Vailima Kiwi FC

Kiwi
Full nameVailima Kiwi FC
NicknameKiwi
Founded1977
GroundNational Soccer Stadium (Samoa)
Capacity3,500
ManagerMartin Tamasese
LeagueSamoa National League
20257th

Kiwi FC is a Samoan professional football club based in Apia. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The team has won 7 league and 2 cup titles.

Honours

Former crest of Kiwi SC

Continental record

OFC Men's Champions League results
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate

1999 - 8th Place

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-13 Nadi FC

Kiwi FC 1-14 AS Vénus

2012-13 - 11th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 1-2 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 1-2 Lotoha'apai United

2013-14 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 4-2 Lotoha'apai United

Kiwi FC 3-0 Tupapa Maraerenga

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Waitakere United

Kiwi FC 0-8 Pirae

Kiwi FC 0-8 Solomon Warriors

2016 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 6-2 Utulei Youth

Kiwi FC 2-1 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 7-1 Veitongo

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Magenta

Kiwi FC 3-4 Nadi

Kiwi FC 0-7 Tefana

The team returned to the league in 2019 after a two-year absence.[1] They came second in the 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage,[2][3] but was eliminated in the group stage.[4]

Squad (2020)

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. Nation Player
— GK  SAM Semu Faimata
— GK  SAM Eti Fatu
— DF  SAM Eli Satuala
— DF  SAM Kitiona Nauer
— DF  ECU Adrián Cedeño
— DF  SAM Jarrell Sale
— DF  SAM Tavita To'o
— DF  FIJ Ansheil Kumar
— DF  USA Federico Diaz
— MF  SAM Cihan Erbil
— MF  FIJ Janardhan Goswami
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NZL Adam McGeorge
— MF  SAM Samuelu Malo
— MF  SAM Falaniko Nanumea
— MF  SAM Lafi Ioane
— MF  SAM Lionel Taylor
— MF  SAM Silao Malo
— FW  SAM Paulo Scanlan
— FW  SAM Timote Halahingano
— FW  SAM Lotial Mano

Former players

  • Ecuador Adrián Cedeño

References

  1. ^ "Samoa's Kiwi FC returns to the scene". Loop Samoa. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Thomas Airey (8 February 2019). "Kiwi FC back into training having advanced in Champions League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sport: Tupapa, Kiwi FC advance in OFC Champions League". RNZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sport: OFC Champions League holders advance to knockout stage". RNZ. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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