Suva F.C.

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.

Suva Football Club
Full nameSuva Football Club
Nickname(s)Capital City Boys
Founded1905 (1905)
GroundANZ Stadium
Capacity30,000
PresidentRitesh Pratap
ManagerMaxwell Thaggard
LeagueFiji Premier League
20201st

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 2020 Fiji Premier League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  FIJ Emori Ragata
GK  FIJ Jovilisi Borisi
DF  FIJ Epeli Leiroti
DF  SOL Michael Boso
DF,MF  FIJ Isikeli Ratucava
DF  FIJ Remueru Tekiate
DF  FIJ Madhvan Goundar
DF  FIJ Ivan Kumar
DF  FIJ Nacanieli Ratu
MF  FIJ Nickel Chand
MF  FIJ Ravnit Chand
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  FIJ Christopher Wasasala
MF  FIJ Shahil Dave
MF  FIJ Filipe Baravilala
MF  FIJ Jonetani Buksh
MF  FIJ Kalisito Veikoka
MF  FIJ Meli Codro
FW  FIJ Manasa Levaci
FW  NGA Jibola Afonja
FW  FIJ Waisake Soga
FW  FIJ Semi Matalau

Staff

Position Name
Coach Maxwell Thaggard

Achievements

1996, 1997, 2014, 2020.
1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2012, 2014.
Runner Up: 2018, 2019.
1982, 1988, 1995.
1995, 2012, 2020.

See also

Bibliography

  • M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.
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