Suva F.C.

Suva Football Club
Full name	Suva Football Club
Nickname	Capital City Boys
Founded	1928 (1928)
Ground	HFC Bank Stadium
Capacity	30,000
President	Intiaz Khan
Manager	Babs Khan
League	Fiji Premier League
2025	FPL, 6th

Suva Football Club is a Fijian football club that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of Fijian football. The club is based in Suva. Their home stadium is HFC Bank Stadium.¹²

History

Early years

Suva Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses. In 1910, a team from Suva played a match against a team from Nausori. Crew of visiting naval ships entertained themselves with friendly games with local teams. In 1910 a team from Suva played a game against HMS Powerful and won by 3:1. In 1914, a team from Suva played against HMS Torch, at Albert Park and won by 2:0. Suva Football Club participated in the Fijian football top-tier league, the 1977 Fiji National League.

Notable former players

Abdul Aman³

Achievements

League Championship (for Districts): 4

1996, 1997, 2014, 2020.

Inter-District Championship : 13

1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2012, 2014.

Runners-up: 2018, 2019.

Battle of the Giants: 3

1982, 1988, 1995.

Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 4

1995, 2012, 2020, 2022.

Champion versus Champion Series: 0

Ranking

World

As of 15 July 2023⁴

Ranking	Team	Points
725	Guadalupe F.C.	169.32
726	Club River Plate	169.07
727	Suva FC	168.98
728	FK Sarajevo	168.92
729	PFC Beroe Stara Zagora	168.74

OFC

As of 15 July 2023⁵

Ranking	Team	Points
4	AS Pirae	172.14
5	Solomon Warriors FC	171.35
6	Suva FC	168.98
7	Eastern Suburbs AFC	155.90
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	152.88

National

As of 15 July 2023⁶

Ranking	Team	Points
1	Suva FC	168.98
2	Ba FC	100.96
3	Rewa FC	100.08
4	Lautoka FC	100.06
5	Labasa FC	81.18

Bibliography

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

References

"Suva FC coach resigns".
"Suva FA gets Khan as new leader". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
"Suva ready to face Auckland City". fijivillage.com.
"World Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
"Oceania Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
"Fijian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[1] "Suva FC coach resigns".

[2] "Suva FA gets Khan as new leader". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

[3] "Suva ready to face Auckland City". fijivillage.com.

[4] "World Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[5] "Oceania Club Rankings". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[6] "Fijian Clubs Ranking". footballalphabet.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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