Labasa F.C. is a Fijian professional

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club based in

Labasa Labasa (, ) is a town in Fiji with a population of 28,500 at the 2010 census. Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. The town itself is located on a ...

, that competes in the

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History

A local football competition was held in Labasa from 1938. The competition included some ethnic Fijian Clubs. Labasa did not join the National Association when it was formed, in 1938, due to the distance of Labasa from the main island of

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, where all, except one, club was based. In 1942, under the Presidency of Harold B. Gibson, a former member of the

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, Labasa Soccer Association joined the national football body, then known as the Fiji Indian Football Association. Labasa remained at the periphery of football in Fiji, struggling to compete with teams from Viti Levu, until 1969, when it hosted the

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(IDC) for the first time. The team was runner-up in the IDC of 1972, 1973 and 1978. Labasa F.C. won the IDC for the first time in 1992 and again two years later in 1994. In October 2011, the team won its third IDC tournament defeating Ba F.C. 1–0 at the TFL National Stadium in

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. Labasa's winning goal in the final was scored by striker, Maciu Dunadamu in the second half of the match.2011 Courts IDC final
nbsp;– Fiji Times

Achievements

* League Championship (for Districts): 2 ::Winner: 1991, 2007. *

: 7 ::Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024 ::Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978. * Battle of the Giants: 4 ::Winner: 1997, 2019. 2022 ,2023 ::Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, * Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 5 ::Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015, 2025. ::Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018. *

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: 5 ::Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020. ::Runner-up: 1994. * Girmit Cup: 1 ::Winner: 1979. ::Runner-up:

Current squad

''Squad for the 2024 Inter-District Championship''

Youth squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Current women's staff

References

{{Football in Fiji Football clubs in Fiji 1942 establishments in Fiji Association football clubs established in 1942