FC Manu Laeva is a

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an football club from

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that currently plays in the Tuvalu A-Division. The team's home ground is the

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, the only football field in

. Manu Laeva plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.

History

Manu Laeva was formed in 1980. The first name was Tavakisa for A team and the B Team Called Young Kisa. In 1998 Tavakisa and Young kisa were renamed Manu Laeva A and Manu Laeva B. In 1998 and 2001, they won their first prizes. Manu Laeva won 6–0 against FC Nanumaga in 1998 Tuvalu KnockOut Cup; and they won the Knock-Out Cup again in 2001. Of all teams they won the Tuvalu Games the most. They won it in 2008, 2009, and 2011, 2014 & 2017. Manu Laeva won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) in 2011, 2016 & 2018.

Current squad

:''As of 5 July 2017.''

Manu Laeva B

Managers

* Foai Paeniu (1988) * Ioane Peleti (1998) * Fiafiaga Lusama (????–2012) * Rebery Pasene (2012) * Pasene Malaki (2012–)

Staff

Honours

Cup

*Tuvalu Knockout Cup **Winners (2): 1998, 2001 *Independence Cup for Outer Islands Teams **Winners (2): 2009, 2023 *Independence Cup **Winners (3): 2011, 2016 & 2018 **Runners-up (4):1988, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2015 *Tuvalu Games **Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017 *Christmas Cup **Winners (4): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017

External links

vriendenvantuvalu.nl

tnfa.tv

References

{{Tuvalu A-Division Football clubs in Tuvalu Nukulaelae 1980 establishments in Tuvalu Association football clubs established in 1980