Kiribati national football team
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The Kiribati national football team is the national 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 December 10, 2005.
Kiribati has played only seven games in its history, all at the South Pacific Games
, three in 1979 and four in 2003. The biggest wins for Fiji
and Vanuatu
have been against Kiribati, 24–0 and 18–0 respectively. Kiribati have yet to win an international match.
(1) Represented by a club team.
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
and is controlled by the Kiribati Islands Football Association. Kiribati is not a member of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
but is an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
(OFC), and is therefore not eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
but may enter the OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup
The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup...
. It became a provisional member of the N.F.-Board on December 10, 2005.
Kiribati has played only seven games in its history, all at the South Pacific Games
Football at the South Pacific Games
Football has been a regular event at the Pacific Games, the multi-sports event for Pacific nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963.Since 1971 the competition has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contract issues...
, three in 1979 and four in 2003. The biggest wins for Fiji
Fiji national football team
The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. Their best finish in the OFC Nations Cup was third in 1998 and 2008.-World Cup record:*1930 to 1978 - Did not enter...
and Vanuatu
Vanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...
have been against Kiribati, 24–0 and 18–0 respectively. Kiribati have yet to win an international match.
South Pacific Games record
- 1963Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games-Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:-Sources:*...
to 1975Football at the 1975 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
- Did not enter - 1979Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games-Group 2:---------Group 3:---------Group 4:---------Quarter finals:-------------Semi finals:-----Bronze medal match:-Gold medal match:...
- Round 1(1) - 1983Football at the 1983 South Pacific GamesThe 1983 South Pacific Games was the seventh edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Western Samoa during September 1983.-Group A:-------------------------Group B: withdrew x-x ---- x-x ---- x-x -Group C:...
to 1995Football at the 1995 South Pacific GamesThe 1995 South Pacific Games was the 10th edition where football was introduced and was held at the in Tahiti during August 1995.-Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:---------------------Semi finals:...
- Did not enter - 2003Football at the 2003 South Pacific GamesThe 2003 South Pacific Games football tournament was held in Fiji, from 30 June to 30 July 2003.-Group A:-------------------------------------Group B:-------------------------------------Semi Finals:----...
- Round 1 - 2007Football at the 2007 South Pacific GamesThe 2007 South Pacific Games Football was held at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex in Apia, Samoa in from 25 August to 7 September 2007.The Men's tournament formed the first stage of the Oceania Football Confederation's qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the qualification...
- Did not enter - 2011Football at the 2011 Pacific GamesFootball at the 2011 Pacific Games was held from August 27–September 9, 2011 at several venues.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
- Round 1
(1) Represented by a club team.