Vailima Kiwi FC

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Kiwi FC
2015-16 Vailima Kiwi FC Logo.jpg
Full nameVailima Kiwi FC
Nickname(s) Kiwi
Founded1977
Ground National Soccer Stadium (Samoa)
Capacity3,500
ManagerMartin Tamasese
League Samoa National League
2021 4th

Kiwi FC is a Samoan football club based in Apia. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The team has won the most titles of any Samoan football team (9 in total) - 7 leagues and 2 cups.

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Honours

Former crest of Kiwi SC Kiwi SC.gif
Former crest of Kiwi SC

OFC Champions League records

1999 - 8th Place

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-13 Nadi FC

Kiwi FC 1-14 AS Vénus

2012-13 - 11th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 1-2 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 1-2 Lotoha'apai United

2013-14 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 4-2 Lotoha'apai United

Kiwi FC 3-0 Tupapa Maraerenga

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Waitakere United

Kiwi FC 0-8 Pirae

Kiwi FC 0-8 Solomon Warriors

2016 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 6-2 Utulei Youth

Kiwi FC 2-1 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 7-1 Veitongo

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Magenta

Kiwi FC 3-4 Nadi

Kiwi FC 0-7 Tefana

The team returned to the league in 2019 after a two-year absence. [1] They came second in the 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, [2] [3] but was eliminated in the group stage. [4]

Current squad

Squad for 2020 - 21 Samoan National League [5]

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 Samoa.svg  SAM Semu Faimata
GK Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Eti Fatu
DF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Eli Satuala
DF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Kitiona Nauer
DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Adrián Cedeño
DF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Jarrell Sale
DF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Tavita To'o
DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ansheil Kumar
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Federico Diaz
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Cihan Erbil
MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Janardhan Goswami
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Adam McGeorge
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Samuelu Malo
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Falaniko Nanumea
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Lafi Ioane
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Lionel Taylor
MF Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Silao Malo
FW Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Paulo Scanlan
FW Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Timote Halahingano
FW Flag of Samoa.svg  SAM Lotial Mano

Former players

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References

  1. "Samoa's Kiwi FC returns to the scene". Loop Samoa. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. Thomas Airey (8 February 2019). "Kiwi FC back into training having advanced in Champions League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. "Sport: Tupapa, Kiwi FC advance in OFC Champions League". RNZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "Sport: OFC Champions League holders advance to knockout stage". RNZ. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/vailimakiwifc/ [ user-generated source ]