2017 Tuvalu A-Division

The 2017 Tuvalu A-Division was the 17th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The season started and finish on 2017.[1][2]

A-Division
Season2017
ChampionsFC Manu Laeva
2016
2018

This seventeenth edition of the Tuvalu A-Division marked the end of the Nauti FC title streak, which in 2016 totaled 10 consecutive titles and 11 in total. In addition to the 11 Tuvalu A-Division titles, the Nauti FC team had previously won the Tuvalu League Tournament 11 other times (national league predecessor to the Tuvalu A-Division).[3]

Tuvalu A-Division competition

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The competition takes place at the 1,500-capacity Tuvalu Sports Ground[4] in Funafuti, this is the only football field in Tuvalu. The football clubs are based on the communities of the 8 major islands of Tuvalu, with the rivalry between these 8 teams being maintained by each having a ‘home’ island.

References

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  1. ^ "Tuvalu 2017 – A Division (Men)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tuvalu - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Tuvalu - List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Tuvalu - Stadiums". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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