Solomon Islands national under-20 football team

Solomon Islands U20

Nickname(s)	Bonitos, Mamula's
Association	Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Batram Suri
Captain	John Aeta
Top scorer	Atkin Kaua (5), Himson Teleda (4)
FIFA code	SOL
First colours Second colours
First international
Fiji 1 – 3 Solomon Islands (Suva, Fiji; September 24, 1994)
Biggest win
American Samoa 0 – 23 Solomon Islands (Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)
Biggest defeat
Solomon Islands 0 – 3 New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand; April 23, 2011)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	9 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Runners-up (2005, 2011)

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)

History

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 8 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2016) and their best results were in 2005 and 2011 when the team reached the final, but unfortunately they lost against Australia and New Zealand respectively.

Competition record

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 Compete
1978	Did Not Compete
1980	Did Not Compete
1982	Did Not Compete
1985	Did Not Compete
1987	Did Not Compete
1988	Did Not Compete
1990	Did Not Compete
1992	Did Not Compete
1994	3rd Place	5	3	0	2	5	8	-3	9
1997	Did Not Compete
1998	4th Place	5	2	1	2	26	4	+22	7
& 2001	Group Stage	4	3	0	1	12	2	+10	9
& 2002	Did Not Compete
2005	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	12	6	+6	12
2007	3rd Place	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11
2008	Did Not Compete
2011	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	7	10	-3	6
2013	Did Not Compete
2014	4th Place	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	4
& 2016	Semifinals	4	1	2	1	6	3	+3	5
& 2018	4th Place	5	3	0	2	7	9	-2	9
Total	Runners-up	43	22	6	15	96	57	+39	72

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
Total	TBD	0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mango

Peter

Misitana

Bala

Chacha

Kaua

Rangosulia

Bakale

Kairi

Quanafia

Kevin

Solomon Islands's starting line-up against Papua New Guinea, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Batram Suri
Assistant coach	Eddie Rukumana
Teammanager	Leonard Paia
Physio	Michael Lalagogno

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad 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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joel Nanogo	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000	5	0	Real Kakamora
12	1GK	Junior John Mata	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000	0	0	Marist
2	2DF	George Leaga	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999	4	0	Kossa
3	2DF	John Aeta	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000	5	0	Marist
4	2DF	Junior Aengari	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000	5	0	Solomon Warriors
5	2DF	Absolom Wawane	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001	1	1	Malaita Kingz
13	2DF	Junior Ashley	(2000-09-24) 24 September 2000	3	0	West Honiara
15	2DF	Anthony Rasau	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000	4	0	Marist
18	2DF	William Komasi	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000	1	0	Malaita Kingz
6	3MF	Patrick Taroga	(2000-05-25) 25 May 2000	5	2	Marist
7	3MF	Junior David	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001	5	0	Marist
8	3MF	Henly Ramo	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000	4	0	Malaita Kingz
10	3MF	Marcus Chan	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000	3	0	CF Cracks
11	3MF	Lino Hou	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999	5	1	Henderson Eels
14	3MF	Frank Kabui	(2000-10-23) 23 October 2000	5	0	Malaita Kingz
16	3MF	Don Keana	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000	1	0	Solomon Warriors
17	3MF	Tuita Maeobia	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999	4	1	Henderson Eels
19	3MF	Simon Jedzini	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000	2	0	Henderson Eels
9	4FW	Ali Mekawir	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000	5	1	West Honiara
20	4FW	Raynick Laete	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999	2	0	Henderson Eels

Fixtures & Results

2016

Tahiti v Solomon Islands

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tahiti	2-2	Solomon Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	Siejidr 13' Salem 34'	Report	Witney 50' Raramo 65'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Cook Islands v Solomon Islands

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	0-3	Solomon Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00		Report	Waita 54' Witney 56', 83'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Solomon Islands v New Zealand

Vanuatu v Solomon Islands

13 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Vanuatu	2-1	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
14:30	Tenene 36' Massing 90+4'	Report	Gise 21'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

2018

New Caledonia v Solomon Islands

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	New Caledonia	2-3	Solomon Islands	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Drawilo 23' (pen.), 77' (pen.)	Report	Houairia 41' Taroga 56' (pen.) Bitaud 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands v Fiji

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Solomon Islands	1-0	Fiji	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Maeobia 89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Solomon Islands v Vanuatu

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Solomon Islands	1-0	Vanuatu	Pirae, Tahiti
12:00	Taroga 15'	Report		Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 150 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

External links

• Islands football federation official website