Spirit 08 F.C.

{{short description|Association football club in Vanuatu}}

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| clubname = Spirit 08 FC

| image = SPirit 08 FC.png

| fullname = Spirit 08 Football Club

| ground = Port Vila Municipal Stadium
Port Vila, Vanuatu

| capacity = 6.500

| chairman =

| manager = Etienne Mermer

| league = Port Vila Premier League

| season = 2016

| position = 8th (relegated)

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Spirit 08 FC are an association football club based in Vanuatu. Competed in the TVL League, Vanuatu's top tier. Spirit finished in 4th place in the league in 2013/14.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071126053640/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=van/nationalleague/standings.html FIFA – Vanuatu League Table] Spirit were represented at the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia by four players, namely Rickson Tari, Rexley Tarivuti, Robert Tasso and Nikiau Filiamy.[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/53dc2154-1e28-4ae8-8f65-f39332bea477/language/en-US/Default.aspx Oceania Football Confederation: Vanuatu put faith in youth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905094057/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/53dc2154-1e28-4ae8-8f65-f39332bea477/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=2012-09-05 }}

Current squad

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Andreas Duch|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Kerry Iawak|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Samuel Kaloros|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Nanua Natou|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Didier Kalip|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Taryli Wakeret|pos=MF}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Godine Tenene|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Renold Iwai|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Sylvain Tenene|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Selwyn Sese|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Rodney Serveux|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=VAN|name=Oweni Siehi|}}

{{Fs end}}

Performance in Competitions

=2010 Ken Memorial Cup=

Results Table:

class="wikitable"
RoundOpponentResult
Round 1Westtan Broncos FCW 1–0
Round 2Yatel FCD 0–0
Round 3Seveners United FCW 5–0

Spirit had an excellent start in the competition, winning twice and drawing once without conceding a single goal in the process. Spirit 08 topped their four-team group and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition,[http://vanuafoot.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html Vanuafoot Official] but the Cup was eventually won by Tafea FC.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/vanuatu09.html Vanuatu 2009/10]

=[[2010–11 Port Vila Premier League]]=

{{:2010–11 Port Vila Premier League|showteam=S08}}

In finishing in the top five of the league, Spirit qualified for the next round. The club made an excellent start to the season, winning their first four games and only conceding two goals in the process.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/vanuatu2011.html Vanuatu 2010/11] The club had almost identical home and away form, winning three, drawing two and losing four at home and winning four, drawing two and losing three on the road.[http://www.betstudy.com/soccer-stats/teams/spirit-08/wdl/ Spirit 08 FC]

References

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{{VFF National Super League}}

{{Port Vila Football League}}

{{Football in Vanuatu}}

Category:Football clubs in Vanuatu

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