Solomon Islands national football team
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The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands
and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation
. The team shocked the (Oceanian
) football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup (which doubles as World Cup Qualifying), tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand
for second place and a spot in a championship playoff against Australia. Although they lost to the Socceroos 5-1 and 6-0, finishing second in the confederation is a remarkable achievement for the island nation.
The Solomons would get a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL
's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 World Cup, and lost 7-0 on the first leg and 2–1 in the 2nd played at home.
The Solomons were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
particularly as they were seen as the favourites to challenge New Zealand
for the Oceanian qualifying slot. They got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, but defeats to New Caledonia
and then to Vanuatu
saw them knocked out of the competition.
(2004–2005) Ayrton Andrioli (2006–2009) Jacob Moli (2010–)
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation
Solomon Islands Football Federation
The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the World Cup Qualification against Australia...
. The team shocked the (Oceanian
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
) football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup (which doubles as World Cup Qualifying), tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand
New Zealand national soccer team
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...
for second place and a spot in a championship playoff against Australia. Although they lost to the Socceroos 5-1 and 6-0, finishing second in the confederation is a remarkable achievement for the island nation.
The Solomons would get a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 World Cup, and lost 7-0 on the first leg and 2–1 in the 2nd played at home.
The Solomons were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
particularly as they were seen as the favourites to challenge New Zealand
New Zealand national soccer team
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...
for the Oceanian qualifying slot. They got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, but defeats to New Caledonia
New Caledonia national football team
The New Caledonia national football team is the team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small...
and then to Vanuatu
Vanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...
saw them knocked out of the competition.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
Oceania Nations Cup record
| OFC Nations Cup record OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup... |
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| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1973 1973 OFC Nations Cup The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973... |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1980 1980 OFC Nations Cup -Group B:-Third Place:-Final:-External links:* http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=433&det=1* . Accessed 21 February 2010.... |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 1996 1996 OFC Nations Cup The 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996.... |
Semi-final | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 1998 OFC Nations Cup -Results:-Match schedule:---------Knockout rounds:-Semifinals:-----Third place:-Final:-External links:* http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=431&det=1* . Accessed 21 February 2010.... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 2000 OFC Nations Cup Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000* Fiji were replaced by Vanuatu .-Polynesia Cup 2000:--------------------------------------------... |
Semi-final | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 2002 OFC Nations Cup -Results:-Match Schedule:-------------------- and progress to the knockout tournament.-Results:-Match Schedule:-------------------- and progress to the knockout tournament.-Knockout Rounds:-Semi-Finals:----... |
Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 2004 OFC Nations Cup The 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, except the two-legged final .... |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 2008 2008 OFC Nations Cup The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, and the first under a new format that was introduced. It took place as a series of as a home-and-away round-robin tournament on FIFA match dates in 2007 and 2008... |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 6/9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 60 | |
South Pacific Games record
- 1963Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games-Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
– Fourth place - 1966Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
– Round 1 - 1969Football at the 1969 South Pacific Games-Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
– Sixth place - 1971Football at the 1971 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----5th place Match:-Bronze medal match:-Final Match:-External links:*...
– Did not enter - 1975Football at the 1975 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
– Third place - 1979Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Group 3:---------Group 4:---------Quarter finals:-------------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
– Third place - 1983Football at the 1983 South Pacific GamesThe 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Western Samoa during September 1983.-Group A:-------------------------Group B: withdrew x-x ---- x-x ---- x-x -Group C:...
– Round 1 - 1987Football at the 1987 South Pacific GamesThe 1987 South Pacific Games was the 8th edition where football was introduced and was held at the in New Caledonia during December 1987.-Group A:---------------------------------------------------------Bronze medal match:...
– Did not enter - 1991Football at the 1991 South Pacific GamesThe 1991 South Pacific Games was the 9th edition at which football was introduced. The games were held in Papua New Guinea during September 1991.-Group 1:---------------------Group 2:-------------------------Semi finals:----...
– Second place - 1995Football at the 1995 South Pacific GamesThe 1995 South Pacific Games was the 10th edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Tahiti during August 1995.-Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Semi finals:...
– Second place - 2003 – Round 1
- 2007 – Fourth place
- 2011Football at the 2011 Pacific GamesFootball at the 2011 Pacific Games was held from August 27–September 9, 2011 at several venues.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
– Second place
Fixtures and Results
Main article: Solomon Islands national football team resultsSolomon Islands national football team results
-1963-1998:-2000-present:...
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers for Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2008 | Wantok Cup Wantok Cup The Wantok Cup was a short-lived international football competition between the national teams of three Melanesian countries: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The Cup was to be a thrice-a-year competition, to be held in July and September , as part of independence commemoration... |
 HoniaraHoniara Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town... , Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal... |
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List of coaches
Edward Ngara (1995–1996) Wilson Maelaua (1996) Alexander Napa (1998) George Cowie (2000–2003) Alan GillettAlan Gillett
Alan Gillett is an English football coach who has worked primarily in England for The Football Association and a number of club sides.-Club career:...
(2004–2005) Ayrton Andrioli (2006–2009) Jacob Moli (2010–)