Ba F.C.

The Ba FC came into existence with the formation of the Ba Indian Football Association in 1935. This was due to the efforts of educationist, Ami Chandra[1] and support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, which owned a large Sugar Mill in Ba. By 1940 there were four teams playing in a local league, with more clubs joining in the 1950s. The football team took part in a league organised by the Northern District Association in which teams from the north west districts of Viti Levu. In 1962 the Fiji Indian Football Association changed its name to the Fiji Football Association and the Ba Indian Football Association changed its name to the Ba Football Association so players of all races could play with the Ba FC. The team is currently sponsored by 4R Electric. Ba football club defeated the India national soccer team 1-0 in front of a 6000-plus home crowd at Govind Park as the Indians began their three match tour of Fiji.[2]

Squad for the 2019 Inter-District Championship

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Misiwane Nairube 2 MF Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3 Shaneel Narayan 4 DF Manasa Nawakula 5 Savenaca Nakalevu 6 DF Simione Nabenu 7 Paulo Buke 8 FW Darold Kakasi 9 FW Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 FW Mohammed Shazil 11 DF Ilimotama Jese

No. Position Player 13 MF Malakai Rakula 14 Samuel Chukweuze 15 FW Micah Tommy 16 MF Malakai Tiwa 17 MF Etonia Dogalau 18 FW Sanaila Waqanicakau 19 Rahul Naresh 20 Patrick Sarwan 21 GK Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 DF Praneel Naidu

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Misiwane Nairube 2 MF Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3 FW Mohammed Shazil 4 DF Manasa Nawakula 5 MF Sitiveni Cavuilagi 6 DF Simione Nabenu 7 FW Ratu Dau 8 FW Darold Kakasi 9 FW Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 MF Ratu Nakalevu 11 DF Ilimotama Jese 12 DF Kishan Sami 13 MF Malakai Rakula 14 DF Sakaraia Naisua

No. Position Player 15 FW Saula Waqa 16 MF Malakai Tiwa 17 MF Narendra Rao 18 FW Sanaila Waqanicakau 19 MF Kalaveti Sivoi 20 FW Amena Bolaitamana 21 GK Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 GK Josaia Ratu 23 MF Kini Madigi 24 DF Suliano Tawanakoro 25 DF Josaia Tuwai 26 MF William Valentine 27 MF Shivneel Singh

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Isikeli Savenaia DF Jone Sukulu DF Mohammed Jamil DF Rahul Naresh DF Peceli Sukabula

No. Position Player DF Samuel Navoce MF Shaneel Narayan MF Mohammed Nabeel FW Jovilisi Muloca

• League Championship (for Districts): 21

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.

• Inter-District Championship : 24

1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.

• Battle of the Giants: 17

1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8

1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.

• Champions versus Champions Tournament: 19

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

• OFC Champions League: 8 appearances

Best: Finalist in 2007

1987: Third place

2005: Preliminary round

2007: Finalist

2008: 3° in Group B

2009: 3° in Group B

2012: 3° in Group A

2013: Semi Final

2014: Semi Final

• Fiji Football Association

• M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.