Fiji national under-20 football team

Fiji U20
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Bobby Mimms
Captain	Thomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas
Most caps	Praneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12)
Top scorer	Rusiate Matarerega (5)
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Fiji 1 – 1 New Zealand ; (Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978)
Biggest win
	Fiji 10 – 1 Western Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 11 – 0 Fiji ; (Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group stage(2015)(2023]
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	22
Best result	Winners (2014)

Last updated February 24, 2024

The Fiji national under-20 football team is controlled by the Fiji Football Association and represents Fiji in international under-20 football competitions.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977– 2013	did not qualify
2015	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	11
2017– 2019	did not qualify
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2023	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	16
2025	To be determined
Total	2/24	6	1	0	5	4	27

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Withdrew
1978	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	6
1980	Third Place	3	2	1	0	10	7
1982	Group stage	4	1	1	2	3	15
1985		5	1	1	3	9	12
1986		4	0	2	2	3	14
1988	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	13	10
1990	Group stage	4	0	1	3	2	7
1992		4	2	0	2	11	7
1994		3	0	0	3	1	11
1997		4	1	1	2	6	16
1998	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	13	6
2001	Group stage	4	2	0	2	4	4
2002	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	14	16
2005	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	13	9
2007	Group stage	6	4	0	2	16	6
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2011	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	5	11
2013	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	8	8
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	3
2016	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2022	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	4
Total	22/23	85	33	12	41	150	180

Naidu

Khan

Sivoki

Tuivuna

Prasad

Naidu

Rao

Dreola

Hughes

Nabenia

Waqa

Fiji's starting line-up against American Samoa, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current technical staff

Position
Head Coach	Bobby Mimms
Team Director	Ravindra Swamy
Manager	Kartik Reddy
Assistant Coach	Ronil Lal
Assistant Coach	Marika Rodu
Team Doctor	Mousheen Khan
Physio	Varoon Karan

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2023, after the match against New Zealand.

No.

Pos.

Player

Date of birth (age)

Caps

Goals

Club

1

GK

Aydin Mustahib

28 May 2004 (age 19)

3

0

Auckland United

13

GK

Joji Vuakaca

24 March 2003 (age 20)

0

Labasa

20

GK

Isikeli Sevanaia

11 January 2003 (age 21)

0

Nadroga

5

DF

Sakiusa Saqiri

11 June 2003 (age 20)

0

Tavua

7

DF

Arshad Khan

24 May 2004 (age 19)

0

Macarthur Rams

16

DF

Gaery Kubu

28 April 2003 (age 20)

2

0

Tailevu Naitasari

17

DF

Mohammed Fataul

10 August 2003 (age 20)

1

0

Ba

18

DF

Samuel Navoce

22 July 2003 (age 20)

3

0

Ba

21

DF

Sterling Vasconcellos

19 April 2005 (age 18)

3

0

Lautoka

2

MF

Peter Ravai

25 March 2003 (age 20)

3

0

Rewa

3

MF

Eneriko Matau

10 January 2004 (age 20)

0

Nadi

4

MF

Abdullah Aiyas

26 September 2003 (age 20)

1

0

Bonnyrigg White Eagles

6

MF

Thomas Dunn

19 January 2003 (age 21)

2

0

Navua

8

MF

Joshua Laqeretabua

26 September 2005 (age 18)

0

Charlton Athletic

10

MF

Nabil Begg

17 March 2004 (age 19)

3

0

Ba

11

MF

Gulam Razool

29 January 2004 (age 20)

3

1

Ba

12

MF

Clarence Hussain

4 July 2003 (age 20)

3

0

Labasa

15

MF

Sailasa Ratu

3 February 2004 (age 20)

3

0

Tavua

19

MF

Junior Dekedeke

25 March 2003 (age 20)

1

0

Lautoka

9

FW

Faazil Faizul Ali

8 May 2003 (age 20)

1

0

Ba

14

FW

Apisai Rabuka

23 October 2004 (age 19)

0

Coastal Spirit

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Fixtures and results

International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Win Draw Loss

2022

8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Fiji	3–0 (w/o)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Papua New Guinea	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report

11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tonga	0–3	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report	Raheem 64' Mohammed 71' Begg 84'	Attendance: 150^[3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tahiti	0–0	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00 –10		Report		Attendance: 600^[4] Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF	Fiji	4–1	Samoa	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Mani 35', 45+1', 56' (pen.) Rotidara 86'	Report	Leddy 54'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF	Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Begg 75'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10		Report	Colloty 34', 40' Herdman 83'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2023

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Indonesia	4–0	Fiji	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Arkhan 35' Kakang 50' Resa 60' Hokky 86'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	1–3	Guatemala	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30	Razool 13'	Report	Munoz 68' Bantes 82' Palencia 90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia)

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7		Report	Beale 4' Obel Hall 7' Herdman 51'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Fiji	0–4	Slovakia	San Juan, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Gaži 17' Szolgai 25' Gajdoš 70' Jambor 79'	Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 9,359 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	United States	3–0	Fiji	San Juan, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Luna 66' Cowell 88' Wiley 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Ecuador	9–0	Fiji	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Páez 7' Klinger 34' Cuero 36', 45+6' Minda 66', 85' Chamba 89' Zambrano 90+6' (pen.), 90+10'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 9,958 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Notes

↑ On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.^[2]

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References

↑ "Digicel Junior Bula Boys final squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 in Argentina". Fiji Football Association - Facebook. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
↑ "Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September 2022.
↑ "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
↑ "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

External links

Fiji Football Federation official website

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[Cancel-3] On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.^[2]

[1] "Digicel Junior Bula Boys final squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 in Argentina". Fiji Football Association - Facebook. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[2] "Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September 2022.

[4] "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.

[5] "Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

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