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Ba Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

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Ba FA

Full name	Ba Football Association
Nickname(s)	Men In Black
Founded	1935; 87 years ago (1935)
Ground	Govind Park Ba
Capacity	13,500
Chairman	Rishi Kumar
League	National Football League
2021	3rd

Ba Football Club have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record 21 league and 8 cup titles.^{[citation needed]}

History

Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and was became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title.

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Misiwane Nairube 2 MF  FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3  FIJ Shaneel Narayan 4 DF  FIJ Manasa Nawakula 5  FIJ Savenaca Nakalevu 6 DF  FIJ Simione Nabenu 7  FIJ Paulo Buke 9 FW  FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 FW  FIJ Mohammed Shazil 11 DF  FIJ Ilimotama Jese

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  FIJ Malakai Rakula 16 MF  FIJ Malakai Tiwa 17 MF  FIJ Etonia Dogalau 18 FW  FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau 19  FIJ Rahul Naresh 20  FIJ Patrick Sarwan 21 GK  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 DF  FIJ Praneel Naidu

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Misiwane Nairube 2 MF  FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3 FW  FIJ Mohammed Shazil 4 DF  FIJ Manasa Nawakula 5 MF  FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi 6 DF  FIJ Simione Nabenu 7 FW  FIJ Ratu Dau 8 FW  SOL Darold Kakasi 9 FW  FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 MF  FIJ Ratu Nakalevu 11 DF  FIJ Ilimotama Jese 12 DF  FIJ Kishan Sami 13 MF  FIJ Malakai Rakula 14 DF  FIJ Sakaraia Naisua

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  FIJ Saula Waqa 16 MF  FIJ Malakai Tiwa 17 MF  FIJ Narendra Rao 18 FW  FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau 19 MF  FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi 20 FW  FIJ Amena Bolaitamana 21 GK  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 GK  FIJ Josaia Ratu 23 MF  FIJ Kini Madigi 24 DF  FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro 25 DF  FIJ Josaia Tuwai 26 MF  FIJ William Valentine 27 MF  FIJ Shivneel Singh

Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FIJ Isikeli Savenaia — DF  FIJ Jone Sukulu — DF  FIJ Mohammed Jamil — DF  FIJ Rahul Naresh — DF  FIJ Peceli Sukabula

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FIJ Samuel Navoce — MF  FIJ Shaneel Narayan — MF  FIJ Mohammed Nabeel — FW  FIJ Jovilisi Muloca

Former players

• Laniana Qereqeretabua[1]

Honours

• Fiji Premier League: 21

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.

• Inter-District Championship : 24

1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.

• Battle of the Giants: 17

1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8

1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.

• Champion versus Champion Series: 20

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions

• OFC Champions League: 8 appearances

Best: Finalist in 2007

1987: Third place

2005: Preliminary round

2007: Finalist

2008: 3° in Group B

2009: 3° in Group B

2012: 3° in Group A

2013: Semi Final

2014: Semi Final

See also

• Fiji Football Association

References

Bibliography

• M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.

На других языках

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[de] Ba FC

Ba FC ist ein fidschianischer Fußballverein, der in der National Football League, der höchsten fidschianischen Fußballliga spielt. Seine Heimspiele absolviert das Team im Govind Park in Ba. Aufgrund ihrer schwarzen Trikots werden die Spieler auch Men in Black genannt.

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- [en] Ba F.C.

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[ru] Мба (футбольный клуб)

«Мба» (фидж. Ba Football Association, англ. Ba F.C., фидж. хинди Ba Football Association) — фиджийский футбольный клуб из одноимённого города. Основан в 1935 году. Выступает в Национальной футбольной лиге Фиджи. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Говинд Парк».

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