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Fiji

Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Rob Sherman
Captain	Roy Krishna
Most caps	Roy Krishna (52)
Top scorer	Roy Krishna (36)
Home stadium	HFC Bank Stadium
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	169 (7 February 2019)
Highest	94 (July 1994)
Lowest	199 (July 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	157 12 (3 March 2019)
Highest	77 (14 September 1991)
Lowest	162 (11 June 2017)
First international
Fiji 4–6 New Zealand  (Suva, Fiji; 7 October 1951)
Biggest win
Fiji 24–0 Kiribati  (Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand 13–0 Fiji  (Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1973)
Best result	Third place, 1998 and 2008

The Fiji men's national football team (Fijian: timi ni soka ni Viti) is Fiji's national men's team and is controlled by the governing body of football in Fiji, the Fiji Football Association. The team plays most of their home games at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.

Fiji first participated in the FIFA World Cup qualification in 1982; since 1990, Fiji have attempted to qualify for each World Cup without success. Their best result was a final round appearance in 2010. The national team also represents Fiji at the OFC Nations Cup, having appeared in eight out of ten previous tournaments. Fiji's best result is a third-place finish at the 1998 and 2008 editions. They have won the Melanesia Cup five times and competed in the Pacific Games from 1963 until 2015 when the competition became an under-23 tournament.

As in most countries in Oceania where football (or soccer) is not the most popular sport (such as Australia and New Zealand), Fiji's most popular sport is rugby union. As of 2022, Fiji has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In spite of this, the country's youth football team has enjoyed recent success, qualifying for both the 2015 and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cups and the 2016 Olympic football tournaments.

History

Beginnings (1951–1973)

Fiji's first international football game was against a New Zealand side that was touring Oceania and had played four games against New Caledonia. The international, which took place on 7 October 1951, saw New Zealand getting the win 6-4. Jock Newall got a hat-trick for New Zealand. New Zealand returned the following year, with Fiji losing all three games, including a 9–0 drubbing in the second match.

After being absent from the international game for eleven years, the Fiji Football Association joined FIFA in 1963. That same year, the national team entered the first edition of the South Pacific Games, held in Fiji. In that tournament, the country appeared in its first gold medal match after defeating Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, but lost the match to New Caledonia 8–2. Marc-Kanyan Case scored four goals for the opposition and Fiji was relegated to silver.

After missing 1966, the team's next tournament appearance was in the 1969 Games held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. They finished in fourth place out of six teams after losing to Papua New Guinea in the bronze medal playoff. Two years later, Fiji finished at the bottom of Group two with losses against New Caledonia and New Hebrides. They would, however, defeat the Cook Islands in the fifth place play-off.

World Cup qualifying debut and Oceania upsets (1973–1991)

As a member of the Oceania Football Confederation, Fiji played in the first edition of the OFC Nations Cup held in New Zealand in 1973. They did not win a match in the four games they played during the tournament. Competing at the 1975 South Pacific Games the national team, under coach Sashi Mahendra Singh, made the semi-finals of the competition where they lost to Tahiti. In the third-place playoff, they lost to the Solomon Islands by a goal.

After John Lal became the new coach for Fiji in 1977, his first match as coach was an unofficial game against Taiwan which ended in a two-all draw before taking on Australia who played Taiwan because of the soccer ban in the country. On 19 March 1977, they took on Australia at Buckhurst Park. Seven national players from Ba F.C. were unavailable due to a planned tour of New Zealand. After holding off the Australians for the first forty-five minutes, Jimmy Okete (who was making his debut) scored the only goal of the game. This was a shock to the locals since the team struggled in the two tours to Australia in 1961 and 1968 against the state teams.

Under the orders of new coach, Moti Musadilal, they played some pre-tournament friendlies against New Zealand conceding nine goals in the two games before competing at the 1979 South Pacific Games in Suva. After getting a nil all draw against Papua New Guinea, they scored their biggest win against Kiribati winning by twenty-four goals. After defeating Wallis and Futuna in the quarter-finals and Solomon Islands in the semis, they made it to their second Pacific Games final against Tahiti. In front of over twenty thousand people, Fiji came up short again with Erroll Bennett scoring a double to give Tahiti the gold medal.

Fiji's next tournament was the 1980 OFC Nations Cup where they were grouped with New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Tahiti. After defeating the Solomon Islands in the opening game, they were expected to lose against New Zealand who were the favourites to win the group. On 27 February 1980, they became the first Fijian team to defeat a New Zealand team with Dewan Chand and Meli Vuilabasa both scoring two goals in the victory. Fiji did not make it to the final. They lost first to Tahiti 6–3, and then lost the third-place playoff to New Caledonia 2–1, in what was the last Oceania Cup for sixteen years.

The following year saw a new coach with former New Zealand coach Wally Hughes leading the team into their first World Cup qualifiers. After opening with a four-goal defeat against New Zealand, they drew with Indonesia nil-all, before defeating Chinese Taipei 2–1 to be in third place with three points. For Fiji that momentum was short-lived. They finished at the bottom of the group after conceding twenty-three goals in the final two games against Australia and New Zealand. Hughes resigned after the Australian game stating, "I wouldn't wish on any coach what I have been through," suggesting that bribery was involved in the defeat to Australia.

After two years absence from international football, the national team, under Rudi Gutendorf, competed at the 1983 South Pacific Games in Samoa. After finishing top of the group that featured New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, they defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 in the quarter-finals before knocking off New Caledonia in the semi-final. In the final, they lost to Tahiti by a single goal which was contested by the players who attacked the referee and linesmen. Another similar incident in a friendly against New Zealand happened the following year. This led to a one-year ban of international matches being held at Fiji.

Fiji's next tournament was the 1988 Melanesia Cup held in the Solomon Islands. The national team won the final against the Solomon Islands 3–1 to claim their first title. Later in that year, they competed in the first round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification against Australia, with the motivation of five hundred Fijian dollars bonus for each player if they won. In front of six thousand people, they defeated Australia 1–0 with Ravuame Madigi scoring the goal to take the lead heading into the second leg. The second leg though saw Australia take out the match by a score of 5–1 in what media called the "Battle of Newcastle". It included an all-in brawl in the last part of the match which saw Charlie Yankos get a broken nose.

After claiming the 1989 Melanesia Cup at home, in the following year they finished in third place behind Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The team headed to Tahiti for the 1991 South Pacific Games where they finished top of the group before defeating Vanuatu in the semi-finals. In the final, they took on the Solomon Islands where Radike Nawalu scored the opening goal of the game in the 29th minute to give Fiji the lead. The game went to penalties with Fiji winning the gold for the first time.

Melanesia powerhouse (1991–2003)

Fiji competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification in Group B with Vanuatu and New Zealand. After losing to New Zealand in the opening game of qualifying at Christchurch, they headed off to Vanuatu to compete at the 1992 Melanesia Cup. They took the cup for the third time with the difference being one goal over New Caledonia. After a 3–0 win over Vanuatu in Suva, they tied with New Zealand at the same ground. In the final game of the group, they defeated Vanuatu in Port Vila by the same scoreline. That game was a dead rubber as they finished behind New Zealand and were eliminated from contention.

After not qualifying for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup having finished second at the 1994 Melanesia Cup, at the 1995 South Pacific Games in Tahiti Fiji won the bronze medal by defeating Vanuatu in the bronze medal playoff.

Attempting to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Fiji got a bye into the second round of qualifying where they were paired with New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The top team qualified for the third round. The nation finished in second place with losses to New Zealand both at home (1–0) and away (5–0) being the critical factors in their elimination. Fiji's next tournament was the 1998 OFC Nations Cup after they qualified by taking out the 1998 Melanesia Cup held in Vanuatu. The only blemish being a one–all draw against the Solomon Islands.

After losing to the hosts (Australia) 3–0 in their first game, they defeated the Cook Islands 3–1 to secure a semi-final spot where they fell to New Zealand by a single goal. This put them into the third-place playoff where they defeated Tahiti for their best result to date at the OFC Nations Cup with a third-place. Esala Masi was the top goalscorer for the tournament with three goals. Fiji qualified for the following edition of the Nations Cup after winning the title at the 2000 Melanesia Cup in Fiji. But later that year, Fiji withdrew because of political unrest in the country, which led to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.

Fiji's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup started at Coffs Harbour when they were grouped with American Samoa, Australia, Samoa and Tonga in Group one. In the opening game of the group, they defeated American Samoa 13–0 to record their biggest win in a FIFA match. Shailemdra Lal scored five goals; Esala Masi scored four. After defeating Samoa 6–1, they lost to Australia 2–0 to finish in second place and were eliminated from contention. Only the top team from the group qualified through to the second round. They met Australia again at the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. They finished in third place in the group after only winning against New Caledonia followed by an 8–0 loss against Australia. This eliminated Fiji from the semi-finals and saw the sack of Billy Singh ending a seven-year reign in his third stint as coach of the national team.

Fiji claimed the 2003 South Pacific Games gold medal at home. The squad, which consisted mostly of young players, was able to go unbeaten throughout the tournament defeating New Caledonia in the gold medal match. Esala Masi was Fiji's top scorer for Fiji with twelve goals which included the seven in the 12–0 win over Kiribati in the group stage.

Recent times (2004–)

Fiji's qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started in Samoa. They finished in second place in the qualifying group which featured Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and American Samoa. Their only loss was against Vanuatu on the final match-day. This meant that Fiji qualified through to the 2004 OFC Nations Cup. After drawing with Tahiti and getting a win over Vanuatu, their World Cup chance ended when Fiji lost the next three matches and were eliminated at the second stage of qualifying.

Fiji's next tournament was the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa, which was also the first round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. After getting safely through the group, which included Tuvalu, Tahiti, Cook Islands and New Caledonia, they took on Vanuatu for a spot in the semi-finals to qualify for the next round. In the semi-finals, they defeated Vanuatu to advance to the second round of qualifying with a three-goal victory, confirming their spot in the gold medal match. They lost by a single goal to New Caledonia, however, to finish runner-up for the fourth time.

The second round of qualifying got off to a rocky start. Goalkeeper, Simione Tamanisau was refused entry because his father had been linked to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. The match was moved to the end of the qualifying period with Fiji winning 2–0. During that reschedule, the national team played the rest of their World Cup games. The team finished in third place in the group after getting only one point in their first three games—a three-all draw against New Caledonia. This was a key factor as the later 4–0 loss to the same team ended their hopes for qualifying to the next stage.

Under the guidance of Gurjit Singh, the team competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia. In the group stage, the team qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare as they would go through with a clean sweep of wins. In the semi-finals, they took the lead against the Solomon Islands in the sixty-ninth minute of play with a goal by Maciu Dunadamu. But goals from Joses Nawo and Henry Fa'arodo, however, gave the Solomon Islands the win and a spot in the gold medal match. Fiji finished in fourth place losing to Tahiti in the bronze medal match 2–1.

Juan Carlos Buzzetti returned to Fiji's top job as he led the team to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. This was also the second part of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Competing in Group B, they lost the opening game to New Zealand. The only goalscorer of the match was Kiwi player Tommy Smith in the eleventh minute. After a nil-all draw against the Solomon Islands, they got their only goal of the tournament with Maciu Dunadamu opening the scoring against Papua New Guinea in the fifteenth minute. But a late goal from Kema Jack ended the tournament for Fiji with a draw and knocked them out in the group stage.

After not competing in a senior international for three years, the national team had two friendlies against A-League side Wellington Phoenix before entering their under-23 squad for the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea. This was also a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. After losing the opening game, they got a draw in the second match with Roy Krishna and Ilimotama Jese each scoring a goal for Fiji. More friendlies took place before the national team headed to Papua New Guinea for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup. This was also the second round of qualification for the 2018 World Cup. With a squad that only had three outside of the National League, Fiji lost the opening game against New Zealand with Krishna getting the only goal in the 3–1 loss. After defeating the Solomon Islands in their second game with a Krishna goal, they needed to at least draw Vanuatu in the final group game to have a chance at qualifying to the semis. After almost getting the early lead from Krishna, Fiji fell behind by two goals from Dominique Fred and Fenedy Masauvakalo giving Vanuatu the lead. The second half saw Fiji tie the match at two-all as goals from Samuela Kautoga and Krishna gave the team hope of qualifying. But Fiji was eliminated from the competition as a penalty in the 75th minute by Brian Kaltack gave Vanuatu a spot in the semis by goal difference.

For finishing third place, they qualified through to the third round of qualifying. Fiji was drawn to face New Zealand and New Caledonia in Group A. Before the first game against New Zealand, Frank Farina was replaced by Christophe Gamel in the top job with Gamel stating, "We respect our opponents and we know that they are strong" in his first press conference as manager. Fiji only got a single point from their four games. That point was against New Caledonia at Lautoka with the game ending in a two–all draw.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit lier	Period
Umbro	1981–????
White	2001–2005
Puma	2005–2007
Lotto	2008–2011
Kappa	2012–

Home stadium

HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, Fiji, hosts all of Fiji national matches.

The first soccer international held in Fiji was held at Albert Park, when New Zealand took on the hosts in 1951. The stadium, the main centre in Fiji during the early 20th century, was also the home of cricket and of the country's first Rugby union test match in 1926.

In modern times, most games hosted by Fiji are held at the HFC Bank Stadium, which was built in 1951 and has been renovated twice which can hold a capacity of 15,000. The first renovation was in 1978 for the 1979 South Pacific Games held in Suva. A second renovation took place in 2012 sponsored by ANZ Fiji at a cost 17.5 million Fijian dollars in exchange for the stadium's naming rights. The football team has also played games at Lautoka, Ba, Nausori and Labasa.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

Friendly 26 March	Fiji	0–2	Solomon Islands	Lautoka, Fiji
			Feni  40' (pen.), 53'	Stadium: Churchill Park

2023 Pacific Games 18 November	Fiji	10–0	Northern Mariana Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00 UTC+11	Begg  1' Krishna  6', 8', 35' Nalaubu  18', 43' Dogalau  56' Pablo  61' (o.g.) Dunn  66' Matanisiga  82'	https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_42376e5c-8f46-47d3-897a-142db954d241_20231118113632937.pdf		Stadium: SIFF Academy Field Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

2023 Pacific Games 21 November	Fiji	0–0	Tahiti	Honiara, Solomon Islands
19:00 UTC+11		https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_b03e2ba3-1a0e-4759-80c0-2934ee4a2f44_20231121120528563.pdf		Stadium: SIFF Academy Field Referee: Timothy Niu (New Zealand)

2023 Pacific Games 28 November	Fiji	0–2	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11		https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_b6b5471a-5f34-4d44-b213-ce01c8a7437b_20231129011753063.pdf	Lea'i  39' (pen) Lea'alafa  82'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 13'000 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2023 Pacific Games 1 December	Fiji	4–2	Vanuatu	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11	Dunn  22', 55' Begg  73' Nand  90+2'	https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_4eb6cce2-c6b9-4b62-a443-b49627d26018_20231202050012950.pdf	Soromon  28', 45+3'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

2024

Friendly 18 March	Solomon Islands	2–1	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
	Molea  77' Hou  90'		Raheem  15'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Friendly 21 March	Solomon Islands	0–2	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
		https://www.besoccer.com/match/islas-salomon/seleccion-fiji/2024714848	Raheem  45' Krishna  64'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

2024 OFC Nations Cup 16 June	Papua New Guinea	v	Fiji	Luganville, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium

2024 OFC Nations Cup 19 June	TBD	v	Fiji	Luganville, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium

2024 OFC Nations Cup 22 June	Fiji	v	Tahiti	Luganville, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Luganville Soccer Stadium

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach	Robert Sherman
Technical Director	Timo Jankowski
Manager	Anushil Kumar
Assistant coach	Sunil Kumar
Assistant coach	Marika Rodu
Goalkeeping Coach	Bobby Mimms
Team Director	Tarunesh Reddy
Physiotherapist	Nishant Kumar
Physiotherapist	Varoon Karan
Doctor	Kapil Krishnam Swamy

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.

Caps and goals updated as of 1 December 2023, after the game against Vanuatu.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Alzaar Alam	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Rewa
20	1GK	Isikeli Sevanaia	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Rewa
22	1GK	Akuila Mateisuva	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)	11	0	Suva
2	2DF	Brendan McMullen	(2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Wellington Olympic
3	2DF	Epeli Lairoti	(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Suva
11	2DF	Ilimotama Jese	(1990-03-16) 16 March 1990 (age 34)	9	0	Lautoka
16	2DF	Gabriele Matanisiga	(1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29)	10	2	Rewa
17	2DF	Filipe Baravilala	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29)	7	0	Suva
18	2DF	Lekima Gonerau	(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 34)	7	0	Labasa
21	2DF	Sterling Vasconcellos	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Lautoka
23	2DF	Kishan Sami	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24)	19	1	Rewa
4	3MF	Patrick Joseph	(1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 26)	19	2	Rewa
5	3MF	Sitiveni Cavuilagi	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30)	12	0	Lautoka
6	3MF	Thomas Dunn	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	3	3	Navua
7	3MF	Dave Radrigai	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)	28	2	Suva
8	3MF	Setareki Hughes	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29)	37	1	Rewa
10	3MF	Nabil Begg	(2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20)	7	2	Ba
12	3MF	Tevita Waranaivalu	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)	19	2	Rewa
13	3MF	Mohammed Ramzan Khan	(1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Suva
15	3MF	Etonia Dogalau	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)	4	1	Ba
9	4FW	Roy Krishna	(1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37)	50	35	Odisha
14	4FW	Sairusi Nalaubu	(1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)	11	7	Lautoka
19	4FW	Merrill Nand	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	3	1	Suva

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to represent Fiji in the last 12 months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tevita Ravia	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Nadi	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
DF	Remueru Tekiate	(1990-08-07) 7 August 1990 (age 34)	37	2	Suva	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
DF	Praneel Naidu	(1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29)	5	0	Ba	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
DF	Simione Nabenu	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Suva	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
DF	Inoke Turagalailai	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Suva	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
DF	Matthew Charitar	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Navua	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
MF	Christopher Wasasala	(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29)	24	10	Labasa	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
MF	Muni Shivam Naidu	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Lautoka	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
MF	William Valentine	(1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Nadi	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
MF	Akeimi Ralulu	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Labasa	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023
FW	Samuela Drudru	(1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35)	13	4	Suva	v.  Solomon Islands; 26 March 2023

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Fiji.

Most appearances

Roy Krishna is Fiji's top goalscorer and their most capped player.

Top goalscorers

Competition record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1962	Not member of FIFA									Not member of FIFA
1966	Did not enter									Declined participation
1970
1974
1978
1982	Did not qualify									5th	8	1	3	4	6	35
1986	Did not enter									Did not enter
1990	Did not qualify									3rd	2	1	0	1	2	5
1994										2nd	4	2	1	1	6	3
1998										2nd	4	2	0	2	4	7
2002										2nd	4	3	0	1	27	4
2006										4th	9	4	1	4	22	15
2010										3rd	12	6	2	4	36	13
2014										3rd	3	0	2	1	1	2
2018										3rd	7	1	1	5	7	14
2022										3rd	3	1	0	2	3	7
2026	To be determined									To be determined
2030
2034
Total		0/15								56	21	10	25	114	105

OFC Nations Cup

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Group stage	5th	4	0	0	4	2	13		No qualification
1980	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	11	9
1996	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	8	4
1998	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	8	6		4	3	1	0	8	2
2000	Qualified but withdrew									4	3	1	0	13	4
2002	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	10		Qualified automatically
2004	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	3	10		4	3	0	1	19	5
2008	Third place	3rd	6	2	1	3	8	11		6	4	1	1	28	2
2012	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	1	2		Qualified automatically
2016		6th	3	1	0	2	4	6
2024	Qualifield
Total	Third place	8/10	32	9	4	19	39	67		22	16	3	3	76	17

Pacific Games record

South Pacific Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	10	9
1966	Did not enter
1969	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	12	19
1971	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	16	12
1975	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	14	7
1979	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	31	3
1983	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	26	4
1987	Did not enter
1991	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	24	3
1995	Third place	3rd	5	3	2	0	19	6
2003	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	22	3
2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	28	2
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	20	5
2015	See Fiji national under-23 football team
2019	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	26	8
2023	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	14	4
Total	2 titles	12/15	60	37	10	13	228	80

Melanesia Cup

Melanesia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1988	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	14	2
1989	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	2
1990	Third place	3rd	4	1	3	0	2	1
1992	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	6	3
1994	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	8	4
1998	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	8	2
2000	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	13	4
MSG Prime Minister's Cup
2022	3rd place	3rd	4	2	1	1	4	3
2023	Did not enter
Total	8/9	5 Titles	31	20	9	2	62	21

Head-to-head record

Up to matches played on 21 March 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	American Samoa	4	4	0	0	39	0	+39	12
2	Australia	9	2	0	7	6	38	−32	6
3	China	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0
4	Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
5	Cook Islands	4	4	0	0	26	2	+24	12
6	Estonia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
7	Guam	4	4	0	0	45	1	+44	12
8	India	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
9	Indonesia	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
10	Kiribati	3	3	0	0	45	0	+45	9
11	Malaysia	5	2	1	2	8	5	+3	7
12	Mauritius	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
13	Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
14	New Caledonia	38	21	5	12	75	68	+7	68
15	New Zealand	40	5	4	31	26	115	−89	19
16	Northern Mariana Islands	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	3
17	Papua New Guinea	20	11	5	4	35	18	+17	38
18	Philippines	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
19	Samoa	5	5	0	0	22	2	+20	15
20	Singapore	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
21	Solomon Islands	41	17	15	9	74	46	+28	66
22	Tahiti	34	7	9	18	38	63	−25	30
23	Tonga	3	3	0	0	17	1	+16	9
24	Tuvalu	5	5	0	0	47	1	+46	15
25	Vanuatu	36	21	6	9	82	39	+43	69
26	Wallis and Futuna	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3

Honours

• OFC Nations Cup
  • Third place (2): 1998, 2008
• Pacific Games
  • Champions (2): 1991, 2003
  • Runner-up (4): 1963, 1979, 1983, 2007
  • Third place (3): 1995, 2019, 2023

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Fiyi para niños

• Fiji national under-23 football team
• Fiji national under-20 football team
• Fiji national under-17 football team
• Fiji women's national football team
• Fiji women's national under-20 football team
• Fiji women's national under-17 football team
• Fiji national rugby union team
• Fiji national cricket team