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Kiribati national football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Kiribati | |||
| Badge_size | 180px | |||
| Association | Kiribati Islands Football Federation (KIFF) | |||
| Coach | Jake Kewley | |||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | |||
| Most caps | Nabaruru Batiri (8) | |||
| Top scorer | Lawrence Nemeia (2) | |||
| Home Stadium | Bairiki National Stadium | |||
| FIFA Trigramme | KIR | |||
| Elo Rank | ||||
| Elo max | 187 | |||
| Elo max date | 1979 | |||
| Elo min | 235 | |||
| Elo min date | 2018 | |||
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| First game | 24–0 | |||
| (Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979) | ||||
| Largest win | None | |||
| Largest loss | 24–0 | |||
| (Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979) | ||||
| Regional name | OFC Nations Cup | |||
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 3 | 2ndRegional name=Pacific Games | 2ndRegional cup first=1979 | 2ndRegional cup best=Group stage |
| (1979, 2003, 2011) | ||||
| Ninth place | ||||
| (1979) |
the men's team
(Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979) (Nausori, Fiji; 30 August 1979) (1979, 2003, 2011) Ninth place (1979)
The Kiribati men's national football team is the national men's football team of Kiribati and is controlled by the Kiribati Islands Football Association. Kiribati is not a member of FIFA but is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup but may enter the OFC Nations Cup. It became a provisional member of the N.F.-Board on 10 December 2005.
Background
Kiribati have only ever played 11 International matches up to April 2012 where they scored 7 goals and conceded 125. All of these matches were played away from home due to the lack of grass pitches in the archipelago. The Bairiki National Stadium has a sand pitch rather than grass. Kiribati's first match took place in Fiji on 30 August 1979 when they played Fiji, losing 24–0 in a South Pacific Games match. The side have never won a match but came very close when they lost 3–2 to fellow minnows Tuvalu on 30 June 2003 in Pool A of the South Pacific Games in Fiji, as well as losing 4–2 in penalties to Tuvalu in the consolation round of the 1979 South Pacific Games. Kiribati's only two goals in the 2011 Pacific games were scored by Karotu Bakaane versus Papua New Guinea and Erene Bakineti versus Tahiti, but in the 2003 competition, both goals against Tuvalu came from Lawrence Nemeia on the 26th minute and the 46th minute.
In 2012, Scotsman Kevin McGreskin became the team's coach, with the aim of improving its results and obtaining recognition from FIFA.
On 10 April 2015, Jake Kewley was officially appointed as the Manager and Ambassador for the Kiribati Islands National Football Team with the remit of liaising with the relevant footballing bodies to advance Kiribati's prior membership applications, with a FIFA application being drafted, finalised and submitted later that year.
On 6 May 2016, Kiribati was formally accepted as the newest member of ConIFA (Confederation of Independent Football Associations), becoming the first ever Oceanic member to join the federation. Kiribati hosted an official visit from ConIFA in November 2016 for the national football competition in Tarawa – Taiwan Sport Tournament – with ConIFA documenting the tournament whilst in the country. Kiribati qualified for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup held in England, but were forced to withdraw and were replaced with Tuvalu. The team were also entered in the 2023 Pacific Games, but withdrew a fortnight before the tournament began.
Coaching history
- KIR Pine Iosefa (2003–2011)
- SCO Kevin McGreskin (2012)
- ENG Jake Kewley (2015-present)
Last squad
:Squad selected for the 2011 Pacific Games. :Players' club teams and players' age as of 27 August 2011 – the tournament's opening day
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Player records
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nabaruru Batiri | 8 | 0 | 2003–2011 |
| 2 | Tarariki Tarotu | 6 | 0 | 2003–2011 |
| 3 | Tebwaia Baikawa | 4 | 0 | 2003 |
| Naingimea Beiaruru | 4 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Atanuea Eritara | 4 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Kaben Ioteba | 4 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Ruevita Iotin | 4 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Nabuaka Itimaroroa | 4 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Tokabi Kaiorake | 4 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Biitamatang Keakea | 4 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Ukenio Kobuti | 4 | 0 | 2003 | |
| Martin Miriata | 4 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Antin Nanotaake | 4 | 0 | 2011 | |
| Enri Tenukai | 4 | 0 | 2011 |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Nemeia | 2 | 3 | 2003 | |
| 2 | Karotu Bakaane | 1 | 3 | 2011 | |
| Erene Bwakineti | 3 | 2011 |
Note: Missing goalscorers from 1979.
Competitive record
Pacific Games Record
| Pacific Games | Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Source | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 to 1975 | Did not enter}} | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Fiji | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | |||||||||
| 1983 to 1995 | Did not enter}} | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Fiji | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Samoa | Did not enter}} | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | New Caledonia | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Papua New Guinea | Did not enter}} | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Samoa | Did not enter}} | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Solomon Islands | Withdrew}} |
;Notes
Head-to-head record
Results
Kiribati's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Kiribati scorers | Att. | Ref. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N) | 0–24 | 1979 South Pacific Games | — | url=https://www.eloratings.net/Kiribati | title=World Football Elo Ratings: Kiribati | work=www.eloratings.net | publisher=World Football Elo Ratings | access-date=7 July 2019 | archive-date=7 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707181831/https://www.eloratings.net/Kiribati | url-status=live }} | |||||||
| 2 | Bidesi Park, Suva (N) | 0–13 | 1979 South Pacific Games | — | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori | 3–3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2–4 p) | 1979 South Pacific Games | Unknown | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | National Stadium, Suva (N) | 2–3 | 2003 South Pacific Games | Nemeia (2) | — | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac03det.html | title=South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) - Tournament Details | work=RSSSF | date=14 July 2003 | first=Andre | last=Zlotkowski | access-date=7 July 2019 | archive-date=29 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929060803/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac03det.html | url-status=live }} | ||||
| 5 | National Stadium, Suva (N) | 0–7 | 2003 South Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N) | 0–12 | 2003 South Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Churchill Park, Lautoka (N) | 0–18 | 2003 South Pacific Games | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay (N) | 0–9 | 2011 Pacific Games | — | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2011.html | title=Pacific Games 2011 (New Caledonia) | work=RSSSF | date=18 January 2018 | first1=Neil | last1=Morrison | first2=Hans | last2=Schöggl | access-date=7 July 2019 | archive-date=29 July 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729210312/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2011.html | url-status=live }} | |||
| 9 | Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay (N) | 0–3 | 2011 Pacific Games | — | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay (N) | 1–17 | 2011 Pacific Games | Bakaane | — | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay (N) | 1–17 | 2011 Pacific Games | Bwakineti | — |
Historical kits
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References
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- "OFC Statutes, Article 10, Section 2b". OFC.
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- [http://bbc.in/1EGMljc]. BBC. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "Kiribati − Background". CONIFA.
- "A Beautiful Game for a Beautiful Nation". Kiribati Islands Football Association.
- (8 September 2017). "Team Tibet set for 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup in London next summer". Time Inc..
- (2018-03-07). "Kiribati pull out of World Cup". Football in Oceania.
- (2018-03-07). "BREAKING NEWS! Tuvalu to replace Kiribati at the 2018 CONIFA World Cup". The Bootiful Game.
- "Tuvalu to replace Kiribati at the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". CONIFA.
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- "Interview with Jake Kewley". thinkhouse.ie (Archived).
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- Courtney, Barrie. (30 October 2005). "Kiribati - List of International Matches". [[RSSSF]].
- (1 April 2015). "South Pacific Games 1979 (Fiji)". [[RSSSF]].
- Zlotkowski, Andre. (14 July 2003). "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) - Tournament Details". [[RSSSF]].
- (18 January 2018). "Pacific Games 2011 (New Caledonia)". [[RSSSF]].
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