Ba F.C.

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Ba FA
Ba FC football team logo.png
Full nameBa Football Association
Nickname(s)Men In Black
Founded1935;89 years ago (1935)
Ground Govind Park
Ba
Capacity13,500
ChairmanAzam Ali
ManagerDaniel Krishneel
League National Football League
2023 5th

Ba Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

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Ba Football Club have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record 21 league and 8 cup titles and is the only club in OFC to have won a Quintuple (5 trophies) in a single season, achieving the feat in 2006.[ citation needed ]

History

Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners of the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title and have since then won 21 league titles with their latest being in the 2018/19 season.

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Tevita Koroi
2 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ryan Naresh
3 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Rahul Naresh
4 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Malakai Rere
5 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi
6 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ratu Dau
7 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Darold Kakasi
8 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sailasa Ratu
9 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Raj Pillay
11 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Gulam Razool
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Peceli Sukabula
13 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Penisoni Tirau
14 MF Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Ruel Grayven
15 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro
16 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Etonia Dogalau
17 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mohammed Raheem
18 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Samuel Navoce
19 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mitieli Naiviro
20 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Misiwani Nairube
22 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Misiwane Nairube
2 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy
3 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mohammed Shazil
4 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Manasa Nawakula
5 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi
6 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Simione Nabenu
7 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ratu Dau
8 FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Darold Kakasi
9 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed
10 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ratu Nakalevu
11 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ilimotama Jese
12 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Kishan Sami
13 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Malakai Rakula
14 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sakaraia Naisua
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Saula Waqa
16 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Malakai Tiwa
17 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Narendra Rao
18 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau
19 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi
20 FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Amena Bolaitamana
21 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi
22 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Josaia Ratu
23 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Kini Madigi
24 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro
25 DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Josaia Tuwai
26 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ William Valentine
27 MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Shivneel Singh

Youth squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Isikeli Savenaia
— DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Jone Sukulu
— DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mohammed Jamil
— DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Rahul Naresh
— DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Peceli Sukabula
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Samuel Navoce
— MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Shaneel Narayan
— MF Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Mohammed Nabeel
— FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Jovilisi Muloca

Former players

Honours

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.
1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.
1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.
1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa ), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions

Best: Finalist in 2007
1987: Third place
2005: Preliminary round
2007: Finalist
2008: 3° in Group B
2009: 3° in Group B
2012: 3° in Group A
2013: Semi Final
2014: Semi Final

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