Fiji national football team 1047965 224700186 2008-07-10T00:54:42Z Aaron carass 5877248 [[World Football Elo Ratings|Elo Ratings]]. {{current sport-related|mini=1|Fiji results and fixtures}} {{Infobox National football team | Name = Fiji | Badge = Fiji_FA.jpg | FIFA Trigramme = FIJ | FIFA Rank = 148 | 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 94 | FIFA max date = July 1994 | FIFA min = 170 | FIFA min date = August 2007 | Elo Rank = 124| Nickname = | Association = [[Fiji Football Association]] | Confederation = [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] ([[Oceania]]) | Coach = [[Juan Carlos Buzzetti]] | Most caps = | Top scorer = [[Esala Masi]] | Home Stadium = [[National Stadium (Suva)|Post Fiji Stadium]] | pattern_la1=_blackshoulders|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=_blackshoulders| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=000000|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=0000FF|body2=0000FF|rightarm2=0000FF|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=0000FF| First game = {{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji 4 - 6 [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} <br/>([[Suva]], [[Fiji]]; [[October 7]], [[1951]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji 24 - 0 [[Kiribati national football team|Kiribati]] {{Flagicon|Kiribati}}<br/>([[Suva]], Fiji; [[August 24]], [[1979]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] 13 - 0 Fiji {{Flagicon|Fiji}} <br/>([[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]; [[August 16]], [[1981]]) | World Cup apps = | World Cup first = | World Cup best = | Regional name = [[OFC Nations Cup]] | Regional cup apps = 5 | Regional cup first = [[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]] | Regional cup best = Third place, [[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]] | }} The '''Fiji national football team''' is the national team of [[Fiji]] and is controlled by the [[Fiji Football Association]]. Their best finish in the [[OFC Nations Cup]] was third in [[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]]. ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] to [[Football World Cup 2010|2010]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==Oceania Nations Cup record== *[[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]] - Fifth place *[[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]] - Fourth place *[[Oceania Nations Cup 1996|1996]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]] - Third place *[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]] - ''Qualified, but replaced due to civil unrest'' *[[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]] - Round 1 *[[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004]] - Fourth place *[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2008]] - qualified ==South Pacific Games record== *[[Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games|1963]] - Second place *[[Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games|1966]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games|1969]] - Fourth place *[[Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games|1971]] - Round 1 *[[Football at the 1975 South Pacific Games|1975]] - Fourth place *[[Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games|1979]] - Second place *[[Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games|1983]] - Second place *[[Football at the 1987 South Pacific Games|1987]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football at the 1991 South Pacific Games|1991]] - '''First place''' *[[Football at the 1995 South Pacific Games|1995]] - Third place *[[Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games|2003]] - '''First place''' *[[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007]] - Second place ==Notable players== *[[John Icha Lal]] - former player, captain and National coach *[[Esala Masi]] *[[Manoa Masi]] *[[Veresa Toma]] ==Current squad== The following players were called up for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]].(against [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]]) {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Shamal Kumar]]|age=[[23 May]], [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Samuela Vula Vuluma]]|age=[[22 August]], [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Rewa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Esava Samudere Naqeleca]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Apisalome Turuva]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Ronil Kumar]]|age=[[29 November]], [[1984]]|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Waitakere United]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Jone Vesikula]]|age=[[30 April]], [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Johnny Rao]]|age=[[6 September]], [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Pita Baleitoga]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Valerio Nawatu]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Navua F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Osea Vakatalesau]]|age=[[15 January]], [[1986]]|caps=11|goals=12|club=[[YoungHeart Manawatu]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Pita Rabo]]|age=[[30 July]] [[1977]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Wairarapa United]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[Nayzal Ali]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Navua F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Roy Krishna]]|age=[[20 August]], [[1987]]|caps=8|goals=4|club=[[Waitakere United]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=[[Tuimasi Manuca]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Samuela Kautoga Ibo]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Malakai Kainihewe]]|age=[[28 July]], [[1977]]|caps=25|goals=2|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=GK|name=[[Benaminio Mateinaqara]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Nadi F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent call Ups 2007=== {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Pene Erenio]]|age=[[20 January]], [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Navua F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[Peni Finau]]|age=[[5 August]], [[1981]]|caps=12|goals=1|club=[[YoungHeart Manawatu]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Taniela Waqa]]|age=[[22 June]], [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Simione Tamanisau]]|age=[[5 June]], [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Navua F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Avinesh Waran Suwamy]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Shalen Lal]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Salesh Kumar]]|age=[[28 July]] [[1981]]|caps=19|goals=2|club=[[Auckland City FC]]|clubnat=New Zealand}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Malakai Tiwa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ba F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Nishith Ram]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Labasa F.C.]]|clubnat=Fiji}} {{nat fs g end}} {{fb start}} {{Football in Fiji}} {{International Football}} {{OFC teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Oceanian national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Fiji]] {{national-footy-team-stub}} [[de:Fidschianische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Fiyi]] [[fr:Équipe de Fidji de football]] [[ko:피지 축구 국가대표팀]] [[he:נבחרת פיג'י בכדורגל]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio delle Figi]] [[lt:Fidžio vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[nl:Fijisch voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーフィジー代表]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Fidżi w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Fijiana de 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