Vanuatu national football team
| Association | Vanuatu Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Paul Munster | ||
| Captain | Fenedy Masauvakalo | ||
| Most caps | Etienne Mermer (29) | ||
| Top scorer | Richard Iwai (19)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Port Vila Municipal Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | VAN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 164  (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 131 (October 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 201 (October–November 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Vanuatu 18–0 Kiribati  (Lautoka, Fiji; 7 July 2003)[3] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 9–0 New Hebrides (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 4 October 1951)[3] | |||
| OFC Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1973, 2000, 2002 and 2008 | ||
Vanuatu national football team is the national football team of Vanuatu. In the Pacific Games they reached the semifinals seven times and the finals once. In the OFC Nations Cup, they reached the semifinals four times. They have never competed in the World Cup. Vanuatu was formerly named New Hebrides.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Vanuatu (New Hebrides) – List of International matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
