Nadi Football Club was founded in 1937 under the leadership of Edward Grant.[1] The local competition held during the year included the teams: Koronubu, Sabeto, Bhartiya and Votualevu. Nadi played for the first time in the Inter-district competition in 1939, when it beat Nadroga in the preliminary round by 2 goals to nil but lost to Rewa in the semi-final by the same margin.
Nadi are 8-time champions of Fiji. Nadi won the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time in 1969 under the Presidency of Cr. Shri Venkanna Chetty. They have won their last two IDC finals (against Lautoka 3–1 in 1998 and Ba 1–0 in 1999), which came after their last IDC win in 1974. Nadi qualified for the championship after a 3-team playoff with Ba and Labasa. Ba were favourites to win the play-offs but were upset in the first match against Labasa by 3–0. Nadi then beat Labasa by 3–0 and Ba 1–0 to qualify for the Oceania Club Championship.
1999 Oceania Club Championship
In the Championship, which they hosted, Nadi beat New Zealand's Central United 1–0 in the semi finals courtesy of a Marika Namaqa free kick. Nadi, an amateur team, then lost the final to Australia's South Melbourne FC, a professional outfit, by 5–1. This match was played in heavy rain, with South Melbourne scoring 3 penalty kicks. Nadi's lone goal was scored by Watisoni Voli.
The next year in 2000, Nadi went undefeated in the National League by winning 17 of the 18 games and drawing one against Ba.
M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.
February 27, 2023
nadi, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2022, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nadi F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nadi Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Nadi that competes in the Fiji Premier League Their home stadium is Prince Charles Nadi D F A Full nameNadi D F A Nickname s The JetsettersFounded1937 86 years ago 1937 GroundPrince Charles ParkNadi FijiCapacity18 000ChairmanSameer TakiManagerAltaf RahmanLeagueFiji Premier League20216th Contents 1 History 2 1999 Oceania Club Championship 3 Achievements 4 Performance in OFC competitions 5 Current squad 6 See also 7 References 8 BibliographyHistory EditNadi Football Club was founded in 1937 under the leadership of Edward Grant 1 The local competition held during the year included the teams Koronubu Sabeto Bhartiya and Votualevu Nadi played for the first time in the Inter district competition in 1939 when it beat Nadroga in the preliminary round by 2 goals to nil but lost to Rewa in the semi final by the same margin Nadi are 8 time champions of Fiji Nadi won the Inter District Championship IDC for the first time in 1969 under the Presidency of Cr Shri Venkanna Chetty They have won their last two IDC finals against Lautoka 3 1 in 1998 and Ba 1 0 in 1999 which came after their last IDC win in 1974 Nadi qualified for the championship after a 3 team playoff with Ba and Labasa Ba were favourites to win the play offs but were upset in the first match against Labasa by 3 0 Nadi then beat Labasa by 3 0 and Ba 1 0 to qualify for the Oceania Club Championship 1999 Oceania Club Championship EditIn the Championship which they hosted Nadi beat New Zealand s Central United 1 0 in the semi finals courtesy of a Marika Namaqa free kick Nadi an amateur team then lost the final to Australia s South Melbourne FC a professional outfit by 5 1 This match was played in heavy rain with South Melbourne scoring 3 penalty kicks Nadi s lone goal was scored by Watisoni Voli The next year in 2000 Nadi went undefeated in the National League by winning 17 of the 18 games and drawing one against Ba Achievements EditLeague Championship for Districts 91978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1998 2000 2015 dd Inter District Championship 61969 1971 1974 1998 1999 2002 dd Battle of the Giants 51978 1980 1983 1986 1996 dd Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament 51996 2013 2014 2016 2019 Runner up 1 2017 dd Champion versus Champion 12015 dd Performance in OFC competitions EditOceania Club Championship 1 appearance 1999 Finalist Lost against South Melbourne FC stage 3 of 3 dd dd 26 September 1999 15 30South Melbourne FC 5 1 NadiSteve Isoifidis 8 David Clarkson 16 Michael Curcija 47 pen Vaughan Coveny 50 Steve Panopoulos 73 pen Report Watisoni Voli 87 Prince Charles Park Nadi FijiAttendance 10 000Referee Current squad EditNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK FIJ Samuela Tamanisau2 MF FIJ Rahul Krishna3 DF FIJ Luke Rawadamu4 DF FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi5 FW FIJ Rusiate Matarerega6 MF FIJ Jone Ralulu7 MF FIJ William Valentine8 MF FIJ Christopher Kumar9 FIJ Krishna Sami10 FW FIJ Joel Shelvin Prasad11 DF FIJ Ilimotama Jese No Pos Nation Player12 DF FIJ Ame Votoniu13 MF FIJ Josevata Malakai14 FW FIJ Surjason Sami15 MF FIJ Peni Tuigulagula16 DF FIJ Rupeni Rabici17 MF FIJ Patrick Joseph18 FW FIJ Andrew Naicker19 MF FIJ Sailosi Rayaqona21 MF FIJ Imran Shah22 GK FIJ Vereti DicksonSee also EditFiji Football AssociationReferences Edit FIJI FA District Affiliates permanent dead link Bibliography EditM Prasad Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938 1998 The Official History of the Fiji Football Association Fiji Football Association Suva 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nadi F C amp oldid 1137145940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
