Tonga national under-20 football team

Tonga U20
Association	Tonga Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach
Captain	Sione Tu'ifangaloka
Most caps	Sione Tu'ifangaloka ; Tevita Vakatapu ; Vai Lutu (8)
Top scorer	Hemaloto Polovili (3)
FIFA code	TGA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Samoa 1–0 Tonga ; (Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)
Biggest win
	Cook Islands 0–3 Tonga ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; May 26, 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Tonga 0–19 Australia ; (Honiara, Solomon Islands; January 25, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	6 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Group Stage (4 times)
	Current season

The Tonga national under-20 football team represents Tonga in international Under 20 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.

OFC[]

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament 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-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1974 to 1988	Did not enter
1990 to 1997	Did not qualify
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	16	–15	0
2001	Group stage	5	1	1	3	3	21	–18	4
2002	Group stage	4	0	0	4	4	28	–24	0
2005	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	28	–27	0
2007 to 2014	Did not qualify
2016	Preliminary round	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
2018	Group stage	6	2	1	3	6	21	–15	7
Total	Group Stage	27	3	5	16	20	99	–119	14

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1977 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	TBD	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 5 to 18 August 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 12 August 2018 after the game against Tahiti.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Semisi Otukolo	(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Lotohaʻapai United
20	1GK		(1999-05-18) May 18, 1999 (age 22)	1	0

2	2DF	Petueli Tokotaha	(2000-09-10) September 10, 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Navutoka
3	2DF	Sione Tu'ifangaloka	(1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 22)	8	0	Veitongo
4	2DF		(2000-04-26) April 26, 2000 (age 21)	5	0	Veitongo
5	2DF	Tevita Vakatapu	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 22)	8	0	Haʻamoko United Youth
13	2DF		(2001-07-21) July 21, 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Lotohaʻapai United
14	2DF		(2000-05-27) May 27, 2000 (age 21)	2	0
19	3MF		(2000-08-02) August 2, 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Marist Prems

6	3MF	Vai Lutu	(1999-09-30) September 30, 1999 (age 22)	8	0	Lotohaʻapai United
7	3MF	Tuia Falepapalangi	(2000-07-15) July 15, 2000 (age 21)	5	1	Lotohaʻapai United
8	3MF		(2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 (age 21)	6	0	Veitongo
10	3MF		(1999-04-16) April 16, 1999 (age 22)	5	2	Rockdale City Suns
12	3MF		(2000-07-05) July 5, 2000 (age 21)	3	0
15	3MF		(2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 21)	3	0
16	3MF		(2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Veitongo
18	3MF	Anthony Likiliki	(1999-12-19) December 19, 1999 (age 22)	6	1	Veitongo

9	4FW		(2001-03-11) March 11, 2001 (age 20)	5	1
11	4FW		(2001-01-07) January 7, 2001 (age 21)	5	0
17	4FW		(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 22)	6	2

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship[]

Caps and goals updated as of 28 June 2016 after the game against Samoa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mahe Malafu	(1998-02-24) February 24, 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Veitongo
20	1GK	Semisi Otukolo	(1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 22)	0	0

2	2DF		(1998-04-08) April 8, 1998 (age 23)	1	0
3	2DF	Sione Tu'ifangaloka	(1999-04-24) April 24, 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Veitongo
5	2DF	Tevita Vakatapu	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 22)	3	0
13	2DF		(1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 23)	1	0
18	2DF		(1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 (age 23)	1	0

4	3MF	Sione Kite	(1997-06-07) June 7, 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Veitongo
6	3MF	Aisea Muli	(1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 23)	1	0
7	3MF	Soakai Vea	(1998-07-19) July 19, 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Lotoha'apai United
8	3MF		(1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 23)	3	0	Marist Prems
9	3MF	Vai Lutu	(1999-09-30) September 30, 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Veitongo
11	3MF	Anthony Likiliki	(1999-12-19) December 19, 1999 (age 22)	3	1	Veitongo
14	3MF		(1998-05-05) May 5, 1998 (age 23)	1	0
15	3MF		(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 24)	3	1

10	4FW	Hemaloto Polovili	(1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 24)	2	3	Veitongo
12	4FW		(1998-11-29) November 29, 1998 (age 23)	2	0
16	4FW		(1997-12-05) December 5, 1997 (age 24)	3	0
17	4FW		(1999-10-10) October 10, 1999 (age 22)	1	0
19	4FW	Tevita Tukimaka	(1998-11-15) November 15, 1998 (age 23)	0	0

Fixtures & Results[]

2016[]

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1–1	Cook Islands	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	51'	Report	77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: (Vanuatu)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1–1	American Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	Likiliki 10'	Report	6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[2] Referee: (Fiji)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	3–3	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00	66', 70' Malo 80'	Report	Polovili 10', 40', 73'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: (New Zealand)

2018[]

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	3–0	Cook Islands	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	17' 24' (pen.), 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	2–0	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	7', 50'	Report		Stadium: Attendance: 250 Referee: (Papua New Guinea)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	1–1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tonga	0–4	Papua New Guinea	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00		Report	45+1' 66' 72', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: (Vanuatu)

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	14–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	15' 36', 68' Bell 38', 41', 42' Whyte 46', 47', 89' 54', 57', 88' 56' 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: (Fiji)

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tahiti	2–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	45' 51'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: (Vanuatu)

References[]

^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links[]

Tonga Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.

[2] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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