Solomon Islands national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Bonitos, Mamula's | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Solomon Islands Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |
 Pedro Mateo | ||
| Captain | Philip Mango | ||
| Top scorer | Atkin Kaua (5), Himson Teleda (4) | ||
| FIFA code | SOL | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (1994), (1998), (2001), (2005), (2007), (2011), (2014) | ||
| Best result | 2005, 2011 (second place) | ||
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)
History
The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took seven times part on a tournament (1995, 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2013, 2014, 2016) and the best result was in 2005 when the team reached the final but unfortunately they lost it against Australia.
Competition record
OFC
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 1974 | |||||||||
 1978 | |||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||
 1982 | |||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 3rd Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 1997 | |||||||||
 1998 | 4th Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 7 |
 & 2001 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
 & 2002 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2nd Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3rd Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 |
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2nd Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 4th Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 & 2016 | |||||||||
| Total | 7 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 58 |
Fixtures & Results
| 3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tahiti |
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 Championship | Cook 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 Championship | Solomon 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 Championship | Vanuatu |
v | Solomon Islands |
Port Vila, Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 | Stadium: Port Vila Municipal Stadium |
Current Technical Staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Commins Menapi |
| Assistant coach | Gideon Omokirio |
| Teammanager | Leonard Paia |
| Physio | Michael Lalagogno |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 13 September 2016 after the game against Vanuatu.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Desmond Tutu | 4 | 0 | West Honiara
| |
| 12 | GK | Harold Nauania | 10 October 1997 | 1 | 0 | Marist Fire |
| 2 | DF | Sedrick Doliasi | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Joe Gise | 4 | 1 | West Honiara
| |
| 4 | DF | Richard Raramo (captain) | 22 August 1998 | 4 | 1 | Marist Fire
|
| 5 | DF | Kisina Silas | 4 | 0 | Kossa
| |
| 6 | DF | Steven Toleyi | 26 July 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Ian Kalu | 6 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Hana
|
| 20 | DF | John Dauta | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | David Filia | 4 | 0 | Malaita Kingz
| |
| 8 | MF | Molis Gagame | 2 | 0 | Solomon Warriors
| |
| 10 | MF | Albert Witney | 20 August 1997 | 4 | 3 | Solomon Warriors
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| 14 | MF | Darold Wane | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | Sandrack Tui | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | Larry Zama | 26 November 1998 | 4 | 0 | Kossa |
| 9 | FW | Jabeth Solomon | 25 November 1998 | 4 | 0 | Western United
|
| 11 | FW | Adrian Rickson | 4 | 0 | Real Kakamora
| |
| 16 | FW | Augustine Waita | 4 | 1 | Koloale FC Honiara
| |
| 17 | FW | Israel Tatai | 2 | 0 | Kossa
| |
| 18 | FW | Alvin Ray | 23 January 1997 | 2 | 0 | Marist Fire |