Solomon Islands national under-23 football team explained

Solomon Islands U23
Fifa Trigramme:SOL
Nickname:Bonitos
Association:Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
Coach: Batram Suri
Captain:Philip Mango
Most Caps:Ian Paia (3)
Top Scorer:Ian Paia (7)
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First Game: Papua New Guinea 2 – 4 Solomon Islands
(Auckland, New Zealand; January 14, 2004)
Largest Win: American Samoa 1 – 16 Solomon Islands
(Taupō, New Zealand; March 21, 2012)
Largest Loss: Australia 5 – 0 Solomon Islands
(Sydney, Australia; January 20, 2004)
Olympics Apps:0
Regional Name:OFC U23 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:6
Regional Cup Best:Second place

The Solomon Islands national under-23 football team, also known as Solympic, represents the Solomon Islands at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Solomon Islands national football team

History

The Solomon Islands U23 made five appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a second place twice, in 1999 and in 2008. In 2015 they will make their sixth appearance during the 2015 Pacific Games.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
YearRound
1991Did not enter
1996Fourth place82241221
1999Runners-up5401156
2004Group stage4103512
2008Runners-up5401255
2012Group stage3102164
2015Group stage300315
2019Runners-up5302149
2023Semi-Final4301114
Total3737182179966

Fixtures & Results

Current squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2019 after the match against .

Squad for the 2015 Pacific Games

The following players were called to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games from 3–17 July 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 17 June 2015 after the match against the .

List of coaches