Tonga national under-20 football team

Tonga U20
Association	Tonga Football Association
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
First colours	Second colours
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)

Last updated July 18, 2025

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.

OFC

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
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Did not enter							No qualification
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
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
2008
2011
2013
2014
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	Group stage	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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
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

Current squad

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.

Caps and goals as of 16 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Nimilote Moala	(2003-07-18) July 18, 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Foloha Marist Kauvai
16	1 GK	Manamo'ui Halahingano	(2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Havelu
22	1 GK	Viliame Li	(2004-01-11) January 11, 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Navutoka

2	2 DF	Unaloto Aho	(2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Nukuhetulu
3	2 DF	Macklean Veatupu	(2004-03-11) March 11, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Nukuhetulu
4	2 DF	Feleti Lonitenisi	(2004-04-02) April 2, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Utui
5	2 DF	Ulukaulupe Akolo	(2003-09-16) September 16, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Havelu
8	2 DF	Utu'one Lea'aetoa	(2005-02-16) February 16, 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Veitongo
13	2 DF	Napoleone Hala	(2004-05-10) May 10, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Feletoa
17	2 DF	Penisimani Latu	(2005-12-11) December 11, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Nukuhetulu
19	2 DF	Fakaofo Tonga	(2004-10-29) October 29, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Navutoka
23	2 DF	Motu Pasikala	(2005-09-01) September 1, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Toloa Old Boys

6	3 MF	Christopher Kefu	(2003-02-11) February 11, 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Veitongo
7	3 MF	Sosefo Mailangi	(2003-11-09) November 9, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Havelu
11	3 MF	Lisiate Feke	(2004-03-25) March 25, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Longolongo
14	3 MF	Michael Fotu	(2004-08-23) August 23, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Nukuhetulu
15	3 MF	Herick Funaki	(2003-08-07) August 7, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Longolongo
18	3 MF	Kotoni Talia'uli	(2004-11-02) November 2, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Fasi mo e Afi
20	3 MF	Sosefo Tolu	(2004-02-25) February 25, 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Longoteme
24	3 MF	Petelo Naniseni	(2003-12-20) December 20, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Navutoka

9	4 FW	Kulisitofa Kite	(2003-01-17) January 17, 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Lavengatonga
10	4 FW	Amoni Fifita	(2004-06-26) June 26, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Makave
12	4 FW	Sione Veamatahau	(2003-04-12) April 12, 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Navutoka
21	4 FW	Kipione Fetuiaki	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Utui
25	4 FW	Tomasi Teu	(2004-05-11) May 11, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Foloha Marist Kauvai

Fixtures and results

2016

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)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	3–0	Cook Islands	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Kau 17' Rajani 24' (pen.), 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	2–0	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Namoa 7', 50'	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	1–1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tonga	0–4	Papua New Guinea	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00		Report	J. Allen 45+1' Kerobin 66' A. Allen 72', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	14–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Tipelu 15' Schnell 36', 68' Bell 38', 41', 42' Whyte 46', 47', 89' Spragg 54', 57', 88' Spain 56' Curry 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tahiti	2–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Nordman 45' Morgant 51'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

References

↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links

Tonga Football Federation official website

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[1] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.

[2] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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