Fiji national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Bula Boys | ||
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Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Sunil Kumar | ||
Captain | Patrick Joseph | ||
Most caps | Iosefo Verevou (8) | ||
Top scorer | Osea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6) | ||
FIFA code | FIJ | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015) ![]() ![]() (Pīraʻe, Tahiti; 31 July 2024) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | ||
OFC Under-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1983) | ||
Best result | Runners-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
[edit]FIFA U-17 World Cup record
[edit]FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||||
![]() | Qualified | |||||||||
Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OFC U-17 Championship record
[edit]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 | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
![]() | Fifth place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 2 |
![]() | Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
![]() | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 2 |
![]() | Third place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 0 |
![]() | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
![]() | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
![]() | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 12 |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
![]() | Third place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
![]() | Did not participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 |
![]() ![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | |
![]() ![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 |
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
Total | Runners-up | 75 | 24 | 12 | 39 | 153 | 179 | -26 | 82 |
Current Technical Staff
[edit]Position | |
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Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Current squad
[edit]- The following players were called up for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship matches.[1]
- Match dates: 11 – 28 January 2023
Fixtures & Results
[edit]2023
[edit]12 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage | Fiji ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
19:00 | 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 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
22 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage | Fiji ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
16:00 |
| 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 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
19:00 |
| Report | 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 | ![]() | Suva, Fiji |
16:00 |
| Report | Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) |
List of coaches
[edit]Hussain Sahib (2010–2011)
Kamal Swamy (2012–2015)
Yogendra Dutt (2014–2015)
Shalen Lal (2016–2017)
Rupeni Luvu (2017–2019)
Sunil Kumar (2019–present)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.