Ba FA

Ba FA

Full name	Ba Football Association
Nickname(s)	Men In Black
Founded	1935 (1935)
Ground	Govind Park Ba
Capacity	13,500
Chairman	Rishi Kumar
League	National Football League
2021	3rd

Ba Football Club is a Fijian football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

Ba Football Club have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record 21 league and 8 cup titles.

History

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 was 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 the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title.

Current 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
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

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

Former players

• Laniana Qereqeretabua

Honours

• 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

Performance in OFC competitions

• 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

See also

• Fiji Football Association

Bibliography

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