Lautoka F.C.
Fijian football club
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Lautoka Football Association, also known as Lautoka FC, is a Fijian professional football club based in Lautoka that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of Fijian football. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The club was formed in 1934.
Lautoka, Fiji
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| Full name | Lautoka Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Bluez and Labor Omina Vincit | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground | Churchill Park Lautoka, Fiji | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| President | Shalendra Prasad | ||
| Manager | Shivam Raj | ||
| League | National Football League | ||
| 2025 | 3rd | ||
| Website | https://lautokafootball.com/ | ||
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History
Lautoka Soccer Football Association was formed in 1934, under the leadership of John Bairagi.[1] In 1961, Lautoka became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association.
Lautoka has the record of highest goals scored in the Inter-District Championship (IDC) finals. Lautoka thumped Ba in the finals one year by 6–0 and by 7–0 another year and also beat Suva in one of the finals by 7–1. That record remains unchanged.
Lautoka is also the first team to win the IDC 3 consecutive seasons. They have also qualified for the 2009–10 OFC Champions League by finishing on top of the Fiji National league table and also remaining undefeated.
Achievements
- 1941, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018.
- 1985, 2016, 2024..
- 2000, 2002, 2023, 2024
- 2009, 2016, 2024
Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 4 appearances