Navua F.C.

Navua F.C.
Full nameNavua Football Club
Founded1943 (1943)
GroundThomson Park (Fiji)
Navua, Fiji
Capacity1,000
Chairman Faud Ali
ManagerShivneel Maharaj
LeagueFiji Premier League
20254th

Navua F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the Fiji Premier League (FPL), the top division men's professional football league in Fiji.

They are based in Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Sigatoka and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Thomson Park. Their uniform is red shirt, blue shorts and white socks.

History

Navua F.C. was founded in 1943, with the formation of the Navua Soccer Association, under the leadership of C.P. Singh,[1] a former member of the Legislative Council. The team languished in the second division has moved up to the first division, and has performed credibly in recent times.

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 Inter-District Championship

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIJ Viliame Sivo
2 DF  FIJ Mosese Balenagaga
4 MF  FIJ Seveci Rokotakala
5 DF  FIJ Isake Naduvu
6 MF  FIJ Sharad Kumar
7 MF  FIJ Monit Chand
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 DF  FIJ Netani Doli
10 MF  FIJ Vineet Chand (captain)
11 FW  FIJ Manav Permal
18 FW  FIJ Abdul Faraaz
19 FW  FIJ Jone Tabuyalewa
20 MF  FIJ Vyas Prasad

Achievements

2019
Winner: 0
Runner-up: 1 (2005)
Winner: 1 (2009)
Runner-up: 0
Winner: 2 (2018, 2019)
Runner-up: 0
Winner: 1 (2005)
Runner-up: 1 (1995)
Winner: 3 (2003, 2008, 2009)
Runner-up: 2 (2004, 2010)

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates". 216.55.168.28. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

Bibliography

  • M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.