Veitongo FC
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| Full name | Veitongo Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Manager | Timote Moleni | ||
| League | Tonga Major League | ||
| 2023 | Champions | ||
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Veitongo Football Club is a football club from Tonga, currently playing in the Tonga Major League, the highest level of association football competition in Tonga.[1]
In 2016 the team reached the qualifying stage of the OFC Champions League, but lost all three qualifying matches.[2] They reached the qualifying stage again in 2017,[2] but failed to qualify after drawing with Lupe o le Soaga.[3] They again reached the qualifying stage of the OFC Champions League in 2020, but failed to qualify after drawing with Tupapa Maraerenga.[4]
Honours[edit]
- Tonga Major League (9): 1971–72, 1978, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Tonga Challenge Cup (1): 2020[5]
Continental record[edit]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OFC Champions League | PR |  Tupapa Maraerenga
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0–7 | 4th | |
 Utulei Youth
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2–3 | |||||
 Kiwi
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1–7 | |||||
| 2017 | OFC Champions League | PR | Puaikura
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0–4 | 3rd | |
| Utulei Youth
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3–1 | |||||
| Lupe o le Soaga
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1–1 | |||||
| 2018 | OFC Champions League | PR | Pago Youth
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1–1 | 3rd | |
| Tupapa Maraerenga
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2–9 | |||||
| Lupe o le Soaga
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0–6 | |||||
| 2020 | OFC Champions League | PR | Lupe o le Soaga
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0–2 | 3rd | |
| Tupapa Maraerenga
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2–2 | |||||
| 2023 | OFC Champions League | PR | Tupapa Maraerenga
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0–1 | 3rd | |
| Lupe o le Soaga
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0–9 | |||||
| Ilaoa and To'omata
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| 2024 | OFC Champions League | PR | Vaiala Tongan
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13–0 | 3rd | |
| Vaivase-Tai
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0–0 | |||||
| Tupapa Maraerenga
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2–3 | |||||
Top goalscorers in Champions League[edit]
Hemaloto Polovili (5)- Elias Kendler (5)
- Vai Lutu (4)
- Sione Uhatahi (4)
- Lisiate Feke (2)
- Lafaele Moala (2)
- Kilifi Uele (2)
- Halapua Falepapalangi (1)
- Pita Uhatahi (1)
- Amoni Fifita (1)
Current technical staff[edit]
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Mark Uhatahi[6]
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| Assistant coach | Kilifi Uele
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| Team Manager | Fetu'u Vea
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| Doctor | Sosaia Faupula
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Current squad[edit]
Squad for the 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References[edit]
- ^ Tonga 2013 Archived 2023-03-28 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF
- ^ a b "Sport: Tongan football champs Veitongo FC expect improved showing". RNZ. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Samoan football champs begin OFC Champs League prep". RNZ. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Tupapa Maraerenga reach OFC Champions League main draw". RNZ. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Tonga 2020 Archived 2023-02-06 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF
- ^ "Family affair for Veitongo". OFC. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.