Fiji national futsal team

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Fiji
Nickname(s)Bula Boys
AssociationFiji Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
FIFA codeFIJ
FIFA ranking117 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Fiji 0–5 Australia 
(Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3 August 1996)
Biggest win
 Fiji 22–3 Kiribati 
(Suva, Fiji, 18 May 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 11–1 Fiji 
(Port Vila, Vanuatu, 6 August 1996)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC Futsal Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1996)
Best result2nd place (1999, 2009, 2010)

The Fiji national futsal team was formed by the Fiji Football Association, the governing body of futsal in Fiji and represents the country in international futsal competitions. The current coach is Jerry Sam, a former head coach of Solomon Islands Futsal team. He led them to their first world cup. Sam was announced as head coach in 2022.

Tournament records[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record[edit]

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Spain 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Taiwan 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Brazil 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Lithuania 2021 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 0/10 - - - - - -

Oceanian Futsal Championship record[edit]

Oceanian Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Australia 1992 Did not enter
Vanuatu 1996 Third place 6 2 1 3 26 31
Vanuatu 1999 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 27 15
Australia 2004 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 11 11
Fiji 2008 Fifth place 6 3 0 3 31 31
Fiji 2009 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 9 15
Fiji 2010 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 24 16
Fiji 2011 Group stage 4 2 1 1 36 18
New Zealand 2013 Did not enter
New Caledonia 2014
Fiji 2016 Group stage 5 0 0 5 5 27
New Caledonia 2019 5 3 0 2 23 23
Fiji 2022 Sixth place 5 2 1 2 26 15
New Zealand 2023 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 19 20
Total 11/14 57 26 4 27 237 222

Current squad[edit]

The team comprises players from six districts and all players named are of Indo-Fijian ethnicity. Six southern, two western and four northern division players have made the team.

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