Tamanuku, formerly known as FC Teasi, is a Tuvaluan football club from

Nukufetau Nukufetau is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu. The atoll was claimed by the US under the Guano Islands Act some time in the 19th century and was ceded in a treaty of friendship concluded in 1979 and coming into force in 1983. It h ...

that currently plays 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 stadium in

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 ...

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

History

Tamanuku was formed in 1980. The first name was FC Teasi. In 2015 Tamanuku won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu), against

Lakena United Lakena United is a Tuvalu football club from Nanumea, playing in the Tuvalu A-Division. The team's home ground is the Tuvalu Sports Ground, the only football field in Tuvalu Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion o ...

with a score of 1–0. They also won the NBT Cup in

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, against Tofaga A with a score of 4-2.

Current squad

:''As of 5 July 2012.''

Tamanuku B

Honours

Cup

*Independence Cup **Winners (1): 2005 **Runners-up (1): 2011 *NBT Cup **Winners (1): 2013 **Runners-up (2): 2006, 2011 * Tuvalu Games **Runners-up (1):2012

External links

Dutch Support TuvaluTuvalu National Football Association

References

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