Navua F.C. is a

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an football team playing in the second division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. They are based in

Navua Navua () is a town in Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than ...

, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of

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, between the town of

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and the city of

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. Their home stadium is Thomson Park. Their uniform is red shirt, blue shorts and white socks.

History

Navua F.C. was founded in 1943, with the formation of the Navua Soccer Association, under the leadership of C.P. Singh, a former member of the

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. The team languished in the second division has moved up to the first division, and has performed credibly in recent times.

Current squad

''Squad for the 2018 Inter-District Championship''

Achievements

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* League Championship (for Districts): :Winner: 0 :Runner-up: 1 (2005) *

Inter-District Championship The FMF Inter-District Championship (IDC) is the amateur Fijian football cup. Only five teams (Suva, Rewa, Ba, Levuka and Lautoka) first took part in the first IDC held in Suva in 1938. From 1938 to 1975, the competition was initially held on a ...

: :Winner: 1 (2009) :Runner-up: 0 *

- Second Division: :Winner: 2 (2018, 2019) :Runner-up: 0 * Battle of the Giants: :Winner: 1 (2005) :Runner-up: 1 (1995) *

Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament Fiji FA Cup Tournament or Fiji Football Cup (), more commonly known as the Fiji Cup () or the FF Cup (), is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Fijian football. It is organized by the Fiji Football Association. History In ...

: :Winner: 3 (2003, 2008, 2009) :Runner-up: 2 (2004, 2010)

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. {{Football in Fiji Football clubs in Fiji 1943 establishments in Fiji Association football clubs established in 1943

History

Current squad

Achievements

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