Fiji national under-17 football team

The Fiji national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association.

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)

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
2021	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 UEFA U-17 international development tournament 2019 which will be held in Israel from 29 April until 3 May.

Caps and goals as of 22 September 2018 after the game against Tahiti.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Isikeli Sevenaia	11 January 2003	5	0	Ba
20	GK	Faazil Ali		0	0
2	DF	Rahul Naresh	15 July 2002	5	1	Ba
3	DF	Inoke Turagalailai	4 February 2002	4	0	Rewa
4	DF	Peceli Sukabula	12 May 2002	5	0	Ba
5	DF	Sikeli Tovilo	27 May 2002	4	0	Tavua
18	DF	Samuela Navoce	22 July 2003	2	0	Ba
19	DF	Rohan Nath	16 January 2002	1	0	Labasa
6	MF	Thomas Dunn	19 January 2003	5	0	Navua
7	MF	Melvin Mani	2 June 2003	4	0	Labasa
8	MF	Abhishek Prasad	30 January 2002	4	0	Nadi
9	MF	Eshan Kumar	16 November 2002	4	2	Nadi
12	MF	Clarence Hussain	4 July 2003	3	0	Labasa
14	MF	Mohammed Nabeel	14 March 2002	4	0	Ba
15	MF	Suliano Doli		0	0
17	MF	Ratu Tauvoli		0	0	Ba
10	FW	Josaia Sela	27 December 2002	5	2	Rewa
11	FW	Nicki Pillay	3 February 2002	5	1	Lautoka
13	FW	Mohammed Ishrat	26 July 2002	5	0	Seaqaqa
16	FW	Netani Suluka	8 February 2002	1	0	Dreketi

|- | 20 |GK !Aminio Tuilevu |21 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Labasa |- | 17 |DF !Joji Nawaqaliva |9 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Nadi |- | 15 |MF !Kunaal Nand |27 June 2002 | 4 | 0 | Nasinu

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	GK	Mohammed Alam	8 February 2000	3	0	Seqaqa
20	GK	Asaeli Batikasa	30 May 2000	1	0	Labasa
2	DF	Kishan Sami	13 March 2000	2	0	Ba
3	DF	Paula Tuinaserau	25 March 2000	2	0	Tavua
4	DF	Simione Nabenu	6 May 2000	3	0	Ba
12	DF	Kemueli Uluikavoro	16 February 2000	2	0	Navua
17	DF	Jone Sukulu	9 December 2000	3	0	Ba
18	DF	Romit Narayan	24 March 2000	0	0	Sigatoka
19	DF	Mohammed Jamil	30 January 2001	3	0	Ba
6	MF	Mohammed Naizal	2 March 2000	3	0	Rewa
8	MF	Shaneel Narayan	17 March 2000	3	0	Ba
9	MF	Shaneel Gounder	3 December 2001	2	0	Rakiraki
10	MF	Navau Tikoruku	5 January 2000	3	0	Rewa
11	MF	Fardean Hussein	9 April 2001	0	0	Navua
13	MF	Waisake Soga	4 January 2000	1	0	Tavua
14	MF	Shivam Naidu	24 March 2000	3	0	Lautoka
5	FW	Jovilisi Muloca	8 March 2000	0	0	Ba
7	FW	Semi Matalau	17 February 2001	2	1	Lautoka
15	FW	Iliesa Rakuka	11 April 2000	3	0	Labasa
16	FW	Ratu Dau	6 May 2000	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 ()

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

1. Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.[1]

References

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

External links

• Fiji Football Association official website