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'''Tofaga FC''' is a [[Tuvalu]] football club from [[Funafuti]], playing in the [[Tuvalu A-Division]]. Tofaga was formed in 1980.
'''Tofaga FC''' is a [[Tuvalu]] football club from [[Vaitupu]], playing in the [[Tuvalu A-Division]].


The team's home ground is the [[Tuvalu Sports Ground]],<ref name="TSG">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - Stadiums|url= https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tuvalu-stadiums.html|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=9 December 2021|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> the only football field in [[Tuvalu]]. Nauti is one of the most successful teams in Tuvalu, with the most trophies of all the nation's teams. Nauti plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.
The team's home ground is the [[Tuvalu Sports Ground]],<ref name="TSG">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - Stadiums|url= https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/tuvalu-stadiums.html|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=9 December 2021|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> on [[Funafuti]], which is the only football field in [[Tuvalu]]. Tofaga plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.


==History==
==History==
Tofaga won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) 5 times, in: 1998, 2006, 2010, 2012 & 2013.<ref name="LCW">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - List of Cup Winners|url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuvalucuphist.html|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=14 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> The team has also won the NBT Cup 9 times, and was the runner-up 4 times.<ref name="LCW"/>
The team was originally name Vatokami and was founded in the 1970s. In the 1990s, [[Paulson Panapa]] and [[Tapugao Falefou]] were the team’s well-known players. In 1997 the team won its first prize, the Benson and Hedges Cup.<ref name="LCW">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - List of Cup Winners|url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuvalucuphist.html|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=14 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> The team won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) in 1998.<ref name="LCW"/>


In 2005, the team changed its name to Tofaga.<ref name="AP">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20230805153920/http://oceanianf.weebly.com/news---notiacutecias/archives/01-2015|title=Alopua Petoa - Oceania NÃO FIFA article}}</ref>
Tofaga’s only win of the [[Tuvalu A-Division]] competition was in 2021,<ref name="LCW"/> although its players, including [[Alopua Petoa]], were [[Tuvalu A-Division| topscorers in the Tuvalu A-Division competition]], in 2011, 2012, 2019 & 2021, and Alopua Petoa has been a topscorer with the [[Tuvalu national football team]].<ref name="AP">{{cite web|title= Alopua Petoa - Algemeen Dagblad article |url= https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/cruijff-en-kromme-uit-tuvalu-jagen-droom-in-nederland-na~a4a5afe6/|publisher= DPG Media B.V. |page=|date=4 October 2012|access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> Tofaga was the runner-up in the 2023 Tuvalu A-Division competition.<ref name="tuv23">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - Tuvalu 2023|url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuvalu2023.html#adiv|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos and Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=14 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref>

Tofaga won the NBT Cup in 2023, beating [[Nui (football club)|Vaoloa]] 2-1.<ref name="tuv23"/>
[[Toakai Puapua]] was coach from 2006 to 2008. He was also the [[football (soccer)|football coach]] of [[Tuvalu national football team|Tuvalu]] during the [[Men's football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007 South Pacific Games]].<ref name="tda2">{{cite web| last = | first =| title= Super sub Sekifu leaves Tahiti red-faced | work= Football Federation of American Samoa|date =29 August 2007|url= https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-8481/| accessdate=31 October 2023}}</ref>

Tofaga won the NBT Cup and the Independence Cup in 2006. After that, the club regularly won cups; the NBT Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2011, and three prizes in 2010 (Tuvalu Games, Independence Cup and Christmas Cup). Tofaga won the Independence Cup 5 times, and the team has also won the NBT Cup 9 times, and was the runner-up 4 times.<ref name="LCW"/>

Tofaga’s only win of the [[Tuvalu A-Division]] competition was in 2021,<ref name="LCW"/> although its players, including [[Alopua Petoa]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alopua Petoa |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44733/Alopua_Petoa.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> and [[James Lepaio]],<ref>{{NFT player|id=44731|name=James Lepaio}}</ref> were [[Tuvalu A-Division| topscorers in the Tuvalu A-Division competition]], in 2011, 2012, 2019 & 2021, and Alopua Petoa is the topscorer with the [[Tuvalu national football team]] with 11 goals in his international career.<ref name="AP06">{{cite web|title= Alopua PETOA|url= https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/320496-alopua-petoa|publisher= footballdatabase.eu 2007-2023|page=|date=2007|access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="Interview with Alopua Petoa">{{cite web|url= http://oceanianf.weebly.com/news---notiacutecias/interview-with-alopua-petoa-tuvalu-entrevista-com-alopua-petoa-tuvalu|title= Interview with Alopua Petoa|date=25 January 2015|work= Oceania No FIFA|access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="AP1">{{cite web|title= Alopua Petoa - Algemeen Dagblad article |url= https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/cruijff-en-kromme-uit-tuvalu-jagen-droom-in-nederland-na~a4a5afe6/|publisher= DPG Media B.V. |page=|date=4 October 2012|access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>

Tofaga was the runner-up in the 2023 Tuvalu A-Division competition.<ref name="tuv23">{{cite web|title= Tuvalu - Tuvalu 2023|url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tuvalu2023.html#adiv|publisher= Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos and Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|page=|date=14 October 2023|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> Tofaga won the NBT Cup in 2023, beating [[Nui (football club)|Vaoloa]] 2-1.<ref name="tuv23"/> The team included [[Etimoni Timuani]] (defender), [[James Lepaio]] (midfielder) and [[Alopua Petoa]] (striker).<ref name="NFT23">{{cite web|title= FC Tofaga Tuvalu A-Division (1. League) / 2nd Rank|url= https://www.national-football-teams.com/club/13816/2023_2/Fc_Tofaga.html|publisher= National Football Teams|page=|date= 2023|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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===League===
===League===
*'''[[Tuvalu A-Division]]'''
*'''[[Tuvalu A-Division]]'''
**'''Winners''' (1): 2021<ref name="LCW"/>
**'''Winners''' (1): 2021<ref name="TAD21"/>

The Tofaga reserve team has been the B-Team Champions 5 times: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2021.<ref name="TAD21"/>


===Cup===
===Cup===
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[[:Category:Vaitupu]]
[[Category:Vaitupu]]
[[:Category:Football clubs in Tuvalu]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Tuvalu]]
[[:Category:1980 establishments in Tuvalu]]
[[Category:Football in Tuvalu]]
[[:Category:Association football clubs established in 1980]]

Latest revision as of 22:24, 30 May 2024

Tofaga FC
Tofaga
Full nameTofaga Football Club
GroundTuvalu Sports Ground,
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Capacity1,500
LeagueTuvalu A-Division
20211st[1]

Tofaga FC is a Tuvalu football club from Vaitupu, playing in the Tuvalu A-Division.

The team's home ground is the Tuvalu Sports Ground,[2] on Funafuti, which is the only football field in Tuvalu. Tofaga plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.

History

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The team was originally name Vatokami and was founded in the 1970s. In the 1990s, Paulson Panapa and Tapugao Falefou were the team’s well-known players. In 1997 the team won its first prize, the Benson and Hedges Cup.[3] The team won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) in 1998.[3]

In 2005, the team changed its name to Tofaga.[4]

Toakai Puapua was coach from 2006 to 2008. He was also the football coach of Tuvalu during the 2007 South Pacific Games.[5]

Tofaga won the NBT Cup and the Independence Cup in 2006. After that, the club regularly won cups; the NBT Cup in 2007, 2008 and 2011, and three prizes in 2010 (Tuvalu Games, Independence Cup and Christmas Cup). Tofaga won the Independence Cup 5 times, and the team has also won the NBT Cup 9 times, and was the runner-up 4 times.[3]

Tofaga’s only win of the Tuvalu A-Division competition was in 2021,[3] although its players, including Alopua Petoa[6] and James Lepaio,[7] were topscorers in the Tuvalu A-Division competition, in 2011, 2012, 2019 & 2021, and Alopua Petoa is the topscorer with the Tuvalu national football team with 11 goals in his international career.[8][9][10]

Tofaga was the runner-up in the 2023 Tuvalu A-Division competition.[11] Tofaga won the NBT Cup in 2023, beating Vaoloa 2-1.[11] The team included Etimoni Timuani (defender), James Lepaio (midfielder) and Alopua Petoa (striker).[12]

Honours

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Tofaga A, winners of the Tuvalu Games competition 2012
The players celebrating being champions of the 2010 Christmas Cup

League

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The Tofaga reserve team has been the B-Team Champions 5 times: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2021.[1]

Cup

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  • Tuvalu Games
    • Winners (3): 2010, 2012, 2013[3]
    • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2011[3]
  • Independence Cup
    • Winners (5): 1998, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013[3]
    • Runners-up (2): 2008, 2009[3]
  • NBT Cup
    • Winners (9): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023[3]
    • Runners-up (4): 2009, 2013, 2018, 2020[3]
  • Christmas Cup
    • Winners (2): 2010, 2019[3]
    • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2013[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tuvalu - List of Champions". Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Tuvalu - Stadiums". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Tuvalu - List of Cup Winners". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Alopua Petoa - Oceania NÃO FIFA article".
  5. ^ "Super sub Sekifu leaves Tahiti red-faced". Football Federation of American Samoa. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Alopua Petoa". National Football Teams.
  7. ^ James Lepaio at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ "Alopua PETOA". footballdatabase.eu 2007-2023. 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Interview with Alopua Petoa". Oceania No FIFA. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Alopua Petoa - Algemeen Dagblad article". DPG Media B.V. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Tuvalu - Tuvalu 2023". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos and Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ^ "FC Tofaga Tuvalu A-Division (1. League) / 2nd Rank". National Football Teams. 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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