Fiji U17

Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC ( Oceania)
Head coach	Sunil Kumar
Captain	Patrick Joseph
Most caps	Iosefo Verevou (8)
Top scorer	Osea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours Second colours
First international
New Caledonia 4 - 3 Fiji ( Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983)
Biggest win
American Samoa 0 - 9 Fiji ( Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Fiji 0 - 6 New Zealand  ( Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1983)
Best result	Runners-up ( 1999)

The Fiji national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association.

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985 to 2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not participate
2011 to 2023	Did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship 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-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	Fifth place	5	0	2	3	6	18	-12	2
1986	Fifth place	4	0	2	2	2	8	-6	2
1989	Fourth place	4	1	0	3	9	24	-15	2
1991	Third place	4	0	0	4	4	21	-17	0
1993	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	2	11	-9	1
1995	Group stage	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
1997	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	5	13	-8	6
1999	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	37	13	+24	12
& 2001	Group stage	4	1	0	3	9	5	+4	3
& & 2003		4	3	0	1	18	3	+15	9
2005		4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7
2007	Third place	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
2009	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group stage	4	1	0	3	10	6	+4	3
& 2013	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	10	8	+2	7
& 2015	Group stage	5	2	1	2	10	12	-2	7
& 2017		3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
& 2018	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	6	10	-4	6
2023	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	10	7	+3	9
Total	Runners-up	75	24	12	39	153	179	-26	82

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach	Anginesh Prasad
Goalkeeper coach	Xavier Henneuse
Physiotherapist	Varoon Karan

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship matches. ^[1]
• Match dates: 11 – 28 January 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Savenaca Nabati	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 17)	Tavua
22	1 GK	Kartik Sharma	(2006-10-06) 6 October 2006 (age 17)	Labasa
23	1 GK	Ilisoni Koro	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17)	Ba
24	1 GK	Areya Khrish Prasad	(2007-05-25) 25 May 2007 (age 16)	Auckland United
2	2 DF	Waisea Nagonelevu	(2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 17)	Ba
3	2 DF	Sahil Deo	(2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 17)	Labasa
4	2 DF	Aron Naicker	(2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 17)	Nadi
5	2 DF	Isimeli Gavidi	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)	Lautoka
6	2 DF	Luke Vakavotu	(2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 17)	Seaqaqa
16	2 DF	William Khan	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 17)	Nadroga
17	2 DF	Jacob Seninawanawa	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)	Nadi
21	2 DF	Vinayak Rao	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18)	Nadi
7	3 MF	Prashant Kumar	(2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18)	Manukau United
8	3 MF	Richard Swami	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 17)	Auckland City
11	3 MF	Delon Shankar	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17)	Rewa
12	3 MF	Watisoni Batirerega	(2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 17)	Dreketi
13	3 MF	Peni Misipopi	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)	Labasa
15	3 MF	Neeraj Sharma	(2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 18)	Rewa
19	3 MF	Nirav Nihal Kumar	(2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 17)	Nasinu
9	4 FW	Sailimone Ravonkula	(2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 18)	Labasa
10	4 FW	Ibraheem Afazal	(2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 17)	APIA Leichhardt
14	4 FW	Vilikesa Vosagaga	(2007-05-19) 19 May 2007 (age 16)	Seaqaqa
18	4 FW	Petero Maivalenisau	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	Seaqaqa

Fixtures & Results

2023

Fiji  v   Samoa

12 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	3–0	Samoa	Suva, Fiji
19:00	Khan 28' Kumar 49' Rao 60' ( pen.)	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Calvin Berg ( New Zealand)

Tonga  v   Fiji

18 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	Tonga	0–3	Fiji	Suva, Fiji
19:00		Report	Seninawanawa 7' Azafal 50' Khan 90'	Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Ben Aukwai ( Solomon Islands)

Fiji  v   Cook Islands

22 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage	Fiji	3–0	Cook Islands	Suva, Fiji
16:00	Maivalenisau 45+2', 90+3' Matapo 50' ( o.g.)	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: David Yareboinen ( Papua New Guinea)

Fiji  v   New Zealand

25 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Semi-Final	Fiji	1–4	New Zealand	Suva, Fiji
19:00	Ravonokula 14'	Report	Watson 7', 50', 80' Supyk 72'	Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ben Aukwai ( Solomon Islands)

Tahiti  v   Fiji

28 January 2023 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Third place	Tahiti	3–0	Fiji	Suva, Fiji
16:00	Seguy 51' Guillemant 56' Tama 68'	Report		Stadium: HFC Bank Stadium Referee: Calvin Berg ( New Zealand)

List of coaches

• Hussain Sahib (2010–2011)
• Kamal Swamy (2012–2015)
• Yogendra Dutt (2014–2015)
• Shalen Lal (2016–2017)
• Rupeni Luvu (2017–2019)
• Sunil Kumar (2019–present)

Notes

References

External links

• Fiji Football Association official website