# Solomon Islands national under-20 football team

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF)

## History

The Solomon Islands national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 10 times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and their best results were in 2005 and 2011 when the team reached the final, but unfortunately they lost against Australia and New Zealand respectively.

## Competition record
### OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
| 2001 | Group stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 2007 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Total | 10/23 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 105 | 64 |

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | TBD | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Current Technical Staff

| Position | |
| Head coach | Jerry Allen |
| Assistant coach | Eddie Rukumana |
| Team manager | Leonard Paia |
| Physio | Michael Lalagogno |

## Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
    Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against New Caledonia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Junior Petua | (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Honiara City |
| 12 | 1GK | Ron Sale | (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 21 | 1GK | John Sanga | (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Marist |
| 2 | 2DF | Joel Luiramo | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Central Coast |
| 3 | 2DF | Arthur Reginald | (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Laugu United |
| 4 | 2DF | Jayson Kofela | (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 5 | 2DF | Wilfred Mani | (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Southern United |
| 13 | 2DF | Zimri Kini | (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Southern United |
| 14 | 2DF | Edward Aulanga | (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Honiara City |
| 15 | 2DF | Vincent Liuga | (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 16 | 2DF | Solomon Sale | (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Honiara City |
| 17 | 2DF | Erick Bekaka | (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Kossa |
| 22 | 2DF | Billy Afi | (2005-06-12) 12 June 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Henderson Eels |
| 24 | 2DF | James Fefera | (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Isabel United |
| 6 | 3MF | Cyral Enotarau | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Waneagu United |
| 7 | 3MF | Alden Suri | (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 2 | Petone |
| 8 | 3MF | Dolson Orisimae | (2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Waneagu United |
| 11 | 3MF | Francis Paul | (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 4 | Waneagu United |
| 18 | 3MF | Prince Dansale | (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Waneagu United |
| 19 | 3MF | Gregly Talo | (2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Real Kakamora |
| 23 | 3MF | Alfie Aunga | (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Marist |
| 9 | 4FW | Rocky Junior | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Honiara City |
| 10 | 4FW | Barrie Limoki | (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Nadi |
| 20 | 4FW | Selwyn Hou | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Honiara City |