Tonga national football team results

This page details the match results and statistics of the Tonga national football team.

Key

Key to matches Att.=Match attendance (H)=Home ground (A)=Away ground (N)=Neutral ground

Key to record by opponent Pld=Games played W=Games won D=Games drawn L=Games lost GF=Goals for GA=Goals against

Results

Tonga's score is shown first in each case.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Tonga scorers	Att.	Ref.
1	29 August 1979	Buckhurst Park, Suva (N)	Tahiti	0–8	1979 South Pacific Games		—	[1] [2] [3]
2	1 September 1979	Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)	Tuvalu	3–5	1979 South Pacific Games	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [3]
3	5 September 1979	Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)	Wallis and Futuna	1–0	1979 South Pacific Games	Unknown	—	[1] [3]
4	6 September 1979	Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)	New Hebrides	1–7	1979 South Pacific Games	Unknown	—	[1] [3]
5	20 August 1983	Apia (N)	Wallis and Futuna	0–3	1983 South Pacific Games		—	[1] [2] [4]
6	22 August 1983	Apia (N)	Western Samoa	3–3	1983 South Pacific Games	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [4]
7	24 August 1983	Apia (N)	American Samoa	3–2	1983 South Pacific Games	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [4]
8	7 December 1993	Port Vila (N)	Vanuatu	0–3	1993 South Pacific Mini Games		—	[1] [2] [5]
9	10 December 1993	Port Vila (N)	Papua New Guinea	0–5	1993 South Pacific Mini Games		—	[1] [2] [5]
10	13 December 1993	Port Vila (N)	New Caledonia	0–11	1993 South Pacific Mini Games		—	[1] [2] [5]
11	24 November 1994	Western Samoa (N)	Tahiti	0–1	1994 Polynesia Cup [A]		—	[1] [2] [6]
12	25 November 1994	Western Samoa (N)	Western Samoa	2–2	1994 Polynesia Cup [A]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [6]
13	28 November 1994	Western Samoa (N)	American Samoa	2–1	1994 Polynesia Cup [A]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [6]
14	11 November 1996	Nukuʻalofa (N)	Cook Islands	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Moleni (2)	500	[1] [2] [7]
15	15 November 1996	Nukuʻalofa (N)	Western Samoa	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Vane	1,500	[1] [2] [7]
16	15 February 1997	Nukuʻalofa (H)	Solomon Islands	0–4	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification		3,000	[1] [2] [7]
17	1 March 1997	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (A)	Solomon Islands	0–9	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification		4,000	[1] [2] [7]
18	2 September 1998	Rarotonga (N)	American Samoa	3–0	1998 Polynesia Cup [B]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [8]
19	3 September 1998	Rarotonga (N)	Tahiti	0–5	1998 Polynesia Cup [B]		—	[1] [2] [8]
20	5 September 1998	Rarotonga (N)	Cook Islands	2–2	1998 Polynesia Cup [B]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [8]
21	7 September 1998	Rarotonga (N)	Samoa	0–2	1998 Polynesia Cup [B]		—	[1] [2] [8]
22	6 June 2000	Paranuu Stadium, Papeete (N)	Samoa	0–4	2000 Polynesia Cup [C]		—	[1] [2] [9] [10]
23	8 June 2000	Paranuu Stadium, Papeete (N)	Cook Islands	1–2	2000 Polynesia Cup [C]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [9] [10]
24	10 June 2000	Paranuu Stadium, Papeete (N)	Tahiti	1–8	2000 Polynesia Cup [C]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [9] [10]
25	14 June 2000	Paranuu Stadium, Papeete (N)	American Samoa	2–1	2000 Polynesia Cup [C]	Unknown	—	[1] [2] [9] [10]
26	7 April 2001	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour (N)	Samoa	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	L. Taufahema	500	[1] [2] [11]
27	9 April 2001	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour (N)	Australia	0–22	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification		1,500	[1] [2] [11]
28	14 April 2001	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour (N)	American Samoa	5–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	L. Taufahema (3), Moa, Fakava	1,000	[1] [2] [11]
29	16 April 2001	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour (N)	Fiji	1–8	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	F. Taufahema	1,000	[1] [2] [11]
30	9 March 2002	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	Samoa	0–2	2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification		—	[1] [2] [12]
31	12 March 2002	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	American Samoa	7–2	2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification	Suli (3), Maamaaloa, F. Taufahema, Uele, Fifita	—	[1] [2] [12]
32	14 March 2002	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	Papua New Guinea	0–5	2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification		—	[1] [2] [12]
33	16 March 2002	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	New Caledonia	0–9	2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification		—	[1] [2] [12]
34	1 July 2003	National Stadium, Suva (N)	Papua New Guinea	2–2	2003 South Pacific Games	Feao (2)	3,000	[1] [2] [13]
35	3 July 2003	National Stadium, Suva (N)	New Caledonia	0–4	2003 South Pacific Games		700	[1] [2] [13]
36	5 July 2003	Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)	Micronesia	7–0	2003 South Pacific Games	Fonua, Tevi, Mark Uhatahi (2), Feao (2), Uele	1,000	[1] [2] [13]
37	7 July 2003	Churchill Park, Lautoka (N)	Tahiti	0–4	2003 South Pacific Games		3,000	[1] [2] [13]
38	10 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)	Solomon Islands	0–6	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [D]		12,385	[1] [2] [14]
39	15 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)	Cook Islands	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [D]	Mark Uhatahi, Vaitaki	15,000	[1] [2] [14]
40	17 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)	Tahiti	0–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [D]		400	[1] [2] [14]
41	19 May 2004	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)	New Caledonia	0–8	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [D]		15,000	[1] [2] [14]
42	27 August 2007	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	Solomon Islands	0–4	2007 South Pacific Games [E]		350	[1] [15]
43	29 August 2007	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	Samoa	1–2	2007 South Pacific Games [E]	Feao	1,850	[1] [15]
44	1 September 2007	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	American Samoa	4–0	2007 South Pacific Games [E]	Moala, Palu (2), K. Uhatahi	200	[1] [15]
45	3 September 2007	Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)	Vanuatu	1–4	2007 South Pacific Games [E]	Savieti	50	[1] [15]
46	11 June 2009	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nukuʻalofa (H)	Cook Islands	1–1	Friendly	Ma'ake Uhatahi	—	[1] [16]
47	13 June 2009	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nukuʻalofa (H)	Cook Islands	1–2	Friendly	Ma'ake Uhatahi	—	[1] [17]
48	22 November 2011	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	American Samoa	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [F]	Feao	150	[1] [18]
49	24 November 2011	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	Samoa	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [F]	L. Taufahema	180	[1] [18]
50	26 November 2011	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	Cook Islands	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [F]	Maamaaloa, Falatau	200	[1] [18]
51	19 August 2015	Govind Park, Ba (A)	Fiji	0–5	Friendly		—	[1] [19]
52	31 August 2015	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 1), Nukuʻalofa (N)	Cook Islands	0–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [G]		300	[1] [20]
53	2 September 2015	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 1), Nukuʻalofa (N)	American Samoa	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [G]	S. Uhatahi	200	[1] [20]
54	4 September 2015	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 2), Nukuʻalofa (N)	Samoa	0–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [G]		250	[1] [20]
55	2 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)	Solomon Islands	0–8	2017 Pacific Mini Games		1,000	[1] [21]
56	6 December 2017	Korman Stadium, Port Vila (N)	Vanuatu	0–5	2017 Pacific Mini Games		6,000	[1] [21]
57	9 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)	New Caledonia	2–4	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Feao, Uele	2,000	[1] [21]
58	12 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)	Fiji	0–4	2017 Pacific Mini Games		1,000	[1] [21]
59	15 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)	Tuvalu	3–4	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Polovili, Tokotaha (2)	1,000	[1] [21]
60	12 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	Samoa	0–2	2019 Pacific Games		1,200	[1] [22]
61	15 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	Vanuatu	0–14	2019 Pacific Games		100	[1] [22]
62	18 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)	Papua New Guinea	0–8	2019 Pacific Games		100	[1] [22]
—	13 March 2022	Al-Arabi Stadium, Doha (N)	Cook Islands	w/o [H]	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification		—	[23] [24]
63	18 November 2023	SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)	New Caledonia	0–7	2023 Pacific Games		—	[1] [25]
64	21 November 2023	SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)	Cook Islands	1–2	2023 Pacific Games	Kendler	—	[1] [26]
65	27 November 2023	SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)	Tuvalu	0–4	2023 Pacific Games		—	[1] [27]
66	30 November 2023	SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)	American Samoa	6–2	2023 Pacific Games	Polovili (2), Fifita (2), Tu’ifangaloka, Rajani	—	[1] [28]
67	20 March 2024	Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa (N)	Samoa	1–4	2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification	Kite	500	[1] [29]
68	26 March 2024	Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa (N)	Cook Islands	0–1	2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification		500	[1] [30]
69	6 September 2024	FFS Football Stadium (Field 1), Apia (N)	Cook Islands	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Tikoipau, Polovili, Kefu	300	[1] [31] [32]
70	9 September 2024	FFS Football Stadium (Field 1), Apia (N)	Samoa	1–2 ( a.e.t. )	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sonasi	500	[1] [33] [34]

Notes

1. ^
   A: The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.
2. ^
   B: The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup.
3. ^
   C: The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.
4. ^
   D: The first round of Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
5. ^
   E: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
6. ^
   F: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
7. ^
   G: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.
8. ^
   H: Tonga withdrew from qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 9 September 2024.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	10	8	0	2	34	12	+22	80.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	22	−22	0.00
Cook Islands	11	4	2	5	15	16	−1	36.36
Micronesia	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Fiji	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0.00
New Caledonia	6	0	0	6	2	43	−41	0.00
Papua New Guinea	4	0	1	3	2	20	−18	0.00
Samoa [lower-alpha 1]	13	2	3	8	11	27	−16	15.38
Solomon Islands	5	0	0	5	0	31	−31	0.00
Tahiti	6	0	0	6	1	28	−27	0.00
Tuvalu	3	0	0	3	6	13	−7	0.00
Vanuatu [lower-alpha 2]	5	0	0	5	2	33	−31	0.00
Wallis and Futuna	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	50.00
Total	70	16	6	48	82	265	−183	22.86

Source: Results
Notes:

1. Includes results as Western Samoa.
2. Includes results as New Hebrides.

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