Labasa F.C.

Labasa F.C.

Full name	Labasa Football Club
Nickname(s)	Babasiga Lions
Founded	1942;83 years ago (1942)
Ground	Subrail Park Labasa, Fiji
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Rayaz Khan
Manager	Alvin Chand
League	National Football League (Fiji)
2024	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Labasa F.C. is a Fijian professional football club based in Labasa, that competes in the Fiji Premier League.

History

A local football competition was held in Labasa from 1938. The competition included some ethnic Fijian Clubs. Labasa did not join the National Association when it was formed, in 1938, due to the distance of Labasa from the main island of Viti Levu, where all, except one, club was based.

In 1942, under the Presidency of Harold B. Gibson, ^[1] a former member of the Legislative Council, Labasa Soccer Association joined the national football body, then known as the Fiji Indian Football Association.

Labasa remained at the periphery of football in Fiji, struggling to compete with teams from Viti Levu, until 1969, when it hosted the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time. The team was runner-up in the IDC of 1972, 1973 and 1978. Labasa F.C. won the IDC for the first time in 1992 and again two years later in 1994.

In October 2011, the team won its third IDC tournament defeating Ba F.C. 1–0 at the TFL National Stadium in Suva. Labasa's winning goal in the final was scored by striker, Maciu Dunadamu in the second half of the match. ^[2]

Achievements

• League Championship (for Districts): 2

Winner: 1991, 2007.

• Inter-District Championship  : 7

Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024

Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978.

• Battle of the Giants: 4

Winner: 1997, 2019. 2022 ,2023 , 2025

Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012,

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 5

Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015, 2025.

Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.

• Champion versus Champion: 5

Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020.

Runner-up: 1994.

• Girmit Cup: 1

Winner: 1979.

Runner-up:

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 Inter-District Championship

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FIJ Simione Tamanisau 2 DF   FIJ Iliesa Lino 3 FW   FIJ Simione Ragoneturaga 4 DF   FIJ Sitiveni Rakai 5 FW   SOL Tigi Molea 6 DF   FIJ Jone Lalagavesi 7 FW   SOL Junior Fordney 8 MF   FIJ Malakai Arbaaz 9 MF   FIJ Rusiate Doidoi 10 MF   FIJ Christopher Wasasala 11 FW   FIJ Ilisoni Lolaivalu

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW   FIJ Ashneel Raju 13 MF   FIJ Eparama Moraica 14 DF   FIJ Akeimi Ralulu 15 MF   FIJ Dan Steiner 16 FW   FIJ Sailosi Tawake 17 MF   FIJ Lekima Gonerau 18 FW   FIJ Netani Suluka 19 DF   FIJ Taniela Evo Waqa 20 DF   FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi 21 GK   FIJ Jitoko Vulava 22 GK   FIJ Joji Vuakaca

Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   FIJ Kartik Sharma 9   FIJ Mohammed RASASA 10 FW   FIJ Sailimone Ravonokula 11   FIJ Peni Misipopi 12   FIJ Isacc SAHAYAM

No. Pos. Nation Player 13   FIJ Nemani Dolodai 16   FIJ Aminisitai BULUI 18   FIJ Melvin MANI 19   FIJ Rohan NATH

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Alvin Chand
Assistant coach	Kasim Khan
Team manager	Ravinesh Chand
Youth team coach	Alvin Chand

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Current women's staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Roneel Ram

Source: ^[3]

See also

• Fiji Football Association

References

1. "FIJI FA District Affiliates".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. 2011 Courts IDC final  – Fiji Times
3. "LABASA WOMEN FC LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON DEBUT OFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAMPAIGN". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 February 2024.