Ba F.C.

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Ba fc
Ba FC football team logo.png
Full nameBa FC
Nickname(s)Men In Black
Founded1935; 86 years ago (1935)
GroundGovind Park
Ba
Capacity13,500
ChairmanRishi Kumar
LeagueNational Football League

Ba Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

Ba Football Club have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record 21 and 8 cup titles.

History[]

Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and was became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title.

Current squad[]

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
2 MF Fiji FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy
3 Fiji FIJ
4 DF Fiji FIJ
5 Fiji FIJ
6 DF Fiji FIJ
7 Fiji FIJ
9 FW Fiji FIJ
10 FW Fiji FIJ
11 DF Fiji FIJ Ilimotama Jese
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Rakula
16 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Tiwa
17 MF Fiji FIJ
18 FW Fiji FIJ
19 Fiji FIJ
20 Fiji FIJ
21 GK Fiji FIJ
22 DF Fiji FIJ Praneel Naidu

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions 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
2 MF Fiji FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy
3 FW Fiji FIJ
4 DF Fiji FIJ
5 MF Fiji FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi
6 DF Fiji FIJ
7 FW Fiji FIJ Ratu Dau
8 FW Solomon Islands SOL
9 FW Fiji FIJ
10 MF Fiji FIJ Ratu Nakalevu
11 DF Fiji FIJ Ilimotama Jese
12 DF Fiji FIJ Kishan Sami
13 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Rakula
14 DF Fiji FIJ
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Fiji FIJ Saula Waqa
16 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Tiwa
17 MF Fiji FIJ Narendra Rao
18 FW Fiji FIJ
19 MF Fiji FIJ
20 FW Fiji FIJ
21 GK Fiji FIJ
22 GK Fiji FIJ
23 MF Fiji FIJ
24 DF Fiji FIJ
25 DF Fiji FIJ
26 MF Fiji FIJ William Valentine
27 MF Fiji FIJ

Youth squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Fiji FIJ
— DF Fiji FIJ
— DF Fiji FIJ
— DF Fiji FIJ
— DF Fiji FIJ
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Fiji FIJ
— MF Fiji FIJ
— MF Fiji FIJ
— FW Fiji FIJ

Honours[]

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.
1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.
1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.
  • Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8
1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.
  • Champions versus Champions Tournament: 19
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions[]

Best: Finalist in 2007
1987: Third place
2005: Preliminary round
2007: Finalist
2008: 3° in Group B
2009: 3° in Group B
2012: 3° in Group A
2013: Semi Final
2014: Semi Final

See also[]

References[]


Bibliography[]

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