Labasa F.C.

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Labasa F.C.
Labasa FC Logo.png
Full nameLabasa Football Club
Nickname(s)Babasiga Lions
Founded1942;83 years ago (1942)
Ground Subrail Park
Labasa, Fiji
Capacity10,000
ChairmanRayaz Khan
Manager Alvin Chand
League National Football League (Fiji)
2024 2nd

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

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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

Winner: 1991, 2007.
Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024
Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978.
Winner: 1997, 2019. 2022 ,2023 , 2025
Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012,


Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015, 2025.
Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.
Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020.
Runner-up: 1994.
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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Simione Tamanisau
2 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Iliesa Lino
3 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Simione Ragoneturaga
4 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sitiveni Rakai
5 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Tigi Molea
6 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Jone Lalagavesi
7 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Junior Fordney
8 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Malakai Arbaaz
9 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Rusiate Doidoi
10 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Christopher Wasasala
11 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ilisoni Lolaivalu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ashneel Raju
13 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Eparama Moraica
14 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Akeimi Ralulu
15 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Dan Steiner
16 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sailosi Tawake
17 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Lekima Gonerau
18 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Netani Suluka
19 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Taniela Evo Waqa
20 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi
21 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Jitoko Vulava
22 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Kartik Sharma
9Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mohammed RASASA
10 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sailimone Ravonokula
11Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Peni Misipopi
12Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Isacc SAHAYAM
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Nemani Dolodai
16Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Aminisitai BULUI
18Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Melvin MANI
19Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Rohan NATH

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Fiji.svg Alvin Chand
Assistant coach Flag of Fiji.svg Kasim Khan
Team manager Flag of Fiji.svg Ravinesh Chand
Youth team coach Flag of Fiji.svg Alvin Chand

Source: [ citation needed ]

Current women's staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Fiji.svg Roneel Ram

Source: [3]

See also

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.