Association | Tonga Football Association | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Timote Polovili | ||
Captain | Sione Tu'ifangaloka | ||
Most caps | Sione Tu'ifangaloka Tevita Vakatapu Vai Lutu (8) | ||
Top scorer | Hemaloto Polovili (3) | ||
FIFA code | TGA | ||
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First international | |||
Samoa 1–0 Tonga (Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Cook Islands 0–3 Tonga (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 26 May 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tonga 0–19 Australia (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 25 January 2005) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (6 times) |
The Tonga national under-20 football team represents Tonga in international Under 20 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.
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 U-19 Championship | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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1974 | Did not enter | No qualification | ||||||||||||
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1998 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||||||
2001 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||
2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||
2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||
2007 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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2016 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | No qualification | |||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 33 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 140 | |||||||
U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1977 to 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | TBD | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tonga | 1–1 | Cook Islands | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
12:00 | Po'oi 51' | Report | C. Tiputoa 77' | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250 [1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) |
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tonga | 1–1 | American Samoa | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
12:00 | Likiliki 10' | Report | Fiso 6' | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200 [2] Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji) |
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa | 3–3 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
15:00 | Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80' | Report | Polovili 10', 40', 73' | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300 [3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
26 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga | 3–0 | Cook Islands | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) |
29 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga | 2–0 | American Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
13:30 |
| Report | Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
1 June 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Samoa | 1–1 | Tonga | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) |
5 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Tonga | 0–4 | Papua New Guinea | Pirae, Tahiti |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu) |
8 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | New Zealand | 14–0 | Tonga | Pirae, Tahiti |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji) |
11 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Tahiti | 2–0 | Tonga | Pirae, Tahiti |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
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