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Ba FA
Full nameBa Football Association
Nickname(s)Men In Black
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935)
GroundGovind Park
Ba
Capacity13,500
ChairmanAzam Ali
ManagerDaniel Krishneel
LeagueNational Football League
20245th

Ba Football Association (Ba FA for short) is a Fijian football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

Ba FA have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record 21 league and 8 cup titles and is the only club in OFC to have won a Quintuple (5 trophies) in a single season, achieving the feat in 2006.[citation needed]

History

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Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners of the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title and have since then won 21 league titles with their latest being in the 2018/19 season.

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Fiji FIJ Tevita Koroi
2 DF Fiji FIJ Ryan Naresh
3 DF Fiji FIJ Rahul Naresh
4 DF Fiji FIJ Malakai Rere
5 MF Fiji FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi
6 FW Fiji FIJ Ratu Dau
7 FW Solomon Islands SOL Darold Kakasi
8 MF Fiji FIJ Sailasa Ratu
9 FW Fiji FIJ Raj Pillay
11 FW Fiji FIJ Gulam Razool
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Fiji FIJ Peceli Sukabula
13 MF Fiji FIJ Penisoni Tirau
14 MF Solomon Islands SOL Ruel Grayven
15 DF Fiji FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro
16 MF Fiji FIJ Etonia Dogalau
17 DF Fiji FIJ Mohammed Raheem
18 DF Fiji FIJ Samuel Navoce
19 DF Fiji FIJ Mitieli Naiviro
20 GK Fiji FIJ Misiwani Nairube
22 GK Fiji FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Fiji FIJ Misiwane Nairube
2 MF Fiji FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy
3 FW Fiji FIJ Mohammed Shazil
4 DF Fiji FIJ Manasa Nawakula
5 MF Fiji FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi
6 DF Fiji FIJ Simione Nabenu
7 FW Fiji FIJ Ratu Dau
8 FW Solomon Islands SOL Darold Kakasi
9 FW Fiji FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed
10 MF Fiji FIJ Ratu Nakalevu
11 DF Fiji FIJ Ilimotama Jese
12 DF Fiji FIJ Kishan Sami
13 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Rakula
14 DF Fiji FIJ Sakaraia Naisua
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Fiji FIJ Saula Waqa
16 MF Fiji FIJ Malakai Tiwa
17 MF Fiji FIJ Narendra Rao
18 FW Fiji FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau
19 MF Fiji FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi
20 FW Fiji FIJ Amena Bolaitamana
21 GK Fiji FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi
22 GK Fiji FIJ Josaia Ratu
23 MF Fiji FIJ Kini Madigi
24 DF Fiji FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro
25 DF Fiji FIJ Josaia Tuwai
26 MF Fiji FIJ William Valentine
27 MF Fiji FIJ Shivneel Singh

Youth squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Fiji FIJ Isikeli Savenaia
DF Fiji FIJ Jone Sukulu
DF Fiji FIJ Mohammed Jamil
DF Fiji FIJ Rahul Naresh
DF Fiji FIJ Peceli Sukabula
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Fiji FIJ Samuel Navoce
MF Fiji FIJ Shaneel Narayan
MF Fiji FIJ Mohammed Nabeel
FW Fiji FIJ Jovilisi Muloca

Former players

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  • Fiji Laniana Qereqeretabua[1]

Honours

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1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.
1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.
1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.
1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

Performance in OFC competitions

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Best: Finalist in 2007
1987: Third place
2005: Preliminary round
2007: Finalist
2008: 3° in Group B
2009: 3° in Group B
2012: 3° in Group A
2013: Semi Final
2014: Semi Final

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Switching Schools For Football". fijisun.com.fj. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

Bibliography

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  • M. Prasad, Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938–1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association, Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.