Lautoka Football Association, also known as Lautoka FC, is a Fijian professional football club based in Lautoka that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of Fijian football. Their home stadium is Churchill Park. The club was formed in 1934.

Lautoka
Full nameLautoka Football Club
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
GroundChurchill Park
Lautoka, Fiji
Capacity18,000
PresidentShalendra Prasad
ManagerShivam Raj
LeagueNational Football League
20243rd

History

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Lautoka Soccer Football Association was formed in 1934, under the leadership of John Bairagi.[1] In 1961, Lautoka became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association.

 
Former crest of the club

Lautoka has the record of highest goals scored in the Inter-District Championship (IDC) finals. Lautoka thumped Ba in the finals one year by 6–0 and by 7–0 another year and also beat Suva in one of the finals by 7–1. That record remains unchanged.

Lautoka is also the first team to win the IDC 3 consecutive seasons. They have also qualified for the 2009–10 OFC Champions League by finishing on top of the Fiji National league table and also remaining undefeated.

Squad

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Squad for 2022 OFC Champions League 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   FIJ Beniamino Mateinaqara
GK   FIJ Joela Biuvanua
GK   FIJ Viliame Tabucala
GK   FIJ Veremo Macedru
GK   PNG Ishmael Pole
DF   FIJ Afraz Ali
DF   FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi
DF   FIJ Shivnil Chand
DF   FIJ Sekove Luma
DF   FIJ Emmanuel Prakash
DF   FIJ Kolinio Sivoki
DF   FIJ Antonio Tuivuna
DF   FIJ Edward Aaron
MF   SOL Wilson Doedoke
MF   FIJ Marika Rawasoi
MF   FIJ Epeli Leiroti
MF   FIJ James Pillay
MF   FIJ Edward Justin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FIJ Sajid Khan
MF   SOL Ruel Grayven
MF   FIJ Robert Rabici
MF   FIJ Zibraaz Sahib
MF   VAN Aporosa Yada
MF   FIJ Shivam Naidu
FW   FIJ Sairusi Nalaubu
FW   FIJ Raj Pillay
FW   FIJ Panapasa Tawakece
FW   FIJ Dev Raj
FW   SOL Junior Wanetatha
FW   FIJ Junior Dekedeke
FW   FIJ Gulam Razool
FW   NGA Omede Usman
FW   FIJ Sterling Vasconcellos
FW   SOL Joses Nawo
FW   PNG Raymond Gunemba

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position
Head coach   Roneel Kumar

Achievements

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1984, 1988, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023.
1941, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1984, 1985, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018.
1985, 2016, 2024..
2000, 2002, 2023, 2024
2009, 2016, 2024

Performance in OFC competitions

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2010: 2nd in Group B
2011: 3rd in Group A
2018: Runners-up
2019: 3rd in Group B

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates".[permanent dead link]

Bibliography

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  • M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.
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