The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence and renamed their country to Vanuatu.

History The Vanuatu national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 14 times (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016). In 2014, the team got the best result with a second place as they finished behind Fiji. Two years later, they would qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating the Solomon Islands in the semifinals to book a spot and compete at their first ever FIFA tournament.

Competitive record FIFA U-20 World Cup record FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA1977–2015Did not qualify 2017Group stage24th30034132019–2027Did not qualifyTotalGroup stage1/253003413

OFC The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament 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-20 World Cup.

OFC U-19 Men's Championship Year Round as 1974Third place301237 1978Did not enteras 1980Did not enter 1982 1985 1986 1988Group stage200228 1990Third place4202410 1992Fourth place411249 1994Fourth place420266 1997Did not compete 1998Group stage3102159 20015401234 2002201124 2005Third place53021215 2007Group stage6123817 2008Did not enter 2011Third place5401195 2013Third place4202127 2014Runners-up5320114 2016Runners-up540177 2018Group stage3003211 2022Quarter-finals300307 20247th place4103410 20268th place4013417 Total Runners-up 71 28 8 35 138 157

Current technical staff Position Head coach Francois Sakama Team Manager Peter Takaro High Performance Coach David Laurent Baltase Assistant coach 1 Kaison Maki Assistant coach 2 Vital Bong Team Manager Peter Takaro Goalkeeper coach & Kit Manager Obed Jimmy Doctor Basil Leodoro Physio Albert Kaipam

Vanuatu at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup before a match against Mexico at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea.

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 20 September 2022 after the game against Tahiti.

Fixtures and results 2014

2016

2017

2018

Head-to-head record The following table shows Vanuatu's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total

List of coaches Moise Poida (2011–2013) Etienne Mermer (2014–2016) Declan Edge (2016) Dejan Gluščević (2017) Paul Munster (2019) Kaison Maki (2019–2022) Francois Sakama (2022-)

References

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/172dac4f-e000-45e9-96e4-66e1b62f8cd0/language/en-US/Default.aspx http://olefootballacademy.co.nz/declan-edge/ http://www.vff.vu

External links Vanuatu Football Federation official website