they are very vocal.

Rewa qualified for the first time to 2017 OFC Champions League.

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 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	Benito Waqavou
2	DF	FIJ	Peniame Drova
3	MF	SOL	Charlie Otainao
4	DF	FIJ	Josateki Tamudu
5		FIJ	Ratu Roseru
6	MF	FIJ	Mohammed Ramzan Khan
7	DF	FIJ	Anish Khem
8	FW	FIJ	Setareki Hughes
9	FW	FIJ	Iosefo Verevou
10	FW	VAN	Tony Kaltack
11	FW	FIJ	Josaia Sela


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	FIJ	Rusiate Qio
13	MF	FIJ	Epeli Valevou
14	FW	FIJ	Epeli Saukuru
15	MF	FIJ	Akash Sharma
16	DF	FIJ	Amani Makoe
17	DF	FIJ	Paulo Posiano
18	FW	FIJ	Martin Navosa
19	MF	FIJ	Mitieli Namuka
20		SOL	Keloby Benty
21	GK	FIJ	Apete Ravudolo
22	GK	FIJ	Epeli Loaniceva

Youth Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	FIJ	Savenaca Baledrokadroka
—	FW	FIJ	Simeli Batiratu
—	FW	FIJ	Navau Tikoruku

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Lorima Dau
Assistant manager	Marika Rodu
Youth team coach

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

Inter-District Championship : 9

1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1955, 1972, 2001, 2010.

Battle of the Giants: 8

1994, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017.

Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 2

Winner - 2011, 2017, 2018

Runner-up - 2003, 2015

Champion versus Champion: 1

2010.

Fiji Games: 1

1994 (Gold Medalist).

National Youth League : 4

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Undefeated for 7 years straight)

Bibliography

M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.

References