FC Nanumaga or Ha'apai United is a

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...

football club from

Nanumanga Nanumanga or Nanumaga is a reef island and a district of the Oceanian island nation of Tuvalu. It has a surface area of about 3 km2 with a population of 391 (2022 census). History On 9 May 1824 a French government expedition under Captain ...

, playing in the Tuvalu A-Division. The team's home ground is the

Tuvalu Sports Ground Tuvalu Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium in Funafuti, Tuvalu. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches. The stadium holds 1,500 people. It is the only stadium in Tuvalu, and therefore all football tournaments are played ...

, the only football field in

. Nanumaga plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad. Nanumaga won its first major title in Tuvalu in 2023 by winning the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu), although they were the runner up in the Independence Cup in 2001 & 2002. In 2014, they were also the runner up in the Tuvalu Games competition, under their alternative name of Ha’apai United.

Current squad

:''As of 5 July 2012.''

Ha'apai United B

Honours

Cup

*Tuvalu KnockOut Cup **Runners-up (1): 1998 *Independence Cup **Winners (1): 2023 **Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002 *NBT Cup **Runners-up (2): 2008, 2016 *Tuvalu Games **Runners-up (1): 2014

References

External links

Official Dutch Support Tuvalu Website

TNFA official website
Nanumanga Football clubs in Tuvalu Tuvalu A-Division 1980 establishments in Tuvalu Association football clubs established in 1980 {{Tuvalu-sport-stub