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Solomon Islands national under-20 football team

Solomon Islands U20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Bonitos, Mamula's
AssociationSolomon Islands Football Federation
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachSolomon Islands Jerry Allen
CaptainJunior Petua
Top scorerAtkin Kaua (5)
FIFA codeSOL
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Fiji 1–3 Solomon Islands 
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 1994)
Biggest win
 American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands 
(Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 6–0 Solomon Islands 
(Papeete, Tahiti; 13 September 2022)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances10 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Best resultRunners-up (2005, 2011)

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 part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 10 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) 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
French Polynesia 1974 Did not enter
Australia 1978
Fiji 1980
Papua New Guinea 1982
Australia 1985
New Zealand 1987
Fiji 1988
Fiji 1990
French Polynesia 1992
Fiji 1994 Third place 5 3 0 2 5 8
French Polynesia 1997 Did not enter
Samoa 1998 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 26 4
New Caledonia Cook Islands 2001 Group stage 4 3 0 1 12 2
Vanuatu Fiji 2002 Did not enter
Solomon Islands 2005 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 12 6
New Zealand 2007 Third place 6 3 2 1 14 8
French Polynesia 2008 Did not enter
New Zealand 2011 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 7 10
Fiji 2013 Did not enter
New Zealand 2014 Fourth Place 5 1 1 3 7 7
Tonga Vanuatu 2016 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 6 3
Cook Islands French Polynesia 2018 Fourth place 5 3 0 2 7 9
French Polynesia 2022 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 9 7
Total 10/23 47 24 6 17 105 64

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025
Total TBD 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Solomon Islands's starting line-up against Papua New Guinea, OFC U-20 Championship 2014

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach Solomon Islands Jerry Allen
Assistant coach Solomon Islands Eddie Rukumana
Team manager Solomon Islands Leonard Paia
Physio Solomon Islands Michael Lalagogno

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against New Caledonia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Junior Petua (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Solomon Islands Honiara City
12 1GK Ron Sale (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Solomon Islands Isabel United
21 1GK John Sanga (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Solomon Islands Marist

2 2DF Joel Luiramo (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Solomon Islands Central Coast
3 2DF Arthur Reginald (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Solomon Islands Laugu United
4 2DF Jayson Kofela (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Solomon Islands Isabel United
5 2DF Wilfred Mani (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Solomon Islands Southern United
13 2DF Zimri Kini (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Solomon Islands Southern United
14 2DF Edward Aulanga (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Solomon Islands Honiara City
15 2DF Vincent Liuga (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Solomon Islands Isabel United
16 2DF Solomon Sale (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Solomon Islands Honiara City
17 2DF Erick Bekaka (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Solomon Islands Kossa
22 2DF Billy Afi (2005-06-12) 12 June 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
24 2DF James Fefera (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Solomon Islands Isabel United

6 3MF Cyral Enotarau (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Solomon Islands Waneagu United
7 3MF Alden Suri (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) 3 2 New Zealand Petone
8 3MF Dolson Orisimae (2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Solomon Islands Waneagu United
11 3MF Francis Paul (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20) 4 4 Solomon Islands Waneagu United
18 3MF Prince Dansale (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Solomon Islands Waneagu United
19 3MF Gregly Talo (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Solomon Islands Real Kakamora
23 3MF Alfie Aunga (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Solomon Islands Marist

9 4FW Rocky Junior (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) 4 1 Solomon Islands Honiara City
10 4FW Barrie Limoki (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20) 4 1 Fiji Nadi
20 4FW Selwyn Hou (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21) 4 1 Solomon Islands Honiara City

Fixtures & Results

2016

13 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Vanuatu  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 Championship New 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 Championship Solomon Islands  1–0  Fiji Pirae, Tahiti
15:00
Report Stadium: Stade Fautaua
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Solomon Islands  1–0  Vanuatu Pirae, Tahiti
12:00
Report Stadium: Stade Fautaua
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

2024

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