Navutoka FC

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Navutoka FC
Full nameNavutoka Football Club
Manager Lui Muavesi
League Tonga Major League
2023 2nd

Navutoka is a football club from Tonga, currently playing in the Tonga Major League, the highest level of association football competition in Tonga. [1]

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History

The first record of Navutoka playing in the Tongan football league system is in 1975. [2] They reached the second place out of eight participants. They returned not earlier than the 1983 season. From this time they were a regular participant in the Tonga Major League. In 1989 [3] and 1994 [4] they won the league. The 1994 win would be the last win for another club than Lotohaʻapai United. From 1998 until 2008 they won all the titles. [5] Navutoka have never played in the Oceania Club Championship because in the years that they became champions the competition was not held.

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 Tonga Major League

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Nicolas Vea
DF Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Petuli Tokotaha
DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Lui Muavesi
MF Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Sione Tovo
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Pio Palu
FW Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Penieli Moa
FW Flag of Tonga.svg  TGA Tuloi Maamaloa

Honours

Winners 1989, 1994

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References

  1. Tonga 2013 at RSSSF
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