Lotohaʻapai United
Full nameLotohaʻapai United
Nickname(s)United
Founded1970
GroundLoto-Tonga Soka Centre
Capacity1,500
ManagerFetu'u He Vahafolau Vea
LeagueTonga Major League
20214th

Lotohaʻapai United (formerly SC Lotohaʻapai) is a Tongan football club located in Veitongo, Tonga. It currently plays in Tonga Major League. The team is record champion of the league and made its continental debut in the 1999 Oceania Club Championship preliminary round.[1]

Titles

1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League Preliminary stage

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 Tonga TGA Sinilau Taufa
2 DF Tonga TGA Siosifa Moimoi
3 DF Tonga TGA Sione Uhatahi
4 DF Tonga TGA Oliveti Vai
5 DF Tonga TGA Laulea Taufa
6 MF Tonga TGA Pua Falepapalangi
7 MF Tonga TGA Tuia Falepapalangi
8 MF Tonga TGA Maliele Papani
9 MF Tonga TGA Soakai Vea
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Tonga TGA Hemaloto Polovili
11 GK Tonga TGA Semisi Otukolo
12 MF Tonga TGA Vai Lutu
13 DF Tonga TGA Folauhola Mesui
14 FW Tonga TGA Pita Huni
15 MF Tonga TGA Manu Tuʻalau
16 MF Tonga TGA Sitaleki Fisi
17 FW Brazil BRA Susyno
65 GK Tonga TGA David Anau

Former players

  • Spain Alexandre Casillas[3]
  • Spain Oscar Garcia[3]

Continental competition

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1999 OFC Club Championship Group C Vanuatu Tafea F.C. 0–10
New Zealand Central United F.C. 0–16
2001 OFC Club Championship Group A Australia Wollongong Wolves 0–16
Papua New Guinea Unitech FC 2–5
New Zealand Napier City Rovers FC 0–9
Solomon Islands Laugu United FC 0–7
Fiji Foodtown Warriors Labasa 2–5
2005 OFC Club Championship Preliminary stage Vanuatu Tafea F.C. 1–2 0–5
2006 OFC Club Championship Preliminary stage Fiji Nokia Eagles 1–5
Cook Islands Nikao Sokattack FC 3–1
Samoa Tuanaimato Breeze 1–1
2012–13 OFC Champions League Preliminary stage Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3–3
American Samoa Pago Youth 6–0
Samoa Kiwi FC 2–1
2013–14 OFC Champions League Preliminary stage Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 0–3
Samoa Kiwi FC 2–4
2014–15 OFC Champions League Preliminary stage Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 0–1
American Samoa SKBC 4–1
Cook Islands Puaikura 0–1
2019 OFC Champions League Preliminary stage American Samoa Pago Youth 5–1
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 1–4
Samoa Kiwi FC 1–9

OFC Champions League top scorers

Season Player Goals
1999
2001 Teu Farava 1
Amone Leona
Siua Maamola
Felise Tahitua
2005 Unknown
2006 Maʻake Uhatahi 2
2012–13 Mark Uhatahi 4
Timote Maamaaloa
2014–15 Mark Uhatahi 2
2019 Tuia Falepapalangi 3
  • No goalscorers for 1999 and 2005 are missing.

References

  1. ^ "Tonga counts down to O-League Preliminary". oceaniafootball.com. 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Tonga – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Match report". uk.soccerway.com.