Fijian football club
Football club
Nadroga FA |
Full name | Nadroga Football Association |
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Nickname(s) | The Dark Horse |
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Founded | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) |
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Ground | Lawaqa Park |
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Capacity | 12,000 |
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Chairman | Brondif |
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Manager | Saiyad Ali |
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League | Fiji Premier League |
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2023 | 9th |
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Nadroga FA is a professional Fijian association football team playing in the Fiji Premier League of the Fiji Football Association. It is based in Sigatoka. They are nicknamed The Stallions. Their home stadium is Lawaqa Park.
History
Nadroga F.C. came into existence in 1938, with the formation of the Nadroga Soccer Association, under the Presidency of Dildar Masih. Nadroga took part in the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time in 1939, losing to the neighbouring team of Nadi by 2 goals to nil in the preliminary round.
Achievements
- Fiji Premier League
- Champions (3): 1989, 1990, 1993
- Inter-District Championship
- Champions (3): 1988, 1989, 1993
- Inter-District Championship - Senior Division
- Champions (3): 1999, 2017, 2020
- Inter-District Championship - Premier Division
- Battle of the Giants
- Champions (3): 1989, 1991, 2002
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 1 | GK | FIJ | Malaki Titiko | 2 | DF | FIJ | Makati Pukiko | 3 | DF | FIJ | Etmah Kam | 4 | MF | NGA | Wally Bayola | 5 | MF | GHA | Kap Ninyo | 6 | DF | FIJ | Semesa Sacere | 7 | FW | FIJ | Paulo Buke | 8 | MF | FIJ | Seremaia Tuwai | 9 | DF | FIJ | Sajneel Sharma | 10 | MF | FIJ | Beniamino Lebatavatava | 11 | MF | FIJ | Shailesh Chand | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 12 | FW | FIJ | Taniela Raubula | 13 | MF | FIJ | Shyamal Narayan | 14 | MF | FIJ | Tomasi Tuicakau | 15 | FW | FIJ | Osea Vakatalesau | 16 | MF | FIJ | Vilitati Kautoga | 17 | MF | FIJ | Zain Ali | 18 | MF | FIJ | Krishneel Dutt | 19 | DF | FIJ | Gerard Voi | 20 | DF | FIJ | Mitieli Naiviro | 21 | GK | FIJ | Isikeli Sevanaia | 22 | GK | FIJ | Jione Naitau | |
Staff
Position | Name |
Coach | Archie Watkins |
Manager | Sunil Nair |
External links
- M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938 – 1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.