Vanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.[4]
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| Association | Vanuatu Football Federation | |||
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| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | |||
| Head coach | Vacant | |||
| Captain | Jason Thomas | |||
| Most caps | Etienne Mermer (35) | |||
| Top scorer | Richard Iwai (20)[1] | |||
| Home stadium | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | VAN | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 163  | |||
| Highest | 131 (October 2007) | |||
| Lowest | 201 (October–November 2015) | |||
| First international | ||||
  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3] | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
  (Lautoka, Fiji; 7 July 2003)[3] | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3] | ||||
| OFC Nations Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1973) | |||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1973, 2000, 2002 and 2008 | |||
History
It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973, 2000, and 2002. In the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, Vanuatu beat New Zealand 4–2, preventing the regional powerhouse from making the final and, consequently, the running for the 2006 World Cup.
Vanuatu caused another shock in the 2007 South Pacific Games by knocking out the Solomon Islands for bronze medal and also enable to enter the second stage of qualification for the OFC Nations Cup and consequently a chance with a playoff for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010. The last time they had won against Solomon Islands was back in 1998 and had since been on the receiving side of many losses save for one draw against them. In July 2008, Vanuatu faced two national teams from the Solomon Islands during the inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup. Vanuatu lost 1–2 to the Solomons' team A, but defeated their team B by two goals to one.
Kit sponsorship [5]
| Kit lier | Period |
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 | 2004–2011 |
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Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||
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12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 19 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
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| Total | 0/21 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 76 | 89 | ||||||||
OFC Nations Cup
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Pacific Games
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Melanesia Cup
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Wantok Cup
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Results and fixtures
Recent results
| 10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group Stage | Papua New Guinea  | 2–0 | |  |
| 19:00 | Gunemba  Simon |
Report | Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
| 12 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group Stage | Vanuatu | 0–0 | | |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
| 15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group Stage | Tonga  | 0–14 | | |
| 9:00 | Report | Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
| 18 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games Group Stage | Vanuatu | 11–0 | | |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
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| Head coach |  |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team Manager | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Assistant Goalkeeper coach | |
| Physio | |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 3 friendly games against Tahiti, Fiji and Indonesia and for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa
Caps and goals updated as of 18 July 2019 after the game against Samoa.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Chikau Mansale | 13 January 1983 | 24 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Dick Taiwia | 23 December 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | James Chilia | 23 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Brian Kaltack | 30 September 1993 | 22 | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | Jason Thomas (Captain) | 20 January 1997 | 16 | 0 |  |
| 4 | DF | Joseph Iaruel | 25 January 1998 | 13 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Gordshem Dona | 27 August 1996 | 9 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Selwyn Vatu | 13 June 1998 | 13 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Michel Coulon | 3 December 1995 | 9 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Jonathan Spokeyjack | 13 November 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Waiwo Kalmet | 26 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Jeffery Bob | 1 July 1992 | 5 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | John Alick | 25 April 1991 | 10 | 0 |  |
| 8 | MF | Ronaldo Wilkins | 30 December 1999 | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Mitch Cooper | 18 September 1994 | 6 | 5 | |
| 13 | MF | Daniel Natou | 25 November 1989 | 12 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Elkington Molivakarua | 3 March 1993 | 13 | 3 | |
| 16 | MF | Bong Kalo | 18 January 1997 | 20 | 2 | |
| MF | Tom Saksak | 8 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 9 | FW | Kensi Tangis | 19 December 1991 | 28 | 8 | |
| 11 | FW | Andre Batick | 28 April 1993 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Azariah Soromon | 1 March 1999 | 14 | 7 | |
| 15 | FW | Tony Kaltack | 5 September 1996 | 16 | 15 | |
| 17 | FW | Bill Nicholls | 3 June 1993 | 8 | 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Dgen Leo | 6 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
| GK | Joshua Willie | 13 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
| GK | Seiloni Iaruel | 17 April 1995 | 6 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| GK | Daniel August | 28 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| DF | Barhormaal Lolo | 15 September 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Kalfter Kaltack | 1 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Henry Namatak | 6 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Jacky Ruben | 10 November 1996 | 9 | 1 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Raoul Coulon | 3 December 1995 | 4 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Barry Mansale | 1 November 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| MF | Jayson Timatua | 27 December 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
Pre-Squad 2019 Pacific Games |
| FW | Alex Saniel | 8 November 1996 | 7 | 1 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
| FW | Jordy Tasip | 14 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
Standby List 2019 Pacific Games |
List of coaches
New Hebrides (−1980)
- P. Reichert (1973)
Vanuatu (1980–)
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See also
References
- Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- "Vanuatu (New Hebrides) – List of International matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Micronesia suffer another humiliating defeat after 46–0 loss to Vanuatu | Football". The Guardian. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/v/vanuatu/old-vanuatu-football-shirts-t2895.html
- "Member Association – Vanuatu". FIFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Vanuatu Football Federation". Vanuafoot.vu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Poida named National Senior Team coach". Vanuata Football Federation. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links
- Vanuatu at the FIFA website.
- Vanuatu at the OFC website.
- VFFFoot.over-nlog.com
- Vanuafoot – Vanuatu Football Federation Official site
- Vanuatu Football Federation Official Blog site
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