Fiji national futsal team
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Nickname(s) | Bula Boys | ||
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Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
FIFA code | FIJ | ||
FIFA ranking | 117 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 0–5 Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3 August 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 22–3 Kiribati File:Flag of Kiribati.svg (Suva, Fiji, 18 May 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 11–1 Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 6 August 1996) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | 2nd place (1999, 2009, 2010) |
The Fiji national futsal team was formed by the Fiji Football Association, the governing body of futsal in Fiji and represents the country in international futsal competitions. The current coach is Jerry Sam, a former head coach of Solomon Islands Futsal team. He led them to their first world cup. Sam was announced as head coach in 2022.
Tournament records
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
Netherlands 1989 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hong Kong 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spain 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Taiwan 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thailand 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colombia 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lithuania 2021 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Uzbekistan 2024 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oceanian Futsal Championship record
Oceanian Futsal Championship Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1992 | Did not enter | ||||||
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1996 | Third place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 31 |
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1999 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2004 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2008 | Fifth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2009 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2010 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 |
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2011 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 |
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2013 | Did not enter | ||||||
File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2014 | |||||||
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2016 | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2019 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | |
File:Flag of Fiji.svg 2022 | Sixth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 |
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 |
Total | 11/14 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 237 | 222 |
Current squad
The team comprises players from six districts and all players named are of Indo-Fijian ethnicity. Six southern, two western and four northern division players have made the team.
- From Lautoka : Alvin Avinesh, Arvindra Naidu.
- From Labasa : Azmat Begg, Imtiaz Begg, Dinesh Mudliar, Sandeep Nair.
- From Rewa : Kamal Hassan, Wasim Ali.
- From Navua : Siga Ali.
- From Nasinu : Ashish Chand.
- From Suva : Vikash Prasad, Mira Hussein Sahib.