Tonga national under-23 football team explained

Tonga U23
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Fifa Trigramme:TGA
Association:Tonga Football Association
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
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First Game: 7–0
(Auckland, New Zealand; 11 December 1999)
Largest Win: 3–0
(Auckland, New Zealand; 14 January 2004)
Largest Loss: 10–0
(Taupō, New Zealand; 21 March 2012)
Regional Name:OFC U23 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:5 (First in 1999)
Regional Cup Best:Group Stage

The Tonga national under-23 football team, also known as Tonga U23, represents Tonga at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Tonga national football team and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.

History

Tonga U23 made three appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. They never reached further than the Group Stage. In 2019 they were defeated 4-1 by Fiji in their opening pool match[1] before losing 8-0 to Vanuatu.[2]

In 2012 Timote Moleni was appointed as team coach.[3]

Competitive record

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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 record
YearRound
1988Did not enter
1991
1996
1999Group stage3003120
2004420248
2008Did not enter
2012Group stage2002013
2015Did not enter
2019Group stage3003218
20233003112
TotalGroup stage152013871

Fixtures & Results

2019

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 28 September 2019 after the match against .

2012 squad

Caps and goals as of 16 March 2012.

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List of coaches

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiji U23 footballers thrashes Tonga in Olympic qualifier . Fiji Times . 22 September 2019 . 10 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Sport: Fiji and Vanuatu seal Olympic Qualifier semis . RNZ . 26 September 2019 . 10 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Tonga turn to senior experience for OFC Olympic Qualifier . BoxScore News . 13 March 2012 . 10 August 2022.