Fiji women's national under-17 football team
The Fiji women's national under-17 football team is the second highest women's youth team of women's football in Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Bula Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Top scorer | Cema Nasau (5) | ||
| Home stadium | ANZ National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | FIJ | ||
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| First international | |||
 Cook Islands 0–3  Fiji(Matavera, Cook Islands; 14 January 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Cook Islands 0–3 Fiji (Matavera, Cook Islands; 14 January 2016)  American Samoa 1–4 Fiji(Apia, Samoa; 4 August 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 11–0 Fiji(Matavera, Cook Islands; 21 January 2016) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (2016, 2017) | ||
History
Fiji participated twice so far in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship. This was in 2016 and 2017. The 2016 tournament was a big success for Fiji as they managed to reach third place out of nine teams participating. They managed to get a 3–0 win against the Cook Islands, a 3–2 win against Vanuatu and a 2–2 draw against Papua New Guinea. These results sent them to the semi-final where they lost by 11 goals to 0 against New Zealand. In the Third place match however they managed to get a 3–2 victory against New Caledonia. Aliza Hussein managed to score the first goal ever for Fiji against the Cook Islands. Cema Nassau is the top goal scorer with five goals. In 2017, they also got Third Place.
OFC Competition History
The OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2010 | Did not Participate | ||||||||
| 2012 | Did not Participate | ||||||||
| 2016 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 7 |
 2017[1] |
Third Place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 14 | |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Marika Rodu |
| Assistant Coach | Annabel Rao |
| Assistant Coach | Laisani Mataele |
| Physio | Sarote Nakaora |
| Team Manager | Tulia Cawa |
| Head of Delegation | Susan Wise |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship[2]
Caps and goals correct after match against New Caledonia on 15 August 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Seru Vasuitoga | 21 October 2002 | 4 | 0 | Nasinu |
| 20 | GK | Raijel Pasirio | 6 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Ba |
| 2 | DF | Avisaki Toro | 30 May 2001 | 4 | 0 | Tavua |
| 9 | DF | Losana Bainivalu | 19 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | Tailevu Naitasiri |
| 10 | DF | Fatima Tabuanitoga | 17 May 2001 | 4 | 0 | Nasinu |
| 11 | DF | Harina Erasito | 5 August 2001 | 3 | 0 | Lautoka |
| 14 | DF | Alisi Qereqeretabua | 22 May 2002 | 3 | 0 | Ba |
| 15 | DF | Lusiana Lagilevu | 22 March 2001 | 4 | 1 | Ba |
| 18 | DF | Ulita Alfred | 3 October 2002 | 1 | 0 | Labasa |
| 6 | MF | Amelia Cevariki | 12 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | Navua |
| 7 | MF | Tabua Likumotovai | 27 March 2003 | 4 | 0 | Rewa |
| 8 | MF | Kelera Radinicalia | 31 July 2001 | 1 | 0 | Navua |
| 12 | MF | Titilia Waqabaca | 18 May 2001 | 4 | 0 | Ba |
| 16 | MF | Dilaisana Drodrolagi | 17 February 2001 | 4 | 1 | Tailevu Naitasiri |
| 17 | MF | Vani Bainivalu | 16 December 2003 | 4 | 1 | Tailevu Naitasiri |
| 19 | MF | Filomena Racea | 4 September 2001 | 3 | 0 | Tailevu Naitasiri |
| 3 | FW | Viniana Buke | 30 May 2001 | 3 | 1 | Tailevu Naitasiri |
| 4 | FW | Sovaia Ranadi | 15 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Ba |
| 5 | FW | Eseta Sinukula | 10 September 2001 | 4 | 3 | Tavua |
| 13 | FW | Emily Rokociri | 12 November 2001 | 4 | 1 | Rewa |
References
- "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Fiji: Official Team List" (PDF). oceaniafootball.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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