Spirit 08 F.C.

Spirit 08 FC
Full name Spirit 08 Football Club
Ground Port Vila Municipal Stadium
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Ground Capacity 6.500
Manager Etienne Mermer
League Port Vila Premier League
2016 8th (relegated)

Spirit 08 FC are an association football club based in Vanuatu. They currently compete in the TVL League, Vanuatu's top tier. Spirit finished in 4th place in the league in 2013/14.[1] Spirit were represented at the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia by four players, namely Rickson Tari, Rexley Tarivuti, Robert Tasso and Nikiau Filiamy.[2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Vanuatu GK Andreas Duch
Vanuatu DF Kerry Iawak
Vanuatu DF Samuel Kaloros
Vanuatu DF Nanua Natou
Vanuatu MF Didier Kalip
Vanuatu MF Taryli Wakeret
No. Position Player
Vanuatu MF Godine Tenene
Vanuatu MF Renold Iwai
Vanuatu FW Sylvain Tenene
Vanuatu FW Selwyn Sese
Vanuatu FW Rodney Serveux
Vanuatu Oweni Siehi

Performance in Competitions

2010 Ken Memorial Cup

Results Table:

Round Opponent Result
Round 1 Westtan Broncos FC W 1–0
Round 2 Yatel FC D 0–0
Round 3 Seveners United FC W 5–0

Spirit had an excellent start in the competition, winning twice and drawing once without conceding a single goal in the process. Spirit 08 topped their four-team group and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition,[3] but the Cup was eventually won by Tafea FC.[4]

2010–11 Port Vila Premier League

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Amicale (C) 14 12 1 1 45 11 +34 37 Advance to the 2011 VFF National Super League
2 Tafea F.C. (Q) 14 11 1 2 45 13 +32 34
3 Tupuji Imere F.C. (Q) 14 8 0 6 29 25 +4 24
4 Spirit 08 F.C. (Q) 14 7 1 6 21 19 +2 22
5 Shepherds United (Q) 14 6 2 6 18 26 8 20
6 Teouma Academy 14 5 3 6 23 21 +2 18
7 Yatel F.C. 14 1 1 12 10 36 26 4 Relegated to the 2011–12 TVL First Division
8 Ifira Black Bird F.C. 14 1 1 12 9 45 36 4

Updated to games played on 16 October 2015.
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

In finishing in the top five of the league, Spirit qualified for the next round. The club made an excellent start to the season, winning their first four games and only conceding two goals in the process.[6] The club had almost identical home and away form, winning three, drawing two and losing four at home and winning four, drawing two and losing three on the road.[7]

References

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