Solomon Islands national under-20 football team

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)

Solomon Islands U20
Nickname(s)Bonitos, Mamula's
AssociationSolomon Islands Football Federation
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coach Batram Suri
CaptainJohn Aeta
Top scorerAtkin Kaua (5), Himson Teleda (4)
FIFA codeSOL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Fiji 1 – 3 Solomon Islands
(Suva, Fiji; September 24, 1994)
Biggest win
American Samoa 0 – 23 Solomon Islands
(Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)
Biggest defeat
Solomon Islands 0 – 3 New Zealand
(Auckland, New Zealand; April 23, 2011)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances9 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Best resultRunners-up (2005, 2011)

History

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 8 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2016) and their best results were in 2005 and 2011 when the team reached the final, but unfortunately they lost against Australia and New Zealand respectively.

Competition record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1974Did Not Compete
1978Did Not Compete
1980Did Not Compete
1982Did Not Compete
1985Did Not Compete
1987Did Not Compete
1988Did Not Compete
1990Did Not Compete
1992Did Not Compete
19943rd Place530258-39
1997Did Not Compete
19984th Place5212264+227
& 2001Group Stage4301122+109
& 2002Did Not Compete
2005Runners-up5401126+612
20073rd Place6321148+611
2008Did Not Compete
2011Runners-up4202710-36
2013Did Not Compete
20144th Place51137704
& 2016Semifinals412163+35
& 20184th Place530279-29
TotalRunners-up43226159657+3972

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1977 Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 To be determined
Total TBD 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Misitana
Bala
Chacha
Rangosulia
Kairi
Quanafia
Kevin
Solomon Islands's starting line-up against Papua New Guinea, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach Batram Suri
Assistant coach Eddie Rukumana
Teammanager Leonard Paia
Physio Michael Lalagogno

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Joel Nanogo (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 5 0 Real Kakamora
12 1GK Junior John Mata (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 0 0 Marist

2 2DF George Leaga (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 4 0 Kossa
3 2DF John Aeta (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 5 0 Marist
4 2DF Junior Aengari (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 5 0 Solomon Warriors
5 2DF Absolom Wawane (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 1 1 Star Football Academy
13 2DF Junior Ashley (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 3 0 West Honiara
15 2DF Anthony Rasau (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 4 0 Marist
18 2DF William Komasi (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 1 0 Malaita Kingz

6 3MF Patrick Taroga (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 5 2 Marist
7 3MF Junior David (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 5 0 Hekari United
8 3MF Henly Ramo (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 4 0 Malaita Kingz
10 3MF Marcus Chan (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 3 0 CF Cracks
11 3MF Lino Hou (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 5 1 Henderson Eels
14 3MF Frank Kabui (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 5 0 Malaita Kingz
16 3MF Don Keana (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 1 0 Solomon Warriors
17 3MF Tuita Maeobia (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 4 1 Kossa
19 3MF Simon Jedzini (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 2 0 Henderson Eels

9 4FW Ali Mekawir (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 5 1 Star Football Academy
20 4FW Raynick Laeta (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 2 0 Henderson Eels

Fixtures & Results

2016

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 ChampionshipTahiti 2-2 Solomon Islands Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00 Siejidr  13'
Salem  34'
Report Witney  50'
Raramo  65'
Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 ChampionshipCook Islands 0-3 Solomon Islands Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00 Report Waita  54'
Witney  56', 83'
Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 ChampionshipSolomon Islands 0-0 New Zealand Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00 Report Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
13 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 ChampionshipVanuatu 2-1 Solomon Islands Port Vila, Vanuatu
14:30 Tenene  36'
Massing  90+4'
Report Gise  21' Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

2018

6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) 2018 OFC U-19 ChampionshipNew Caledonia 2-3 Solomon Islands Pirae, Tahiti
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Fautaua
Attendance: 200
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 2018 OFC U-19 ChampionshipSolomon Islands 1-0 Fiji Pirae, Tahiti
15:00
  • Maeobia  89'
Report Stadium: Stade Fautaua
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 OFC U-19 ChampionshipSolomon Islands 1-0 Vanuatu Pirae, Tahiti
12:00
Report Stadium: Stade Fautaua
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
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