Tuvalu national football team

Tuvalu
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationTuvalu Islands Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachOsamesa Mesako
Most capsKatepu Sieni (16)
Top scorerAlopua Petoa (9)
Home stadiumTuvalu Sports Ground
FIFA codeTUV
First colours
First international
 Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu 
(Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979)
Biggest win
Unofficial
 Chagos Islands 1–6 Tuvalu 
(London, England; 9 June 2018)
Official
 Tuvalu 4–0 American Samoa 
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 27 August 2011)
 Tonga 0–4 Tuvalu 
(Honiara, Solomon Islands; 27 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Tahiti 18–0 Tuvalu 
(Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018)

The Tuvalu national football team is the international football team of Tuvalu. Football in Tuvalu is played at the club and international level. The Tuvalu national team draws players from the Tuvalu A-Division and trains at the Tuvalu Sports Ground at Funafuti.[2] The national team competes in the Pacific Games, and is controlled by the Tuvalu Islands Football Association, which is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) but not a member of FIFA.[3]

  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ Frew, Craig (9 December 2013). "Tuvalu still dreams of joining Fifa's world football family". BBC Scotland. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Tuvalu eye place in football family". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. 22 September 2008