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Fiji national under-17 football team

January 31, 2023

The Fiji national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association.

Fiji U17
Nickname(s)Bula Boys
AssociationFiji Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coach Yogendra Dutt
CaptainPatrick Joseph
Most capsIosefo Verevou (8)
Top scorerOsea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)
FIFA codeFIJ
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Caledonia 4 - 3 Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983)
Biggest win
 American Samoa 0 - 9 Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Fiji 0 - 6 New Zealand 
(Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1983)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  1985 to   2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Did not participate
  2011 to   2023 Did not qualify
Total - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship 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-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  1983 5th Place 5 0 2 3 6 18 -12 2
  1986 5th Place 4 0 2 2 2 8 -6 2
  1989 4th Place 4 1 0 3 9 24 -15 2
  1991 3rd Place 4 0 0 4 4 21 -17 0
  1993 4th Place 3 0 1 2 2 11 -9 1
  1995 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
  1997 4th Place 5 2 0 3 5 13 -8 6
  1999 Runners-up 7 4 1 2 37 13 +24 12
 &  2001 Group stage 4 1 0 3 9 5 +4 3
 & &  2003 Group stage 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 9
  2005 Group stage 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
  2007 3rd Place 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
  2009 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
  2011 Group stage 4 1 0 3 10 6 +4 3
 &  2013 4th Place 5 2 1 2 10 8 +2 7
 &  2015 Group stage 5 2 1 2 10 12 -2 7
 &  2017 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
 &  2018 4th Place 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6
  2023 4th Place 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9
Total Runners-up 75 24 12 39 153 179 -26 82

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach   Christophe Gamel
Assistant coach   Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach   Anginesh Prasad
Goalkeeper coach   Xavier Henneuse
Physiotherapist   Varoon Karan


Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Savenaca Nabati (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Tavua
22 1GK Kartik Sharma (2006-10-06) 6 October 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Labasa
23 1GK Ilisoni Koro (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Ba
24 1GK Areya Khrish Prasad (2007-05-25) 25 May 2007 (age 15) 0 0   Auckland United
2 2DF Waisea Nagonelevu (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Ba
3 2DF Sahil Deo (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Labasa
4 2DF Aron Naicker (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Nadi
5 2DF Isimeli Gavidi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Lautoka
6 2DF Luke Vakavotu (2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Seaqaqa
16 2DF William Khan (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Nadroga
17 2DF Jacob Seninawanawa (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Nadi
21 2DF Vinayak Rao (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Nadi
7 3MF Prashant Kumar (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Manukau United
8 3MF Richard Swami (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Auckland City
11 3MF Delon Shankar (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 15) 0 0   Rewa
12 3MF Watisoni Batirerega (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Dreketi
13 3MF Peni Misipopi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Labasa
15 3MF Neeraj Sharma (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Rewa
19 3MF Nirav Nihal Kumar (2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Nasinu
9 4FW Sailimone Ravonkula (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 16) 0 0   Labasa
10 4FW Ibraheem Afazal (2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 15) 0 0   APIA Leichhardt
14 4FW Vilikesa Vosagaga (2007-05-19) 19 May 2007 (age 15) 0 0   Seaqaqa
18 4FW Petero Maivalenisau (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Seaqaqa

2017 Squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.

Caps and goals as of 18 February 2017 after the game against New Zealand.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mohammed Alam (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Seqaqa
20 1GK Asaeli Batikasa (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 22) 1 0   Labasa
2 2DF Kishan Sami (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Ba
3 2DF Paula Tuinaserau (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Tavua
4 2DF Simione Nabenu (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Ba
12 2DF Kemueli Uluikavoro (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Navua
17 2DF Jone Sukulu (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Ba
18 2DF Romit Narayan (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 22) 0 0   Sigatoka
19 2DF Mohammed Jamil (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 21) 3 0   Ba
6 3MF Mohammed Naizal (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Rewa
8 3MF Shaneel Narayan (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Ba
9 3MF Shaneel Gounder (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 21) 2 0   Rakiraki
10 3MF Navau Tikoruku (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 23) 3 0   Rewa
11 3MF Fardean Hussein (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 21) 0 0   Navua
13 3MF Waisake Soga (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Tavua
14 3MF Shivam Naidu (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Lautoka
5 4FW Jovilisi Muloca (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 22) 0 0   Ba
7 4FW Semi Matalau (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 21) 2 1   Lautoka
15 4FW Iliesa Rakuka (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Labasa
16 4FW Ratu Dau (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 22) 2 3   Ba

Fixtures & Results

2018

10 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage Samoa   2–3   Fiji   Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00[note 1]
  • Mano   7', 18'
 Report
  • Kumar   45+2'
  • Sela   63', 79' (pen.)
 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)
13 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage Fiji   0–3   Tahiti   Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00 Report
  • Kaiha   36', 56'
  • Gitton   47'
 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee:   George Time ([1])
16 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage Fiji   1–0   New Caledonia   Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
  • Kumar   45'
 Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee:   David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
19 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Semi-Final Solomon Islands   3–1   Fiji   Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
  • Mani   1', 29'
  • Le'ai   90+1'
 Report
  • Pillay   45+3'
 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 8.000
Referee:   David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
22 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Third place Fiji   1–2   Tahiti   Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
  • Naresh   89'
 Report
  • Gitton   28'
  • Holozet   78'
 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 1.500
Referee:   Sione Lelenga (Tonga)

List of coaches

Notes

  1. ^ Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

External links

  • Fiji Football Association official website

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The Fiji national under 17 football team is the national U 17 team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association Fiji U17Nickname s Bula BoysAssociationFiji Football AssociationConfederationOFC Oceania Head coachYogendra DuttCaptainPatrick JosephMost capsIosefo Verevou 8 Top scorerOsea Vakatalesau Iosefo Verevou 6 FIFA codeFIJFirst coloursSecond coloursFirst international New Caledonia 4 3 Fiji Auckland New Zealand December 3 1983 Biggest win American Samoa 0 9 Fiji Auckland New Zealand January 8 2011 Biggest defeatFiji 0 6 New Zealand Apia Samoa January 13 2015 World CupAppearances0OFC Under 17 ChampionshipAppearances18 first in 1983 Best resultRunners up 1999 Contents 1 Competition Record 1 1 FIFA U 17 World Cup record 1 2 OFC U 17 Championship record 2 Current Technical Staff 3 Current squad 4 2017 Squad 5 Fixtures amp Results 5 1 2018 6 List of coaches 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksCompetition Record EditFIFA U 17 World Cup record Edit FIFA U 17 World Cup recordYear Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1985 to 2007 Did not qualify 2009 Did not participate 2011 to 2023 Did not qualifyTotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0OFC U 17 Championship record Edit The OFC U 17 Championship 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 17 World Cup OFC U 17 ChampionshipYear Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1983 5th Place 5 0 2 3 6 18 12 2 1986 5th Place 4 0 2 2 2 8 6 2 1989 4th Place 4 1 0 3 9 24 15 2 1991 3rd Place 4 0 0 4 4 21 17 0 1993 4th Place 3 0 1 2 2 11 9 1 1995 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 1997 4th Place 5 2 0 3 5 13 8 6 1999 Runners up 7 4 1 2 37 13 24 12 amp 2001 Group stage 4 1 0 3 9 5 4 3 amp amp 2003 Group stage 4 3 0 1 18 3 15 9 2005 Group stage 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 7 2007 3rd Place 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 2009 Did not participate 2011 Group stage 4 1 0 3 10 6 4 3 amp 2013 4th Place 5 2 1 2 10 8 2 7 amp 2015 Group stage 5 2 1 2 10 12 2 7 amp 2017 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 4 amp 2018 4th Place 5 2 0 3 6 10 4 6 2023 4th Place 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 9Total Runners up 75 24 12 39 153 179 26 82Current Technical Staff EditPositionHead coach Christophe GamelAssistant coach Sunil KumarAssistant coach Anginesh PrasadGoalkeeper coach Xavier HenneusePhysiotherapist Varoon KaranCurrent squad EditThe following players were called up for the 2023 OFC U 17 Championship matches 1 Match dates 11 28 January 2023 Opposition Samoa and TongaNo Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Savenaca Nabati 2006 07 06 6 July 2006 age 16 0 0 Tavua22 1 GK Kartik Sharma 2006 10 06 6 October 2006 age 16 0 0 Labasa23 1 GK Ilisoni Koro 2006 11 18 18 November 2006 age 16 0 0 Ba24 1 GK Areya Khrish Prasad 2007 05 25 25 May 2007 age 15 0 0 Auckland United2 2 DF Waisea Nagonelevu 2006 06 30 30 June 2006 age 16 0 0 Ba3 2 DF Sahil Deo 2006 05 19 19 May 2006 age 16 0 0 Labasa4 2 DF Aron Naicker 2006 08 28 28 August 2006 age 16 0 0 Nadi5 2 DF Isimeli Gavidi 2006 01 29 29 January 2006 age 17 0 0 Lautoka6 2 DF Luke Vakavotu 2006 08 29 29 August 2006 age 16 0 0 Seaqaqa16 2 DF William Khan 2006 05 31 31 May 2006 age 16 0 0 Nadroga17 2 DF Jacob Seninawanawa 2006 01 09 9 January 2006 age 17 0 0 Nadi21 2 DF Vinayak Rao 2006 04 06 6 April 2006 age 16 0 0 Nadi7 3 MF Prashant Kumar 2006 03 03 3 March 2006 age 16 0 0 Manukau United8 3 MF Richard Swami 2006 06 17 17 June 2006 age 16 0 0 Auckland City11 3 MF Delon Shankar 2007 03 31 31 March 2007 age 15 0 0 Rewa12 3 MF Watisoni Batirerega 2006 06 08 8 June 2006 age 16 0 0 Dreketi13 3 MF Peni Misipopi 2006 01 29 29 January 2006 age 17 0 0 Labasa15 3 MF Neeraj Sharma 2006 04 27 27 April 2006 age 16 0 0 Rewa19 3 MF Nirav Nihal Kumar 2007 01 14 14 January 2007 age 16 0 0 Nasinu9 4 FW Sailimone Ravonkula 2006 04 20 20 April 2006 age 16 0 0 Labasa10 4 FW Ibraheem Afazal 2007 04 12 12 April 2007 age 15 0 0 APIA Leichhardt14 4 FW Vilikesa Vosagaga 2007 05 19 19 May 2007 age 15 0 0 Seaqaqa18 4 FW Petero Maivalenisau 2006 01 01 1 January 2006 age 17 0 0 Seaqaqa2017 Squad EditThe following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U 17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017 Caps and goals as of 18 February 2017 after the game against New Zealand No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Mohammed Alam 2000 02 08 8 February 2000 age 22 3 0 Seqaqa20 1 GK Asaeli Batikasa 2000 05 30 30 May 2000 age 22 1 0 Labasa2 2 DF Kishan Sami 2000 03 13 13 March 2000 age 22 2 0 Ba3 2 DF Paula Tuinaserau 2000 03 25 25 March 2000 age 22 2 0 Tavua4 2 DF Simione Nabenu 2000 05 06 6 May 2000 age 22 3 0 Ba12 2 DF Kemueli Uluikavoro 2000 02 16 16 February 2000 age 22 2 0 Navua17 2 DF Jone Sukulu 2000 12 09 9 December 2000 age 22 3 0 Ba18 2 DF Romit Narayan 2000 03 24 24 March 2000 age 22 0 0 Sigatoka19 2 DF Mohammed Jamil 2001 01 30 30 January 2001 age 21 3 0 Ba6 3 MF Mohammed Naizal 2000 03 02 2 March 2000 age 22 3 0 Rewa8 3 MF Shaneel Narayan 2000 03 17 17 March 2000 age 22 3 0 Ba9 3 MF Shaneel Gounder 2001 12 03 3 December 2001 age 21 2 0 Rakiraki10 3 MF Navau Tikoruku 2000 01 05 5 January 2000 age 23 3 0 Rewa11 3 MF Fardean Hussein 2001 04 09 9 April 2001 age 21 0 0 Navua13 3 MF Waisake Soga 2000 01 04 4 January 2000 age 23 1 0 Tavua14 3 MF Shivam Naidu 2000 03 24 24 March 2000 age 22 3 0 Lautoka5 4 FW Jovilisi Muloca 2000 03 08 8 March 2000 age 22 0 0 Ba7 4 FW Semi Matalau 2001 02 17 17 February 2001 age 21 2 1 Lautoka15 4 FW Iliesa Rakuka 2000 04 11 11 April 2000 age 22 3 0 Labasa16 4 FW Ratu Dau 2000 05 06 6 May 2000 age 22 2 3 BaFixtures amp Results Edit2018 Edit Samoa v Fiji 10 September 2018 2018 OFC U 16 Championship Group StageSamoa 2 3 Fiji Honiara Solomon Islands12 00 note 1 Mano 7 18 Report Kumar 45 2 Sela 63 79 pen Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance 200Referee Hamilton Siau Solomon Islands Fiji v Tahiti 13 September 2018 2018 OFC U 16 Championship Group StageFiji 0 3 Tahiti Honiara Solomon Islands10 00 Report Kaiha 36 56 Gitton 47 Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance 200Referee George Time 1 Fiji v New Caledonia 16 September 2018 2018 OFC U 16 Championship Group StageFiji 1 0 New Caledonia Honiara Solomon Islands10 00 Kumar 45 Report Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Referee David Yareboinen Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands v Fiji 19 September 2018 2018 OFC U 16 Championship Semi FinalSolomon Islands 3 1 Fiji Honiara Solomon Islands10 00 Mani 1 29 Le ai 90 1 Report Pillay 45 3 Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance 8 000Referee David Yareboinen Papua New Guinea Fiji v Tahiti 22 September 2018 2018 OFC U 16 Championship Third placeFiji 1 2 Tahiti Honiara Solomon Islands10 00 Naresh 89 Report Gitton 28 Holozet 78 Stadium Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance 1 500Referee Sione Lelenga Tonga List of coaches Edit Hussain Sahib 2010 2011 Kamal Swamy 2012 2015 Yogendra Dutt 2014 2015 Shalen Lal 2016 Notes Edit Kick off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10 00 to 12 00 due to Samoa s disrupted flight schedule 2 References Edit Provisional squads named for OFC U 17 Championship 2023 Oceania Football Confederation 9 January 2023 Retrieved 9 January 2023 Change to Group B kick off time Oceania Football Confederation 10 September 2018 External links EditFiji Football Association official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fiji national under 17 football team amp oldid 1136281492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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