Fiji national futsal team
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The Fiji national futsal team was formed by the Fiji Football Association, the governing body of futsal in Fiji and represents the country in international futsal competitions. The current coach is Jerry Sam, a former head coach of Solomon Islands Futsal team. He led them to their first world cup. Sam was announced as head coach in 2022.
| Nickname(s) | Bula Boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fiji Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| FIFA code | FIJ | ||
| FIFA ranking | 80  1 (8 May 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Fiji 0–5 Australia  (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3 August 1996) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Fiji 22–3 Kiribati  (Suva, Fiji, 18 May 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia 11–1 Fiji (Port Vila, Vanuatu, 6 August 1996) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result | 2nd place (1999, 2009, 2010) | ||
Tournament records
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Netherlands 1989 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hong Kong 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spain 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taiwan 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brazil 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thailand 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colombia 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lithuania 2021 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uzbekistan 2024 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oceanian Futsal Championship record
| Oceanian Futsal Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1992 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1996 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 31 |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| 2008 | Fifth place | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 | |
 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | ||
| 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 |
| Total | 11/14 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 237 | 222 | |
Current squad
The team comprises players from six districts and all players named are of Indo-Fijian ethnicity. Six southern, two western and four northern division players have made the team.
