Solomon Islands national football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Solomon Islands
Badge = Solomon_Islands_FA.jpg
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Association = Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation = OFC (Oceania)
Coach = Terry Van Dillen
Most caps = Batram Suri
Top scorer = Commins Menapi (27)
Home Stadium = Lawson Tama Stadium
FIFA Trigramme = SOL
FIFA Rank = 163
1st ranking date = August 1993
FIFA max = 127
FIFA max date = October 2007, April 2008
FIFA min = 177
FIFA min date = August 1996
Elo Rank = 121

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First game = Flagicon|United Kingdom Solomon Islands 6 - 3 New Hebrides (Fiji; December, 1963)
Largest win = Flagicon|Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 17 - 0 Wallis & Futuna Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna (Papua New Guinea; September, 1991)
Largest loss = Flagicon|France Tahiti 18 - 0 Solomon Islands Flagicon|United Kingdom (Fiji; December 17, 1963)
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Regional name = OFC Nations Cup
Regional cup apps = 5
Regional cup first = 1980
Regional cup best = Second place, 2004The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the (Oceanian) football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup (which doubles as World Cup Qualifying), tying Australia 2-2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot in a championship playoff against Australia. Although they lost to the Socceroos 5-1 and 6-0, finishing second in the confederation is a remarkable achievement for the island nation.

The Solomons would get a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 World Cup, and lost 7-0 on the first leg and 2-1 in the 2nd played at home.

The Solomons were extremely disappointed to be knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup particularly as they were seen as the favourites to challenge New Zealand for the Oceanian qualifying slot. They got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, but defeats to New Caledonia and then to Vanuatu saw them knocked out of the competition. However despite this disappointment young talents such Victor Fenehia, Tony Otini and Lenson Bisili suggest that the Solomon Islands have a bright footballing future ahead of them.

In 2008, the Solomon Islands hosted and won the inaugural edition of the Wantok Cup.

World Cup record

*1930 to 1990 - "Did not enter"
*1994 to 2010 - "Did not qualify"

Oceania Nations Cup record

*1973 - "Did not enter"
*1980 - Round 1
*1996 - Semi-final
*1998 - "Did not qualify"
*2000 - Third place
*2002 - Round 1
*2004 - Second place
*2008 - "Did not qualify"

outh Pacific Games record

*1963 - Fourth place
*1966 - Round 1
*1969 - Sixth place
*1971 - "Did not enter"
*1975 - Third place
*1979 - Third place
*1983 - Round 1
*1987 - "Did not enter"
*1991 - Second place
*1995 - Second place
*2003 - Round 1
*2007 - Fourth place

Wantok Cup record

*2008 (July, 1st edition) - First place

Notable players

*Henry Fa'arodo
*Alick Maemae
*Commins Menapi
*Gideon Omokirio
*Nelson Saie Kilifa
*Jack Samani
*Batram Suri
*George Suri
*Stanley Waita

Current squad

The following players have been named for the South Pacific Games in Samoa, August 2007.Players are sorted by shirt number.