Niue national soccer team
The Niue national soccer team was the national soccer team of Niue, an associated state of New Zealand. The team played its only international games at the 1983 South Pacific Games. A 0–14 loss to Tahiti was followed by a 0–19 loss to Papua New Guinea.
| Association | Niue Football Association |
|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Affiliate until 2021) |
| Most caps | Bradley Punu Brandy Falepeau Colin Ikinepule Deve Talagi Foli Ikitule Lamosa Sionetuato Lefulefu Hipa Lopesi Sehina Speedo Hetutu Tea Konelio Tahafa Talagi (2) |
| Home stadium | Paliati Grounds |
| FIFA code | NIU |
| First international | |
| Tahiti 14–0 Niue (Apia, Western Samoa; 20 August 1983)[1] | |
| Biggest win | |
| None | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Niue 0–19 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Western Samoa; 22 August 1983) | |
The Niue Island Soccer Association was an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) until its membership was revoked in 2021 due to inactivity.[3] Because it was not a FIFA member, the team was already ineligible to enter the World Cup even when it was still an OFC member.[4]
The first official 11 v 11 match in several years was announced for November 2023. The match will be a representative team of the south vs the north of Niue.[5]
All International Results edit
Niue score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Niue scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1983 | Apia (N) | Tahiti | 0–14 | 1983 South Pacific Games | — | [6][7][8] | |
| 2 | 22 August 1983 | Apia (N) | Papua New Guinea | 0–19 | 1983 South Pacific Games | — | [6][7][8] |
Record by opponent edit
Up to matches played on 22 August 1983.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0.00 |
| Tahiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0.00 |
Players edit
References edit
- ^ "Elo Ratings: Niue". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Niue removed as associate member of Oceania Football". Radio NZ International. 6 March 2021.
- ^ (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ Magaoa, Sariah. "Vaiea champions Open Mens & Womens Futsal Tournament 2023 third year in a row". TV Niue. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "World Football Elo Ratings: Niue". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b Courtney, Barrie (26 April 2002). "Niue - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (17 October 2016). "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2019.