Solomon Islands national under-20 football team explained

Solomon Islands U20
Badge:Flag of Solomon Islands.svg
Fifa Trigramme:SOL
Nickname:Bonitos, Mamula's
Association:Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
Coach: Jerry Allen
Asst Manager: Eddie Rukumana
Captain:Junior Petua
Top Scorer:Atkin Kaua (5)
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First Game: 1–3
(Suva, Fiji; 24 September 1994)
Largest Loss: 6–0
(Papeete, Tahiti; 13 September 2022)
World Cup Apps:0
Regional Name:OFC U-20 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:10 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (2005, 2011)

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)

History

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 10 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and their best results were in 2005 and 2011 when the team reached the final, but unfortunately they lost against Australia and New Zealand respectively.

Competition record

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
YearRound
1974Did not enter
1978
1980
1982
1985
1987
1988
1990
1992
1994Third place530258
1997Did not enter
1998Fourth place5212264
2001Group stage4301122
2002Did not enter
2005Runners-up5401126
2007Third place6321148
2008Did not enter
2011Runners-up4202710
2013Did not enter
2014Fourth Place511377
2016Semi-finals412163
2018Fourth place530279
2022Quarter-finals420297
Total10/23472461710564

FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record
YearRound
1977Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
TotalTBD0/240000000

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach Jerry Allen
Assistant coach Eddie Rukumana
Team manager Leonard Paia
Physio Michael Lalagogno

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against New Caledonia.

Fixtures & Results

2024

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