Fiji national under-23 football team

Fiji U23

Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Captain	Roy Krishna
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Fiji 38–0 FS Micronesia (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 5 July 2015)
Biggest defeat
Germany 10–0  Fiji (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 10 August 2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Group stage (2016)
OFC U23 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1991)
Best result	Champions (2015)

The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team

History

Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a first place in 2015. They participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil for the first time.

Tournament history

Summer Olympic Games Record

Olympic Games record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1908–1988 See Fiji national team 1992–2012 Did not qualify 2016 Group stage 16 of 16 3 0 0 3 1 23 2020 To be determined 2024 2028 Total Group stage 1/7 3 0 0 3 1 23 List of Summer Olympic Games matches Year Round Score Result Goalscorer 2016 Group stage  Fiji 0–8  South Korea Loss  Fiji 1–5  Mexico Roy Krishna  Fiji 0–10  Germany

OFC U23 Championship

OFC U23 Championship Record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1991 Group stage Third place 6 1 2 3 3 15 1996 Group stage Third place 8 3 1 4 12 21 1999 Semi-finals Third place 4 2 0 2 15 7 2004 Group stage Fourth place 4 3 0 1 12 8 2008 Group stage Third place 5 3 0 2 21 6 2012 Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 14 3 2015 Final Champions 5 2 3 0 42 2 2019 To be determined 2023 Total Final 7/7 37 18 6 13 119 62 Team Current Squad The following players were called to the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics from 4–20 August 2016.[1] Caps and goals updated as of 10 August 2016 after the match against  Germany. No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Simione Tamanisau* (1982-06-05) June 5, 1982 3 0 Rewa 18 1GK Shaneel Naidu (1995-03-28) March 28, 1995 0 0 Ba 2 2DF Praneel Naidu (1995-01-29) January 29, 1995 4 0 Ba 3 2DF Filipe Baravilala (1994-11-25) November 25, 1994 8 0 Suva 4 2DF Jale Dreloa (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995 8 0 Suva 11 2DF Alvin Singh* (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 3 0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 17 2DF Kolinio Sivoki (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 5 0 Lautoka 5 3MF Antonio Tuivuna (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 8 11 Nadi 7 3MF Nickel Chand (1995-07-28) July 28, 1995 9 1 Suva 10 3MF Ratu Nakalevu (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 6 2 Rewa 12 3MF Tevita Waranaivalu (1995-09-16) September 16, 1995 9 1 Rewa 16 3MF Joseph Turagabeci (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 1 0 Suva 6 4FW Anish Khem (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993 3 0 Nadi 8 4FW Setareki Hughes (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 3 0 Suva 9 4FW Roy Krishna* (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987 3 1 Wellington Phoenix 13 4FW Iosefo Verevou (1996-01-05) January 5, 1996 8 5 Rewa 14 4FW Samuela Nabenia (1995-02-09) February 9, 1995 2 0 Ba 15 4FW Saula Waqa (1995-10-12) October 12, 1995 2 0 Ba Over-aged players Technical staff Position Head Coach Assistant Coach Yogendra Dutt Goalkeeping Coach Simione Tamanisau Team Director Tarunesh Reddy Physiotherapist Varoon Karan Doctor Kapil Krishnam Swamy References ↑ "Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 25 July 2016.