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Labasa F.C. is a Fijian professional football club based in Labasa, that competes in the Fiji Premier League.
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| Full name | Labasa Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Babasiga Lions | ||
| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Ground | Subrail Park Labasa, Fiji | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rayaz Khan | ||
| Manager | Ravneel Pratap | ||
| League | National Football League (Fiji) | ||
| 2024 | 2nd | ||
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History
editA local football competition was held in Labasa from 1938. The competition included some ethnic Fijian Clubs. Labasa did not join the National Association when it was formed, in 1938, due to the distance of Labasa from the main island of Viti Levu, where all, except one, club was based.
In 1942, under the Presidency of Harold B. Gibson,[1] a former member of the Legislative Council, Labasa Soccer Association joined the national football body, then known as the Fiji Indian Football Association.
Labasa remained at the periphery of football in Fiji, struggling to compete with teams from Viti Levu, until 1969, when it hosted the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time. The team was runner-up in the IDC of 1972, 1973 and 1978. Labasa F.C. won the IDC for the first time in 1992 and again two years later in 1994.
In October 2011, the team won its third IDC tournament defeating Ba F.C. 1–0 at the TFL National Stadium in Suva. Labasa's winning goal in the final was scored by striker, Maciu Dunadamu in the second half of the match.[2]
Achievements
edit- Winner: 1991, 2007.
- Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024
- Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978.
- Winner: 1997, 2019. 2022 ,2023
- Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012,
- Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015.
- Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.
- Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020.
- Runner-up: 1994.
- Girmit Cup: 1
- Winner: 1979.
- Runner-up:
Current squad
editSquad for the 2024 Inter-District Championship
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editCurrent technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Ravneel Pratap
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| Assistant coach | Kasim Khan
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| Team manager | Ravinesh Chand
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| Youth team coach | Alvin Chand
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Source: [citation needed]
Current women's staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Roneel Ram
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Source: [3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates".[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2011 Courts IDC final – Fiji Times
- ^ "LABASA WOMEN FC LOOKING TO IMPROVE ON DEBUT OFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CAMPAIGN". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 February 2024.