Fiji national under-17 football team

Fiji U17

Nickname(s)

Bula Boys

Association

Fiji Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Shalen Lal

Captain

Patrick Joseph

Most caps

Iosefo Verevou (8)

Top scorer

Osea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)

FIFA code

FIJ

First colours

Second colours

First international

New Caledonia 4 - 3 Fiji

(Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983)

Biggest win

American Samoa 0 - 9 Fiji

(Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011)

Biggest defeat

Fiji 0 - 6 New Zealand

(Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC Under-17 Championship

Appearances

15 (first in 1983)

Best result

2nd Place (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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985 to 2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not participate
2011 to 2017	Did not pualify
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

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
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	5th Place	5	0	2	3	6	18	-12	2
1986	5th Place	4	0	2	2	2	8	-6	2
1989	4th Place	4	1	0	3	9	24	-15	2
1991	3rd Place	4	0	0	4	4	21	-17	0
1993	4th Place	3	0	1	2	2	11	-9	1
1995	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
1997	4th Place	5	2	0	3	5	13	-8	6
1999	2nd Place	7	4	1	2	37	13	+24	12
& 2001	Group stage	4	1	0	3	9	5	+4	3
& 2003	Group stage	4	3	0	1	18	3	+15	9
2005	Group stage	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7
2007	3rd Place	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
2009	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group stage	4	1	0	3	10	6	+4	3
& 2013	4th Place	5	2	1	2	10	8	+2	7
& 2015	Group stage	5	2	1	2	10	12	-2	7
& 2017	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
Total	2nd Place	65	19	12	34	137	162	-25	67

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.

Caps and goals as of 18 February 2017 after the game against New Zealand.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Alam	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000	3	0	Seqaqa
20	1GK	Asaeli Batikasa	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000	1	0	Labasa

2	2DF	Kishan Sami	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000	2	0	Ba
3	2DF	Paula Tuinaserau	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000	2	0	Tavua
4	2DF	Simione Nabenu	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000	3	0	Ba
12	2DF	Kemueli Uluikavoro	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000	2	0	Navua
17	2DF	Jone Sukulu	(2000-12-09) 9 December 2000	3	0	Ba
18	2DF	Romit Narayan	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000	0	0	Sigatoka
19	2DF	Mohammed Jamil	(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001	3	0	Ba

6	3MF	Mohammed Naizal	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000	3	0	Rewa
8	3MF	Shaneel Narayan	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000	3	0	Ba
9	3MF	Shaneel Gounder	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001	2	0	Rakiraki
10	3MF	Navau Tikoruku	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000	3	0	Rewa
11	3MF	Fardean Hussein	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001	0	0	Navua
13	3MF	Waisake Soga	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000	1	0	Ba
14	3MF	Shivam Naidu	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000	3	0	Lautoka

5	4FW	Jovilisi Muloca	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000	0	0	Ba
7	4FW	Semi Matalau	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001	2	1	Lautoka
15	4FW	Iliesa Rakuka	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000	3	0	Labasa
16	4FW	Ratu Dau	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000	2	3	Ba

Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship

Caps and goals as of 13 January 2015. 'Muni Reddy was drownd to dead during the tournament on January 27, 2015 at the age of 16.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	1GK	Joela Biuvanua	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998	1	0	Navua
21	1GK	Waisake Ravuiwasa	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998	4	0	Labasa

2	2DF	Arami Manumanubai	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998	3	0	Navua
4	2DF	Mateiwai Akeimi Ralulu	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998	5	0	Labasa
6	2DF	Adeel Ali	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998	5	0	Nadi
8	2DF	Shamron Prasad	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998	2	0	Ba Sydney
13	2DF	Alvish Naidu	(1999-03-07) 7 March 1999	1	0	Lautoka
18	2DF	Shavneel Deo	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	4	0	Lautoka

3	3MF	Muni Reddy*	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998	5	1	Nadi
5	3MF	Shoel Khan	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	3	0	Labasa
7	3MF	Fazeem Khan	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999	3	3	Wellington Phoenix Academy
9	3MF	Patrick Joseph (c)	(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998	5	0	Nadi
12	3MF	Amena Bolaitamana	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998	3	0	Ba
14	3MF	Afraz Ali	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	4	0	Nadi
16	3MF	Ratu Lino Roseru	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	3	0	Navua
17	3MF	Timoci Dovi	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998	2	0	Labasa
19	3MF	Rusiate Qio	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998	1	0	Rewa

10	4FW	Kartik Kumar	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998	5	0	Ba
11	4FW	Simeli Batiratu	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998	4	4	Rewa
15	4FW	France Catarogo	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998	4	1	Labasa

Squad for 2013 OFC Under 17 Tournament

Caps and goals as of 11 April 2013.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ratu Yavala	(1996-12-24) 24 December 1996	2	0	Ba
20	1GK	Misiwani Nairube	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996	3	0	Ba

2	2DF	Rupeni Rabici	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996	4	0	Ba
3	2DF	Josefa Koroi	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996	2	0	Ba
4	2DF	Suliano Tawananakoro	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997	3	1	Ba
5	2DF	Iliesa Smith	(1996-05-20) 20 May 1996	1	0	Unattached
6	2DF	Maikeli Ketewai	(1996-06-19) 19 June 1996	5	0	Ba
17	2DF	Mataiasi Toma	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997	4	0	Nadi

7	3MF	Ravnit Chand	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	5	1	Ba
8	3MF	Kelvin Naidu	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996	4	0	Suva
9	3MF	Shalvin Sharma	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996	5	1	Unattached
10	3MF	Iosefo Verevou	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996	8	6	Rewa
12	3MF	Prashant Sharma	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996	2	0	Unattached
13	3MF	Raees Rafiq	(1996-07-31) 31 July 1996	5	0	Suva
14	3MF	Anusheel Singh	(1996-04-01) 1 April 1996	1	0	Auckland United
18	3MF	Jonetani Buksh	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996	4	2	Ba

11	4FW	Vishwa Sharma	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996	5	0	Unattached
15	4FW	Seremaia Koroi	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996	2	0	Unattached
16	4FW	Mohamed Mobeen	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996	4	0	Ba
19	4FW	Sekove Finau	(1997-03-10) 10 March 1997	2	0	Lautoka

List of coaches

Hussain Sahib (2010-2011)
Kamal Swamy (2012-2015)
Yogendra Dutt (2014-2015)
Shalen Lal (2016-)

References

External links

Fiji Football Association official website

Football in Fiji

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Football League Inter-District Championship

Domestic cups

Men	FA Cup Tournament Battle of the Giants Champions vs Champions
International	Melanesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

OFC U-17 Championship
Tournaments	New Zealand 1983 Taiwan 1986 Australia 1989 New Zealand 1991 New Zealand 1993 Vanuatu 1995 New Zealand 1997 Fiji 1999 Samoa/Cook Islands 2001 American Samoa 2003 New Caledonia 2005 Tahiti 2007 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2011 Vanuatu 2013 American Samoa/Samoa 2015 Tahiti 2017
Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup
Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Team appearances Records and statistics

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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