Solomon Islands women's national football team

Solomon Islands
Association	Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach
Captain	Laydah Samani
Most caps	(14)
Top scorer	Laydah Samani (6)
Home stadium	Lawson Tama Stadium
FIFA code	SOL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	116 (20 August 2021)
Highest	92 (2009)
Lowest	142 (July 2015)
First international
	Papua New Guinea 6–1 Solomon Islands ; (Lae, Papua New Guinea; 9 April 2007)
Biggest win
	Solomon Islands 4–0 Tonga ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 29 September 2010); American Samoa 0–4 Solomon Islands ; (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 1 September 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Solomon Islands 0–8 New Zealand ; (Lae, Papua New Guinea; 11 April 2007); New Zealand 8–0 Solomon Islands ; (Auckland, New Zealand; 5 October 2010)
OFC Women's Nations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2007)
Best result	Fourth place, 2010

The Solomon Islands women's national football team represents Solomon Islands in international women's association football. The team is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and is affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). Their current head coach is the former footballer Timothy Inifiri.

Despite having not yet qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, the Solomon Islands finished fourth in the OFC Women's Nations Cup twice, in 2007 and 2010. The team is one of the youngest national teams in Oceania, having played its first match in April 2007.

History[]

Solomon Islands disputed its first game on 9 April 2007, for the eight OFC Women's Nations Cup, celebrated in their neighbour country Papua New Guinea. Their first rival was the host team, against whom the team lost 6–1. Prudence Fula became the Solomon Islands' first scorer ever.^[2] The nation finished last in the four-team tournament, after a heavy loss with New Zealand^[3] and a goalless tie against Tonga. Noel Wagapu coached the team,^[4] which consisted of former players of the under-17, under-19 and under-20 national teams.^[5]

With Timothy Infiri as the team's manager, the Solomon Islands did an average performance at the 2007 South Pacific Games football tournament in Apia, Samoa. There, the national team managed to achieve its first victory, 3–0 facing American Samoa.^[6] Unfortunately, they couldn't advance to the semi-finals due to two losses; with Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Solomon Islands returned in the 2010 OFC Women's Championship, celebrated in New Zealand. The team was drawn in Group B, along with Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Fiji. The Solomon Islands qualified for the semi-finals after winning to Tonga and tying with Fiji. The team was beaten by the Football Ferns of New Zealand 8–0 in the semi-finals and 2–0 by the Cook Islands in the third-place match.

The team failed to past the group stage in the 2011 Pacific Games tournament. Solomon Islands only won over American Samoa 4–0 and lost the other three games. However, they managed to achieve their best result against Papua New Guinea, a narrow 1–0 loss.^[7]

The national team's most recent appearance was in the 2015 Pacific Games, after not entering the 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup. Solomon Islands was defeated in all of its three matches.

Records[]

FIFA World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
1995									–	–	–	–	–	–
1999									–	–	–	–	–	–
2003									–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	1	14
2011	Did not qualify								5	1	1	3	5	12
2015	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Did Not Qualify								3	1	1	1	2	1
2023	To Be Determined								To Be Determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	2	3	6	8	27

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games record									Olympic Games qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Ineligible								No Qualifying Process
2000	Ineligible								No Qualifying Process
2004	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	4	8
2012	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	2	12
2020	To Be Determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	1	1	5	6	20

OFC Nations Cup record[]

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Did not enter
1986
1989
1991
1994
1998
2003
2007	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	14
2010	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	5	12
2014	Did not enter
2018	Qualification Round	10th	3	1	1	1	2	1
2022	Qualified as host
Total	Fourth place	2/10	11	2	3	6	8	27

Pacific Games[]

Pacific Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	4	8
2011	Group stage	7th	4	1	0	3	4	6
2015	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	12
	To Be Determined
	To Be Determined
Total	Group stage	3/4	11	2	1	8	10	26

All-time record against other nations[]

Against	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
American Samoa	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7
Cook Islands	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Fiji	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3
New Caledonia	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	0	16	−16
Papua New Guinea	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11
Samoa	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Tahiti	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Tonga	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2
Total	19	3	3	33	16	52	−36

Recent Results & Fixtures[]

2019[]

8 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Papua New Guinea	5-2	Solomon Islands	showApia, Samoa
15:30	Lucy Maino 21', 79' Ramona Padio 26', 38' Meagen Gunemba 70'	Report	15' Laydah Samani 72'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee:

10 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Solomon Islands	0-1	Tahiti	showApia, Samoa
15:30		Report	67'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee:

12 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Vanuatu	1-2	Solomon Islands	showApia, Samoa
12:00	69'	Report	60' 65'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee:

15 July 2019 2019 Pacific Games - Group Stage	Solomon Islands	1-2	Cook Islands	showApia, Samoa
15:00	36'	Report	20' 23'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee:

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa.

Caps and goals updated as of 15 July 2019, after the game against the Cook Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Margaret Kofela	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 22)	4	0	Monaro Panthers
12	1GK		(1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 27)	3	0	Koloale

2	2DF			10	1
3	2DF	Edith Nari	(2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 18)	10	0	Marist
4	2DF	Liza Solo	(1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 (age 23)	7	0	Monaro Panthers
14	2DF		(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 26)	9	0
15	2DF	Cathy Aihunu	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 26)	12	1	Koloale
19	2DF		(1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 26)	7	1

6	3MF	Merina Joe	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 26)	11	1	Koloale
8	3MF		(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 23)	6	0	Marist
9	3MF			7	0
13	3MF		(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Koloale
16	3MF			2	0
17	3MF	Alisha Donga	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Solomon Warriors
18	3MF		(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 22)	8	0	Koloale
20	2DF			0	0

5	4FW		(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 23)	7	0	Marist
7	4FW		(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 29)	18	3	Koloale
10	4FW		(1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 (age 34)	17	2	Koloale
11	4FW	Laydah Samani	(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 29)	17	7	Monaro Panthers

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
2DF	Rosie Sambiru	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 20)	7	0	Koloale
2DF		(1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 26)	5	1
2DF		(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 20)	0	0

3MF		(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 27)	3	0	Koloale
3MF	Serah Ragomo	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 27)	3	0	Solomon Warriors
3MF		(2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Koloale

Match results[]

Win Draw Loss

No.	Opponent	Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Report
1	Papua New Guinea	9 April 2007	1–6	2007 OFC Women's Championship	Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae (Papua New Guinea)	Report
2	New Zealand	11 April 2007	0–8	2007 OFC Women's Championship	Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae (Papua New Guinea)	Report
3	Tonga	13 April 2007	0–0	2007 OFC Women's Championship	Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae (Papua New Guinea)	Report
4	Papua New Guinea	28 August 2007	0–4	2007 South Pacific Games	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia (Samoa)	Report
5	Cook Islands	30 August 2007	1–1	2007 South Pacific Games	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia (Samoa)	Report
6	American Samoa	1 September 2007	3–0	2007 South Pacific Games	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia (Samoa)	Report
7	Fiji	3 September 2007	0–3	2007 South Pacific Games	Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia (Samoa)	Report
8	Tonga	30 September 2010	4–0	2010 OFC Women's Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (New Zealand)	Report
9	Papua New Guinea	2 October 2010	1–2	2010 OFC Women's Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (New Zealand)	Report
10	Fiji	4 October 2010	0–0	2010 OFC Women's Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (New Zealand)	Report
11	New Zealand	6 October 2010	0–8	2010 OFC Women's Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (New Zealand)	Report
12	Cook Islands	8 October 2010	0–2	2010 OFC Women's Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (New Zealand)	Report
13	New Caledonia	27 August 2011	0–3	2011 Pacific Games	Stade PLGC, Nouméa (New Caledonia)	Report
14	Tahiti	31 August 2011	0–2	2011 Pacific Games	Stade PLGC, Nouméa (New Caledonia)	Report
15	American Samoa	2 September 2011	4–0	2011 Pacific Games	Stade PLGC, Nouméa (New Caledonia)	Report
16	Papua New Guinea	5 September 2011	0–1	2011 Pacific Games	Stade PLGC, Nouméa (New Caledonia)	Report
17	New Caledonia	6 July 2015	1–8	2015 Pacific Games	Bisini Sports Complex, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)	Report
18	Tonga	8 July 2015	0–2	2015 Pacific Games	Bisini Sports Complex, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)	Report
19	Samoa	11 July 2015	1–2	2015 Pacific Games	Bisini Sports Complex, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)	Report
20	Vanuatu	4 December 2017	0–5	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (Vanuatu)	Report
21	Tonga	7 December 2017	1–3	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (Vanuatu)	Report
22	Fiji	11 December 2017	0–2	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (Vanuatu)	Report
23	Tonga	14 December 2017	0–1	2017 Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila (Vanuatu)	Report
24	American Samoa	24 August 2018	2–0	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup qualification	Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)	Report
25	Fiji	27 August 2018	0–0	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup qualification	Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)	Report
26	Vanuatu	30 August 2018	0–1	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup qualification	Churchill Park, Lautoka (Fiji)	Report

Goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Laydah Samani	6
2	Betty Maenu'u	2
2		2
4	Cathy Aihunu	1
	Crystal Annie	1
	Margaret Daudau	1
	Prudence Fula	1
	Merina Joe	1
	Diane Jusuts	1
	Elsie Kwoaetolo	1
	Ella Misibini	1
	Mesalyn Saepio	1
Total		19

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "OFC – PAPUA NEW GUINEA HIT SOLOMONS FOR SIX | Oceania Football Confederation". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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^ "OFC – WOMEN'S WORLD CUP PREVIEW – PNG 2007 | Oceania Football Confederation". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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[3] "OFC – NEW ZEALAND TOO STRONG FOR SOLOMONS | Oceania Football Confederation". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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