Fiji national under-20 football team
National association football team
Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
---|---|---|---|
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Thomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas | ||
Most caps | Praneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12) | ||
Top scorer | Rusiate Matarerega (5) | ||
FIFA code | FIJ | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015, 2023) | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 22 (first in 1978) | ||
Best result | Winners (2014) |
The Fiji national under-20 football team is controlled by the Fiji Football Association and represents Fiji in international under-20 football competitions.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Cancelled | |||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
![]() | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 2/24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 |
OFC
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
OFC U-20 Championship | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
![]() | Third Place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | ||
![]() | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||
![]() | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
![]() ![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | ||
![]() | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | ||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
Total | 22/23 | 85 | 33 | 12 | 41 | 150 | 180 |
Naidu
Khan
Sivoki
Tuivuna
Prasad
Naidu
Rao
Dreola
Hughes
Nabenia
Waqa
Fiji's starting line-up against American Samoa, OFC U-20 Championship 2014
Current technical staff
Position | |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Team Director | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Team Doctor | ![]() |
Physio | ![]() |
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2023, after the match against New Zealand.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Aydin Mustahib | (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 1GK | Joji Vuakaca | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 1GK | Isikeli Sevanaia | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Sakiusa Saqiri | (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 2DF | Arshad Khan | (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 2DF | Gaery Kubu | (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Mohammed Fataul | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 2DF | Samuel Navoce | (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 2DF | Sterling Vasconcellos | (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 3MF | Peter Ravai | (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 3MF | Eneriko Matau | (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 3MF | Abdullah Aiyas | (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Thomas Dunn | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Joshua Laqeretabua | (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Nabil Begg | (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 3MF | Gulam Razool | (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | 3MF | Clarence Hussain | (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Sailasa Ratu | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Junior Dekedeke | (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Faazil Faizul Ali | (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 4FW | Apisai Rabuka | (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Fixtures and results
International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss
2022
Fiji
v
Papua New Guinea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/20px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png)
8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Fiji ![]() | 3–0 (w/o)[a] | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
17:00 –10 | Report |
Tonga
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Tonga ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
17:00 –10 | Report | Attendance: 150[3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
Tahiti
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS | Tahiti ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
20:00 –10 | Report | Attendance: 600[4] Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) |
Fiji
v
Samoa
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png)
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF | Fiji ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 100 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands) |
Fiji
v
New Caledonia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/New_Caledonia_flags_merged_%282017%29.svg/23px-New_Caledonia_flags_merged_%282017%29.svg.png)
21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF | Fiji ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 |
| Report | Attendance: 150 Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
Fiji
v
New Zealand
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final | Fiji ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade Pater, Pirae |
09:30 –10 | Report | Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
2023
Indonesia
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Indonesia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
19:30 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
Fiji
v
Guatemala
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png)
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Fiji ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 | Razool ![]() | Report |
| Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia) |
Fiji
v
New Zealand
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament | Fiji ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
16:30 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
Fiji
v
Slovakia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | Fiji ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | San Juan, Argentina |
18:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 9,359 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
United States
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | United States ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | San Juan, Argentina |
15:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt) |
Ecuador
v
Fiji
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png)
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS | Ecuador ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
15:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 9,958 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
Notes
References
- ^ "Digicel Junior Bula Boys final squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 in Argentina". Fiji Football Association - Facebook. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.
External links
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