FC Manu Laeva is a Tuvaluan football club from Nukulaelae that currently plays in the Tuvalu A-Division.
The team's home ground is the Tuvalu Sports Ground, the only football field in Tuvalu. Manu Laeva plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.
History
Manu Laeva was formed in 1980. The first name was Tavakisa for A team and the B Team Called Young Kisa. In 1998 Tavakisa and Young kisa were renamed Manu Laeva A and Manu Laeva B. In 1998 and 2001, they won their first prizes.[1] Manu Laeva won 6–0 against FC Nanumaga in 1998 Tuvalu KnockOut Cup; and they won the Knock-Out Cup again in 2001.[1] Of all teams they won the Tuvalu Games the most. They won it in 2008, 2009, and 2011, 2014 & 2017.[1] Manu Laeva won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) in 2011, 2016 & 2018.[1]
Current squad
- As of 5 July 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Manu Laeva B
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managers
- Foai Paeniu (1988)
- Ioane Peleti (1998)
- Fiafiaga Lusama (????–2012)
- Rebery Pasene (2012)
- Pasene Malaki (2012–)
Staff
| Position
|
Name
|
| President
|
Nukualofa Teake
|
| Vice President
|
Lusilupe Galu
|
| Secretary
|
Okilani Tinilau
|
| Treasurer
|
Tokasi Okilani
|
| Committee Members
|
Leopold Paeniu and Tukai Vaega
|
Honours
Cup
- Tuvalu Knockout Cup
- Winners (2): 1998, 2001[1]
- Independence Cup for Outer Islands Teams
- Winners (2): 2009, 2023[1]
- Independence Cup
- Winners (3): 2011, 2016 & 2018[1]
- Runners-up (4):1988, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2015[1]
- Tuvalu Games
- Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017[1]
- Christmas Cup
- Winners (4): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017[1]
See also
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References