Solomon Islands national football team

Solomon Islands

Nickname(s)

Bonitos

Association

Solomon Islands Football Federation

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Moses Toata

Most caps

Batram Suri (48)^[1]

Top scorer

Commins Menapi (34)^[1]

Home stadium

Lawson Tama Stadium

FIFA code

SOL

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

192

(May 2016)

Highest

120 (October 2007, April 2008)

Lowest

200 (January 2016-March 2016)

Elo ranking

Current

153 (8 July 2015)

Highest

99 (September 2004)

Lowest

167 (1988)

First international

Solomons 6–3 New Hebrides

(Fiji; 30 August 1963)

Biggest win

Solomons 17–0 Wallis and Futuna

(Papua New Guinea; September 1991)

Biggest defeat

French Polynesia 18–0 Solomons

(Fiji; 17 December 1963)

OFC Nations Cup

Appearances

5 (First in 1980)

Best result

Second; 2004

The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation.

Overview

During the 2004 Oceania World Cup qualification/Oceania Cup the team drew 2–2 with Australia and qualified for the second leg. However, in the second leg the Solomon Islands National men's team was humiliated by Australia 5–1 and 6–0 in the two matches with Australia qualifying for the 2006 confederation cup.

The Solomons would get a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 World Cup, and the team was thrashed by Australia 7–0 on the first leg and 2–1 in the 2nd played at home.

The Solomons were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup particularly as they were seen as the favourites to challenge New Zealand for the Oceanian qualifying slot. They got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, but defeats to New Caledonia and then to Vanuatu saw them knocked out of the competition.

World Cup record

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 to 2014 – Did not qualify
2018 – TBD

Oceania Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Did Not Enter
1980	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	3	21
1996	Third Place	3rd	2	0	0	2	1	3
1998	Did Not Qualify
2000	Third Place	3rd	4	2	0	2	7	10
2002	Group stage	6th	3	0	1	2	3	9
2004	Runners-Up	2nd	7	3	1	3	10	17
2008	Did Not Qualify
2012	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	2	2	5	6
2016	To Be Determined
Total	Runners-Up	6/9	24	6	4	14	29	66

Pacific Games record

1963 – Fourth place
1966 – Round 1
1969 – Sixth place
1971 – Did not enter
1975 – Third place
1979 – Third place
1983 – Round 1
1987 – Did not enter
1991 – Second place
1995 – Second place
2003 – Round 1
2007 – Fourth place
2011 – Second place

Wantok Cup record

2008 (July, 1st edition) – First place

Fixtures and Results

Main article: Solomon Islands national football team results

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers for Solomon Islands
7 July 2008	Wantok Cup	Honiara, Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	1–2	Lency Saeni

Matches

24 March 2016 Friendly	Solomon Islands	2-0	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Benjamin Totori ?' Joses Nawo ?'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

27 March 2016 Friendly	Solomon Islands	1-2	Papua New Guinea	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Micah Lea'alafa 1'	Report	Raymond Gunemba 28' Michael Foster 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Current Squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Papua New Guinea.
Caps and goals updated as of 24 March after the first match against Papua New Guinea.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Philip Mango	(1995-08-28) 28 August 1995	2	0	Marist Fire
1GK	Anthony Talo	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996	0	0	Solomon Warriors
1GK	James Do'oro		0	0	Kossa

2DF	Nelson Sale Kilifa	(1986-10-07) 7 October 1986	27	0	Amicale
2DF	Bata Furai	(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985	1	0	Solomon Warriors
2DF	Freddie Kini	(1992-11-27) 27 November 1992	6	0	Amicale
2DF	Allen Peter	(1995-09-11) 11 September 1995	1	0	Malaita Kingz
2DF	Fred Fakari	(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989	2	0	Solomon Warriors
2DF	Joachim Waroi	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988	0	0	Lae City Dwellers
2DF	Hadisi Aengari	(1988-10-23) 23 October 1988	2	0	Solomon Warriors

3MF	Henry Fa'arodo	(1982-10-05) 5 October 1982	40	15	Western United
3MF	Micah Lea'alafa	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991	2	1	Auckland City
3MF	Charlie Otainao		2	0	Kossa
3MF	Molea Tigi	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992	0	0	Solomon Warriors
3MF	Judd Molea	(1988-08-23) 23 August 1988	7	1	Western United
3MF	Timothy Bakale	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995	0	0	Marist Fire
3MF	Moffat Kilifa	(1990-11-17) 17 November 1990	1	0	Ifira Black Bird
3MF	Joses Nawo	(1988-05-03) 3 May 1988	15	4	Western United
3MF	Gibson Daudau	(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988	1	0	Solomon Warriors

4FW	Gagame Feni	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992	2	0	Western United
4FW	Paul Wale		2	0	Koloale FC Honiara
4FW	Benjamin Totori	(1986-02-20) 20 February 1986	27	16	Western United
4FW	Richard Fono		0	0	Malaita Kingz
4FW	Jerry Donga		0	0	Solomon Warriors
4FW	James Naka	(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984	16	3	Amicale

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Samson Koti	(1991-12-11) 11 December 1991	5	0	Solomon Warriors

2DF	Abraham Maezama	(1989-11-25) 25 November 1989	0	0	Western United
2DF	Israel Kote Fanai	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992	0	0	Western United
2DF	Matson Feni	(1993-12-16) 16 December 1993	0	0	Solomon Warriors

4FW	Dennis Ifunaoa	(1991-11-09) 9 November 1991	2	0	Solomon Warriors
4FW	Harrison Mala	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994	0	0	Kossa
4FW	Tutizama Tanito	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993	3	1	Solomon Warriors

List of coaches

Edward Ngara (1995–1996)
Wilson Maelaua (1996)
George Cowie (2000–2003)
Alan Gillett (2004–2005)
Ayrton Andrioli (2006–2009)
Jacob Moli (2010–2014)^[2]
Moses Toata (2015–)

References

1 2 Soccer: the Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing. April 19, 2010. p. 108. ISBN 978-0756663186. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ Solomon Islands at FIFA.com

External links

Solomon Islands Football Federation official website

Football in the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Football Federation

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	Telekom S-League

Domestic cups

International	Wantok Cup

Lists

Clubs

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

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

National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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