The Tonga men's national football team (Tongan: timi soka fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in men's international football and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association, which is a part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
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| Nickname(s) | Tu’Ulalupe | ||
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| Association | Tonga Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Kilifi Uele | ||
| Captain | Hemaloto Polovili | ||
| Most caps | Kilifi Uele (26) | ||
| Top scorer | Unaloto Feao (7) | ||
| Home stadium | Teufaiva Sport Stadium Tonga Football Association Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | TGA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 200  1 (20 June 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 163 (October 1998–December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 211 (April 2018, July 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
 Tahiti 8–0 Tonga  (Suva, Fiji; 29 August 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Tonga 7–0 Micronesia  (Nausori, Fiji; 5 July 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Tonga 0–22 Australia  (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 9 April 2001) | |||
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Tonga's greatest football triumph to date was their triumph in the first ever Polynesian Cup held in 1993 over Samoa and the Cook Islands. Although local players have not yet made their mark on big leagues abroad, the Chief Executive of the Tonga Football Association, Joe Topou, was appointed to the FIFA Executive Committee in 2002.
In July 2023, Tonga became unranked within the FIFA rankings due to not having played any matches since they lost 8-0 to Papua New Guinea on 18 July 2019.
Tonga's second Goal project will develop and improve the national football academy and the association's headquarters in Atele, Tongatapu, which was built in the country's first Goal project. This development work has the aim that all of the Tonga Football Association's needs are fully satisfied. Local matches will be held at the football academy, while the administration's requirements, including the needs of players, officials and spectators, will also be covered. The football school will be transformed into a House of Football.[clarification needed]
| Kit supplier[3] | Period |
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 Lotto |
2007–2013 |
| 2013–2017 | |
| Lotto |
2018– |
v Tonga
| 18 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games | New Caledonia | 7–0 | Tonga | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 16:00 |
 5' 16' 24' 26' |
Report | Stadium: SIFF Academy Field Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
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Cook Islands
| 21 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games | Tonga | 1–2 | Cook Islands | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 16:00 | Stadium: SIFF Academy Field |
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Tuvalu
| 27 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games | Tonga | 0–4 | Tuvalu | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 13:00 | Stadium: SIFF Academy Field |
v Tonga
| 30 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games | American Samoa | 2–6 | Tonga | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 10:00 | Stadium: SIFF Academy Field |
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Samoa
| 20 March 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification | Tonga | 1–4 | Samoa | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 14:00 | Kite 90+5' |
Report |
45+1', 60' 89' |
Stadium: Teufaiva Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Luke Gardner (New Zealand) |
v Tonga
| 26 March 2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification | Cook Islands | 1–0 | Tonga | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Teufaiva Stadium |
The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2023, after the game against American Samoa.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Semisi ‘Otukolo | (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25) | 9 | 0 | Veitongo
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| 21 | 1GK | David-John Tuamoheloa | 2 | 0 |  Manukau United
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| 20 | 1GK | Justin Toetu’u | 1 | 0 | Longolongo
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| 2 | 2DF | Petelo Naniseni | (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Navutoka
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| 3 | 2DF | Kulisitofa Kite | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Lavengatonga
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| 4 | 2DF | Nicolas Vea | (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Navutoka
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| 5 | 2DF | Sione Tu’ifangaloka | (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | Veitongo
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| 17 | 2DF | Ta’u Tupou | 1 | 0 | Vava'u
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| 18 | 2DF | Fakaofo Tonga | (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Navutoka
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| 6 | 3MF | Petueli Tokotaha | (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 2 | Longolongo
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| 7 | 3MF | Tau’aika Sonasi | 4 | 0 | Marist
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| 8 | 3MF | Christopher Kefu | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Veitongo
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| 9 | 3MF | Taniela Vaka’uta | 2 | 0 | Folaha
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| 15 | 3MF | Petueli Tokotaha | (2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 23) | 6 | 2 | Navutoka
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| 16 | 3MF | Mohammed Rajani | (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 1 | Rockdale Ilinden
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| 10 | 4FW | Amoni Fifita | (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 2 | Makave
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| 11 | 4FW | Elias Kendler | 3 | 1 | Haʻamoko United Youth
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| 12 | 4FW | Hemaloto Polovili | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) | 14 | 3 | Veitongo
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| 13 | 4FW | Nuku ‘Esau | 3 | 0 | Navutoka
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| 14 | 4FW | Feki Tufi | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Veitongo
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| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
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| 1 | Kilifi Uele | 26 | 3 | 1996–2017 |
| 2 | Unaloto Feao | 17 | 7 | 2001–2017 |
| 3 | Lafaele Moala | 16 | 1 | 2003–2015 |
| 4 | Folio Moeaki | 15 | 0 | 2004–2015 |
| Sione Uhatahi | 15 | 1 | 2007–2019 | |
| Hemaloto Polovili | 15 | 3 | 2015–present | |
| 7 | Siu'a Ma'amaloa | 14 | 1 | 2001–2004 |
| 8 | Kamaliele Papani | 11 | 0 | 2003–2019 |
| Mark Uhatahi | 11 | 3 | 2003–2015 | |
| 10 | Kava Huihahau | 10 | 0 | 2003–2007 |
| Viliami Taufahema | 10 | 0 | 1996–2003 |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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| 1 | Unaloto Feao | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 2001–2017 |
| 2 | Lokoua Taufahema | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 2001–2011 |
| 3 | Amone Suli | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2002 |
| Amoni Fifita | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 2023–present | |
| Mark Uhatahi | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2003–2015 | |
| Hemaloto Polovili | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 2015–present | |
| Kilifi Uele | 3 | 26 | 0.12 | 1996–2017 | |
| 8 | Ma'ake Uhatahi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| Petueli Tokotaha | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2017–2019 | |
| Pio Palu | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2007–2011 | |
| Timote Moleni | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1996–2001 | |
| Filisione Taufahema | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 2001–2002 |
Tongia Nāpa'a (1979)
Rudi Gutendorf (1981) Umberto Mottini (1997–1998) Gary Phillips (2001) Heinave Kaifa (2002–2003)
Milan Janković (2003–2005)
Ben Perry (2005–2006) Reece McLaughlin (2006–2007) Chris Williams (2011) Timote Moleni (2015–2023) Kilifi Uele (2024–present)| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1930to1990 | Not member of FIFA | Not member of FIFA | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 |  United States
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1998 |  France
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2002 |  South Korea Japan
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Germany
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2010 |  South Africa
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2014 |  Brazil
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2018 |  Russia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2022 |  Qatar
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2026 |  Canada Mexico United States
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2030 |  Morocco Portugal Spain
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| 2034 |  Saudi Arabia
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| Total | — | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 82 | ||
| Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1973
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1980
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 1996
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Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1998
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
 2000
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2002
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2004
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
| 2008
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
 2012
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 2016
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
  2024
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 90 | |
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Pacific Mini Games
Polynesia Cup
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Up to matches played on 26 March 2024.
| Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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| American Samoa
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 80.00 |
| Australia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0.00 |
| Cook Islands
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 30.00 |
| Micronesia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Fiji
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0.00 |
| New Caledonia
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0.00 |
| Papua New Guinea
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0.00 |
| Samoa[a]
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12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 16.67 |
| Solomon Islands
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0.00 |
| Tahiti
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0.00 |
| Tuvalu
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Vanuatu[b]
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0.00 |
 Wallis and Futuna
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 68 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 78 | 262 | −184 | 22.06 |
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2001 Home |
2001 Away |
2009 Home |
2009 Away |
2011 Home |
2011 Away |
2015 Home |
2015 Away |
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2017 Home |
2017 Away |
2019 Home |
2019 Away |
2023 Home |
2023 Away |
Sources:[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
