Suva F.C. Explained

Clubname:Suva Football Club
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Fullname:Suva Football Club
Nickname:Capital City Boys
Ground:HFC Bank Stadium
Capacity:30,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Intiaz Khan
League:Fiji Premier League
Season:2024
Position:9th
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Suva Football Club is a Fijian football club that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club is based in Suva. Their home stadium is ANZ National Stadium.[1] [2]

History

Early years

Football started to be played in Fiji with the arrival of Europeans. The Suva Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses. In 1910, a team from Suva played a match against a team from Nausori. Crew of visiting naval ships also entertained themselves with friendly games of football with local teams. In 1910 a team from Suva played a game against a team from HMS Powerful and won 3 goals to 1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against a team from HMS Torch, at Albert Park, and won by 2 goals to 0. In 1930, the Governor made available two playing fields in Suva for use in football competitions. In 1922, the Sunshine Club was established in Suva. There were also four teams in Suva who played at the Marist Brothers School grounds in Toorak. In December 1927, the league organised a schools football competition at Albert Park. Schools that took part in it were Methodist Mission School, Marist Brothers School and Islamia School. Buoyed by the success of this tournament, the league met on 22 January 1928 and formed a Football Association committee. In 1936, the association was renamed, the Suva Football Association. The number of teams grew to 8 in 1936, 16 in 1945 and 41 in 1958 with competition being organised in senior, reserve, intermediate and junior grades.

Fiji National League era

In 1977, Suva Football Club participated in the Fijian football top-tier league, the 1977 Fiji National League, which was inaugural season of the Fiji National League.

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 Fiji Premier League

Staff

PositionName
Coach Maxwell Thaggard

Former players

Achievements

4

1996, 1997, 2014, 2020.

1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2012, 2014.

Runner Up: 2018, 2019.

3

1982, 1988, 1995.

4

1995, 2012, 2020, 2022.

0

Club Ranking

World

[4]

Ranking Team Points
725 Guadalupe F.C.169.32
726 Club River Plate169.07
727 Suva FC168.98
728 FK Sarajevo168.92
729 PFC Beroe Stara Zagora168.74

OFC

[5]

Ranking Team Points
4 AS Pirae172.14
5 Solomon Warriors FC171.35
6 Suva FC168.98
7 Eastern Suburbs AFC155.90
8 Wellington Phoenix FC152.88

National

[6]

Ranking Team Points
1 Suva FC168.98
2 Ba FC100.96
3 Rewa FC100.08
4 Lautoka FC100.06
5 Labasa FC81.18

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suva FC coach resigns .
  2. Web site: Suva FA gets Khan as new leader . 2024-01-30 . Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. Web site: Suva ready to face Auckland City. fijivillage.com.
  4. News: World Club Rankings. footballalphabet.com. 15 July 2023.
  5. News: Oceania Club Rankings. footballalphabet.com. 15 July 2023.
  6. News: Fijian Clubs Ranking. footballalphabet.com. 15 July 2023.