Suva Football Club is a Fijian football club that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club is based in Suva. Their home stadium is HFC Bank Stadium.

History

Early years

Football started to be played in Fiji with the arrival of Europeans. The Suva Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses. In 1910, a team from Suva played a match against a team from Nausori. Crew of visiting naval ships also entertained themselves with friendly games of football with local teams. In 1910 a team from Suva played a game against a team from HMS Powerful and won 3 goals to 1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against a team from HMS Torch, at Albert Park, and won by 2 goals to 0. In 1930, the Governor made available two playing fields in Suva for use in football competitions. In 1922, the Sunshine Club was established in Suva. There were also four teams in Suva who played at the Marist Brothers School grounds in Toorak. In December 1927, the league organised a schools football competition at Albert Park. Schools that took part in it were Methodist Mission School, Marist Brothers School and Islamia School. Buoyed by the success of this tournament, the league met on 22 January 1928 and formed a Football Association committee. In 1936, the association was renamed, the Suva Football Association. The number of teams grew to 8 in 1936, 16 in 1945 and 41 in 1958 with competition being organised in senior, reserve, intermediate and junior grades.

Fiji National League era

In 1977, Suva Football Club participated in the Fijian football top-tier league, the 1977 Fiji National League, which was inaugural season of the Fiji National League.

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 Fiji Premier League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK FIJ Jovilisi Borisi 3 MF FIJ Meli Codro 4 DF FIJ Inoke Turagalailai 5 DF FIJ Remueru Tekiate 6 MF FIJ Ramzan Khan 7 MF FIJ Dave Radrigai 8 MF FIJ Malakai Rakula 9 FW FIJ Bruce Hughes 10 MF SOL Marlon Tahioa 11 MF FIJ Ravnesh Karan Singh 12 DF FIJ Joeli RanituNo. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW VAN Azariah Soromon 14 FW FIJ Samuela Drudru 15 DF FIJ Waisake Navunigasau 16 DF FIJ Kavaia Rawaqa 17 DF FIJ Filipe Baravilala 18 FW FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau 19 FW FIJ Merrill Nand 20 MF FIJ Dave Radrigai 22 GK FIJ Aquila Mateisuva 24 FW VAN Alex Saniel 25 MF FIJ Neerav Gounder
1GKFIJJovilisi Borisi
3MFFIJMeli Codro
4DFFIJInoke Turagalailai
5DFFIJRemueru Tekiate
6MFFIJRamzan Khan
7MFFIJDave Radrigai
8MFFIJMalakai Rakula
9FWFIJBruce Hughes
10MFSOLMarlon Tahioa
11MFFIJRavnesh Karan Singh
12DFFIJJoeli Ranitu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13FWVANAzariah Soromon
14FWFIJSamuela Drudru
15DFFIJWaisake Navunigasau
16DFFIJKavaia Rawaqa
17DFFIJFilipe Baravilala
18FWFIJSanaila Waqanicakau
19FWFIJMerrill Nand
20MFFIJDave Radrigai
22GKFIJAquila Mateisuva
24FWVANAlex Saniel
25MFFIJNeerav Gounder

Staff

PositionName
CoachFiji Maxwell Thaggard

Former players

Achievements

1996, 1997, 2014, 2020.

1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2012, 2014. Runner Up: 2018, 2019.

1982, 1988, 1995.

1995, 2012, 2020, 2022.

Club ranking

RankingTeamPoints
World As of 15 July 2023 Ranking Team Points 725 Costa Rica Guadalupe F.C. 169.32 726 Paraguay Club River Plate 169.07 727 Fiji Suva FC 168.98 728 Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 168.92 729 Bulgaria PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 168.74OFC As of 15 July 2023 Ranking Team Points 4 French Polynesia AS Pirae 172.14 5 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors FC 171.35 6 Fiji Suva FC 168.98 7 New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC 155.90 8 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix FC 152.88National As of 15 July 2023 Ranking Team Points 1 Fiji Suva FC 168.98 2 Fiji Ba FC 100.96 3 Fiji Rewa FC 100.08 4 Fiji Lautoka FC 100.06 5 Fiji Labasa FC 81.18
725Costa Rica Guadalupe F.C.169.32
726Paraguay Club River Plate169.07
727Fiji Suva FC168.98
728Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo168.92
729Bulgaria PFC Beroe Stara Zagora168.74
RankingTeamPoints
4French Polynesia AS Pirae172.14
5Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors FC171.35
6Fiji Suva FC168.98
7New Zealand Eastern Suburbs AFC155.90
8New Zealand Wellington Phoenix FC152.88
RankingTeamPoints
1Fiji Suva FC168.98
2Fiji Ba FC100.96
3Fiji Rewa FC100.08
4Fiji Lautoka FC100.06
5Fiji Labasa FC81.18

See also

Bibliography

  • M. Prasad, , Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.