Association | Vanuatu Football Federation | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Francois Sakama | ||
Captain | Bong Kalo | ||
Most caps | Bong Kalo (13) | ||
Top scorer | Jean Kaltak (9) | ||
FIFA code | VAN | ||
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First international | |||
Tahiti 2–1 New Hebrides (Papeete, Tahiti; December 8, 1974) | |||
Biggest win | |||
American Samoa 0–15 Vanuatu (Apia, Samoa; August 19, 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Fiji 11–0 Vanuatu (Suva, Fiji; October 1, 1994) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2017) | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 16 (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2014, 2016) |
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence and renamed their country to Vanuatu.
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 14 times (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016). In 2014, the team got the best result with a second place as they finished behind Fiji. Two years later, they would qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating the Solomon Islands in the semifinals to book a spot and compete at their first ever FIFA tournament. [1]
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1977–2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
2019–2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
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 Under 20 Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
as New Hebrides | ||||||||
1974 | Third place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
1978 | Did not enter | |||||||
as Vanuatu | ||||||||
1980 | Did not enter | |||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1985 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1988 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1990 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
1992 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
1994 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
1997 | Did not compete | |||||||
1998 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
2001 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2005 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | |
2007 | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
2011 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
2013 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
2016 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
Total | Runners-up | 63 | 27 | 7 | 29 | 130 | 130 |
Position | |
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Head coach | Francois Sakama |
Team Manager | Peter Takaro |
High Performance Coach | David Laurent Baltase |
Assistant coach 1 | Kaison Maki |
Assistant coach 2 | Vital Bong |
Team Manager | Peter Takaro |
Goalkeeper coach & Kit Manager | Obed Jimmy |
Doctor | Basil Leodoro |
Physio | Albert Kaipam |
Vanuatu at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup before a match against Mexico at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea.
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.
23 May 2014 2014 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 1–0 | New Caledonia | Suva, Fiji |
17:00 | Justin Koka 66' | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) |
25 May 2014 2014 OFC U-20 Championship | Solomon Islands | 0–0 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti) |
27 May 2014 2014 OFC U-20 Championship | American Samoa | 0–4 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
19:30 UTC+12 | Report | Bong Kalo 15' Alex Saniel 41' Kersom Kalsong 56', 67' | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Referee: Ravinesh Behairi (Fiji) |
29 May 2014 2014 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 2–2 | Fiji | Suva, Fiji |
17:00 UTC+12 | Bong Kalo 22' Kerry Iawak 57' | Report | Nickel Chand 25' Jale Dreloa 40' | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti) |
27 May 2014 2014 OFC U-20 Championship | Papua New Guinea | 2–4 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
19:30 UTC+12 | Goshen Donna 15' (o.g.) Papalau Awele 62' | Report | Kersom Kalsong 42', 63' Tony Kaltak 89', 90+3' | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Referee: George Time Solomon Islands) |
3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 1–0 | Fiji | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Tenene 61' | Report | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand) |
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Wilkins 50' (pen.) Kalo 56' Thomas 81' | Report | Yanum 77' | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 3–1 | Papua New Guinea | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Wilkins 50' (pen.) Kalo 56' Thomas 81' | Report | Yanum 77' | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | New Caledonia | 0–1 | Vanuatu | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Report | Wilkins 90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand) |
13 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Vanuatu | 2–1 | Solomon Islands | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
14:30 | Tenene 36' Massing 90+4' | Report | Gise 21' | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand) |
17 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | New Zealand | 5–0 | Vanuatu | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
14:30 | Ashworth 13' Dyer 34' Bevan 76' Imrie 88', 90' | Report Report (NZ Football) | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
1 May 2017 Friendly | Vanuatu | 2-3 | Singapore | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
Bong Kalo 10' Azariah Soromon 75' | Report | Hami Syahin 28' Jordan Chan 45' Muhaimin Suhaimi 62' |
4 May 2017 Friendly | Vanuatu | 1-1 | Singapore | Choa Chu Kang Stadium |
Godine Tenene9' | Report | Hanafi Akbar 82' |
7 May 2017 Friendly | Vanuatu | 1-1 | Singapore | Bishan Stadium |
Bong Kalo 90+1' (pen) | Muhaimin Suhaimi 90' (pen) |
14 May 2017 Friendly | Vanuatu | 1-1 | Vietnam | Bishan Stadium |
10:30 | Ronaldo Wilkins 4' | Trần Thanh Sơn 40' |
20 May 2017 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Vanuatu | 2-3 | Mexico | Daejeon, South Korea |
17:00 | Kalo 52' Wilkins 62' | Report | Magaña 10' Cisneros 25' Álvarez 90+4' | Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
23 May 2017 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Venezuela | 7-0 | Vanuatu | Daejeon, South Korea |
17:00 | Velásquez 30' Córdova 42', 73' Peñaranda 46' Faríñez 56' (pen.) Hurtado 82' Sosa 89' | Report | Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 1,495 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
26 May 2017 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Germany | 3-2 | Vanuatu | Seogwipo, South Korea |
17:00 | Badu 27' Reese 32' Iyoha 50' | Report | Kalo 52', 77' | Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
6 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Vanuatu | 1-3 | Fiji | Pirae, Tahiti |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 300 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
9 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | New Caledonia | 8-1 | Vanuatu | Pirae, Tahiti |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 300 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
12 August 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship | Solomon Islands | 1-0 | Vanuatu | Pirae, Tahiti |
12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Fautaua Attendance: 150 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
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