Fiji national under-17 football team

Fiji U17
Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Yogendra Dutt
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	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	17 (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 2019	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
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
& 2018	4th Place	5	2	0	3	6	10	-4	6
Total		70	21	12	37	143	172	-29	75

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Christophe Gamel
Assistant coach	Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach	Anginesh Prasad
Goalkeeper coach	Xavier Henneuse
Physiotherapist	Varoon Karan

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship matches.^[1]
Match dates: 11 – 28 January 2023
Opposition: Samoa and Tonga

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Ilisoni Koro	16
1GK	Savenaca Nabati	16
1GK	Areya Prasad	15
1GK	Kartik Sharma	16

2DF	Sahil Deo	16
2DF	Isimeli Gavidi	16
2DF	Jacob Seninawanawa	16
2DF	Waisea Nagonelevu	16
2DF	Vinayak Rao	15
2DF	Delon Shankar	15
2DF	Luke Vakavotu	16

3MF	Watisoni Batirerenga	16
3MF	William Khan	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)	Nadroga
3MF	Nirav Kumar	(2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 17)	Nasinu
3MF	Peni Misipopi	16
3MF	Aron Naicker	16
3MF	Peni Racula	16
3MF	Neeraj Sharma	16
3MF	Richard Swami	16

4FW	Ibraheem Afazal	15
4FW	Petero Bale	16
4FW	Prashant Kumar	16
4FW	Salimone Ravonokula	16
4FW	Vilikesa Vosagaga	15

2017 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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Alam	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Seqaqa
20	1GK	Asaeli Batikasa	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Labasa

2	2DF	Kishan Sami	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Ba
3	2DF	Paula Tuinaserau	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Tavua
4	2DF	Simione Nabenu	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Ba
12	2DF	Kemueli Uluikavoro	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Navua
17	2DF	Jone Sukulu	(2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Ba
18	2DF	Romit Narayan	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Sigatoka
19	2DF	Mohammed Jamil	(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Ba

6	3MF	Mohammed Naizal	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Rewa
8	3MF	Shaneel Narayan	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Ba
9	3MF	Shaneel Gounder	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Rakiraki
10	3MF	Navau Tikoruku	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Rewa
11	3MF	Fardean Hussein	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Navua
13	3MF	Waisake Soga	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Tavua
14	3MF	Shivam Naidu	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Lautoka

5	4FW	Jovilisi Muloca	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ba
7	4FW	Semi Matalau	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23)	2	1	Lautoka
15	4FW	Iliesa Rakuka	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Labasa
16	4FW	Ratu Dau	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)	2	3	Ba

Fixtures & Results

2018

10 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Samoa	2–3	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00^{[note 1]}	Mano 7', 18'	Report	Kumar 45+2' Sela 63', 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)

13 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	0–3	Tahiti	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00		Report	Kaiha 36', 56' Gitton 47'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: George Time ([1])

16 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Kumar 45'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

19 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Semi-Final	Solomon Islands	3–1	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Mani 1', 29' Le'ai 90+1'	Report	Pillay 45+3'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 8.000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

22 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Third place	Fiji	1–2	Tahiti	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Naresh 89'	Report	Gitton 28' Holozet 78'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 1.500 Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)

List of coaches

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

Notes

^ Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.^[2]

References

^ "Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

External links

Fiji Football Association official website

[3] Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.^[2]

[1] "Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[2] "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

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