Nauru national soccer team
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| Association | Nauru Soccer Federation | |
|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Meneng Stadium | |
| FIFA code | NRU | |
| ||
| First international | ||
 Nauru 2–1 Solomon Islands  (Denigomodu, Nauru; 2 October 1994) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Nauru 2–1 Solomon Islands (Denigomodu, Nauru; 2 October 1994) | ||
The Nauru national soccer team is the national soccer team of the Republic of Nauru. It is not a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) or FIFA, and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or OFC Nations Cup.
Overview[edit]
The national team is the most important organ of the Nauru Australian Soccer Association. N.A.S.A. was formed in an unknown year and has been relatively unknown outside of the country. The federation is unrecognized by both FIFA and OFC as an official national soccer federation. The only suitable venue for soccer in the country is the 3,500 capacity Meneng Stadium, located in Meneng District. The Nauru Australian Immigration Detention Center currently occupies stadium grounds however, leaving no other viable options.
On 2 October 1994, the Nauruan national soccer team played a friendly match in Denigomodu against a team from the Solomon Islands. Nauru won the match 2-1[1][2] against the winners of that year's Melanesia Cup.
Other info[edit]
An unofficial Nauruan select team was created in 2014, playing a team from the Nauru Regional Processing Centre to celebrate World Refugee Day.[3] In 2018, a potential Nauru side was due to compete at the Micronesian Games, but pulled out due to financial issues.[4] Recently in 2020, Nauru Soccer Federation vice-president Kaz Cain annouced that Nauru was considering creating its first-ever official national side for a 2021 tournament in Hawaii.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nauru - International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ Wilson, Jonathan; Auclair, Philippe; Smyth, Rob; Macintosh, Iain; Murray, Scott; Lawrence, Amy; Bliss, Dominic; Pearson, Harry; Caulkin, George (2014-12-10). The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Fifteen. Blizzard Media Ltd. Search this book on
- ↑ "Nauru 2014". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Nauru express disappointment at non-appearance as Micronesian Games open". www.insidethegames.biz. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Nauru: Fake website could be catalyst for soccer re-birth". ABC Radio Australia. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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