The Tonga national football team ( to, timi soka fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

in men's international

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and is controlled by the

Tonga Football Association The Tonga Football Association is the governing body of football in Tonga. It oversees the Tonga national football team, Tonga Major League and the Tonga Cup in international and club football respectively. Tonga is a full member of FIFA and O ...

, which is a part of the

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History

Information

Football in Tonga

Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over

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and the

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. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.

The second Goal project

Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the association's headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work has the aim that all of the Tonga Football Association's needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Fixtures and results

Following their withdrawal from qualifying for the

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due to the

2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami On 20 December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2 ...

, Tonga have no matches scheduled. The team last competed at the

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Current squad

The following players were called up for the

. ''Caps and goals updated as of 18 July 2019, after the game against

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Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with Tonga.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Coaching staff

Coaching history

* Tongia Nāpa'a (1979) * Rudi Gutendorf (1981) * Umberto Mottini (1997–1998) * Gary Phillips (2001) * Heinave Kaifa (2002–2003) * Milan Janković (2003–2005) * Ben Perry (2005–2006) * Reece McLaughlin (2006–2007) * Chris Williams (2011) * Timote Moleni (2015–present)

Competitive record

World Cup

OFC Nations Cup

Pacific Games

Pacific Mini Games

Polynesia Cup

Head-to-head record

References

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