Niue national soccer team

Niue

Association	Niue Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Affiliate until 2021)
Most caps	Bradley Punu Brandy Falepeau Colin Ikinepule Deve Talagi Foli Ikitule Lamosa Sionetuato Lefulefu Hipa Lopesi Sehina Speedo Hetutu Tea Konelio Tahafa Talagi (2)
FIFA code	NIU
First international
Tahiti 14–0 Niue   (Apia, Western Samoa; 20 August 1983) [1]
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
Niue 0–19 Papua New Guinea   (Apia, Western Samoa; 22 August 1983)
Pacific Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1983 )
Best result	Group stage (1983)

The Niue national soccer team was the national soccer team of Niue, an associated state of New Zealand. It played its only two games at the 1983 South Pacific Games.

History

The team played its only international games at the 1983 South Pacific Games. A 0–14 loss to Tahiti was followed by a 0–19 loss to Papua New Guinea.

The Niue Island Soccer Association was an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) until its membership was revoked in 2021 due to inactivity. ^[2] Because it was not a FIFA member, the team was already ineligible to enter the World Cup even when it was still an OFC member. ^[3]

The first official 11 v 11 match in several years was announced for November 2023. The match will be a representative team of the south vs the north of Niue. ^[4]

All International Results

Niue score is shown first in each case.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Niue scorers	Att.	Ref.
1	20 August 1983	Apia (N)	Tahiti	0–14	1983 South Pacific Games		—	[5] [6] [7]
2	22 August 1983	Apia (N)	Papua New Guinea	0–19	1983 South Pacific Games		—	[5] [6] [7]

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 22 August 1983.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Papua New Guinea	1	0	0	1	0	19	−19	0.00
Tahiti	1	0	0	1	0	14	−14	0.00
Total	2	0	0	2	0	33	−33	0.00

Source: Complete International Results

Players

See List of Niue international footballers.

References

1. "Elo Ratings: Niue". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
2. "Niue removed as associate member of Oceania Football". Radio NZ International. 6 March 2021.
3. "OFC Statutes, Article 10, Section 2b" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
4. Magaoa, Sariah (18 August 2023). "Vaiea champions Open Mens & Womens Futsal Tournament 2023 third year in a row". TV Niue. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
5. "World Football Elo Ratings: Niue". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
6. Courtney, Barrie (26 April 2002). "Niue - List of International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 December 2019.
7. Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (17 October 2016). "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 December 2019.