Fiji national under-20 football team

National association football team

Fiji U20

Association

Fiji Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Bobby Mimms

Captain

Thomas Dunn & Abdullah Aiyas

Most caps

Praneel Naidu & Narendra Rao (12)

Top scorer

Rusiate Matarerega (5)

FIFA code

FIJ

First colours

Second colours

First international

Fiji 1 – 1 New Zealand

(Auckland, New Zealand; November 11, 1978)

Biggest win

Fiji 10 – 1 Western Samoa

(Suva, Fiji; September 6, 1988)

Biggest defeat

Australia 11 – 0 Fiji

(Melbourne, Australia; December 21, 2002)

World Cup

Appearances

2 (first in 2015)

Best result

Group stage (2015, 2023)

OFC U-20 Championship

Appearances

22 (first in 1978)

Best result

Winners (2014)

The Fiji national under-20 football team is controlled by the Fiji Football Association and represents Fiji in international under-20 football competitions.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–2013	did not qualify
2015	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	11
2017–2019	did not qualify
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2023	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	16
2025	did not qualify
Total	2/24	6	1	0	5	4	27

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Withdrew
1978	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	6
1980	Third Place	3	2	1	0	10	7
1982	Group stage	4	1	1	2	3	15
1985		5	1	1	3	9	12
1986		4	0	2	2	3	14
1988	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	13	10
1990	Group stage	4	0	1	3	2	7
1992		4	2	0	2	11	7
1994		3	0	0	3	1	11
1997		4	1	1	2	6	16
1998	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	13	6
2001	Group stage	4	2	0	2	4	4
2002	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	14	16
2005	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	13	9
2007	Group stage	6	4	0	2	16	6
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2011	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	5	11
2013	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	8	8
2014	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	3
2016	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2022	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	4
Total	22/23	85	33	12	41	150	180

Naidu Khan Sivoki Tuivuna Prasad Naidu Rao Dreola Hughes Nabenia Waqa Fiji's starting line-up against American Samoa, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current technical staff

Position
Head Coach	Bobby Mimms
Team Director	Ravindra Swamy
Manager	Kartik Reddy
Assistant Coach	Ronil Lal
Assistant Coach	Marika Rodu
Team Doctor	Mousheen Khan
Physio	Varoon Karan

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May-June 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2023, after the match against New Zealand.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aydin Mustahib	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Auckland United
13	1GK	Joji Vuakaca	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Labasa
20	1GK	Isikeli Sevanaia	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Nadroga

5	2DF	Sakiusa Saqiri	(2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Tavua
7	2DF	Arshad Khan	(2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Macarthur Rams
16	2DF	Gaery Kubu	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Tailevu Naitasari
17	2DF	Mohammed Fataul	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Ba
18	2DF	Samuel Navoce	(2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Ba
21	2DF	Sterling Vasconcellos	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Lautoka

2	3MF	Peter Ravai	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Rewa
3	3MF	Eneriko Matau	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Nadi
4	3MF	Abdullah Aiyas	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Bonnyrigg White Eagles
6	3MF	Thomas Dunn	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Navua
8	3MF	Joshua Laqeretabua	(2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Charlton Athletic
10	3MF	Nabil Begg	(2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Ba
11	3MF	Gulam Razool	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Ba
12	3MF	Clarence Hussain	(2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Labasa
15	3MF	Sailasa Ratu	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Tavua
19	3MF	Junior Dekedeke	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Lautoka

9	4FW	Faazil Faizul Ali	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Ba
14	4FW	Apisai Rabuka	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Coastal Spirit

Fixtures and results

International Matches in last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Win Draw Loss

2022

Fiji

Papua New Guinea

8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Fiji	3–0 (w/o)	Papua New Guinea	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report

Tonga

Fiji

11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tonga	0–3	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
17:00 –10		Report	Raheem 64' Mohammed 71' Begg 84'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Tahiti

Fiji

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship GS	Tahiti	0–0	Fiji	Stade Pater, Pirae
20:00 –10		Report		Attendance: 600 Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Fiji

Samoa

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship QF	Fiji	4–1	Samoa	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Mani 35', 45+1', 56' (pen.) Rotidara 86'	Report	Leddy 54'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

Fiji

New Caledonia

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship SF	Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10	Begg 75'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: McKenzie Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Fiji

New Zealand

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2022 OFC U-19 Championship Final	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Stade Pater, Pirae
09:30 –10		Report	Colloty 34', 40' Herdman 83'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2023

Indonesia

Fiji

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Indonesia	4–0	Fiji	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Arkhan 35' Kakang 50' Resa 60' Hokky 86'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Fiji

Guatemala

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	1–3	Guatemala	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30	Razool 13'	Report	Munoz 68' Bantes 82' Palencia 90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Referee: Aprisman Aranda (Indonesia)

Fiji

New Zealand

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 2023 PSSI U-20 Mini Tournament	Fiji	0–3	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7		Report	Beale 4' Obel Hall 7' Herdman 51'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Fiji

Slovakia

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Fiji	0–4	Slovakia	San Juan, Argentina
18:00 UTC−3		Report	Gaži 17' Szolgai 25' Gajdoš 70' Jambor 79'	Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 9,359 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

United States

Fiji

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	United States	3–0	Fiji	San Juan, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Luna 66' Cowell 88' Wiley 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Ecuador

Fiji

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Ecuador	9–0	Fiji	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00 UTC−3	Páez 7' Klinger 34' Cuero 36', 45+6' Minda 66', 85' Chamba 89' Zambrano 90+6' (pen.), 90+10'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 9,958 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Notes

On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the tournament.

References

"Digicel Junior Bula Boys final squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 in Argentina". Fiji Football Association - Facebook. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
"Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September 2022.
"Tonga v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
"Tahiti v Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

External links

Fiji Football Federation official website

Football in Fiji

Fiji Football Association

National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Fiji Premier League
Level 2	Fiji Senior League

Cup competitions

Inter-District Championship - Battle of the Giants - Fiji FA Cup Tournament - Champion versus Champion - Girmit Soccer Tournament

v t e National sports teams of Fiji
Badminton Basketball M M U18 W W U18 Beach soccer Cricket M M U19 W Field hockey M W Football M M U23 M U20 M U17 W W U20 W U17 Futsal M W Netball Rugby league M W Rugby union M M U20 M7 W W7 Tennis M W Volleyball
Olympics Paralympics Commonwealth Games

v t e National football under-20 teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Fiji's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %}
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	9	−9	000.00
Germany	1	0	1	1	8	−7	000.00
Honduras	1	1	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
United States	1	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	6	1	5	4	27	−23	016.67

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