Fiji national under-23 football team

Fiji U23

Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Captain	Roy Krishna
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Fiji 38–0 FS Micronesia (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 5 July 2015)
Biggest defeat
Germany 10–0  Fiji (Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 10 August 2016)
OFC U23 Championship
Appearances	5
Best result	Winners (2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	16th (2016)

The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team

History

Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a first place in 2015. They participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil for the first time.

Tournament history

Olympic Games

Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 – 1988	Did Not Participate
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Group-stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	23
Total			3	0	0	3	1	23

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1992
1996
1999
2004	Group-stage	4	3	0	1	12	8	+4	9
2008	Group-stage	5	3	0	2	21	6	+15	9
2012	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11	12
2015	Champions	5	2	3	0	42	2	+40	9
Total		19	12	3	4	89	19	+70	39

Olympic matches

Fiji  v  South Korea

4 August Group C	Fiji	0–8	South Korea	Salvador, Brazil
17:00 UTC−03:00		Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Ryu Seung-woo  32', 63', 90+3' Kwon Chang-hoon  62', 63' Son Heung-min  72' (pen.) Suk Hyun-jun  77', 90'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Fiji  v  Mexico

7 August Group C	Fiji	1–5	Mexico	Salvador, Brazil
13:00 UTC−03:00	Roy Krishna  10'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Erick Gutiérrez  48', 55', 58', 73' Carlos Salcedo  67'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Germany  v  Fiji

10 August Group C	Germany	10–0	Fiji	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
16:00 UTC−03:00	Serge Gnabry  8', 45' Nils Petersen  14', 33', 40', 63' (pen.) Max Meyer  30', 49', 52'	Report (Rio 2016) Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Mineirão Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi ()

Team

Current Squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics from 4–20 August 2016.^[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 10 August 2016 after the match against  Germany.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Simione Tamanisau*	June 5, 1982	3	0	Rewa
18	GK	Shaneel Naidu	March 28, 1995	0	0	Dreketi
2	DF	Praneel Naidu	January 29, 1995	4	0	Ba
3	DF	Filipe Baravilala	November 25, 1994	8	0	Suva
4	DF	Jale Dreloa	April 21, 1995	8	0	Suva
11	DF	Alvin Singh*	June 9, 1988	3	0	Ba
17	DF	Kolinio Sivoki	March 10, 1995	5	0	Lautoka
5	MF	Antonio Tuivuna	March 20, 1995	8	11	Nadi
7	MF	Nickel Chand	July 28, 1995	9	1	Suva
10	MF	Ratu Nakalevu	March 7, 1994	6	2	Rewa
12	MF	Tevita Waranaivalu	September 16, 1995	9	1	Rewa
16	MF	Joseph Turagabeci	April 19, 1994	1	0	Suva
6	FW	Anish Khem	August 27, 1993	3	0	Nadi
8	FW	Setareki Hughes	June 8, 1995	3	0	Suva
9	FW	Roy Krishna*	August 20, 1987	3	1	Wellington Phoenix
13	FW	Iosefo Verevou	January 5, 1996	8	5	Rewa
14	FW	Samuela Nabenia	February 5, 1995	2	0	Ba
15	FW	Saula Waqa	October 12, 1995	2	0	Ba

• Over-aged players

Technical staff

Position
Head Coach
Assistant Coach	Yogendra Dutt
Goalkeeping Coach	Simione Tamanisau
Team Director	Tarunesh Reddy
Physiotherapist	Varoon Karan
Doctor	Kapil Krishnam Swamy

References

1. "Official Squad Lists for Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 25 July 2016.