Fiji national under-17 football team

{{Infobox national football team

| Name = Fiji U17

| Badge =

| FIFA Trigramme = FIJ

| Nickname = Bula Boys

| Association = Fiji Football Association

| Confederation = OFC (Oceania)

| Coach = Sunil Kumar

| Asst Manager =

| Captain = Patrick Joseph

| Most caps = Iosefo Verevou (8)

| Top scorer = Osea Vakatalesau, Iosefo Verevou (6)

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| First game = {{fbu|17|New Caledonia|1853}} 4 - 3 Fiji {{flagicon|Fiji}}
(Auckland, New Zealand; December 3, 1983)

| Largest win = {{fbu|17|American Samoa}} 0 - 9 Fiji {{flagicon|Fiji}}
(Auckland, New Zealand; January 8, 2011)

| Largest loss = {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji 0 - 6 {{fbu-rt|17|New Zealand}}
(Apia, Samoa; January 13, 2015)
{{fbu|17|NZL}} 7–1 {{fbu-rt|17|FIJ}}
(Pīraʻe, Tahiti; 31 July 2024)

| World cup apps = 1 (first in 2025)

| World cup first =

| World cup best =

| Regional name = OFC Under-17 Championship

| Regional cup apps = 18

| Regional cup first = 1983

| Regional cup best = 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=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"

!colspan=10|FIFA U-17 World Cup record

width=150|Year

!width=100|Round

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} 1985 to {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} 2007

|colspan=10|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|NGA}} 2009

|colspan=10|Did not participate

{{flagicon|MEX}} 2011 to {{flagicon|IDN}} 2023

|colspan=10|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|QAT}} 2025

|colspan=10|Qualified

Total|
|00000000

=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.

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!colspan=10|OFC U-17 Championship

Year

!Round

!{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}

!{{Tooltip| W | Won}}

!{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}

!{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}

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|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1983

Fifth place5023618|
122
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|TPE}} 1986

Fifth place402228|
62
bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|AUS}} 1989

Fourth place4103924|
152
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1991

Third place4004421|
170
bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1993

Fourth place3012211|
91
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|VAN}} 1995

Group stage100104|
40
bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1997

Fourth place5203513|
86
bgcolor=Silver

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|FIJ}} 1999

Runners-up74123713+2412
{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|VAN}} 2001rowspan=3|Group stage410395+43
bgcolor=

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ASA}}&{{flagicon|AUS}}&{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} 2003}}

4301183+159
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|NCL|1853}} 2005

421196+37
bgcolor=cc9966

|{{flagicon|TAH}} 2007

Third place302124|
22
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 2009

{{nowrap|Did not participate}}|
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 2011

Group stage4103106+43
bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|VAN}} 2013

Fourth place5212108+27
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|ASA}}&{{flagicon|SAM}} 2015

rowspan=2|Group stage52121012|
27
bgcolor=

|{{flagicon|SAM}}&{{flagicon|TAH}} 2017

311146|
24
bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|TGA}}&{{flagicon|SOL}} 2018

Fourth place5203610|
46
bgcolor=#9acdff

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|FIJ}} 2023

Fourth place5302107+39
Total|| Runners-up||75||24||12||39||153||179||-26||82

Current Technical Staff

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Position

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Head coach{{flagicon|FIJ}} Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach{{flagicon|FIJ}} Anginesh Prasad
Goalkeeper coach{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Henneuse
Physiotherapist{{flagicon|FIJ}} Varoon Karan

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship matches.{{cite news |title=Provisional squads named for OFC U-17 Championship 2023 |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/provisional-squads-named-for-ofc-u-17-championship-2023/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=9 January 2023}}
  • Match dates: 11 – 28 January 2023

{{nat fs start no caps}}

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{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=GK|name=Kartik Sharma|age={{Birth date and age|2006|10|6|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Labasa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=GK|name=Ilisoni Koro|age={{Birth date and age|2006|11|18|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Ba|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=24|pos=GK|name=Areya Khrish Prasad|age={{Birth date and age|2007|5|25|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Auckland United|clubnat=NZL}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Waisea Nagonelevu|age={{Birth date and age|2006|6|30|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Ba|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Sahil Deo|age={{Birth date and age|2006|5|19|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Labasa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=Aron Naicker|age={{Birth date and age|2006|8|28|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nadi|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Isimeli Gavidi|age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|29|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Lautoka|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=Luke Vakavotu|age={{Birth date and age|2006|8|29|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Seaqaqa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=William Khan|age={{Birth date and age|2006|5|31|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nadroga|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=DF|name=Jacob Seninawanawa|age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|9|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nadi|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=DF|name=Vinayak Rao|age={{Birth date and age|2006|4|6|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nadi|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=Prashant Kumar|age={{Birth date and age|2006|3|3|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Manukau United|clubnat=NZL}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Richard Swami|age={{Birth date and age|2006|6|17|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Auckland City|clubnat=NZL}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=MF|name=Delon Shankar|age={{Birth date and age|2007|3|31|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Rewa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=MF|name=Watisoni Batirerega|age={{Birth date and age|2006|6|8|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Dreketi|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=MF|name=Peni Misipopi|age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|29|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Labasa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=MF|name=Neeraj Sharma|age={{Birth date and age|2006|4|27|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Rewa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=MF|name=Nirav Nihal Kumar|age={{Birth date and age|2007|1|14|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Nasinu|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Sailimone Ravonkula|age={{Birth date and age|2006|4|20|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Labasa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=FW|name=Ibraheem Afazal|age={{Birth date and age|2007|4|12|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=APIA Leichhardt|clubnat=AUS}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=FW|name=Vilikesa Vosagaga|age={{Birth date and age|2007|5|19|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Seaqaqa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=FW|name=Petero Maivalenisau|age={{Birth date and age|2006|1|1|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Seaqaqa|clubnat=FIJ}}

{{nat fs end}}

Fixtures & Results

=2023=

{{Footballbox collapsible

|date = 12 January 2023

|time = 19:00

|round = 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|FIJ}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-17-championship-2023-group-a-2443989097/fiji-samoa-2444241341

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva, Fiji

|attendance = 320

|referee = Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

|result = W

}}

{{Footballbox collapsible

|date = 18 January 2023

|time = 19:00

|round = 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|TGA}}

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-17-championship-2023-group-a-2443989097/tonga-fiji-2444241345/

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva, Fiji

|attendance = 275

|referee = Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

|result = W

}}

{{Footballbox collapsible

|date = 22 January 2023

|time = 16:00

|round = 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Group Stage

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|FIJ}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-17-championship-2023-quarter-finals-2443996977/fiji-cook-islands-2585175720/

|team2 = {{fbu|17|COK}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva, Fiji

|attendance = 350

|referee = David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

|result = W

}}

{{Footballbox collapsible

|date = 25 January 2023

|time = 19:00

|round = 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Semi-Final

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|FIJ}}

|score = 1–4

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-17-championship-2023-semi-finals-2443996920/fiji-new-zealand-1-4-2590414362

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NZL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva, Fiji

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

|result = L

}}

{{Footballbox collapsible

|date = 28 January 2023

|time = 16:00

|round = 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Third place

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|TAH}}

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-17-championship-2023-3rd-&-4th-place-play-off-2443997181/tahiti-fiji-2590428278/

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva, Fiji

|attendance =

|referee = Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

|result = L

}}

List of coaches

Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

{{Reflist}}