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Revision as of 17:57, 8 September 2024

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tonga women's national football team.

Tonga
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Tu’Ulalupe
AssociationTonga Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachKilifi Uele
CaptainHemaloto Polovili
Most capsKilifi Uele (26)
Top scorerUnaloto Feao (7)
Home stadiumTeufaiva Sport Stadium
Tonga Football Association Stadium
FIFA codeTGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 199 Steady (28 November 2024)[1]
Highest163 (October 1998–December 1998)
Lowest211 (April 2018, July 2019)
First international
 Tahiti 8–0 Tonga 
(Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979)
Biggest win
 Tonga 7–0 Micronesia 
(Nausori, Fiji; 5 July 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Tonga 0–22 Australia 
(Coffs Harbour, Australia; 9 April 2001)

The Tonga men's national football team (Template:Lang-to) represents Tonga in men's international football and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association, which is a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

History

Information

Football in Tonga

Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over Samoa and the Cook Islands. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.

In July 2023, Tonga became unranked within the FIFA rankings due to not having played any matches since they lost 8-0 to Papua New Guinea on 18 July 2019.

The second Goal project

Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the association's headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work has the aim that all of the Tonga Football Association's needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.[clarification needed]

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier[3] Period
Italy Lotto 2007–2013
2013–2017
Italy Lotto 2018–

Fixtures and results

Main article: Tonga national football team results

2023

18 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games New Caledonia  7–0  Tonga Honiara, Solomon Islands
16:00
Report Stadium: SIFF Academy Field
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
21 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games Tonga  1–2  Cook Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
16:00 Stadium: SIFF Academy Field
27 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games Tonga  0–4  Tuvalu Honiara, Solomon Islands
13:00 Stadium: SIFF Academy Field
30 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games American Samoa  2–6  Tonga Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00 Stadium: SIFF Academy Field

2024

20 March 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification Tonga  1–4  Samoa Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00 Kite 90+5' Report
Stadium: Teufaiva Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Luke Gardner (New Zealand)
26 March 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification Cook Islands  1–0  Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00 Stadium: Teufaiva Stadium
28 August Friendly Nadi F.C. Fiji v  Tonga Nadi, Fiji
19:00 UTC+12 Stadium: Prince Charles Park
6 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Cook Islands  1–3  Tonga Apia, Samoa
11:00 UTC+13
[4][5]
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Tonga  v  Samoa Apia, Samoa
15:00 UTC+13 [6][7] Stadium: National Soccer Stadium

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.[8]

Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2023, after the game against American Samoa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Semisi ‘Otukolo (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25) 9 0 Tonga Veitongo
21 1GK David-John Tuamoheloa 2 0 New Zealand Manukau United
20 1GK Justin Toetu’u 1 0 Tonga Longolongo
2 2DF Petelo Naniseni (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Tonga Navutoka
3 2DF Kulisitofa Kite (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Tonga Lavengatonga
4 2DF Nicolas Vea (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Tonga Navutoka
5 2DF Sione Tu’ifangaloka (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Tonga Veitongo
17 2DF Ta’u Tupou 1 0 Tonga Vava'u
18 2DF Fakaofo Tonga (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Tonga Navutoka
6 3MF Petueli Tokotaha (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) 3 2 Tonga Longolongo
7 3MF Tau’aika Sonasi 4 0 Tonga Marist
8 3MF Christopher Kefu (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Tonga Veitongo
9 3MF Taniela Vaka’uta 2 0 Tonga Folaha
15 3MF Petueli Tokotaha (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24) 6 2 Tonga Navutoka
16 3MF Mohammed Rajani (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) 4 1 Australia Rockdale Ilinden
10 4FW Amoni Fifita (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 20) 4 2 Tonga Makave
11 4FW Elias Kendler 3 1 Tonga Haʻamoko United Youth
12 4FW Hemaloto Polovili (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) 14 3 Tonga Veitongo
13 4FW Nuku ‘Esau 3 0 Tonga Navutoka
14 4FW Feki Tufi (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Tonga Veitongo

Player records

As of 6 September 2024[9]
Players in bold are still active with Tonga.

Most appearances

Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Kilifi Uele 26 3 1996–2017
2 Unaloto Feao 17 7 2001–2017
3 Lafaele Moala 16 1 2003–2015
4 Hemaloto Polovili 16 4 2015–present
5 Folio Moeaki 15 0 2004–2015
Sione Uhatahi 15 1 2007–2019
7 Siu'a Ma'amaloa 14 1 2001–2004
8 Kamaliele Papani 11 0 2003–2019
Mark Uhatahi 11 3 2003–2015
10 Kava Huihahau 10 0 2003–2007
Viliami Taufahema 10 0 1996–2003

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Unaloto Feao 7 17 0.41 2001–2017
2 Lokoua Taufahema 5 7 0.71 2001–2011
3 Hemaloto Polovili 4 16 0.25 2015–present
4 Amone Suli 3 1 3 2002
Amoni Fifita 3 5 0.6 2023–present
Mark Uhatahi 3 11 0.27 2003–2015
Kilifi Uele 3 26 0.12 1996–2017
8 Ma'ake Uhatahi 2 2 1 2009
Petueli Tokotaha 2 3 0.67 2017–2019
Pio Palu 2 7 0.29 2007–2011
Timote Moleni 2 8 0.25 1996–2001
Filisione Taufahema 2 8 0.25 2001–2002

Coaching staff

Coaching history

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Host Result Position Pld W D* L F A Pld W D L F A
1930 to 1990 Not member of FIFA Not member of FIFA
1994  United States Did not enter Did not enter
1998  France Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 3 13
2002  South Korea
 Japan 		4 2 0 2 7 30
2006  Germany 4 1 0 3 2 17
2010  South Africa 4 1 0 3 6 10
2014  Brazil 3 1 1 1 4 4
2018  Russia 3 0 0 3 1 8
2022  Qatar Withdrew Withdrew
2026  Canada
 Mexico
 United States 		To be determined 1 1 0 0 3 1
2030  Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain 		To be determined
2034  Saudi Arabia
Total — 0/8 – – – – – – 23 8 1 14 26 83

OFC Nations Cup

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Did not enter Did not enter
New Caledonia 1980
Pacific Community 1996 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 4 4
Australia 1998 4 1 1 2 5 9
French Polynesia 2000 4 1 0 3 4 15
New Zealand 2002 4 1 0 3 7 18
Australia 2004 4 1 0 3 2 17
Pacific Community 2008 4 1 0 3 6 10
Solomon Islands 2012 3 1 1 1 4 4
Papua New Guinea 2016 3 0 0 3 1 8
Fiji Vanuatu 2024 2 0 0 2 1 5
Total — 0/11 – – – – – – 31 7 3 21 34 90

Pacific Games

Head-to-head record

Up to matches played on 26 March 2024.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 American Samoa 10 8 0 2 34 12 +22 80.00
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 22 −22 0.00
 Cook Islands 11 4 2 5 15 16 −1 36.36
 Micronesia 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0.00
 New Caledonia 6 0 0 6 2 43 −41 0.00
 Papua New Guinea 4 0 1 3 2 20 −18 0.00
 Samoa[a] 13 2 3 8 11 27 −16 15.38
 Solomon Islands 5 0 0 5 0 31 −31 0.00
 Tahiti 6 0 0 6 1 28 −27 0.00
 Tuvalu 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0.00
 Vanuatu[b] 5 0 0 5 2 33 −31 0.00
 Wallis and Futuna 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 50.00
Total 70 16 6 48 82 265 −183 22.86
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.
  2. ^ Includes results as New Hebrides.

Honours

Historical kits

2001 Home
2001 Away
2009 Home
2009 Away
2011 Home
2011 Away
2015 Home
2015 Away
2017 Home
2017 Away
2019 Home
2019 Away
2023 Home
2023 Away

Sources:[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Antigo(a) Tonga camisas de futebol". Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Cook Islands vs Tonga". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Cook Islands vs Tonga". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Tonga vs Samoa". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Tonga vs Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Tuʻulalupe Squad". Face. Tonga Football.
  9. ^ "Tonga". National Football Teams.
  10. ^ "2001".
  11. ^ "2001".
  12. ^ "2009".
  13. ^ "2009".
  14. ^ "2011".
  15. ^ "2011".
  16. ^ "2015".
  17. ^ "2015".
  18. ^ "2017".
  19. ^ "2017".
  20. ^ "2019".
  21. ^ "2019".
  22. ^ "2023".
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