The Tonga national under-17 football team represents Tonga in international under-17 or youth football competitions and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association.
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| Association | Tonga Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Lafaele Moala | ||
| Captain | Ofaloto Kite | ||
| Most caps | Hemaloto Polovili Mikaele Pahulu Soakai Vea (7) | ||
| Top scorer | Hemaloto Polovili (4) | ||
| FIFA code | TGA | ||
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| First international | |||
 Samoa 4–0 Tonga (Fiji; 1 May 1999) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Tonga 7–0 Papua New Guinea  (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 19 April 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Tonga 0–26 Australia  (Nouméa, New Caledonia; 11 April 2005) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (2023) | ||
Competition record edit
FIFA U-17 World Cup record edit
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
 1985 to  1997
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Did not participate | |||||||||
 1999 to  2005
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2007 to  2009
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Did not participate | |||||||||
 2011 to  2023
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2025
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To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
OFC U-17 Championship record edit
The OFC U-17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1983 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1986
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| 1989
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| 1991
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| 1993
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 1995
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| 1997
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 1999 |
Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |
| 2001 |
Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | −29 | |
  2003 |
Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | −53 | |
| 2005 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | −61 | |
 2007 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2009
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| 2011 |
Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | −44 | |
| 2013 |
Preliminary round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 2015 |
Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | −29 | |
| 2017 |
Preliminary round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
 2018 |
Preliminary Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | −9 | |
| 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 271 | −252 | |
Current squad edit
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Squad for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship first round edit
Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship edit
Squad for the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship edit
Results and fixtures edit
2016 edit
| 4 July 2016 2017 OFC U-17 Championship | Tonga | 2–3 |  Cook Islands | Apia, Samoa |
| 16:30 | Faivailo  45'Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Tomasi 19' (o.g.) Tiputoa 20'Ngametua 89' |
Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200[1] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti) |
| 6 July 2016 2017 OFC U-17 Championship | Tonga | 1–1 | Samoa | Apia, Samoa |
| 19:00 | Kau 71' |
Report | Mano 3' |
Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 350[2] Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia) |
| 8 July 2016 2017 OFC U-17 Championship | American Samoa | 0–2 | Tonga | Apia, Samoa |
| 16:30 | Report | Kau 11' Kite 32' |
Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200[3] Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
2018 edit
| 14 July 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage | American Samoa | 2-2 | Tonga | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 14:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 300 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu) |
| 17 July 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga | 0-0 | Cook Islands | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu) |
| 20 July 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga | 0-9 | Samoa | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
List of coaches edit
Chris Williams (2011)
Timote Moleni (2013-2016)- Lafaele Moala (2018-)
References edit
- ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.[permanent dead link]