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The Tonga men's national football team () represents Tonga in men's international football and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association, which is a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
History
On 9 April 2001, Tonga lost 0–22 to Australia, and the game became the highest scoring FIFA World Cup qualifying match. The match was an Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) first round qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Information
Football in Tonga
Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over Samoa and the Cook Islands. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.
In July 2023, Tonga became unranked within the FIFA rankings due to not having played any matches since they lost 8-0 to Papua New Guinea on 18 July 2019.
The second Goal project
Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the association's headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work has the aim that all of the Tonga Football Association's needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.
Team image
Kit sponsorship
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
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! Kit supplier
! Period
|-
|align="Left"| Lotto ||2007–2013
|-
|align="left"| OFC || 2014
|-
|align="left"| None || 2016–2019
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|align="left"| Lotto || 2019–2024
|-
|align="Left| Custom Athletics || 2025–
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Fixtures and results
Coaching history
- Tongia Nāpa'a (1979)
- Rudi Gutendorf (1981)
- Umberto Mottini (1997–1998)
- Gary Phillips (2001)
- Heinave Kaifa (2002–2003)
- Milan Janković (2003–2005)
- Ben Perry (2005–2006)
- Reece McLaughlin (2006–2007)
- Chris Williams (2011)
- Timote Moleni (2015–2023)
- Kilifi Uele (2024–2025)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 World Cup qualification matches in September 2024.
Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2024, after the game against Samoa.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.
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Player records
:Players in bold are still active with Tonga.
Most appearances
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
!class="unsortable" style="width:175px;"|Name
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
!class="unsortable" style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Kilifi Uele
|26
|3
|1996–2017
|-
|rowspan=2|2
|align=left|Unaloto Fea'o
|17
|7
|2001–2017
|-
|align=left|Hemaloto Polovili
|17
|4
|2015–present
|-
|4
|align=left|Lafaele Moala
|16
|1
|2003–2015
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align=left|Folio Moeaki
|15
|0
|2004–2015
|-
|align=left|Sione Uhatahi
|15
|1
|2007–2019
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|align=left|Siu'a Ma'amaloa
|14
|1
|2001–2004
|-
|align=left|Kamaliele Papani
|14
|0
|2003–present
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|align=left|Semisi 'Otukolo
|12
|0
|2017–present
|-
|align=left|Fineasi Palei
|12
|0
|2011–present
|-
|}
Top goalscorers
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
!class="unsortable" width=150px|Name
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
!class="unsortable" width=100px|Career
|-
|1
|align="left"|Unaloto Fea'o
|7
|17
|
|2001–2017
|-
|2
|align="left"|Lokoua Taufahema
|5
|7
|
|2001–2011
|-
|3
|align="left"|Hemaloto Polovili
|4
|17
|
|2015–present
|-
|rowspan=4|4
|align="left"|Amone Suli
|3
|1
|
|2002
|-
|align="left"|Amoni Fifita
|3
|8
|
|2023–present
|-
|align="left"|Mark Uhatahi
|3
|11
|
|2003–2015
|-
|align="left"|Kilifi Uele
|3
|26
|
|1996–2017
|-
|rowspan=5|8
|align="left"|Ma'ake Uhatahi
|2
|2
|
|2009
|-
|align="left"|Petueli Tokotaha
|2
|6
|
|2017–present
|-
|align="left"|Pio Palu
|2
|7
|
|2007–2011
|-
|align="left"|Timote Moleni
|2
|8
|
|1996–2001
|-
|align="left"|Filisione Taufahema
|2
|8
|
|2001–2002
|-
|}
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|FIFA World Cup
!rowspan=38|
!colspan=6|Qualification
|-
!Year
!Host
!Result
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|colspan=2|1930 to 1990
|colspan=8|Not member of FIFA
|colspan=6|Not member of FIFA
|-
|1994||align=left|
|colspan=8|Did not enter
|colspan=6|Did not enter
|-
|1998||align=left|
|colspan=8 rowspan=6|Did not qualify
|4
|2
|0
|2
|3
|13
|-
|2002||align=left|<br>
|4
|2
|0
|2
|7
|30
|-
|2006||align=left|
|4
|1
|0
|3
|2
|17
|-
|2010||align=left|
|4
|1
|0
|3
|6
|10
|-
|2014||align=left|
|3
|1
|1
|1
|4
|4
|-
|2018||align=left|
|3
|0
|0
|3
|1
|8
|-
|2022||align=left|
|colspan=8|Withdrew
|colspan=6|Withdrew
|-
|2026||align=left|<br><br>
|colspan=8|Did not qualify
|2
|1
|0
|1
|4
|3
|-
|2030||align=left|<br><br>
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|To be determined
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|To be determined
|-
|2034||align=left|
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!—
!
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!24
!8
!1
!15
!27
!85
|}
OFC Nations Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record
!rowspan="26"|
!colspan=6|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| 1973
|colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|Did not enter
|-
| 1980
|-
| 1996
|colspan=8 rowspan=9|Did not qualify
|3
|1
|1
|1
|4
|4
|-
| 1998
|4
|1
|1
|2
|5
|9
|-
| 2000
|4
|1
|0
|3
|4
|15
|-
| 2002
|4
|1
|0
|3
|7
|18
|-
| 2004
|4
|1
|0
|3
|2
|17
|-
| 2008
|4
|1
|0
|3
|6
|10
|-
| 2012
|3
|1
|1
|1
|4
|4
|-
| 2016
|3
|0
|0
|3
|1
|8
|-
| 2024
|2||0||0||2||1||5
|-
!Total
!—
!0/11
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!31
!7
!3
!21
!34
!90
|}
Pacific Games
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|Pacific Games record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
|-
| 1963
|rowspan=5 colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 1966
|-
| 1969
|-
| 1971
|-
| 1975
|-
| 1979
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|7th
|4
|1
|0
|3
|5
|20
|-
| 1983
|7th
|3
|1
|1
|1
|6
|8
|-
| 1987
|rowspan=3 colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 1991
|-
| 1995
|-
| 2003
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|7th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|9
|10
|-
| 2007
|7th
|4
|1
|0
|3
|6
|10
|-
| 2011
|colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 2015
|colspan=8|N/A – tournament was U23
|-
| 2019
|rowspan=2|Group stage
|11th
|4
|0
|0
|4
|0
|37
|-
| 2023
|11th||4||1||0||3||7||13
|-
!Total
!Group stage
!6/16
!23
!5
!2
!17
!31
!98
|-
|}
Pacific Mini Games
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|Pacific Mini Games record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
|-
| 1981
|colspan=8|Did not enter
|-
| 1993
|Group stage
|7th
|3
|0
|0
|3
|0
|19
|-
| 2017
|Sixth place
|6th
|5
|0
|0
|5
|5
|25
|-
!Total
!Sixth place
!2/3
!8
!0
!0
!8
!5
!44
|-
|}
Polynesia Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|Polynesia Cup record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!
!
!*
!
!
!
|- style="background:silver;"
| 1994
|Runners-up
|2nd
|3
|1
|1
|1
|4
|4
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| 1998
|Fourth place
|4th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|5
|9
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| 2000
|Fourth place
|4th
|4
|1
|0
|3
|4
|15
|-
!Total
!Runners-up
!3/3
!11
!3
!2
!6
!13
!28
|-
|}
Head-to-head record
Up to matches played on 6 September 2024.
Honours
Regional
- Polynesia Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1994
Historical kits
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See also
- Tonga national under-23 football team
- Tonga national under-20 football team
- Tonga national under-17 football team
- Tonga women's national football team
- Tonga women's national under-20 football team
References
External links
- Tonga at OFC
- Tonga at FIFA