The Tonga national under-23 football team, also known as Tonga U23, represents Tonga internationally at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Tonga national football team and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.
History Tonga U23 made three appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. They never reached further than the Group Stage. In 2019 they were defeated 4-1 by Fiji in their opening pool match before losing 8-0 to Vanuatu.
In 2012 Timote Moleni was appointed as team coach.
Competitive record OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament recordYearRound 1988Did not enter 1991 1996 1999Group stage3003120 2004420248 2008Did not enter 2012Group stage2002013 2015Did not enter 2019Group stage3003218 20233003112TotalGroup stage152013871
Fixtures & Results 2019
Current squad The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019. Caps and goals updated as of 28 September 2019 after the match against Papua New Guinea.
2012 squad
Caps and goals as of 16 March 2012.
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List of coaches Timote Moleni (2012-2019)
See also Tonga national football team Tonga national under-20 football team OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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