Labasa F.C.

Labasa F.C. is a Fijian professional football club based in Labasa, that competes in the Fiji Premier League.

Labasa F.C.

Full name	Labasa Football Club
Nickname	Babasiga Lions
Founded	1942; 83 years ago (1942)
Ground	Subrail Park Labasa, Fiji
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Rayaz Khan
Manager	Alvin Chand
League	National Football League (Fiji)
2024	2nd
Home colours Away colours

History

A local football competition was held in Labasa from 1938. The competition included some ethnic Fijian Clubs. Labasa did not join the National Association when it was formed, in 1938, due to the distance of Labasa from the main island of Viti Levu, where all, except one, club was based.

In 1942, under the Presidency of Harold B. Gibson,^[1] a former member of the Legislative Council, Labasa Soccer Association joined the national football body, then known as the Fiji Indian Football Association.

Labasa remained at the periphery of football in Fiji, struggling to compete with teams from Viti Levu, until 1969, when it hosted the Inter-District Championship (IDC) for the first time. The team was runner-up in the IDC of 1972, 1973 and 1978. Labasa F.C. won the IDC for the first time in 1992 and again two years later in 1994.

In October 2011, the team won its third IDC tournament defeating Ba F.C. 1–0 at the TFL National Stadium in Suva. Labasa's winning goal in the final was scored by striker, Maciu Dunadamu in the second half of the match.^[2]

Achievements

• League Championship (for Districts): 2

Winner: 1991, 2007.

• Inter-District Championship : 7

Winner: 1992, 1994, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024

Runner-up: 1972, 1973, 1978.

• Battle of the Giants: 4

Winner: 1997, 2019. 2022 ,2023 , 2025

Runner-up: 1986, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012,

• Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 5

Winner: 1992, 1997 (shared with Ba), 1999, 2015, 2025.

Runner-up: 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.

• Champion versus Champion: 5

Winner: 1992, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020.

Runner-up: 1994.

• Girmit Cup: 1

Winner: 1979.

Runner-up:

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 Inter-District Championship

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Simione Tamanisau 2 DF  FIJ Iliesa Lino 3 FW  FIJ Simione Ragoneturaga 4 DF  FIJ Sitiveni Rakai 5 FW  SOL Tigi Molea 6 DF  FIJ Jone Lalagavesi 7 FW  SOL Junior Fordney 8 MF  FIJ Malakai Arbaaz 9 MF  FIJ Rusiate Doidoi 10 MF  FIJ Christopher Wasasala 11 FW  FIJ Ilisoni Lolaivalu

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  FIJ Ashneel Raju 13 MF  FIJ Eparama Moraica 14 DF  FIJ Akeimi Ralulu 15 MF  FIJ Dan Steiner 16 FW  FIJ Sailosi Tawake 17 MF  FIJ Lekima Gonerau 18 FW  FIJ Netani Suluka 19 DF  FIJ Taniela Evo Waqa 20 DF  FIJ Sekove Naivakananumi 21 GK  FIJ Jitoko Vulava 22 GK  FIJ Joji Vuakaca

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIJ Kartik Sharma 9  FIJ Mohammed RASASA 10 FW  FIJ Sailimone Ravonokula 11  FIJ Peni Misipopi 12  FIJ Isacc SAHAYAM

No. Pos. Nation Player 13  FIJ Nemani Dolodai 16  FIJ Aminisitai BULUI 18  FIJ Melvin MANI 19  FIJ Rohan NATH

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Alvin Chand
Assistant coach	Kasim Khan
Team manager	Ravinesh Chand
Youth team coach	Alvin Chand

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Current women's staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Roneel Ram

Source: ^[3]

See also

• Fiji Football Association