Ba F.C.

Ba F.C.

Full name	Ba F.C.
Nickname(s)	Men In Black
Founded	1935
Ground	Govind Park Ba, Fiji
Ground Capacity	13,500
Chairman	Rishi Kumar
Manager	Shalen Lal
League	National Football League
2012	1st
Home colours

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 socks.

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.

Current squad

Squad for the 2014-15 OFC Champions League

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Misiwane Nairube 2 MF Avinesh Suwamy 3 MF Meli Codro 4 DF Manasa Nawakula 5 MF Ronil Kumar 6 DF Jone Vesikula 7 MF Laisenia Naioko 8 MF Jonetani Buksh 9 FW Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 FW Mavileko Nakama 11 DF Alvin Singh 12 DF Remueru Tekiate

No. Position Player 13 MF Kiniviliame Naika 14 MF Shameel Rao 15 FW Saula Waqa 16 MF Malakai Tiwa 17 MF Narendra Rao 18 DF Praneel Naidu 19 DF Josefata Neibuli 20 MF James Hoyt 21 GK Shaneel Naidu 22 GK Jone Sorolo 22 FW Keegan Linderboom

Staff

Position	Name
Coach	Yogendra Dutt
Assistant	David Ali
Manager	Arvind Singh
Media Manager	Rynal Kumar

Youth squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Misiwani Nairube 2 GK Ratu Yavala 3 DF Praneel Naidu 4 DF Jope Masibalavu 5 DF Sakaraia Naisua 6 DF Rupeni Rabici 7 DF Josefa Koroi 8 DF Suliano Tawananakoro 9 DF Maikeli Ketewai 10 MF Manasa Nawakula

No. Position Player 11 MF Narendra Rao 12 MF Ravnit Chand 13 MF Jonetani Buksh 14 FW Mohamed Mobeen 16 Shaneel Naidu 17 Waisea Yavala 18 Avneel Kumar 19 Paulo Buke 20 Saula Waqa 21 Junior Shazil

Achievements

• League Championship (for Districts): 19

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

• Inter-District Championship : 23

1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013

• Battle of the Giants: 15

1979, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8

1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010

• Champions versus Champions Tournament: 16

1993-2006, 2008, 2012 2013

Note: No soccer tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions

• OFC Champions League: 8 appearances

Best: Finalist in 2007

1987: Third place

2005: Preliminary round

2007: Finalist

2008: 3° in Group B

2009: 3° in Group B

2012: 3° in Group A

2013: Semi Final

2014:

See also

• Fiji Football Association

References

1. ↑ "FIJI FA District Affiliates". 

Bibliography

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