The Solomon Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation.
History In the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship striker Larry Zama scored thirteen goals in the course of the campaign making him the top goal scorer of the tournament. He scored eight goals in a single game against American Samoa, a tournament record to that date. In the semi-finals of the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Solomon Islands defeated Fiji to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. Solomon Islands were to make their FIFA U-17 World Cup Debut in Peru in 2019; however on 15 February 2019 Solomon Islands seemed to have forfeited their chance of playing in the event due to over-age player Chris Satu. In February 2019 it was also announced that Raphael Lea'i and Leon Kofana will go to Scots College, Wellington and train with Wellington Phoenix FC. On 3 March 2019, upon OFC Executive Committee appeal Solomon Islands were able to keep their spot for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will now be played in Brazil after Peru's hosting rights were withdrawn due to infrastructure concerns and delays of the organising committee. Their first FIFA U-17 World Cup match is on 28 October 2019 in Group F where Solomon Islands will play against Italy, then 31 October where they will play against Paraguay and the last Group F on 3 November which they will play against Mexico.
Competition Record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRound 1993 to 2005Did not qualify 2007 to 2009Did not participate 2011Did not qualify 2013Withdrew 2015 to 2017Did not qualify 2019Group Stage3003020-200 2023Disqualified from qualification, thus did not qualify 2025to be determinedTotalGroup Stage3003020-200
OFC U-17 Championship record The OFC Under 17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
OFC Under-17 ChampionshipYearRound 1993Runners-up420236-32 1995Fourth Place401338-51 1997Third Place530297+26 1999Third Place6411195+1412/ 2001Group Stage4202203+176// 2003Group Stage5212186+127 2005Third Place6321208+128 2007Did not participate-------- 2009Did not participate-------- 2011Third Place5401244+2012 2013Withdrew--------/ 2015Group Stage4202246+186 2017Semi-finals4112166+104 2018Second Place5401181+1712 2023Disqualified from participating--------Total Runners-up522761917460+11476
History Matches 2015
2017
2018
2019
Current Technical Staff Position Head coach Stanley Waita Assistant coach Vivian Wickham Goalkeeper coach Santus Kabini Team manager Robert Seni Medical officer Dr. Kenton Sade
Current squad The following players were called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup from 26 October – 17 November in Brazil.
Caps and goals as of 3 November 2019 after the game against Mexico.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
2017 squad The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 24 February 2017.
Caps and goals as of 18 January 2017 after the game against Samoa.
Head-to-head record The following table shows Solomon Islands' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
List of coaches Chris Asipara (2010-2012) Jacob Moli (2014-2016) Marlon Hoekarawa (2016-2017) Stanley Waita (2018-)
References
External links Solomon Islands Football Federation official website