Tuvalu national football team

Tuvalu
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationTuvalu Islands Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachOsamesa Mesako
Most capsKatepu Sieni (16)
Top scorerAlopua Petoa (9)
Home stadiumTuvalu Sports Ground
FIFA codeTUV
First colours
First international
 Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu 
(Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Chagos Islands 1–6 Tuvalu 
(London, England; 9 June 2018)
Official
 Tuvalu 4–0 American Samoa 
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 27 August 2011)
 Tonga 0–4 Tuvalu 
(Honiara, Solomon Islands; 27 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu 
(Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018)

The Tuvalu national football team is the international football team of Tuvalu. Football in Tuvalu is played at the club and international level. The Tuvalu national team draws players from the Tuvalu A-Division and trains at the Tuvalu Sports Ground at Funafuti.[2] The national team competes in the Pacific Games, and is controlled by the Tuvalu Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) but not a member of FIFA.[3]

Memberships

Tuvalu is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), but not of FIFA. In September 2008, Tuvaluan Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia and the President of the Tuvalu Football Association, Tapugao Falefou, visited the headquarters of FIFA in Zürich, hoping to gain full membership in the organisation.[3] In December 2013, OFC General Secretariat Tai Nicholas named Tuvalu's lack of a regulation pitch as the main factor preventing the country from being accepted into FIFA.[4][5] The Tuvalu Football Association continues to seek membership of FIFA with the Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation assisting Tuvalu with the FIFA application and with the development of football in Tuvalu.[6] Since November 2016, Tuvalu has been a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) but, as of 2022, is no longer listed as one of their members.[7]

CONIFA membership

In November 2016 Tuvalu became a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA).[8] On 7 March 2018 it was announced that Tuvalu would replace Kiribati in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup in London.[9] On 9 June 2018, Tuvalu recorded their biggest ever victory in a 6–1 win over the Chagos Islands.[10] Sometime around 2020, Tuvalu would leave CONIFA and they are no longer listed as members of the organisation.

Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation

Logo of Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation

The national football team of Tuvalu received support from the Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation, which is a foundation in the Netherlands.[11]

On 18 August 2013, the Tuvalu national football team went on a three-month tour of the Netherlands.[12] During this tour they played at least 20 friendly matches against local amateur football clubs. Former NAC Breda and De Graafschap coach Leen Looijen was the team's mentor during training in the Netherlands,[2] with the tour organised by the Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation.[6]

The Tuvalu team and the activities of the Dutch Support Tuvalu Foundation are the focus of Mission Tuvalu (Missie Tuvalu), a 2013 feature documentary directed by Jeroen van den Kroonenberg.

Competition history

See also: Tuvalu at the Pacific Games

1979 South Pacific Games

The Tuvaluan team, captained by Karl Tili, played three international matches at the 1979 South Pacific Games, with Kokea Malu as the coach. In Tuvalu's first international match, they were defeated by Tahiti 18–0; which is still its worst defeat to this day.[13] However, in their next match, the team recorded a large 5–3 victory against Tonga.[14] The victory against Tonga sent the team to the next round, where Tuvalu was defeated by New Caledonia 10–2.[13] The next game was against Kiribati, which was drawn 3–3; however Tuvalu won the penalty shootout 4–2 to advance to the semi-finals of the consolation tournament for fifth place;[13] in that round Tuvalu was defeated by Guam 8–2,[13] who eventually won sixth place after losing the fifth-place match.

2003 South Pacific Games

In a warm-up match for the 2003 South Pacific Games, Tuvalu played a friendly game against Fiji and were defeated 9–0.[15]

Tuvalu also participated in four games at the 2003 South Pacific Games again held in Fiji, with Tim Jerks as the coach. After defeating Kiribati 3–2 in their opening game,[14][16] Tuvalu played Fiji again, but were defeated with a more respectable 4–0.[16] In the game against Vanuatu, Tuvalu was narrowly defeated 1–0.[16] In the final game of the tournament against Solomon Islands, the Tuvaluan squad was defeated 4–0.[16] Tuvalu finished fourth out of five in Pool A, above Kiribati.[17]

Team Tuvalu, Pacific Games 2007

2007 World Cup and OFC Nations Cup qualifications

In 2007, with Toakai Puapua as the coach, and Petio Semaia as the captain, Tuvalu became the first non FIFA member to participate in an official World Cup qualifying match.[18] The situation arose when the regional governing body used the football competition at the 2007 South Pacific Games, as the first stage of the qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and qualification tournament for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. In Tuvalu's South Pacific Games debut, they were defeated 16–0 by Fiji.[19][20] However Tuvalu fought hard in the next match against New Caledonia (who were joint leaders of the competition) and only lost 1–0.[19][21] Tuvalu then drew 1–1 with Tahiti,[14] with a late equaliser from Viliamu Sekifu.[22][23] In the last group stage match the Cook Islands, coached by Tim Jerks (who had previously coached Tuvalu), defeated them 4–1.[19][24] Tuvalu finished last in the group with one point.

2011 Pacific Games

Okilani Tinilau in action against Vanuatu (2011)

In 2011 the Tuvalu National Football Association signed Dutch coach Foppe de Haan as the coach on a part-time and volunteer basis.[25] De Haan previously coached SC Heerenveen, Ajax Cape Town and the Dutch national U-21 team. De Haan began his tenure with a 3–0 victory over Samoa in a warm-up match for the 2011 Pacific Games, and striker Alopua Petoa scored a hat-trick.[26][27][28]

De Haan's second match in charge saw a record 4–0 victory recorded over American Samoa in the first match of their 2011 Pacific Games campaign,[29][30][31] with another hat-trick from 19-year-old Alopua Petoa.[26] The third match was not as successful, with the side going down 5–1 to Vanuatu.[29][32] After losing 8–0 to New Caledonia,[29][33] and 6–1 to Solomon Islands,[29][34] the Tuvaluan team drew with Guam 1–1.[29][35] The squad finished equal with Guam in Pool A with four points, which was the best performance by Tuvalu in an international tournament at the time.

De Haan left his post after the tournament to rejoin Heerenveen's youth programme.[36]

2023 Pacific Games

In November 2023 Tuvalu were scheduled to participate in the 2023 Pacific Games taking place in the Solomon Islands. However, due to arriving late for their opening game against Papua New Guinea, their opponents were awarded a 3-0 walkover win.[37] A subsequent 0-6 loss to Vanuatu meant that Tuvalu finished bottom of their group and faced a playoff game against Tonga which they won 4-0.[38] They played their last game of the tournament, the 9th Place Play off, against the Northern Mariana Islands which they won 4-1.

Tuvaluan footballers in Australia and New Zealand

Tulimanu Lisati has played for Stormbirds SC, in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Many Tuvaluan footballers have played for clubs in New Zealand:

Historical kits

1979
Pacific Games
2003 Home
2007 Home
2007 Away
2011 Home
2017 Home
2017 Away
2018 Home
2018 Away
2023 Home
Tuvalu national football team (2011)

Sources:[40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

Kit sponsorship

Kit lier Period
Netherlands Masita 2007–2011[47]
England Stingz 2018–2023[48][49]

Coach/manager history

No. Name Period
1 Tuvalu Kokea Malu 1979
2 Australia Tim Jerks 2003
3 Tuvalu Toakai Puapua 2006–2010
4 Netherlands Foppe de Haan 2011
5 Netherlands Leen Looijen 2013
6 Tuvalu Taukiei Ituaso 2016–2018
7 Tuvalu Lopati Taupili 2018
8 Tuvalu Mati Fusi 2019
9 Tuvalu Osamesa Mesako 2023–present

Coaching team at the 2023 Pacific Games: Lisati Tulimanu (Assistant Coach), Joshua Tapasei (Team Manager), Etimoni Timuani (Trainer).

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.[50]

Caps and goals updated as of 18 July 2019 after the game against New Caledonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Katepu Iosua (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36) 14 0 Tuvalu Tofaga
13 1GK Kioa Elisala 0 0
2 2DF John Tuilagi (1967-09-05) 5 September 1967 (age 57) 7 0 Tuvalu Niutao
3 2DF Fakafou Uriam 0 0
4 2DF Aloesi Nukualofa 0 0
5 2DF Siale Sopoaga 0 0
15 2DF Sepetaio Nokisi (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 31) 5 0 New Zealand Te Atatu
16 2DF Tekie Tumau 0 0
19 2DF Maalosi Alefaio (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31) 5 0 New Zealand Te Atatu
25 2DF Jason Alama (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21) 0 0 New Zealand West Coast Rangers
6 3MF Saulo Haulangi 0 0
7 3MF Paulo Vailine (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 8 3 Tuvalu Nauti
8 3MF Andrew Pelekata 0 0
14 3MF Niuatea Luka 0 0 Tuvalu Niutao
17 3MF Metia Lisati 0 0
20 3MF Matti Ualesi (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Tuvalu Lakena United
22 3MF Tulimanu Lisati 0 0 Australia Stormbirds SC
23 3MF Falaima Mokeni (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 New Zealand North Wellington
9 4FW Iasona Lui 0 0 Tuvalu Tofaga
11 4FW Keni Vine 0 0
12 4FW Asaia Eliko (age 16) 0 0
18 4FW Yvan Sapele 0 0 New Zealand Wainuiomata
24 4FW Teuati Tamatoa 0 0

Player records

As of 30 November 2023[51]
Players in bold are still active with Tuvalu.

Most appearances

Katepu Sieni is Tuvalu's most capped player with 16 appearances.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Katepu Sieni 16 0 2011–present
2 Alopua Petoa 13 9 2011–2019
3 Mau Peninsula 12 0 2003–2011
4 Joshua Tui Tapasei 11 0 2003–present
Sosene Vailine 11 3 2017–present
6 Jelly Selau 10 0 2007–2019
7 James Lepaio 9 1 2011–2019
Etimoni Timuani 9 1 2011–2019
9 Paenui Fagota 7 1 2003–2007
Matti Uaelesi 7 3 2017–present

Top goalscorers

Alopua Petoa is the national team's top scorer with 9 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Alopua Petoa 9 13 0.69 2011–2019
2 Saifoloi Metia Tealofi 5 – – 1979
3 Andrew Pelekata 3 3 1 2023–present
Matti Uaelesi 3 7 0.43 2017–present
Sosene Vailine 3 11 0.27 2017–present
6 Keni Vine 2 3 0.67 2023–present

Competitive record

OFC Nations Cup

Tuvalu has been affiliated with OFC since 2006, so they can play in the competition.[52]

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record Qualification record
Year Host Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1973  New Zealand Not a member of OFC Not a member of OFC
1980  New Caledonia
1996  Oceania
1998  Australia
2000  Tahiti
2002  New Zealand
2004  Australia
2008  Oceania Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 2 22
2012  Solomon Islands Ineligible to participate Ineligible to participate
2016  Papua New Guinea
2024  Vanuatu,  Fiji
Total — 0/11 – – – – – – 4 0 1 3 2 22

Pacific Games

Main article: Tuvalu at the Pacific Games
Pacific Games record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1963  Fiji Did not enter
1966  New Caledonia
1969  Papua New Guinea
1971  Tahiti
1975  Guam
1979  Fiji Quarter-finals 8th 5 1 1 3 10 42
1983  Western Samoa Did not enter
1987  New Caledonia
1991  Papua New Guinea
1995  Tahiti
2003  Fiji Group stage 8th 4 1 0 3 3 11
2007  Samoa 9th 4 0 1 3 2 22
2011  New Caledonia 7th 5 1 1 3 7 20
2015  Papua New Guinea N/A – Tournament was U23
2019  Samoa Group stage 10th 5 0 1 4 2 42
2023  Solomon Islands 9th 4 2 0 2 8 10
Total Quarter-finals 6/16 27 5 4 18 32 147

Pacific Mini Games

Pacific Mini Games record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1981 to 1993 Did not enter
2017  Vanuatu Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 6 28
Total Fourth place 1/3 5 2 0 3 6 28

ConIFA World Football Cup

ConIFA World Football Cup record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2014 to 2016 Did not enter
2018  Barawa Group stage 15th 5 0 0 5 4 24
Total Group stage 1/3 5 0 0 5 4 24

Head-to-head record

Up to matches played on 30 November 2023.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 American Samoa 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 50.00
 Chagos Islands 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
 Cook Islands 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00
 Fiji 5 0 0 5 1 47 −46 0.00
 Guam 2 0 1 1 3 8 −5 0.00
 Kiribati 2 1 1 0 6 5 +1 50.00
 Matabeleland 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 New Caledonia 5 1 0 4 2 32 −30 20.00
 Northern Mariana Islands 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Padania 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8 0.00
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 1 29 −28 0.00
 Székely Land 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0.00
 Tahiti 3 0 1 2 1 26 −25 0.00
 Tamil Eelam 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0.00
 Tonga 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 100.00
 United Koreans in Japan 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0.00
 Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 1 22 −21 0.00
Total 39 9 4 26 51 206 −155 23.08
Source: Results

Complete international results

Tuvalu's score is shown first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Competition Tuvalu scorers Att. Ref.
1 30 August 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva (N)  Tahiti 0–18 1979 South Pacific Games — [53][54][55]
2 1 September 1979 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Tonga 5–3 1979 South Pacific Games Saifoloi (5) — [53][54][55]
3 3 September 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva (N)  New Caledonia 0–11 1979 South Pacific Games — [53][54][55]
4 5 September 1979 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Kiribati 3–3
(4–2 p) 		1979 South Pacific Games Unknown — [53][55]
5 6 September 1979 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Guam 2–7 1979 South Pacific Games Unknown — [53][55]
6 1 May 2003 Fiji (A)  Fiji 0–9 Friendly — [53][54]
7 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  Kiribati 3–2 2003 South Pacific Games Manoa, Fagota, Semaia — [53][54][56]
8 1 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  Fiji 0–4 2003 South Pacific Games 3,000 [53][54][56]
9 3 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  Vanuatu 0–1 2003 South Pacific Games 700 [53][54][56]
10 5 July 2003 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Solomon Islands 0–4 2003 South Pacific Games 2,500 [53][54][56]
11 25 August 2007 Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)  Fiji 0–16 2007 South Pacific Games[a] 200 [53][54][57]
12 27 August 2007 Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)  New Caledonia 0–1 2007 South Pacific Games[a] 250 [53][54][57]
13 29 August 2007 Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)  Tahiti 1–1 2007 South Pacific Games[a] Sekifu 100 [53][54][57]
14 1 September 2007 Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N)  Cook Islands 1–4 2007 South Pacific Games[a] Willis (o.g.) 200 [53][54][57]
15 22 August 2011 Fiji (N)  Samoa 3–0 Friendly Petoa (3) — [53][54]
16 27 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa (N)  American Samoa 4–0 2011 Pacific Games Petoa (3), Tiute — [53][54][58]
17 30 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa (N)  Vanuatu 1–5 2011 Pacific Games Ale — [53][54][58]
18 1 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa (N)  New Caledonia 0–8 2011 Pacific Games — [53][54][58]
19 3 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa (N)  Solomon Islands 1–6 2011 Pacific Games Lepaio — [53][54][58]
20 5 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa (N)  Guam 1–1 2011 Pacific Games Stanley — [53][54][58]
21 2 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)  Fiji 0–8 2017 Pacific Mini Games 1,000 [53][59]
22 5 December 2017 Korman Stadium, Port Vila (N)  New Caledonia 2–1 2017 Pacific Mini Games Ionatana, Petoa 3,000 [53][59]
23 9 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)  Solomon Islands 0–6 2017 Pacific Mini Games 1,500 [53][59]
24 12 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)  Vanuatu 0–10 2017 Pacific Mini Games 4,000 [53][59]
25 15 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (N)  Tonga 4–3 2017 Pacific Mini Games Uaelasi, Fahina (o.g.), Petoa, Lotonu 1,000 [53][59]
26 31 May 2018 Coles Park, Haringey (N)  Székely Land 0–4 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup — [60]
27 2 June 2018 Coles Park, Haringey (N)  Padania 0–8 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup — [60]
28 3 June 2018 Coles Park, Haringey (N)  Matabeleland 1–3 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup Timuani — [60]
29 5 June 2018 Larges Lane, Bracknell (N)  United Koreans in Japan 0–5 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup — [61]
30 7 June 2018 Gander Green Lane, Sutton (N)  Tamil Eelam 3–4 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup Petoa (2), Vailine — [62]
31 9 June 2018 Bedfont Recreation Ground, Bedfont (N)  Chagos Islands 6–1 Friendly Tinilau (2), Uaelasi (2), Oride (o.g.), Vailine — [63]
32 8 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)  Solomon Islands 0–13 2019 Pacific Games 300 [53][64]
33 10 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)  Tahiti 0–7 2019 Pacific Games 150 [53][64]
34 12 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)  American Samoa 1–1 2019 Pacific Games Petoa 100 [53][64]
35 15 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)  Fiji 1–10 2019 Pacific Games Vailine 250 [53][64]
36 18 July 2019 National Soccer Stadium, Apia (N)  New Caledonia 0–11 2019 Pacific Games 100 [53][64]
— 17 November 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)  Papua New Guinea w/o[b] 2023 Pacific Games — [67]
37 20 November 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara (N)  Vanuatu 0–6 2023 Pacific Games [53][68]
38 27 November 2023 SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)  Tonga 4–0 2023 Pacific Games Sapele, Pelekata, Vine (2) [53][69]
39 30 November 2023 SIFF Academy Field, Honiara (N)  Northern Mariana Islands 4–1 2023 Pacific Games Vailine (2), Uaelasi (2) [53][70]

Honours

National

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, as Tuvalu were not members of FIFA they were ineligible to qualify for the World Cup.
  2. ^ The Tuvalu football team experience travel delays, so that they were forced to forfeit the game against Papua New Guinea.[65][66]

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