Nalkutan F.C.

Nalkutan F.C. is a Vanuatuan football team based in Tanna. They are known to be the second non-Port Vila based club that has qualified for the OFC Champions League.

Nalkutan F.C.
Full nameNalkutan Football Club
Nickname(s)The Boys from the south
Founded1963
GroundLamenu Stadium
Tanna, Vanuatu
Capacity6,500
ManagerLakar Silas
LeagueTanna Premier Football League
20161st

History

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Nalkutan was founded in 1963. However there is not much known about the first 50 years. However, in 2011 Nalkutan won the VFF TVL cup after beating Sia-Raga 1-0. This was the first time since 1980 that a non-Port Vila club has won the cup.In 2016 they made headlights through all of the Oceania Region when they won the VFF National Super League which meant that they had qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League for the first time in the history of the club

Achievements

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VFF National Super League:1
Winners: 2016

Current squad

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Squad for the 2018 OFC Champions LeagueNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  VANJohn David Yokai
2DF  VANNoah Roger
3DF  SOLNelson Sale Kilifa
4DF  VANKevin Shem
5DF  VANRobert Thomas
6MF  VANRaoul Coulon
7MF  VANBob Isaac
8MF  VANJean Taussi
9FW  SOLJames Naka
10MF  VANBong Kalo
11FW  VANAzariah Soromon
12MF  VANEddison Stephens
No.Pos. NationPlayer
13MF  VANPierre Alick
14DF  VANKerry Iawak
15DF  VANIgnace Iamak
16MF  VANDaniel Natou
17FW  SOLJoses Nawo
18DF  VANJeffrey Tes
19FW  VANKawia Lava
20GK  VANKaloran Firiam
25MF  VANRoddy Lenga
27MF  VANRichard Manuriki
30GK  VANAnthony Taiwia

References

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