NAVUA TAKE FIRST B.O.G CROWN

Navua claimed their first Battle of the Giants title in Suva with a hard-fought 1-0 win over defending champions Rewa. Skipper Lorima Dau’s header was enough to seal victory for Navua. Earlier in the day, Navua defeated Lautoka 2-0 in the first semi final with goals to ex-Rewa rep Thomas Vulivuli and kiwi Matt Williams….

The four teams that will contest the semi finals of the Battle of the Giants tournament in Suva, Fiji were found after the final day of pool play on Saturday. Defending champions Rewa, and Navua have won through from Pool One, along with Lautoka and Nasinu. Navua’s 4-0 and 3-0 wins over Nadroga and Nadi…

The Battle of the Giants continued in Suva yesterday with the first full day of matches played. Defending champions Rewa defeated tournament favourites Navua 2-0 in Pool One, with Nadi winning 2-1 over Nadroga. Earlier in the day Ba and Nadroga drew 0-0. Tavua played two matches in Pool Two, losing 0-3 against Nasinu in…

The second round of the 2005 Battle of the Giants has been completed in Suva. In Pool One, Ba got their campaign back on track with a 1-0 win over Nadi. Nadroga opened their tournament with a 2-0 victory against defending champions Rewa. Pool Two saw Lautoka beat hosts Suva 2-1, with Labasa and Nasinu…

A 2-0 win over New Caledonia’s AS Magenta was enough to send Sydney FC through to the FIFA World Club Championships in Japan to be played in December 2005. Sydney FC won the OFC Club Championships in Tahiti with a formidable 27 goals for, 4 goals against record. For a detailed look at how they…

Like their Under 20 counterparts, the full Australian side recently competed on the world stage, in Germany at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. 2005 was the Socceroo’s third outing at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Click the links for FIFA’s reviews of Australia’s matches… vs. Germany vs. Argentina vs. Tunisia Tournament website here 2005 Confederations Cup…

With the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships recently completed we take a look at the regions representative, Australia and see how they fared in the Netherlands. vs. Benin Oz keeps cool to deny debutant Benin vs. Netherlands Like clockwork, Oranje into last 16 with OZ win vs. Japan Japan sucker punch sinks Oz, seals qualification…

Australia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Under 17 World Championships in Peru earlier this year defeating Vanuatu 1-0 in a closely fought contest in Noumea, New Caledonia. Follow the build-up to the pinnacle of Under 17 football on the official homepage of the tournament here 2005 FIFA Under 17 World Championships Or check out the…

Australia gets FIFA approval FFA Media Release Thursday 30 June 2005 In probably the most monumental decision for Australian Football the FIFA Executive Committee has approved the move of Australia into the Asian Football Confederation – effective 1 January 2006. Significantly the FIFA Executive Committee also decided that due to all parties involved being in…

Click the 2005 OFC Club Championships link for all the results and reports from tournament website.