Suva Football Club
Full nameSuva Football Club
Nickname(s)Capital City Boys
Founded1905 (1905)
GroundHFC Bank Stadium
Capacity30,000
PresidentIntiaz Khan
ManagerNigel Khan
LeagueFiji Premier League
20214th

Suva Football Club is a Fijian football club that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club is based in Suva. Their home stadium is ANZ National Stadium.https://fijilive.com/nigel-khan-is-new-suva-coach/ https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/football/suva-fa-gets-khan-as-new-leader/

History

Early years

Football started to be played in Fiji with the arrival of Europeans. The Suva Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses. In 1910, a team from Suva played a match against a team from Nausori. Crew of visiting naval ships also entertained themselves with friendly games of football with local teams. In 1910 a team from Suva played a game against a team from HMS Powerful and won 3 goals to 1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against a team from HMS Torch, at Albert Park, and won by 2 goals to 0. In 1930, the Governor made available two playing fields in Suva for use in football competitions. In 1922, the Sunshine Club was established in Suva. There were also four teams in Suva who played at the Marist Brothers School grounds in Toorak. In December 1927, the league organised a schools football competition at Albert Park. Schools that took part in it were Methodist Mission School, Marist Brothers School and Islamia School. Buoyed by the success of this tournament, the league met on 22 January 1928 and formed a Football Association committee. In 1936, the association was renamed, the Suva Football Association. The number of teams grew to 8 in 1936, 16 in 1945 and 41 in 1958 with competition being organised in senior, reserve, intermediate and junior grades.

Fiji National League era

In 1977, Suva Football Club participated in the Fijian football top-tier league, the 1977 Fiji National League, which was inaugural season of the Fiji National League.

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 Fiji Premier League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Fiji FIJ Aquila Mateisuva
2 FW Fiji FIJ Peniasi Rotidara
3 MF Fiji FIJ Meli Codro
4 DF Fiji FIJ Inoke Turagalailai
5 DF Fiji FIJ Remueru Tekiate
6 MF Fiji FIJ Ramzan Khan
7 DF Fiji FIJ Anish Khem
8 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Rakula
10 MF Solomon Islands SOL Marlon Tahioa
11 MF Fiji FIJ Ravnesh Karan Singh
12 DF Fiji FIJ Joeli Ranitu
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Vanuatu VAN Azariah Soromon
14 FW Fiji FIJ Samuela Drudru
15 DF Fiji FIJ Waisake Navunigasau
16 MF Fiji FIJ Shahil Dave
17 DF Fiji FIJ Filipe Baravilala
18 FW Fiji FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau
19 MF Vanuatu VAN Ronaldo Wilkins
20 MF Fiji FIJ Dave Radrigai
21 GK Fiji FIJ Steven Dean
22 GK Fiji FIJ Jovilisi Borisi

Staff

Position Name
Coach Fiji Maxwell Thaggard

Former players

Achievements

1996, 1997, 2014, 2020.
1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2012, 2014.
Runner Up: 2018, 2019.
1982, 1988, 1995.
1995, 2012, 2020, 2022.


Club Ranking

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Suva ready to face Auckland City". fijivillage.com.
  2. ↑ "World Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Oceania Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fijian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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