Nui FC or Vaoloa is a Tuvaluan football club from Nui that plays in the Tuvalu A-Division. It was formed in 1980.[1]

Nui F.C.
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Full nameNui Football Club.
Founded1980
GroundTuvalu Sports Ground,
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Capacity1,500
CoachKimaele Luatamaki
LeagueTuvalu A-Division
20233rd

The team's home ground is the Tuvalu Sports Ground, the only football field in Tuvalu. Nui plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. Nui has not won a major Tuvalu competition, although they were the runner-up in the NBT Cup in 2010.[2]

Current squad

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As of 5 July 2012.

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   TUV Ian Anderson
2 DF   TUV Letaulau Pakai
3 DF   TUV Maliomea Ulika
4 DF   TUV Takapili Keleti
5 DF   TUV Kaimata Sikope
6 MF   TUV Maani Petaia
7 MF   TUV Petueli Benehuro
8 MF   TUV Ipitoa Sipole
9 FW   TUV Pasiale Luatamaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   TUV Lopati Okelani
11 FW   TUV Liupo Sipa
12 FW   TUV Ben Petaia
DF   TUV Lemi Apepi
MF   TUV Joe Teleilei
MF   TUV Tulaga Ioteba
FW   TUV Lekai Tulimanu
  TUV Tealava Maliomea
  TUV Iakoba Isaia

Honours

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  • NBT Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2010[2]
  • Independence Cup for Outer Islands Teams
    • Runners-up (1): 2008
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References

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  1. ^ "Nui". Tuvalu National Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ a b "Tuvalu - List of Cup Winners". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.