Vailima Kiwi FC

Kiwi FC

Full name	Vailima Kiwi FC
Nickname(s)	Kiwi
Founded	1977
Ground	National Soccer Stadium (Samoa)
Capacity	3,500
Manager	Martin Tamasese
League	Samoa National League
2021	4th
Home colours Away colours

Kiwi FC is a Samoan football club based in Apia. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. The team has won the most titles of any Samoan football team (9 in total) - 7 leagues and 2 cups.

Honours

Former crest of Kiwi SC

• Samoa National League: 7
  • 1984, 1985, 1997, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2018
• Samoa Cup: 2
  • 2010, 2014

OFC Champions League records

1999 - 8th Place

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-13 Nadi FC

Kiwi FC 1-14 AS Vénus

2012-13 - 11th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 1-2 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 1-2 Lotoha'apai United

2013-14 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 5-1 Pago Youth

Kiwi FC 4-2 Lotoha'apai United

Kiwi FC 3-0 Tupapa Maraerenga

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Waitakere United

Kiwi FC 0-8 Pirae

Kiwi FC 0-8 Solomon Warriors

2016 - 12th Place

Preliminary Round

Kiwi FC 6-2 Utulei Youth

Kiwi FC 2-1 Tupapa Maraerenga

Kiwi FC 7-1 Veitongo

Group Stage

Kiwi FC 0-2 Magenta

Kiwi FC 3-4 Nadi

Kiwi FC 0-7 Tefana

The team returned to the league in 2019 after a two-year absence.[1] They came second in the 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage,[2][3] but was eliminated in the group stage.[4]

Current squad

Squad for 2020 - 21 Samoan National League [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SAM Semu Faimata — GK  SAM Eti Fatu — DF  SAM Eli Satuala — DF  SAM Kitiona Nauer — DF  ECU Adrián Cedeño — DF  SAM Jarrell Sale — DF  SAM Tavita To'o — DF  FIJ Ansheil Kumar — DF  USA Federico Diaz — MF  SAM Cihan Erbil — MF  FIJ Janardhan Goswami

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NZL Adam McGeorge — MF  SAM Samuelu Malo — MF  SAM Falaniko Nanumea — MF  SAM Lafi Ioane — MF  SAM Lionel Taylor — MF  SAM Silao Malo — FW  SAM Paulo Scanlan — FW  SAM Timote Halahingano — FW  SAM Lotial Mano

Former players

• Adrián Cedeño

References

1. "Samoa's Kiwi FC returns to the scene". Loop Samoa. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
2. Thomas Airey (8 February 2019). "Kiwi FC back into training having advanced in Champions League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. "Sport: Tupapa, Kiwi FC advance in OFC Champions League". RNZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
4. "Sport: OFC Champions League holders advance to knockout stage". RNZ. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
5. https://www.facebook.com/vailimakiwifc/ ^[user-generated source]