Fiji national under-20 football team

Fiji U20
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Bobby Mimms
Captain	Thomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas
Most caps	Praneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12)
Top scorer	Rusiate Matarerega (5)
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Fiji 1 – 1 New Zealand ; (Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978)
Biggest win
	Fiji 10 – 1 Western Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 11 – 0 Fiji ; (Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Round 1 (2015)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	21
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
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–2013	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	11
2017–2019	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	Cancelled	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/23	3	1	0	2	4	11

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
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	6
1980	3rd Place	3	2	0	1	10	7
1982	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	14
1985	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	9	12
1987	Group Stage	4	0	2	2	3	14
1988	4th Place	4	1	1	2	11	6
1990	Group Stage	4	0	1	3	2	7
1992	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	11	7
1994	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	11
1997	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	15
1998	2nd Place	5	3	0	2	13	6
& 2001	Group Stage	4	2	0	2	4	4
& 2002	2nd Place	6	4	0	2	14	16
2005	4th Place	5	2	0	3	13	9
2007	Group Stage	6	4	0	2	16	6
2008	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2011	4th Place	5	1	1	3	5	11
2013	2nd Place	4	3	0	1	8	8
2014	Winners	5	4	1	0	13	3
& 2016	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
& 2018	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
Total	Winners	77	28	9	40	135	169

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
Head Coach	Rodolfo Zapata
Team Director	Taranesh Reddy
Coach	Ravinesh Kumar
Assistant Coach	Imdad Ali
Assistant Coach	Shalen Lal
Goal Keeper Coach	Iosefo Vosaboto
Physio	Varoon Karan

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 1 September 2022 before the game against Papua New Guinea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aydin Mustahib	(2004-05-28) May 28, 2004	0	0	Auckland United
20	1GK	Joji Vuakaca	(2003-03-24) March 24, 2003	0	0	Labasa
22	1GK	Isikeli Sevenaia	(2003-01-11) January 11, 2003	0	0	Nadroga

13	2DF	Pawan Singh	(2003-10-16) October 16, 2003	0	0	Labasa
16	2DF	Geary Kubu	(2003-04-28) April 28, 2003	0	0	Nasinu
17	2DF	Mohammed Fataul	(2003-08-10) August 10, 2003	0	0	Seaqaqa
18	2DF	Samuela Navoce	(2003-07-22) July 22, 2003	0	0	Suva
23	2DF	Peniasi Rotidara	(2004-07-10) July 10, 2004	0	0	Suva
24	2DF	Sailosi Tawake	(2004-11-12) November 12, 2004	0	0	Labasa

2	3MF	Peter Ravai	(2003-03-25) March 25, 2003	0	0	Maidstone United
3	3MF	Sailasa Ratu	(2004-02-03) February 3, 2004	0	0	Tavua
4	3MF	Abdullah Aiyas	(2003-09-26) September 26, 2003	0	0	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
5	3MF	Lachlan Lal	(2004-11-29) November 29, 2004	0	0	Manly United
6	3MF	Mustafa Mohammed	(2005-04-02) April 2, 2005	0	0	Brisbane Roar FC U23
7	3MF	Melvin Mani	(2003-06-02) June 2, 2003	0	0	Navua
8	3MF	Caleb Aaron Prasad	(2003-03-03) March 3, 2003	0	0	Manukau United
10	3MF	Nabil Begg	(2004-03-17) March 17, 2004	0	0	Ba
11	3MF	Oliver McFadyan	(2003-08-20) August 20, 2003	0	0	Stockport County Youth
12	3MF	Clarence Hussain	(2003-07-04) July 4, 2003	0	0	Nasinu
14	3MF	Gulam Razool	(2004-01-29) January 29, 2004	0	0	Lautoka

9	4FW	Marcus Lal	(2003-07-27) July 27, 2003	0	0	Manly United
15	4FW	Zoheb Rahim	(2003-01-13) January 13, 2003	0	0	Nadroga
19	4FW	Junior Dekedeke	(2003-03-25) March 25, 2003	0	0	Lautoka
21	4FW	Sterling Vasconcellos	(2005-04-19) April 19, 2005	0	0	Lautoka
25	4FW	Faazil Faizul Ali	(2003-05-08) May 8, 2003	0	0	Ba

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the pre-squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Steven Dean	(2004-01-21) January 21, 2004	0	0	Suva

2DF	Rishabh Khan	(2004-05-24) May 24, 2004	0	0	Rewa
2DF	Neemish Prasad	(2004-08-22) August 22, 2004	0	0	Rewa
2DF	Watisoni Vuniwaqa	(2003-06-15) June 15, 2003	0	0	Ba
2DF	Sandeep Ram	(2003-04-24) April 24, 2003	0	0	Rakiraki
2DF	Walelevu Batisoqosoqo	(2003-04-04) April 4, 2003	0	0	Navua
2DF	Aidan Fong	(2006-03-26) March 26, 2006	0	0	Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
2DF	Joshua Laqeretabua	(2005-09-26) September 26, 2005	0	0	Charlton Athletic U18

3MF	Ryan Chandra		0	0	Nasinu
3MF	Vishant Reddy	(2005-03-16) March 16, 2005	0	0	Nadi
3MF	Nikesh Singh	(2003-03-10) March 10, 2003	0	0	Nadi
3MF	Ratu Tauvoli	(2003-07-17) July 17, 2003	0	0	Ba
3MF	Eparama Moraica		0	0	Labasa
3MF	Sakiusa Saqiri		0	0	Tavua
3MF	Samuela Nasava	(2003-02-06) February 6, 2003	0	0	Northland Tailevu
3MF	Mohammed Tufeal		0	0	Nadogo
3MF	Malakai Love-Semira	(2003-04-27) April 27, 2003	0	0	Peninsula Power
3MF	Aansh Prasad		0	0	Elk Glove College
3MF	Aaron Mohammed		0	0	Auckland City U23
3MF	Vishay Chandra Reddy		0	0	Manukau United U23
3MF	Solayman Mohammed		0	0	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
3MF	Nabeel Afazal		0	0	Mounties Wanderers
3MF	Aadil Mohammed		0	0	Camden Tigers
3MF	Aabid Mohammed		0	0	Bankstown United

4FW	Marcus Lal	(2003-07-27) July 27, 2003	0	0	Manly United

Fixtures and results

International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Win Draw Loss

2022

8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Fiji	3–0 (w/o)[lower-alpha 1]	Papua New Guinea	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report

11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tonga	0–3	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report	Raheem 64' Mohammed 71' Begg 84'	Attendance: 150[2] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tahiti	0–0	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00 –10		Report		Attendance: 600[3] Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF	Fiji	4–1	Samoa	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Mani 35', 45+1', 56' (pen.) Rotidara 86'	Report	Leddy 54'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF	Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Begg 75'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10		Report	Colloty 34', 40' Herdman 83'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2023

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Indonesia	4–0	Fiji	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Arkhan 35' Kakang 50' Resa 60' Hokky 86'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	1–3	Guatemala	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30	Razool 13'	Report	Munoz 68' Bantes 82' Palencia 90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia)

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7		Report	Beale 4' Obel Hall 7' Herdman 51'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS

Fiji

v

TBD

Indonesia

May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS

Fiji

v

TBD

Indonesia

May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS

TBD

v

Fiji

Indonesia

Notes

On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.[1]

References

"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

Fiji Football Federation official website

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[Cancel-2] On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.[1]

[1] "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.

[3] "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.

[4] "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

National sports teams of Fiji
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National football under-20 teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA