Vaivase-Tai FC

Vaivase-Tai
Full nameVaivase-Tai F.C.
GroundToleafoa J. S. Blatter Soccer Stadium[1]
Capacity3,500
ManagerHoest Petana
LeagueSamoa National League
2023SNL, 3rd

Vaivase-Tai is a Samoan professional football club based in Tuanaimato. It currently plays in Samoa National League. As seven times champions of Samoa, they have won more recorded titles than any other club.[2]

History

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Vaivase-Tai won four of the first five national championships, with only Alafua winning a championship outright prior to 1984.[2] They won further championships in 1998 and 2006. They were also runners up in 1985.[3]

Titles

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1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1998, 2006, 2022.

Squad

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Squad for the 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage:[4]


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Samoa SAM Kirk Auvele
2 DF Tuvalu TUV Clifton Lika
3 MF Samoa SAM Stanley Leavai
4 MF Samoa SAM Windsor Tevita-Tanielu
5 DF Samoa SAM Jerrymiah Maiava
6 MF Samoa SAM Peteru Tanielu
7 MF Samoa SAM Falaniko Nanumea
8 MF Samoa SAM Alman Kwan
9 MF Samoa SAM Alton Leiataua
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Samoa SAM Xavier Tanielu (captain)
11 FW Samoa SAM Dilo Tumua
12 MF Samoa SAM Poutasi Moata'a Faataga
14 DF Samoa SAM Christian Dafi Aluni
15 DF Samoa SAM Victor Togialeoli
16 MF Samoa SAM Vaa Taualai
17 DF Samoa SAM Tavita Alapati
18 FW Samoa SAM Anthony Sapolu
20 GK Samoa SAM Osa Savelio

References

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  1. ^ Which stadiums are home to the most champions? at The Knowledge, Guardian Newspapers
  2. ^ a b Samoa – List of Champions at RSSSF
  3. ^ Samoa 1985 at RSSSF
  4. ^ Vaivase-tai at National-Football-Teams