Vanuatu national football team

The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.[4]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Vanuatu women's national football team.

Vanuatu
AssociationVanuatu Football Federation
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachVacant
CaptainJason Thomas
Most capsEtienne Mermer (35)
Top scorerRichard Iwai (20)[1]
Home stadiumPort Vila Municipal Stadium
FIFA codeVAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 164 (10 December 2020)[2]
Highest131 (October 2007)
Lowest201 (October–November 2015)
First international
 New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3]
Biggest win
 Vanuatu 18–0 Kiribati 
(Lautoka, Fiji; 7 July 2003)[3]
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3]
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1973)
Best resultFourth place, 1973, 2000, 2002 and 2008

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 Nations 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.

Kit sponsorship [5]
Kit lier Period
Lotto2004–2011
Nike2012
Veto2013–2016
Pasifika2017
Gorilla Sports2018–2020
KPI Sports 2020–

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
1994 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 18
1998 2 0 1 1 2 3
2002 4 1 0 3 11 21
2006 9 4 1 4 21 11
2010 12 5 1 6 30 19
2014 3 1 0 2 8 9
2018 3 1 0 2 3 8
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total 0/21 37 12 3 22 76 89

Results and fixtures

Forthcoming fixtures
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 American Samoa 4 4 0 0 39 1 +38 100.00
 Australia 4 0 0 4 0 7 −7 0.00
 Cook Islands 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
 Estonia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Fiji 32 8 7 17 34 72 −38 25.00
 Guam 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 100.00
 Indonesia 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0.00
 Kiribati 1 1 0 0 18 0 +18 100.00
 New Caledonia 38 8 7 23 45 96 −51 21.05
 New Zealand 12 1 0 11 10 58 −48 8.33
 New Zealand U23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Papua New Guinea 20 8 4 8 31 27 +4 40.00
 Samoa[lower-alpha 1] 5 5 0 0 36 1 +35 100.00
 Solomon Islands 33 6 7 20 37 75 −38 18.18
 Tahiti 26 5 3 18 28 64 −36 19.23
 Tonga 5 5 0 0 33 2 +31 100.00
 Wallis and Futuna 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
 Tuvalu 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 100.00
Total 192 60 29 103 359 413 −54 31.25
Source: 1951–July 1980 results, July 1980–1999 results and 2000–19 results.
Notes:
  1. Includes results as Western Samoa.

Current technical staff
Position
Head coach Vacant
Assistant coach François Sakama
Team Manager Peter Takaro
Goalkeeper coach Jimmy Obed
Assistant Goalkeeper coach Jean Yves Galinie
Physio Albert Lata

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 3 friendly games against Tahiti, Fiji and Indonesia and for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa

Caps and goals updated as of 18 July 2019 after the game against Samoa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Chikau Mansale (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 24 0 Tupuji Imere
21 1GK Dick Taiwia (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 4 0 Ifira Black Bird
22 1GK James Chilia (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 0 0 Tupuji Imere
2 2DF Brian Kaltack (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 22 5 Auckland City
3 2DF Jason Thomas (Captain) (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 16 0 Lautoka
4 2DF Joseph Iaruel (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 13 0 Galaxy
6 2DF Gordshem Dona (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 9 0 Tafea
18 2DF Selwyn Vatu (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 13 0 Galaxy
19 2DF Michel Coulon (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 9 1 Tafea
20 2DF Jonathan Spokeyjack (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 3 0 Ifira Black Bird
23 2DF Waiwo Kalmet (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 0 0 Tafea
5 3MF Jeffery Bob (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 5 3 Tafea
7 3MF John Alick (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 10 0 Solomon Warriors
8 3MF Ronaldo Wilkins (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 8 0 Shepherds United
10 3MF Mitch Cooper (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 6 5 Hume City
13 3MF Daniel Natou (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 12 1 Galaxy
14 3MF Elkington Molivakarua (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 13 3 Tafea
16 3MF Bong Kalo (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 20 2 Galaxy
3MF Tom Saksak (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 0 0 Vaum United
9 4FW Kensi Tangis (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 28 8 Galaxy
11 4FW Andre Batick (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 5 0 Malampa Revivors
12 4FW Azariah Soromon (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 14 7 Southern United
15 4FW Tony Kaltack (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 16 15 Solomon Warriors
17 4FW Bill Nicholls (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 8 6 Magenta

List of coaches

New Hebrides (−1980)
  • P. Reichert (1973)

Vanuatu (1980–)

See also

References
  1. Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Vanuatu (New Hebrides) – List of International matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "Micronesia suffer another humiliating defeat after 46–0 loss to Vanuatu | Football". The Guardian. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/v/vanuatu/old-vanuatu-football-shirts-t2895.html
  6. "Member Association – Vanuatu". FIFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. "Vanuatu Football Federation". Vanuafoot.vu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. "Poida named National Senior Team coach". Vanuata Football Federation. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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