Nadi F.C.
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Full name | Nadi D.F.A. |
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Nickname(s) | The Jetsetters |
Founded | 1937 |
Ground | Prince Charles Park Nadi, Fiji |
Capacity | 18,000 |
Chairman | Sameer Taki |
Manager | Kamal Swamy |
League | Fiji Premier League |
2023 | 6th |
Nadi Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Nadi that competes in the Fiji Premier League. Their home stadium is Prince Charles.
History
Nadi Football Club was founded in 1937 under the leadership of Edward Grant.[1] The local competition held during the year included the teams: Koronubu, Sabeto, Bhartiya and Votualevu. Nadi played for the first time in the Inter-district competition in 1939, when it beat Nadroga in the preliminary round by 2 goals to nil but lost to Rewa in the semi-final by the same margin.
Nadi are 8-time champions of
1999 Oceania Club Championship
In the Championship, which they hosted, Nadi beat New Zealand's
The next year in 2000, Nadi went undefeated in the National League by winning 17 of the 18 games and drawing one against Ba.
Achievements
- League Championship (for Districts): 9
- 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2015.
- 1969, 1971, 1974, 1998, 1999, 2002.
- 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1996.
- Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 5
- 1996, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019.
- Runner-up 1: 2017.
- Champion versus Champion: 1
- 2015.
Performance in OFC competitions
- Oceania Club Championship(1 appearance)
- 1999 – Finalist – Lost against South Melbourne FC(stage 3 of 3)
South Melbourne FC | 5–1 | Nadi |
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Steve Isoifidis 8' David Clarkson 16' Michael Curcija 47' pen Vaughan Coveny 50' Steve Panopoulos 73' pen |
(Report) | Watisoni Voli 87' |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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