Vanuatu women's national football team

The Vanuatu women's national football team represents Vanuatu in international women's association football. The team is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF). Vanuatu's home field is the Port Vila Municipal Stadium, located in the country's capital, Port Vila. The team is managed by Job Alwin.[2]

Vanuatu

Association	Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Jean Robert Yelou
Captain	Elodie Samuel
Most caps	Serah Thompson (11)
Top scorer	Lavinia Taga (11)
Home stadium	Port Vila Municipal Stadium
FIFA code	VAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	108 9 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest	82 (2004)
Lowest	148 (September 2015)
First international
Tonga 3–2 Vanuatu  (Nausori, Fiji; 30 June 2003)
Biggest win
Kiribati 0–11 Vanuatu  (Suva, Fiji; 10 July 2003)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 14–0 Vanuatu  (Auckland, New Zealand; 29 September 2010)
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Group stage, 2010

Vanuatu never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, but competed in the 2010 OFC Women's Championship, hosted by New Zealand during September–October 2010. The team also participated in the 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament.

Currently, their FIFA ranking position is the 104th. Vanuatu's highest ever ranking was 82, in 2004 and their worst ranking was 148 in September 2015.[3]

History

Vanuatu's first match was played in Nausori, Fiji at the Ratu Cakobau Park on 30 June 2003, against Tonga, who also played its first match. Tonga won the match, despite losing 2–1 at the end of the first half. Five days later, Vanuatu achieved a draw with Papua New Guinea, by 2–2. The team's biggest win was accomplished against Kiribati by 11–0 another five days later. Lavinia Taga scored seven goals for Vanuatu. In the other games, Fiji, Guam and Tahiti defeated the Vanuatuans.

The team was expected to participate in the 2003 and 2007 OFC Women's Championships, but ultimately withdrew from both.[4]

After seven years of inactivity, Vanuatu returned to the international competition in the 2010 OFC Women's Championship in New Zealand. With only one goal, scored by midfielder Stephanie Tougen, the team finished last in the Group A table, after losing all of its games against the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Tahiti.

Vanuatu failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics tournament, due to its poor performance in the qualifiers. Nevertheless, the team managed to achieve a second victory, with Samoa.

Records

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1995									–	–	–	–	–	–
1999									–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Withdrew								–	–	–	–	–	–
2007									–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	1	21
2015	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	3	5
2023	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	2	0	4	4	26

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record									Olympic Games qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Ineligible								No Qualifying Process
2000
2004	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2008									–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	8	20
2016	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	To Be Determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	0	3	8	20

OFC Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Did not enter
1986
1989
1991
1994
1998
2003	Withdrew
2007
2010	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	21
2014	Did not enter
2018	Did not qualify
2022	To Be Determined
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	0	3	1	21

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Group stage	6th	6	1	1	4	17	12
2007	Did not enter
2011
2015
2019	To Be Determined
2023
Total	Group stage	1/4	6	1	1	5	17	12

Record against other nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Cook Islands	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Fiji	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Guam	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Kiribati	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11
New Caledonia	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	0	14	−14
Papua New Guinea	2	0	1	1	3	13	−10
Samoa	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Tahiti	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
Tonga	3	0	1	2	6	10	−4
Total	15	2	1	13	27	61	−34

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2003

30 June 2003 2003 SPG	Tonga	3–2	Vanuatu	Nausori, Fiji
09:00 (UTC+12)	Misinale  41', 46' Moala  47'	Report	Kalsakau  12' Taga  34'	Stadium: Ratu Cakobau Park Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

2 July 2003 2003 SPG	Vanuatu	0–3	Tahiti	Suva, Fiji
18:00 (UTC+12)		Report	Marmouyet  33' Taiarui  47' Samin  65'	Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)

5 July 2003 2003 SPG	Papua New Guinea	2–2	Vanuatu	Suva, Fiji
11:00 (UTC+12)	Banabas  3' Apeh  ~30'	Report	Taga  ~30', ~30'	Stadium: Cathedral Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Jim Wright (New Caledonia)

7 July 2003 2003 SPG	Guam	1–0	Vanuatu	Nausori, Fiji
09:00 (UTC+12)	Camacho  8'	Report		Stadium: Ratu Cakobau Park Attendance: 700+ Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

9 July 2003 2003 SPG	Fiji	3–2	Vanuatu	Nausori, Fiji
11:00 (UTC+12)	Adireki  36', 79' Regu  49'	Report	Taga  5' Maleb  21'	Stadium: Ratu Cakobau Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)

10 July 2003 2003 SPG	Kiribati	0–11	Vanuatu	Nausori, Fiji
11:00 (UTC+12)		Report	Kalsakau  2', 28' Taga  11', 35', 46', 51', 62', 68', 79' Thompson  60', 89'	Stadium: Ratu Cakobau Park Attendance: 800+ Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)

2010

29 September 2010 2010 OFC WC	New Zealand	14–0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
13:00 (UTC+13)	Hearn  10', 11', 18', 29', 90+1' Moorwood  25', 81' Wilkinson  42', 59', 73', 89' Erceg  45+2' White  54' Milne  68'	Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)

1 October 2010 2010 OFC WC	Tahiti	5–1	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
13:00 (UTC+13)	Alvarez  14', 21', 83' White  81' Tokoragi  82'	Report	Tougen  19'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

3 October 2010 2010 OFC WC	Vanuatu	0–2	Cook Islands	Auckland, New Zealand
15:30 (UTC+13)		Report	Napa  83' Henry  89'	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

2011

8 August 2011 Friendly	Vanuatu	0–3	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium

10 August 2011 Friendly	Vanuatu	1–5	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium

2012

1 March 2012 2012 OQT	Tonga	5–2	Vanuatu	Veitongo, Tonga
13:00 (UTC+13)	Feke  31', 47', 61' Va'enuku  42' Mu'amoholeva  56'	Report	Thompson  62' Avock  90+3'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Centre Attendance: 700 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

3 March 2012 2012 OQT	Samoa	4–3	Vanuatu	Veitongo, Tonga
15:30 (UTC+13)	Peleti  24', 63', 84' ?  80' (o.g.)	Report	Batick  5', 29' Angelo  43'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

5 March 2012 2012 OQT	Vanuatu	1–11	Papua New Guinea	Veitongo, Tonga
15:30 (UTC+13)	Ishmael  42'	Report	Kaikas  6', 57' Siniu  19', 22', 63' (pen.), 89' E. Muta  56' B. Muta  73' Rama  79' Winas  85', 89'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (Fiji)

7 March 2012 2012 OQT	Samoa	0–2	Vanuatu	Veitongo, Tonga
13:00 (UTC+13)		Report	Samuel  20' Solomon  24'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Centre Attendance: 150 Referee: Tupou Patia (Fiji)

2017

4 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Vanuatu	5–0	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00 UTC+12	Willie  26' Alatoa  51' Melteviel  71', 76' Abock  73'	Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

7 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Vanuatu	0–0	Fiji	Port Vila, Vanuatu
19:00 UTC+12		Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

11 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Tonga	2–2	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
19:00 UTC+12	Siale  5' Akolo  31'	Report	Alatoa  62' Willie  68'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

2019

3 June 2019 Friendly	Vanuatu	2–0	Singapore	Port Vila, Vanuatu
17:00	Melissa Wakeret Annie Rose Gere			Stadium: Korman Stadium

7 June 2019 Friendly	Vanuatu	0–1	Fiji	Port Vila, Vanuatu
17:00			Cema Nasau	Stadium: Korman Stadium

10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Cook Islands	2-1	Vanuatu	Apia, Samoa
13:30	Lee Maoate-Cox  11' Paulina Morris-Ponga  86'	Report	Annie Gere  90'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Thein Thein Aye

12 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Vanuatu	1-2	Solomon Islands	Apia, Samoa
12:00	Emilia Taravaki  69'	Report	Ileen Pegi  60' Crystal Bakolo  65'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Salesh Chand

15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	6-1	Vanuatu	Apia, Samoa
12:00	Marie Kaipu  6', 50' Selina Unamba  8' Ramona Padio  54', 59', 64'	Report	Jane Alatoa  12'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit

18 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Vanuatu	0-0	Tahiti	Apia, Samoa
15:30		Report		Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2 friendly games against Singapore and Fiji and for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa.

Caps and goals as of 18 July 2019 after the game against Tahiti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Cloe Ruth Tate	6 June 2000	9	0
21	GK	Vanissa Wilson	3 May 1993	0	0	ABM Galaxy
	GK	Amelia Retty	8 March 2002	0	0
3	DF	Jesta Toka	12 September 1997	5	0	Malampa
4	DF	Vanessa Keletia	1 July 2000	2	0	Malampa
15	DF	Eliona Taiwia	29 November 1998	5	0	Ifira Black Bird
16	DF	Eva Boe	5 March 1997	0	0
17	DF	Elmah Ajivi	13 April 1998	11	0	Ambassador
18	DF	Julie Rose Nasse	23 September 1998	7	0	Malampa
19	DF	Sylvie Gideon	6 September 1993	16	0	Ifira Black Bird
2	MF	Vaina Bong	4 March 1999	0	0
5	MF	Jeanine Alatoa	9 March 1992	6	0
6	MF	Jane Alatoa	14 April 1999	12	3	Benben United
7	MF	Rita Solomon	29 March 2001	6	0
8	MF	Emilia Taravaki	15 June 1999	11	1	Ifira Black Bird
11	MF	Paulieana Manwo	25 October 1998	9	0	Malampa
12	MF	Nettie Kalsau	20 February 2001	4	0
23	MF	Celestine Kalopong	30 May 2002	4	0
	MF	Brenda Anis	18 March 1996	7	0
9	FW	Cynthia Ngwele	21 September 2001	3	0
10	FW	Annie Rose Gere	31 January 2001	9	3	Benben United
13	FW	Melissa Wakeret	22 September 1995	9	2	Benben United
14	FW	Junane Ishmael	26 September 1995	5	1	Westarn
20	FW	Fredrica Manses	24 March 1992	1	0

Manager history

Manager	Career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Competitions
Unknown	2003–2011	11	1	1	9	009.1
Florian Sam	2012–2015	4	1	0	3	025.0
Job Alwin	2015–2016	0	0	0	0	—
Wu Kangzhen	2017–	3	1	2	0	033.3

See also

• Vanuatu national football team

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "Member Association – Vanuatu". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
3. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Vanuatu - Women's - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
4. "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.