Fiji U17
Nickname(s)Bula Boys
AssociationFiji Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachSunil Kumar
CaptainPatrick Joseph
Most capsIosefo Verevou (8)
Top scorerOsea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)
FIFA codeFIJ
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Caledonia 4 - 3 Fiji Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983)
Biggest win
 American Samoa 0 - 9 Fiji Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Fiji Fiji 0 - 6 New Zealand 
(Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1983)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)

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

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China 1985 to South Korea 2007 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 Did not participate
Mexico 2011 to Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Total - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 1983 Fifth place 5 0 2 3 6 18 -12 2
Chinese Taipei 1986 Fifth place 4 0 2 2 2 8 -6 2
Australia 1989 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 9 24 -15 2
New Zealand 1991 Third place 4 0 0 4 4 21 -17 0
New Zealand 1993 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 2 11 -9 1
Vanuatu 1995 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
New Zealand 1997 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 5 13 -8 6
Fiji 1999 Runners-up 7 4 1 2 37 13 +24 12
Samoa&Vanuatu 2001 Group stage 4 1 0 3 9 5 +4 3
American Samoa&Australia&New Caledonia 2003 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 9
New Caledonia 2005 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
French Polynesia 2007 Third place 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
New Zealand 2009 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2011 Group stage 4 1 0 3 10 6 +4 3
Samoa&Vanuatu 2013 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 10 8 +2 7
American Samoa&Samoa 2015 Group stage 5 2 1 2 10 12 -2 7
Samoa&French Polynesia 2017 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
Tonga&Solomon Islands 2018 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6
Fiji 2023 Fourth place 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9
Total Runners-up 75 24 12 39 153 179 -26 82

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach Fiji Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach Fiji Anginesh Prasad
Goalkeeper coach France Xavier Henneuse
Physiotherapist Fiji Varoon Karan

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Savenaca Nabati (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 17) Fiji Tavua
22 1GK Kartik Sharma (2006-10-06) 6 October 2006 (age 17) Fiji Labasa
23 1GK Ilisoni Koro (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17) Fiji Ba
24 1GK Areya Khrish Prasad (2007-05-25) 25 May 2007 (age 16) New Zealand Auckland United
2 2DF Waisea Nagonelevu (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 17) Fiji Ba
3 2DF Sahil Deo (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 17) Fiji Labasa
4 2DF Aron Naicker (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 17) Fiji Nadi
5 2DF Isimeli Gavidi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18) Fiji Lautoka
6 2DF Luke Vakavotu (2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 17) Fiji Seaqaqa
16 2DF William Khan (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 17) Fiji Nadroga
17 2DF Jacob Seninawanawa (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18) Fiji Nadi
21 2DF Vinayak Rao (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 17) Fiji Nadi
7 3MF Prashant Kumar (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 17) New Zealand Manukau United
8 3MF Richard Swami (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 17) New Zealand Auckland City
11 3MF Delon Shankar (2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 16) Fiji Rewa
12 3MF Watisoni Batirerega (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 17) Fiji Dreketi
13 3MF Peni Misipopi (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18) Fiji Labasa
15 3MF Neeraj Sharma (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 17) Fiji Rewa
19 3MF Nirav Nihal Kumar (2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 17) Fiji Nasinu
9 4FW Sailimone Ravonkula (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 17) Fiji Labasa
10 4FW Ibraheem Afazal (2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 16) Australia APIA Leichhardt
14 4FW Vilikesa Vosagaga (2007-05-19) 19 May 2007 (age 16) Fiji Seaqaqa
18 4FW Petero Maivalenisau (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) Fiji Seaqaqa

Fixtures & Results

2023

12 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage Fiji  3–0  Samoa Suva, Fiji
19:00
  • Khan 28'
  • Kumar 49'
  • Rao 60' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 320
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
18 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage Tonga  0–3  Fiji Suva, Fiji
19:00 Report
  • Seninawanawa 7'
  • Azafal 50'
  • Khan 90'
 Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
22 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage Fiji  3–0  Cook Islands Suva, Fiji
16:00
  • Maivalenisau 45+2', 90+3'
  • Matapo 50' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
25 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Semi-Final Fiji  1–4  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
19:00
  • Ravonokula 14'
 Report
  • Watson 7', 50', 80'
  • Supyk 72'
 Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
28 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Third place Tahiti  3–0  Fiji Suva, Fiji
16:00
  • Seguy 51'
  • Guillemant 56'
  • Tama 68'
 Report Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

List of coaches

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

External links

Men's football in Fiji
National sports teams of Fiji
National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)
OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
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