Ba F.C.

Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners of the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title and have since then won 21 league titles with their latest being in the 2018/19 season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Misiwane Nairube 2 MF  FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3  FIJ Shaneel Narayan 4 DF  FIJ Manasa Nawakula 5  FIJ Savenaca Nakalevu 6 DF  FIJ Simione Nabenu 7  FIJ Paulo Buke 9 FW  FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 FW  FIJ Mohammed Shazil 11 DF  FIJ Ilimotama Jese

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF  FIJ Malakai Rakula 16 MF  FIJ Malakai Tiwa 17 MF  FIJ Etonia Dogalau 18 FW  FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau 19  FIJ Rahul Naresh 20  FIJ Patrick Sarwan 21 GK  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 DF  FIJ Praneel Naidu 7 MF  FIJ Nabil Begg

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Misiwane Nairube 2 MF  FIJ Avinesh Waran Suwamy 3 FW  FIJ Mohammed Shazil 4 DF  FIJ Manasa Nawakula 5 MF  FIJ Sitiveni Cavuilagi 6 DF  FIJ Simione Nabenu 7 FW  FIJ Ratu Dau 8 FW  SOL Darold Kakasi 9 FW  FIJ Abbu Zahid Shaheed 10 MF  FIJ Ratu Nakalevu 11 DF  FIJ Ilimotama Jese 12 DF  FIJ Kishan Sami 13 MF  FIJ Malakai Rakula 14 DF  FIJ Sakaraia Naisua

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  FIJ Saula Waqa 16 MF  FIJ Malakai Tiwa 17 MF  FIJ Narendra Rao 18 FW  FIJ Sanaila Waqanicakau 19 MF  FIJ Kalaveti Sivoi 20 FW  FIJ Amena Bolaitamana 21 GK  FIJ Atunaisa Naucukidi 22 GK  FIJ Josaia Ratu 23 MF  FIJ Kini Madigi 24 DF  FIJ Suliano Tawanakoro 25 DF  FIJ Josaia Tuwai 26 MF  FIJ William Valentine 27 MF  FIJ Shivneel Singh

Youth squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FIJ Isikeli Savenaia — DF  FIJ Jone Sukulu — DF  FIJ Mohammed Jamil — DF  FIJ Rahul Naresh — DF  FIJ Peceli Sukabula

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FIJ Samuel Navoce — MF  FIJ Shaneel Narayan — MF  FIJ Mohammed Nabeel — FW  FIJ Jovilisi Muloca

• Laniana Qereqeretabua[1]

• Fiji Premier League: 21

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.

• Inter-District Championship : 24

1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015.

• Battle of the Giants: 17

1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 8

1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010.

• Champion versus Champion Series: 20

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987

• OFC Champions League: 8 appearances

Best: Finalist in 2007

1987: Third place

2005: Preliminary round

2007: Finalist

2008: 3° in Group B

2009: 3° in Group B

2012: 3° in Group A

2013: Semi Final

2014: Semi Final

• Fiji Football Association

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