Vanuatu national football team

Vanuatu
Association Vanuatu Football Federation
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Moise Poida
Captain Fenedy Masauvakalo
Top scorer Richard Iwai (19)[1]
Home stadium Port Vila Municipal Stadium
FIFA code VAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 174 Increase 3 (24 November 2016)
Highest 131 (October 2007)
Lowest 201 (October–November 2015)
Elo ranking
Current 150 (15 June 2016)
Highest 129 (2 June 2004)
Lowest 183 (November 1993)
First international
 New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides New HebridesNew Hebrides
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951) [2]
Biggest win
Vanuatu Vanuatu 46–0 Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia
(7 July 2015)[2]
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides New HebridesNew Hebrides
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[2]
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1973)
Best result Fourth place, 1973, 2000, 2002 and 2008

The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.[3]

History

It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973, 2000, and 2002. In the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, Vanuatu beat New Zealand 4–2, preventing the regional powerhouse from making the final and, consequently, the running for the 2006 World Cup.

Vanuatu caused another shock in the 2007 South Pacific Games by knocking out the Solomon Islands for bronze medal and also enable to enter the second stage of qualification for the OFC nation Cup and consequently a chance with a playoff for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010. The last time they had won against Solomon Islands was back in 1998 and had since been on the receiving side of many losses save for one draw against them. In July 2008, Vanuatu faced two national teams from the Solomon Islands during the inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup. Vanuatu lost 1–2 to the Solomons' team A, but defeated their team B by two goals to one.

For the first time in the country's history Vanuatu was top of the South Pacific in 1990. Vanuatu won the Melanesian Cup, playing against Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. At that time under Coach Terry O'Donnell, Vanuatu was undoubtably the best team in the South Pacific beating Australia 1 v 0 and also knocking New Zealand out of the Futsal World Cup.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 1 3 5 10
New Caledonia 1980 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 6 9
1996 Did not qualify
Australia 1998 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 2 13
French Polynesia 2000 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 0 3 5 8
New Zealand 2002 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 2 6
Australia 2004 Group Stage 6th 5 1 0 4 5 9
2008 Fourth Place 4th 6 1 1 4 5 13
Solomon Islands 2012 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 8 9
Papua New Guinea 2016 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 3 8
Total 9/10 0 Titles 36 8 2 25 41 82

Pacific Games

Pacific Games Record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Fiji 1963 Round 1 6th 1 0 0 1 3 6
New Caledonia 1966 Third Place 3rd 4 1 2 1 9 14
Papua New Guinea 1969 Group Stage 5th 5 1 1 3 13 13
French Polynesia 1971 Runners-Up 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 12
Guam 1975 Group Stage 5th 2 0 0 2 1 6
Fiji 1979 Fifth Place 5th 6 4 0 2 19 6
Samoa 1983 Group Stage 6th 1 0 0 1 0 6
New Caledonia 1987 Fourth Place 4th 6 2 1 3 16 13
Papua New Guinea 1991 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 9 8
French Polynesia 1995 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 10 9
Fiji 2003 Third Place 3rd 6 3 3 0 23 3
Samoa 2007 Third Place 3rd 6 4 0 2 25 6
New Caledonia 2011 Group Stage 6th 5 4 0 1 18 7
Papua New Guinea 2015 Group Stage 5th 5 2 1 2 51 3
Total 13/13 0 Titles 61 27 9 25 206 112

Melanesia Cup

Melanesia Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Solomon Islands 1988 Third Place 3rd 4 1 0 3 2 19
Fiji 1989 Fifth Place 5th 4 0 0 4 2 12
Vanuatu 1990 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 4 2
Vanuatu 1992 Fourth Place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 6
Solomon Islands 1994 Fifth Place 5th 4 0 1 3 5 12
Vanuatu 1998 Runners-Up 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 6
Fiji 2000 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 12 7
Total 8/8 1 Title 29 7 5 17 36 67

Wantok Cup

Wantok Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Solomon Islands 2008 Runners-Up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 3
Solomon Islands 2011 Runners-Up 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 2
Vanuatu 2011 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 2 0
Total 3/3 1 Title 6 2 2 2 6 5

Solitary win in OFC history

At the second stage of the qualification tournament, Vanuatu came 6th place at the bottom of the table, but managed a win against regional powerhouses New Zealand which denied them a place in the final stages of OFC Nation Cup and the chance for a place in both the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and Continental & Intercontinental playoffs for the 2006 World Cup Finals. Vanuatu's win created the first time opportunity for one of the Island Nations to contest the Third Stage which had previously been contested only by Australia and New Zealand. Australia went on to beat Solomon Islands in a two leg contest and qualified for the World Cup finals.

Results

Current Squad

The following players where called up for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 4 June after the games against Fiji.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Seiloni Iaruel (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 6 0 Vanuatu Amicale
20 1GK Chikau Mansale (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 17 0 Vanuatu Tafea
21 1GK Kaloran Firiam (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 0 0 Vanuatu Tafea
2 2DF Brian Kaltack (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 14 4 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
3 2DF Kevin Shem (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 9 0 Vanuatu Tafea
4 2DF Jason Thomas (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 6 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
5 2DF Jacques Wanemut (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 2 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
6 2DF Ignace Iamak (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 6 0 Vanuatu Tafea
7 2DF Samuel Kaloros (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 2 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
8 2DF Remy Kalsrap (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 2 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
9 3MF Bill Nicholls (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 5 1 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere
10 3MF Dominique Fred (1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 8 1 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
11 3MF Raoul Coulon (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 4 0 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere
12 3MF Zica Manuhi (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 3 0 Vanuatu Tafea
13 3MF Nemani Roqara (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 3 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
14 3MF Bong Kalo (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 5 0 Vanuatu Tafea
15 3MF Daniel Natou (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 8 0 Vanuatu Amicale
22 3MF Jacky Ruben (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 2 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
16 4FW Tony Kaltack (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 4 1 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
17 4FW Jean Kaltack (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 8 9 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
18 4FW Fenedy Masauvakalo (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 15 2 Vanuatu Amicale
19 4FW Kensi Tangis (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 15 2 Vanuatu Amicale
23 4FW Don Mansale (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 3 0 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Anthony Taiwia (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 0 0 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
2DF Chanel Obed (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 0 0 Vanuatu Amicale
2DF Jais Malsarani (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 1 0 Vanuatu Tafea
2DF Ernie Roberts 1 0 Vanuatu Shepherds United
2DF Noah Roger 0 0 Vanuatu Tafea
2DF Malon Kaltanak (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 0 0 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere
2DF Junia Vava (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 0 0 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
2DF Tasso Jeffery (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 0 0 Vanuatu Malampa Revivors
3MF Edisson Stephens (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 7 0 Vanuatu Tafea
3MF Michel Kaltack (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 14 2 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
3MF Rodney Serveux (1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 1 0 Vanuatu Tupuji Imere
3MF Silas Namatak (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 2 0 Vanuatu Amicale
3MF Roddy Lenga (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 2 0 Vanuatu Amicale
3MF Barry Mansale (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hekari United
3MF Etienne Naieu (1996-02-13) February 13, 1996 0 0 Vanuatu Amicale
3MF Godine Tenene (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 0 0 Vanuatu Tafea
3MF Jayson Timatua (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 0 0 Vanuatu Shepherds United
3MF Abednigo Sau (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 0 0 Vanuatu Northern Region Academy
4FW Bernard Daniel (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 2 0 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
4FW Francois Sakama (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 11 6 Vanuatu Amicale
4FW Robert Tasso (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 9 5 Vanuatu Tafea
4FW Christopher Andrew 0 0 French Polynesia AS Temanava
4FW Alex Saniel (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 0 0 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
4FW Sylvain Worworbu (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 0 0 New Zealand St Peter's College

List Of Coaches

New Hebrides (−1980)

Vanuatu (1980–)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vanuatu (New Hebrides) – List of International Matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Micronesia suffer another humiliating defeat after 46–0 loss to Vanuatu | Football". The Guardian. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  4. ↑ "Vanuatu squad named". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Member Association – Vanuatu". FIFA.com. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Vanuatu Football Federation". Vanuafoot.vu. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Poida named National Senior Team coach". Vanuata Football Federation. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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