Tonga national under-20 football team

Tonga U20
Association	Tonga Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Timote Polovili
Captain	Sione Tu'ifangaloka
Most caps	Sione Tu'ifangaloka ; Tevita Vakatapu ; Vai Lutu (8)
Top scorer	Hemaloto Polovili (3)
FIFA code	TGA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Samoa 1–0 Tonga ; (Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998)
Biggest win
	Cook Islands 0–3 Tonga ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 26 May 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Tonga 0–19 Australia ; (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 25 January 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	7 (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Best result	Group Stage (6 times)

The Tonga national under-20 football team represents Tonga in international Under 20 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.

OFC[edit]

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
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Did not enter
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	16
2001		5	1	1	3	3	21
2002		4	0	0	4	4	28
2005		3	0	0	3	1	28
2007	Did not enter
2008
2011
2013
2014
2016	Preliminary round	3	0	3	0	5	5
2018	Group stage	6	2	1	3	6	21
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	14
Total	7/23	30	3	5	19	20	133

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1977 to 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	TBD	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current squad[edit]

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 16 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nimilote Moala	(2003-07-18) July 18, 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Foloha Marist Kauvai
16	1GK	Manamo'ui Halahingano	(2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Havelu
22	1GK	Viliame Li	(2004-01-11) January 11, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Navutoka

2	2DF	Unaloto Aho	(2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Nukuhetulu
3	2DF	Macklean Veatupu	(2004-03-11) March 11, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Nukuhetulu
4	2DF	Feleti Lonitenisi	(2004-04-02) April 2, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Utui
5	2DF	Ulukaulupe Akolo	(2003-09-16) September 16, 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Havelu
8	2DF	Utu'one Lea'aetoa	(2005-02-16) February 16, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Veitongo
13	2DF	Napoleone Hala	(2004-05-10) May 10, 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Feletoa
17	2DF	Penisimani Latu	(2005-12-11) December 11, 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Nukuhetulu
19	2DF	Fakaofo Tonga	(2004-10-29) October 29, 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Navutoka
23	2DF	Motu Pasikala	(2005-09-01) September 1, 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Toloa Old Boys

6	3MF	Christopher Kefu	(2003-02-11) February 11, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Veitongo
7	3MF	Sosefo Mailangi	(2003-11-09) November 9, 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Havelu
11	3MF	Lisiate Feke	(2004-03-25) March 25, 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Longolongo
14	3MF	Michael Fotu	(2004-08-23) August 23, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Nukuhetulu
15	3MF	Herick Funaki	(2003-08-07) August 7, 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Longolongo
18	3MF	Kotoni Talia'uli	(2004-11-02) November 2, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Fasi mo e Afi
20	3MF	Sosefo Tolu	(2004-02-25) February 25, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Longoteme
24	3MF	Petelo Naniseni	(2003-12-20) December 20, 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Navutoka

9	4FW	Kulisitofa Kite	(2003-01-17) January 17, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Lavengatonga
10	4FW	Amoni Fifita	(2004-06-26) June 26, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Makave
12	4FW	Sione Veamatahau	(2003-04-12) April 12, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Navutoka
21	4FW	Kipione Fetuiaki	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Utui
25	4FW	Tomasi Teu	(2004-05-11) May 11, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Foloha Marist Kauvai

Fixtures and results[edit]

2016[edit]

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1–1	Cook Islands	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	Po'oi 51'	Report	C. Tiputoa 77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1–1	American Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
12:00	Likiliki 10'	Report	Fiso 6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[2] Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	3–3	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00	Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80'	Report	Polovili 10', 40', 73'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

2018[edit]

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	3–0	Cook Islands	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Kau 17' Rajani 24' (pen.), 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	2–0	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Namoa 7', 50'	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	1–1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tonga	0–4	Papua New Guinea	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00		Report	J. Allen 45+1' Kerobin 66' A. Allen 72', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	New Zealand	14–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Tipelu 15' Schnell 36', 68' Bell 38', 41', 42' Whyte 46', 47', 89' Spragg 54', 57', 88' Spain 56' Curry 78'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Tahiti	2–0	Tonga	Pirae, Tahiti
15:00	Nordman 45' Morgant 51'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 500 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

References[edit]

^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links[edit]

Tonga Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.

[2] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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