2017 Tuvalu A-Division Explained

Competition:A-Division
Season:2017
Winners:FC Manu Laeva
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Tuvalu A-Division was the 17th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The season started and finish on 2017.[1] [2]

This seventeenth edition of the Tuvalu A-Division marked the end of the Nauti FC title streak, which in 2016 totaled 10 consecutive titles and 11 in total. In addition to the 11 Tuvalu A-Division titles, the Nauti FC team had previously won the Tuvalu League Tournament 11 other times (national league predecessor to the Tuvalu A-Division).[3]

Tuvalu A-Division competition

The competition takes place at the 1,500-capacity Tuvalu Sports Ground[4] in Funafuti, this is the only football field in Tuvalu. The football clubs are based on the communities of the 8 major islands of Tuvalu, with the rivalry between these 8 teams being maintained by each having a ‘home’ island.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuvalu 2017 – A Division (Men) . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Tuvalu - List of Champions. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Tuvalu - List of Champions. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Tuvalu - Stadiums. Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 December 2021. 29 October 2023.