Ba F.C.

Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park. Their uniform is black shirt, black shorts and black pants.

History

The Ba FC came into existence with the formation of the Ba Indian Football Association in 1935. This was due to the efforts of educationist, Ami Chandra^[1] and support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, which owned a large Sugar Mill in Ba. By 1940 there were four teams playing in a local league, with more clubs joining in the 1950s. The football team took part in a league organised by the Northern District Association in which teams from the north west districts of Viti Levu. When the Fiji Indian Football Association was formed in 1938, Ba was one of its initial members. In 1962 the Fiji Indian Football Association changed its name to the Fiji Football Association and the Ba Indian Football Association changed its name to the Ba Football Association so players of all races could play with the Ba FC. The team is currently sponsored by 4R Electric.

Achievements

• League Championship (for Districts): 14

1977, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010

• Inter-District Championship : 22

1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

• Battle of the Giants: 14

1979, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006,2007,2008,2009

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8

1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa) , 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

• Champions versus Champions Tournament: 15

1993-2006, 2008.

They are the only fiji soccer team to win all the tournaments in one season. Ba is Oceania’s second best club of the first decade of the 21st Century behind Auckland City (NZ).

Note: No soccer tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions

• OFC Champions League: 3 appearances

Best: Finalist in 2007

2007: Finalist

2011: 3° in Group A

2006 - Group Stage

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

See also

• Fiji Football Association

References

1. ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates". http://216.55.168.28/soccer/show/home/affiliates.shtml. 

Bibliography

• M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.