Fiji national under-23 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Bula Boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Captain | Roy Krishna | ||
| FIFA code | FIJ | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
Fiji 38–0 FS Micronesia  (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 5 July 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 10–0 Fiji(Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 10 August 2016) | |||
| OFC U23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Best result | Winners (2015) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 16th (2016) | ||
The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team
History
Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a first place in 2015. They participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil for the first time.
Tournament history
Olympic Games
| Olympics record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1900 – 1988 | Did Not Participate | |||||||
 1992 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1996 | ||||||||
 2000 | ||||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2008 | ||||||||
 2012 | ||||||||
 2016 | Group-stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||
OFC
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Group-stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 |
| 2008 | Group-stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 12 |
 2015 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 | +40 | 9 |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 39 | |
Olympic matches
| 4 August Group C | Fiji |
0–8 |  South Korea |
Salvador, Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 UTC−03:00 | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
| 7 August Group C | Fiji |
1–5 |  Mexico |
Salvador, Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 UTC−03:00 |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
| 10 August Group C | Germany |
10–0 | Fiji |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 UTC−03:00 |
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Report (Rio 2016) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi () |
Team
Current Squad
The following players were called to the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics from 4–20 August 2016.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 10 August 2016 after the match against Germany.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Simione Tamanisau* | June 5, 1982 | 3 | 0 | Rewa
|
| 18 | GK | Shaneel Naidu | March 28, 1995 | 0 | 0 | Dreketi |
| 2 | DF | Praneel Naidu | January 29, 1995 | 4 | 0 | Ba
|
| 3 | DF | Filipe Baravilala | November 25, 1994 | 8 | 0 | Suva
|
| 4 | DF | Jale Dreloa | April 21, 1995 | 8 | 0 | Suva
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| 11 | DF | Alvin Singh* | June 9, 1988 | 3 | 0 | Ba
|
| 17 | DF | Kolinio Sivoki | March 10, 1995 | 5 | 0 | Lautoka |
| 5 | MF | Antonio Tuivuna | March 20, 1995 | 8 | 11 | Nadi
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| 7 | MF | Nickel Chand | July 28, 1995 | 9 | 1 | Suva
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| 10 | MF | Ratu Nakalevu | March 7, 1994 | 6 | 2 | Rewa
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| 12 | MF | Tevita Waranaivalu | September 16, 1995 | 9 | 1 | Rewa
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| 16 | MF | Joseph Turagabeci | April 19, 1994 | 1 | 0 | Suva |
| 6 | FW | Anish Khem | August 27, 1993 | 3 | 0 | Nadi
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| 8 | FW | Setareki Hughes | June 8, 1995 | 3 | 0 | Suva
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| 9 | FW | Roy Krishna* | August 20, 1987 | 3 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix
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| 13 | FW | Iosefo Verevou | January 5, 1996 | 8 | 5 | Rewa
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| 14 | FW | Samuela Nabenia | February 5, 1995 | 2 | 0 | Ba
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| 15 | FW | Saula Waqa | October 12, 1995 | 2 | 0 | Ba |
- Over-aged players
Technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | Yogendra Dutt |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Simione Tamanisau |
| Team Director | Tarunesh Reddy |
| Physiotherapist | Varoon Karan |
| Doctor | Kapil Krishnam Swamy |
References
- ↑ "Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 25 July 2016.