Fiji national under-17 football team

Fiji U17

Nickname(s)

Bula Boys

Association

Fiji Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Kamal Swamy &

Yogendra Dutt

Captain

Patrick Joseph

Most caps

Iosefo Verevou (8)

Top scorer

Osea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)

FIFA code

FIJ

First colours

Second colours

First international

New Caledonia 4 - 3 Fii

(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

Appearances

OFC U17 Championship

Appearances

9 (1983), (1989), (1991), (1999), (2003), (2007), (2011), (2013), (2015)

Best result

2nd Place (2003)

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

Qualification

5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Soloman Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.

Fiji
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu (Host nation)
Cook Islands (preliminary round winner)

Final round

The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup^[1]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	3
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
Papua New Guinea	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Vanuatu	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Fiji	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
Cook Islands	1	0	0	1	0	9	-9	0

All times are local time (UTC+11:00)

Fiji v New Caledonia

17 April 2013
13:00

Fiji	0 – 3	New Caledonia
	report	Valentin Nykeine 18', 30' Anthony Kai 35'

Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Vanuatu v Fiji

19 April 2013
13:00

Vanuatu	1 - 1	Fiji
Remy Kalsrap 83'		Iosefo Verevou 50'

Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Fiji v Papua New Guinea

21 April 2013
10:00

Fiji	v	Papua New Guinea

Chapuis stadium, Luganville

New Zealand v Fiji

23 April 2013
15:30

New Zealand	v	Fiji

Chapuis stadium, Luganville

Cook Islands v Fiji

25 April 2013
13:00

Cook Islands	v	Fiji

Chapuis stadium, Luganville

Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship

Caps and goals as of 13 January 2015. 'Muni Reddy was drownd to dead during the tournament on January 27, 2015 at the age of 16.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Joela Biuvanua	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998	1	0	Navua
20	1GK	Waisake Ravuiwasa	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998	4	0	Labasa

2	2DF	Arami Manumanubai	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998	3	0	Navua
4	2DF	Mateiwai Akeimi Ralulu	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998	5	0	Labasa
6	2DF	Adeel Ali	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998	5	0	Nadi
8	2DF	Shamron Prasad	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998	2	0	Ba Sydney
13	2DF	Alvish Naidu	(1999-03-07) 7 March 1999	1	0	Lautoka
18	2DF	Shavneel Deo	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	4	0	Lautoka

3	3MF	Muni Reddy*	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998	5	1	Nadi
5	3MF	Shoel Khan	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	3	0	Labasa
7	3MF	Fazeem Khan	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999	3	3	Wellington Phoenix Academy
9	3MF	Patrick Joseph (c)	(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998	5	0	Nadi
12	3MF	Amena Bolaitamana	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998	3	0	Ba
14	3MF	Afraz Ali	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	4	0	Nadi
16	3MF	Ratu Lino Roseru	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	3	0	Navua
17	3MF	Timoci Dovi	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998	2	0	Labasa
19	3MF	Rusiate Qio	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998	1	0	Rewa

10	4FW	Kartik Kumar	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998	5	0	Ba
11	4FW	Simeli Batiratu	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998	4	4	Rewa
15	4FW	France Catarogo	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998	4	1	Labasa

Squad for 2013 OFC Under 17 Tournament

Caps and goals as of 11 April 2013.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ratu Yavala	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996	2	0	Ba
20	1GK	Misiwani Nairube	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996	3	0	Ba

2	2DF	Rupeni Rabici	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996	4	0	Ba
3	2DF	Josefa Koroi	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996	2	0	Ba
4	2DF	Suliano Tawananakoro	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997	3	1	Ba
5	2DF	Iliesa Smith	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996	1	0	Unattached
6	2DF	Maikeli Ketewai	(1996-06-19) 19 June 1996	5	0	Ba
17	2DF	Mataiasi Toma	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997	4	0	Nadi

7	3MF	Ravnit Chand	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	5	1	Ba
8	3MF	Kelvin Naidu	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996	4	0	Suva
9	3MF	Shalvin Sharma	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996	5	1	Unattached
10	3MF	Iosefo Verevou	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996	8	6	Ba
12	3MF	Prashant Sharma	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	2	0	Unattached
13	3MF	Raees Rafiq	(1996-07-31) 31 July 1996	5	0	Suva
14	3MF	Anusheel Singh	(1996-04-01) 1 April 1996	1	0	Auckland United
18	3MF	Jonetani Buksh	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996	4	2	Ba

11	4FW	Vishwa Sharma	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996	5	0	Unattached
15	4FW	Seremaia Koroi	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996	2	0	Unattached
16	4FW	Mohamed Mobeen	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996	4	0	Ba
19	4FW	Sekove Finau	(1997-03-10) 10 March 1997	2	0	Unattached

References

↑ "Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 February 2013.

External links

Fiji Football Association official website

Football in Fiji

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Football League Inter-District Championship

Domestic cups

Men	FA Cup Tournament Battle of the Giants Champions vs Champions

International	Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

OFC U-17 Championship

Tournaments	New Zealand 1983 Taiwan 1986 Australia 1989 New Zealand 1991 New Zealand 1993 Vanuatu 1995 New Zealand 1997 Fiji 1999 Samoa/Cook Islands 2001 American Samoa 2003 New Caledonia 2005 Tahiti 2007 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2011 Vanuatu 2013 American Samoa/Samoa 2015

Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Team appearances Records and statistics

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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