Tonga national under-17 football team

Tonga U17
Association	Tonga Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Lafaele Moala
Captain	Ofaloto Kite
Most caps	Hemaloto Polovili; ; Soakai Vea (7)
Top scorer	Hemaloto Polovili (4)
FIFA code	TGA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Western Samoa 4–0 Tonga ; (Fiji; 1 May 1999)
Biggest win
	American Samoa 0–2 Tonga ; (Pago Pago, American Samoa; 19 January 2015); American Samoa 0–2 Tonga ; (Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Tonga 0–26 Australia ; (New Caledonia; 11 April 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in )
Best result	Group stage, 6 times
	Current season

The Tonga national under-17 football team represents Tonga in international under-17 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.

Competition record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985 to 1997	Did not participate
1999 to 2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not participate
2011 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record[]

The OFC U-17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Group stage	4	0	1	3	0	8	−8	1
& 2001	Group stage	4	0	1	3	0	29	−29	1
&& 2003	Group stage	5	0	0	5	1	54	−53	0
2005	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	61	−61	0
2007	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group stage	4	0	0	4	2	46	−44	0
& 2013	Preliminary round	3	1	0	2	6	12	−6	3
& 2015	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	32	−29	3
& 2017	Preliminary round	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
& 2018	Preliminary Round	3	0	2	1	2	11	-9	2
Total	Group stage	33	3	5	25	19	257	−238	14

Current squad[]

No.	Pos.	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		1	0
20	1GK		3	0

2	2DF		3	0	Veitongo
3	2DF	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Veitongo
4	2DF	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Veitongo
5	2DF		3	0
8	2DF	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)	2	0
12	2DF		3	1
16	2DF		1	0

6	3MF		2	0
7	3MF		3	1
10	3MF	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Veitongo
13	3MF		2	0
14	3MF		3	0
17	3MF		1	0
18	3MF	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 19)	1	0	Veitongo

9	4FW		3	0
11	4FW		1	0	Marist Prems
15	4FW		3	0
19	4FW		2	0

Squad for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship first round[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 22)	3	0
20	1GK		(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 21)	0	0

2	2DF	Ofaloto Kite	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 21)	4	1	Veitongo
3	2DF		(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21)	3	0
4	2DF	Petueli Tokotaha	(2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 21)	1	1
5	2DF		(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 20)	2	0
12	2DF		(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0
16	2DF		(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 21)	1	0
18	2DF		(2001-12-06) 6 December 2001 (age 20)	0	0

6	3MF		(2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 21)	3	2
7	3MF		(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 21)	3	0
8	3MF		(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 21)	3	1
13	3MF		(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 20)	1	0
14	3MF		(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 20)	1	0
17	3MF	Sitaleki Fisi	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0

9	4FW		(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Veitongo
10	4FW		(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 21)	2	0
11	4FW		(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 20)	3	0
15	4FW		(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 21)	3	0
19	4FW		(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 20)	0	0

Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mahe Malafu	(1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 24)	4	0
20	1GK		(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 22)	0	0

2	2DF		(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 24)	3	0
3	2DF	Ofaloto Kite	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 21)	1	0
4	2DF	Sione Tu'ifangaloka	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 22)	4	0
5	2DF		(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 23)	4	0
12	2DF		(1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 23)	4	0
14	2DF		(1999-11-22) 22 November 1999 (age 22)	2	0
16	2DF		(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 23)	1	0
18	2DF		(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 22)	1	0

6	3MF		(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 24)	5	0	Marist Prems
7	3MF	Soakai Vea (c)	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 23)	7	2	Lotoha'apai United
8	3MF	Aisea Muli	(1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 23)	4	1
9	3MF	Anthony Likiliki	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 22)	4	0
15	3MF		(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 21)	0	0
13	3MF		(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 23)	4	0
17	3MF		(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 23)	1	0

10	4FW		(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 23)	2	0
11	4FW		(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 23)	4	0
19	4FW		(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 23)	4	0

Squad for the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 24)	3	0
18	1GK		(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 26)	0	0

2	2DF	(c)	(1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 25)	3	1	Marist Prems
3	2DF		(1996-08-17) 17 August 1996 (age 25)	3	0
4	2DF		(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24)	2	0
5	2DF		(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 24)	0	0
7	2DF	Mikaele Pahulu	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 25)	7	0
13	2DF		(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 25)	3	0
16	2DF		(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 26)	0	0

6	3MF		(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 25)	3	0	Veitongo
8	3MF	Taniela Vaka'uta	(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 25)	5	1	Marist Prems
9	3MF		(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 24)	2	0
14	3MF		(1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 25)	3	0
17	3MF		(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Marist Prems

10	4FW	Hemaloto Polovili	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 24)	7	4	Lotoha'apai United
11	4FW	Soakai Vea	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Lotoha'apai United
12	4FW		(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 26)	3	0
15	4FW		(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 25)	2	0

Results and fixtures[]

2016[]

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	2–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	45' Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.)	Report	19' (o.g.) 20' 89'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200^[1] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	1–1	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00	71'	Report	3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 350^[2] Referee: (New Caledonia)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	American Samoa	0–2	Tonga	Apia, Samoa
16:30		Report	11' 32'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200^[3] Referee: (Vanuatu)

2018[]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	2-2	Tonga	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:15	Tiatia 51' Taumua 53'	Report	58' 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 300 Referee: (Vanuatu)

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0-0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: (Vanuatu)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0-9	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report	8' (pen.), 30', 37', 45+1', 75' 22' 23' Filimalae 39' 52'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: (New Zealand)

List of coaches[]

Chris Williams (2011)
Timote Moleni (2013-2016)
Lafaele Moala (2018-)

References[]

^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Tonga Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.

[3] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

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