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Association | Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Jean Robert Yelou | ||
Captain | Elodie Samuel | ||
Most caps | Serah Thompson (11) | ||
Top scorer | Lavinia Taga (11) | ||
Home stadium | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | ||
FIFA code | VAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 121 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 82 (December 2003 – June 2004) | ||
Lowest | 122 (December 2021; August – December 2022; June – August 2023; March 2024) | ||
First international | |||
Tonga 3–2 Vanuatu (Nausori, Fiji; 30 June 2003) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kiribati 0–11 Vanuatu (Suva, Fiji; 10 July 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 14–0 Vanuatu (Auckland, New Zealand; 29 September 2010) | |||
OFC Women's Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2010, 2022) |
The Vanuatu women's national football team represents Vanuatu in international women's association football. The team is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF). Vanuatu's home field is the Port Vila Municipal Stadium, located in the country's capital, Port Vila. The team is managed by Job Alwin.[2]
Vanuatu never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, but competed in the 2010 OFC Women's Championship, hosted by New Zealand during September–October 2010. The team also participated in the 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament. Vanuatu also competed in the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup.
Currently, their FIFA ranking position is the 104th. Vanuatu's highest ever ranking was 82, in 2004 and their worst ranking was 148 in September 2015.[3]