Nalkutan F.C.

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Nalkutan F.C.
Full nameNalkutan Football Club
Nickname(s)The Boys from the south
Founded1963
Ground Lamenu Stadium
Tanna, Vanuatu
Capacity6,500
ManagerLakar Silas
League Tanna Premier Football League
2016 1st

Nalkutan F.C. is a Vanuatuan football team based in Tanna. They are known to be the second non-Port Vila based club that has qualified for the OFC Champions League.

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History

Nalkutan was founded in 1963. However there is not much known about the first 50 years. However, in 2011 Nalkutan won the VFF TVL cup after beating Sia-Raga 1-0. This was the first time since 1980 that a non-Port Vila club has won the cup. In 2016 they made headlights through all of the Oceania Region when they won the VFF National Super League which meant that they had qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League for the first time in the history of the club

Achievements

VFF National Super League:1
Winners: 2016

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 OFC Champions League Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN John David Yokai
2 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Noah Roger
3 DF Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Nelson Sale Kilifa
4 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Kevin Shem
5 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Robert Thomas
6 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Raoul Coulon
7 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Bob Isaac
8 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Jean Taussi
9 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL James Naka
10 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Bong Kalo
11 FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Azariah Soromon
12 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Eddison Stephens
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Pierre Alick
14 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Kerry Iawak
15 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Ignace Iamak
16 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Daniel Natou
17 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Joses Nawo
18 DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Jeffrey Tes
19 FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Kawia Lava
20 GK Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Kaloran Firiam
25 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Roddy Lenga
27 MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Richard Manuriki
30 GK Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Anthony Taiwia

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