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Vailima Kiwi FC

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Kiwi FC
Full nameVailima Kiwi FC
Nickname(s)Kiwi
Founded1977
GroundNational Soccer Stadium (Samoa)
Capacity3,500
ManagerMartin Tamasese
LeagueSamoa National League
20214th

Kiwi FC is a Samoan football club based in Apia. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The team has won the most titles of any Samoan football team (9 in total) - 7 leagues and 2 cups.

Honours

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Former crest of Kiwi SC

OFC Champions League records

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1999 - 8th Place

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-13 Nadi FC

Kiwi FC 1-14 AS Vénus

2012-13 - 11th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 1-2 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 1-2 Lotoha'apai United

2013-14 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 4-2 Lotoha'apai United

Kiwi FC 3-0 Tupapa Maraerenga

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Waitakere United

Kiwi FC 0-8 Pirae

Kiwi FC 0-8 Solomon Warriors

2016 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 6-2 Utulei Youth

Kiwi FC 2-1 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 7-1 Veitongo

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Magenta

Kiwi FC 3-4 Nadi

Kiwi FC 0-7 Tefana

The team returned to the league in 2019 after a two-year absence.[1] They came second in the 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage,[2][3] but was eliminated in the group stage.[4]

Current squad

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Squad for 2020 - 21 Samoan National League [5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Samoa SAM Semu Faimata
GK Samoa SAM Eti Fatu
DF Samoa SAM Eli Satuala
DF Samoa SAM Kitiona Nauer
DF Ecuador ECU Adrián Cedeño
DF Samoa SAM Jarrell Sale
DF Samoa SAM Tavita To'o
DF Fiji FIJ Ansheil Kumar
DF United States USA Federico Diaz
MF Samoa SAM Cihan Erbil
MF Fiji FIJ Janardhan Goswami
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF New Zealand NZL Adam McGeorge
MF Samoa SAM Samuelu Malo
MF Samoa SAM Falaniko Nanumea
MF Samoa SAM Lafi Ioane
MF Samoa SAM Lionel Taylor
MF Samoa SAM Silao Malo
FW Samoa SAM Paulo Scanlan
FW Samoa SAM Timote Halahingano
FW Samoa SAM Lotial Mano

Former players

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  • Ecuador Adrián Cedeño

References

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  1. ^ "Samoa's Kiwi FC returns to the scene". Loop Samoa. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Thomas Airey (8 February 2019). "Kiwi FC back into training having advanced in Champions League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sport: Tupapa, Kiwi FC advance in OFC Champions League". RNZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sport: OFC Champions League holders advance to knockout stage". RNZ. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/vailimakiwifc/ [user-generated source]