Tafea F.C.

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Tafea Football Club
Tafea FC.png
Full nameTafea Football Club
Ground Port Vila Municipal Stadium
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Capacity6,500
Manager Flag of Vanuatu.svg Robert Calvo
League Port Vila Football League
2022–23 6th

Tafea Football Club is an association football team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.

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Tafea won the first 15 championships from the start of the Premia Divisen of the Port Vila Football League between 1994 and 2008–09, a world record for the most domestic titles in a row [1] (the streak was broken by Amicale in the league's 16th season). The team also reached the final of the 2001 Oceania Club Championship Tournament, where it lost out to Australia's Wollongong Wolves.

Achievements

2005, 2009, 2013, 2014
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008–09, 2018–19 [2]

Performance in OFC competitions

Best: 2nd place in 2001
1987: 6th place
1999: 5th place
2001: 2nd place
2005: 3rd place
2006: 5th place
2007–08: 4th place
2009–10: 5th place
2013–14: 9th place
2014–15: 8th place

Current squad

Squad for 2019–20 Port Vila Premier League

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN James Iamar
GK Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN John Kalo
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Cyril Leo
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Kevin Shem
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Waiwo Kalmet
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Lucien Hinge
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Sampaio Samson
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Joshua Tokyo
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Gordshem Dona
DF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Bill Charley
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Franco Tawal
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Jayson Timatua
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN John Thomas
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Renold Iwai
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Tommy Godden
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Harrison Massing
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Richard Manuriki
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Glenn Nimruken
MF Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Reece Tasip
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Evaristo Kapalu
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Watson Maliwan
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Samuel Namatak
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Benjamin Naviti
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Jordy Tasip
FW Flag of Vanuatu.svg  VAN Allista Kalip

Staff

PositionName
Coach Flag of Vanuatu.svg Robert Calvo

Former coaches

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