Nasinu F.C.

Nasinu F.C.
Full nameFootball Club Nasinu
Nicknames"Minnows" and “Giant Killers”
Founded1976
GroundNasinu Park
Nasinu, Fiji
Capacity1,000
Chairman Sadasivan Naicker
Manager Kamal Prasad Bula
LeagueNational Football League (Fiji)
20258th

Nasinu F.C. is a Fijian football team playing in the first division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Nasinu, which is situated on the eastern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Nausori and the city of Suva. Their home stadium is Rishikul College Grounds. Their uniform is blue shirt, maroon shorts and blue socks. The club lost to Savusavu F.C in promotion and relegation 2010.[1]

History

Nasinu F.A. was founded in 1976, with the formation of the Nasinu Football Association, to cater for the expanding population of the Nasinu area. Its first president was Subhas Maharaj.[2] The team began its debut in the second division but soon moved up to the first division, where it has performed credibly. In 1995–96 Nasinu was coached by ex-English professional player Terry O'Donnell, who was also previously the successful Vanuatu National coach. Despite being in the last place of the national league and facing relegation in 1995 when he took over, the team performed admirably under O'Donnell to win the last 6 games and force a promotion-relegation playoff with Savusavu FC, which it won convincingly. The next season the club climbed the league Table to finish a credible 4th and also became runner-up in the IDC.

Current squad

Squad for 2020 Fiji Premier League

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIJ Epeli Loaniceva
2 MF  FIJ Faizal Ali
3 MF  SOL Jared Rongosulia
4 MF  FIJ Waisiki Ravouvou
5 DF  FIJ Daniel Dass
6 MF  FIJ Shahil Kumar
7 DF  FIJ Prashant Chand
8 MF  FIJ Manit Lal
9 DF  FIJ Nasoni Mereke
10 FW  FIJ Jone Koro
11 DF  FIJ Abhishay Kumar
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  FIJ Tomasi Uculoa
13 FW  SOL Atkin Kaua
14 FW  FIJ Alvish Ram
15 FW  FIJ Jone Naraba
16 FW  FIJ Asaeli Tunidau
17 MF  FIJ Luke Savu
18 MF  FIJ Robert Rabici
19 MF  FIJ Jope Naivalu
20 DF  FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi
21 GK  FIJ Viliame Sivo
22 GK  FIJ Meli Bavatu

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Shivam Nathan

Source:

Achievements

See also

References

  1. ^ "Savusavu to battle with big guns now".
  2. ^ "FIJI FA District Affiliates".

Bibliography

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