Tonga national football team

Football in Tonga

Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over Samoa and the Cook Islands. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.

The second Goal project

Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the associations headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work will ensure that all of the Tonga Football Associations needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.

World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									4	2	0	2	3	13
2002										4	2	0	2	7	30
2006										4	1	0	3	2	17
2010										4	1	0	3	6	10
2014										3	1	1	1	4	4
2018										3	0	0	3	1	8
2022	To be determined
2026
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		22	7	1	14	23	82

OFC Nations Cup

• 1973 to 1980 – Did not enter
• 1996 to 2016 – Did not qualify

Pacific Games

Pacific Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter
1966
1969
1971
1975
1979	Group Stage	9th	2	0	0	2	3	13
1983	Group Stage	7th	3	1	1	1	6	8
1987	Did not enter
1991
1995
2003	Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	9	10
2007	Group Stage	7th	4	1	0	3	6	10
2011	Did not enter
2015
Total	4/14	7th	13	3	2	9	24	41

2017

Tonga  v  Solomon Islands

2 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Tonga	0–8	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
UTC+12		Report	Donga  4' Totori  15', 19' Mara  71', 88' Feni  77', 87' Tanito  82'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Vanuatu  v  Tonga

2 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Vanuatu	5–0	Tonga	Port Vila, Vanuatu
UTC+12	Ruben  12' Soromon  38', 67' Kaltack  73', 90'	Report		Stadium: Korman Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Tonga  v  New Caledonia

9 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Tonga	2–4	New Caledonia	Port Vila, Vanuatu
UTC+12	Feao  35' Uele 66'	Report	Gope-Iwate  1', 90' Luepak  47' Waitreu  57'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

Fiji  v  Tonga

12 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Fiji	4–0	Tonga	Port Vila, Vanuatu
12:00 UTC+12	Waqa  7', 84' Qasevakatini  14' (pen.) Radrigai  17'	Report		Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Tuvalu  v  Tonga

15 December 2017 2017 Pacific Mini Games	Tuvalu	4–3	Tonga	Port Vila, Vanuatu
9:00 UTC+12	Uaelesi  46' Tuilagi  49' Petoa  90' Lotonu  90'	Report	Polovili  19' Tokotaha  29', 49'	Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)