Nickname(s) | Bonitos, Mamula's | ||
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Association | Solomon Islands Football Federation | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Jerry Allen | ||
Captain | Junior Petua | ||
Top scorer | Atkin Kaua (5) | ||
FIFA code | SOL | ||
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First international | |||
Fiji 1–3 Solomon Islands (Suva, Fiji; 24 September 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands (Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 6–0 Solomon Islands (Papeete, Tahiti; 13 September 2022) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2005, 2011) |
The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)
The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 10 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and their best results were in 2005 and 2011 when the team reached the final, but unfortunately they lost against Australia and New Zealand respectively.
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1974 | Did not enter | ||||||||
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1994 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
1997 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1998 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | ||
2001 | Group stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||
2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2005 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||
2007 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | ||
2008 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2011 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
2013 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2014 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
2016 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
2018 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||
Total | 10/23 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 105 | 64 |
U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Total | TBD | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Position | |
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Head coach | Jerry Allen |
Assistant coach | Eddie Rukumana |
Team manager | Leonard Paia |
Physio | Michael Lalagogno |
The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tahiti | 2–2 | Solomon Islands | Luganville, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Siejidr 13' Salem 34' | Report | Witney 50' Raramo 65' | Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) |
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Cook Islands | 0–3 | Solomon Islands | Luganville, Vanuatu |
12:00 | Report | Waita 54' Witney 56', 83' | Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Solomon Islands | 0–0 | New Zealand | Luganville, Vanuatu |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia) |
13 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 2–1 | Solomon Islands | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
14:30 | Tenene 36' Massing 90+4' | Report | Gise 21' | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand) |
6 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | New Caledonia | 2–3 | Solomon Islands | Pirae, Tahiti |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
9 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Fiji | Pirae, Tahiti |
15:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 200 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
12 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Vanuatu | Pirae, Tahiti |
12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 150 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
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The Tahiti men's national football team represents French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just Tahiti, and has competed in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) since 1990.
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