Vanuatu national under-23 football team

Vanuatu U23

Nickname(s)

Vanuatu Cyclone

Association

Vanuatu Football Federation

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Richard Iwai

Captain

Brian Kaltack

Most caps

Jean Kaltak (13)

Top scorer

Jean Kaltak (21)

FIFA code

VAN

First colours

Second colours

First international

Tonga 0–6 Vanuatu

(Auckland, New Zealand; January 16, 2004)

Biggest win

F.S. Micronesia 0–46 Vanuatu

(Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; July 7, 2015)

Biggest defeat

Vanuatu 2–7 Papua New Guinea

(Lautoka, Fiji; March 9, 2008)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U23 Championship

Appearances

Best result

Semi-Final

The Vanuatu national under-23 football team, also known as Vanuatu Cyclone, represents Vanuatu at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Vanuatu national football team. They are controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The team has gained notoriety for thrashing Micronesia's side 46–0 in the 2015 Pacific Games.

History

Vanuatu U23 made four appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a third place in 2012. In 2015 they will make their fifth appearance during the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea but before that, they will play a tournament called the Four Nation’s Friendship Cup.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1992
1996
1999
2004
2008
2012
2015
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Matches

2012

		v

2015

17 May 2015 Friendly	New Caledonia	2–3	Vanuatu	Nouméa, New Caledonia
19:00	Raphael Oiremon 51' Joseph Tchako 95'	Report	Christopher Andrew 20' Bill Nicolls 39' Bong Kalo 77'	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Referee: Francois Cambrin (New Caledonia)

20 May 2015 Friendly	New Caledonia	0–1	Vanuatu	Nouméa, New Caledonia
19:00		Report	Christopher Andrew 81'	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly

13 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup	New Caledonia	0–1	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
13:00		Report	Nilua Nickson Nikau 5'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nawen Hopkims (Vanuatu)

15 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup	Vanuatu	0–0	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium

17 June 2015 Four Nation’s Friendship Cup	Fiji	0–1	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
14:30		Report	Brian Kaltack 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium

3 July 2015 Pacific Games	Fiji	1–1	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00	Nickel Chand 63'	Report	Jean Kaltack 20'	Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Gerald Oiaka

5 July 2015 Pacific Games	Tahiti	2–1	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:00	Fred Tissot 70' Manuarii Hauata 80'	Report	Brian Kaltack 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: George Time

7 July 2015 Pacific Games	Federated States of Micronesia	0–46	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11:00			Tony Kaltack 2', 18', 27', 49', 53', 56' Bill Nicolls 3', 16', 37', 45+3', 50' 57', 61', 64', 65', 72' Jean Kaltack 4', 6', 17', 34', 37' 44', 45', 45+2', 47', 54' 59', 60', 66', 73', 90+3', 90+4' Barry Mansale 12', 20', 22', 29', 30', 36' Dalong Damalip 14', 45+1' Brian Kaltack 23' Nemani Nikiau 55' Abraham Roqara 68', 89' Zica Manuhi 74' Christopher Andrews 90'	Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Ichikawa Polovili

10 July 2015 Pacific Games	New Zealand	0–3 Awarded	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
14:30	Patterson 47' Tuiloma 56'	Report		Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Ravitesh Behari

12 July 2015 Pacific Games	Fiji	0–0	Vanuatu	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
18:00		Report		Stadium: Bisini Sports Complex Referee: Norbert Hauata

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Richard Iwai
Assistant coach	Wilson August
Teammanager	Laurence Sisi
Head of Delegation	Tane Maki
Technical Director	Peter Takaro
Media Officer	Harry Atisson

Squad for the Four Nation’s Friendship Cup

The following players were called to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games from 3–17 July 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 10 July 2015 after the match against New Zealand.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Seiloni Iaruel	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995	13	0	Tafea
20	1GK	Anthony Taiwia	(1994-09-04) 4 September 1994	0	0	Ifira Black Bird
23	1GK	Kaloram Firiam	(1994-12-10) 10 December 1994	0	0	Tafea

2	2DF	Chanel Obed	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995	9	0	Amicale
5	2DF	Junia Vava	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993	9	0	Ifira Black Bird
4	2DF	Brian Kaltack (c)	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993	14	3	Solomon Warriors
3	2DF	Remy Kalsrap	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996	9	0	Erakor Golden Star
6	2DF	Raoul Coulon	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995	9	0	Tupuji Imere
21	2DF	Jais Malsarani	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	1	0	Tafea
22	2DF	Kevin Shem	(1993-12-05) 5 December 1993	5	0	Tafea

7	3MF	Barry Mansale	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995	12	6	Hekari United
10	3MF	Bong Kalo	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997	7	1	Tafea
12	3MF	Zica Manuhi	(1993-07-23) 23 July 1993	2	1	Ifira Black Bird
13	3MF	Dalong Damalip	(1993-05-12) 12 May 1993	6	2	Amicale
14	3MF	Michel Coulon	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995	3	0	Tupuji Imere
15	3MF	Nilua Nicky Nikau		2	2	Ifira Black Bird
16	3MF	Jacky Ruben	(1996-06-24) 24 June 1996	1	0	Erakor Golden Star
17	3MF	Nemani Rogara	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993	1	0	Erakor Golden Star
18	3MF	Abraham Rogara	(1994-07-20) 20 July 1994	1	2	Erakor Golden Star

8	4FW	Bill Nicolls	(1993-06-03) 3 June 1993	5	11	Tupuji Imere
9	4FW	Christopher Andrew		8	3	AS Temanava
11	4FW	Jean Kaltack	(1994-08-19) 19 August 1994	15	21	Erakor Golden Star
19	4FW	Tony Kaltack	(1996-09-05) 5 September 1996	1	6	Erakor Golden Star

Football in Vanuatu

Vanuatu Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 U-15

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

League system

Men	TVL League VFF National Super League

Domestic cups

Men	Port Vila Shield TVL Smile Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct) Four Nation’s Friendship Cup

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

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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