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Talent Development League

Talent Development League
Organising body	FIFA
Founded	2022
Country	Fiji
Confederation	OFC
Sponsor(s)	McDonald's

The Talent Development League, also known as the McDonald's Talent Development league for sponsorship reasons is an association football Fijian youth development league. Fiji was one of the eight countries chosen by the FIFA Talent Development Scheme. The league runs for twenty weeks^[1] with age groups from U9 to U15.

The league is a part of the Fiji Football Association's five-year plan focusing on youth development in the country.^[2] A joint competition was launched in 2024 as the Talent Development Inter-District Championship.^[3]

Teams

160 teams from 11 districts in the country participated in the inaugural edition of the development league, with over 2500 new registered footballers.^[4]^[5]

Seasons

2023

The first season of the league began on 6 May 2023. The event began at 9am GMT+12 and concluded after the 20-week session.^[6] Fiji national football team captain Roy Krishna participated in the competition.^[7]^[8]^[9]

2024

The 2024 edition began on 13 April 2024.^[10] The competitions were played simultaneously in all three districts.^[11]

2025

The 2025 edition began on 25 March 2025.^[12]

References

^ Cama, Akuila. "Fiji FA to launch talent development league". FBC News. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Talent league rolls on". The Fiji Times. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "SKY IS THE LIMIT WITH THE LAUNCH OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT IDC EVENT IN FIJI". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "FIJI FOOTBALL LAUNCHES TALENT DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE". Oceania Football. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "2300 Players, 160 Teams For Mcdonalds Talent Development League On Saturday". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ Laddpeter, Meli. "Youth development in soccer". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ Cama, Akuila. "Krishna inspires kids at league launch". FBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "Star Striker Roy At Football Launch To Motivate Kids". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ Sahim, Zaitun. "Krishna to be part of the football development launch". FBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "McDONALD'S LEAGUE TO NURTURE FUTURE STARS". Fiji Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ Chetty, John. "Second round of the McDonald's talent development league". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "Development league competition kicks off". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 12 April 2025.

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