Tahiti national under-20 football team

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Tahiti U20

Nickname(s)	Toa Aito (Les guerriers de fer / Iron Warriors)
Association	Tahitian Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach
Captain
Most caps	(6)
Top scorer	, & (3)
FIFA code	TAH
First colours Second colours
First international
Tahiti 2 - 1 New Hebrides (Papeete, Tahiti; December 8, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (2009, 2019)
Best result	Group Stage (2009, 2019)
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	11 (1974, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Winners (1974, 2008)

The Tahiti national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Tahiti and is controlled by the Tahitian Football Federation.

Competition record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	21
2011–2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	14
2021	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/23	6	0	0	6	0	35

OFC[]

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the 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	GD	Pts
1974	Winners	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	7
1978	Did not participate
1980	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0
1982	Did not participate
1985	Did not participate
1987	Did not participate
1988	Did not participate
1990	4th Place	4	1	1	2	3	10	-7	4
1992	2nd Place	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	5
1994	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5	3
1997	4th Place	4	0	0	4	3	20	-17	0
1998	Did not participate
& 2001	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	9	15	-6	3
& 2002	Did not participate
2005	Did not participate
2007	5th Place	6	2	1	3	7	9	-2	7
2008	Winners	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2011	Did not participate
2013	Did not participate
2014	Did not participate
& 2016	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	7	-1	4
& 2018	2nd Place	5	3	0	2	9	2	+7	9
Total	Winners	37	13	5	19	51	82	-31	43

Fixtures & Results[]

Tahiti  v  Solomon Islands

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tahiti	2-2	Solomon Islands	show Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	13'  34'	Report	50'  65'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: (Vanuatu)

Tahiti  v  New Zealand

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tahiti	1-4	New Zealand	show Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	27'	Report	Dyer  39' (pen.) Lewis  61'  65' Bevan  87'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: (New Caledonia)

Cook Islands  v  Tahiti

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	1-3	Tahiti	show Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	83' (pen.)	Report	45+2', 55' Tau  87'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: (Vanuatu)

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup from 23 May to 15 June 2019. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Saint-Étienne
16	1GK		(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Vénus
21	1GK	Moana Pito	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 21)	9	0	Tefana
2	2DF		(1999-10-02) 2 October 1999 (age 21)	7	0	Concarneau
3	2DF		(1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 22)	7	0	Dragon
5	2DF		(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Vénus
11	2DF		(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Vénus
18	2DF		(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Toulouse
4	3MF		(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 19)	8	1	Trélissac
6	3MF		(2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 20)	7	2	Toulouse
7	3MF		(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Vénus
8	3MF		(2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 21)	6	1	Jeunes Tahitiens
10	3MF		(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 21)	8	3	Dragon
12	3MF		(1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 (age 21)	2	0	Jeunes Tahitiens
15	3MF		(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Tefana
17	3MF		(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Central Sport
19	3MF		(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Central Sport
20	3MF		(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Vénus
9	4FW		(2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 20)	6	3	Trélissac
13	4FW		(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Stade Bordelais
14	4FW		(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 21)	5	0	Taiarapu

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship[]

The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against the Cook Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK		(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Central Sport
1	1GK	Moana Pito	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Tefana
2	2DF	(c)	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 22)	3	0	AS Excelsior
3	2DF		(1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Pirae
4	2DF		(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Jeunes Tahitiens
5	2DF		(1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Vénus
13	2DF		(1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Pirae
17	2DF		(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 24)	1	0
6	3MF		(1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 22)	3	1	Pirae
9	3MF	(captain)	(1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 23)	3	3	Pirae
12	3MF		(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 22)	2	0
14	3MF		(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 23)	2	0	Tefana
15	3MF		(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 23)	3	1	Pirae
18	3MF		(1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Tefana
19	3MF		(1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Olympic Mahina
20	3MF		(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Pirae
7	3MF		(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 21)	1	0	Vénus
8	4FW		(1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Pirae
10	4FW		(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Central Sport
11	4FW	Sandro Tau	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 24)	2	1

References[]

External links[]

• Tahiti Football Federation official website