Solomon Islands national football team
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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Solomon Islands |
Badge = Solomon_Islands_FA.jpg |
Nickname = |
Association = [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|Solomon Islands<br/>Football Federation]] |
Confederation = [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] ([[Oceania]]) |
Coach = [[Terry Van Dillen]] |
Most caps = [[Batram Suri]] |
Top scorer = [[Commins Menapi]] (27) |
Home Stadium = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]] |
FIFA Trigramme = SOL |
FIFA Rank = 136 |
1st ranking date = August 1993 |
FIFA max = 127 |
FIFA max date = October 2007, April 2008 |
FIFA min = 177 |
FIFA min date = August 1996 |
Elo Rank = 120 |
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First game = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Solomon Islands 6 - 3 [[Vanuatu national football team|New Hebrides]] <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:New Hebrides flag.gif|22px]] --><br/>([[Fiji]]; December, 1963) |
Largest win = {{Flagicon|Solomon Islands}} Solomon Islands 17 - 0 [[Wallis and Futuna national football team|Wallis & Futuna]] {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} <br/>([[Papua New Guinea]]; September, 1991) |
Largest loss = {{Flagicon|France}} [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] 18 - 0 Solomon Islands {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} <br/>([[Fiji]]; [[December 17]], [[1963]]) |
World cup apps = |
World cup first = - |
World cup best = - |
Regional name = [[OFC Nations Cup]] |
Regional cup apps = 5 |
Regional cup first = [[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]] |
Regional cup best = Second place, [[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004]]
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The '''Solomon Islands national football team''' is the national team of the [[Solomon Islands]] and is controlled by [[Solomon Islands Football Federation]]. The team shocked the ([[Oceania Football Confederation|Oceanian]]) football world in the [[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004 Oceania Nations Cup]] (which doubles as [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] Qualifying), tying [[Australia national football team|Australia]] 2-2 to nip heavily-favored [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] for second place and a spot in a championship playoff against Australia. Although they lost to the Socceroos 5-1 and 6-0, finishing second in the confederation is a remarkable achievement for the island nation.
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 [[Football World Cup 2006|2006 World Cup]], and lost 7-0 on the first leg and 2-1 in the 2nd played at home.
The Solomons were extremely disappointed to be knocked out of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] particularly as they were seen as the favourites to challenge [[New Zealand national soccer team|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 national football team|New Caledonia]] and then to [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] saw them knocked out of the competition. However despite this disappointment young talents such Victor Fenehia, Tony Otini and Lenson Bisili suggest that the Solomon Islands have a bright footballing future ahead of them.
In 2008, the Solomon Islands hosted and won [[July 2008 first Wantok Cup|the inaugural edition]] of the [[Wantok Cup]].
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] to [[Football World Cup 2010|2010]] - ''Did not qualify''
==Oceania Nations Cup record==
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]] - Round 1
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1996|1996]] - Semi-final
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]] - Third place
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]] - Round 1
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004]] - Second place
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2008|2008]] - ''Did not qualify''
==South Pacific Games record==
*[[Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games|1963]] - Fourth place
*[[Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games|1966]] - Round 1
*[[Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games|1969]] - Sixth place
*[[Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games|1971]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football at the 1975 South Pacific Games|1975]] - Third place
*[[Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games|1979]] - Third place
*[[Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games|1983]] - Round 1
*[[Football at the 1987 South Pacific Games|1987]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football at the 1991 South Pacific Games|1991]] - Second place
*[[Football at the 1995 South Pacific Games|1995]] - Second place
*[[Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games|2003]] - Round 1
*[[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007]] - Fourth place
==Wantok Cup record==
*[[July 2008 first Wantok Cup|2008 (July, 1st edition)]] - '''First place'''
==Notable players==
*[[Henry Fa'arodo]]
*[[Alick Maemae]]
*[[Commins Menapi]]
*[[Gideon Omokirio]]
*[[Nelson Saie Kilifa]]
*[[Jack Samani]]
*[[Batram Suri]]
*[[George Suri]]
*[[Stanley Waita]]
==Current squad==
The following players have been named for the South Pacific Games in Samoa, August 2007.
Players are sorted by shirt number.<br />
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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Fred Hale]]|age=[[17 July]] [[1979]]|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Marist F.C.]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[David Taro]]|age=|caps=6|goals=0|club=Rangers Honiara|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Mahlon Houkarawa]]|age=[[23 April]] [[1976]]|caps=21|goals=1|club=[[Koloale FC Honiara]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Samson Takayama]]|age=[[19 February]] [[1979]]|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Kossa FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[George Suri]]|age=[[16 July]] [[1982]]|caps=19|goals=1|club=[[Auckland City FC]]|clubnat=NZL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Tome Faisi]]|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Kossa FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Alick Maemae]]|age=[[10 December]] [[1985]]|caps=19|goals=6|club=[[Makuru FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Jacob Pekau]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PRK Hekari United]]|clubnat=PNG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Godwin Bebeu]]|age=|caps=6|goals=2|club=Rangers Honiara|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Judd Molea]]|age=|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Uncles FC (Solomon football club)|Uncles]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Commins Menapi]]|age=[[18 September]] [[1977]]|caps=37|goals=34|club=[[Waitakere United]]|clubnat=NZL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[James Naka]]|age=[[9 October]] [[1984]]||caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Kossa FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[George Lui]]|age=[[21 December]] [[1981]]|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[Makuru FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Benjamin Totori]]|age=[[20 February]] [[1986]]|caps=5|goals=4|club=[[Portland Timbers]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Mostyn Beui]]|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Koloale FC Honiara]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Stanley Waita]]|age=[[10 October]] [[1979]]|caps=31|goals=5|club=[[Waikato FC]]|clubnat=NZL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Gideon Omokirio]]|age=[[12 October]] [[1976]]|caps=35|goals=4|club=[[Kossa FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Henry Fa'arodo]]|age=[[5 October]] [[1982]]|caps=25|goals=10|club=[[Altona Magic]]|clubnat=AUS}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[George Aba]]|age=[[4 March]] [[1984]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Makuru FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=GK|name=[[John Morgan (Solomon Islands footballer)|John Morgan]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Kossa FC]]|clubnat=SOL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=DF|name=[[Arnold Keni]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Marist F.C.]]|clubnat=SOL}}
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