The Solomon Islands men's national football team is the national football team of Solomon Islands, administered by the Solomon Islands Football Federation. The Solomon Islands national football team was founded in 1978. They were officially recognised by FIFA a decade later, in 1988.^[2]

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Solomon Islands

Nickname(s)	Bonitos
Association	Solomon Islands Football Federation
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Felipe Vega-Arango
Captain	Joses Nawo
Most caps	Henry Fa'arodo (64)
Top scorer	Commins Menapi (34)
Home stadium	National Stadium, Lawson Tama Stadium
FIFA code	SOL
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	120 (October 2007, April 2008)
Lowest	200 (January–March 2016)
First international
Solomon Islands 6–3 New Hebrides  (Suva, Fiji; 30 August 1963)
Biggest win
Solomon Islands 16–0 Cook Islands  (Papeete, Tahiti; 21 August 1995)
Biggest defeat
Tahiti 18–0 Solomon Islands  (Suva, Fiji; 8 December 1963)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1980)
Best result	Runners-up, 2004

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During the 2004 Oceania World Cup qualification/Oceania Cup the team drew 2–2 with Australia and qualified for the second leg. In the second leg, the Solomon Islands national men's team were thrashed by Australia 5–1 and 6–0 in the two matches, with Australia qualifying for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup.

The Solomons got a second chance against the Socceroos in a two-legged series in September 2005, this time with the winner advancing to a two-legged series against CONMEBOL's fifth-place finisher for a berth in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and the team was thrashed by Australia 7–0 on the first leg and 2–1 in the second played at home.

The Solomons were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup – having got off to a good start winning every game in their qualifying group and comfortably progressing to the knockout rounds, defeats to New Caledonia and then to Vanuatu saw them knocked out of the competition.

In 2012, the Solomon Islands held the 2012 OFC Nations Cup which was also the second round of World Cup qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup where they finished in fourth place after qualifying through to the knockout stage by defeating Papua New Guinea and having draws against Fiji and New Zealand. They lost in the semi-final after they lost to the champions Tahiti after Jonathan Tehau scored the only goal. They later lost to New Zealand in the third-place playoff. The third round of World Cup qualifying saw the team finish bottom of the group after only taking one win against Tahiti.

After first taking charge of the team in 2017, Spaniard Felipe Vega-Arango was appointed for his second stint in June 2021.^[3]

In 2019, they went on a three-week training tour in Netherlands.^[4]

In June 2023, Solomon Islands played their friendly match against Southeast Asia countries, Singapore and Malaysia. Solomon Island won the 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup after winning against Papua New Guinea (3–1), Vanuatu (1–0) and New Caledonia (1–0) as Raphael Lea'i clinch the golden boots as the tournament top scorer with four goals.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

Solomon Islands  v  Vanuatu

23 March Friendly	Solomon Islands	2–0	Vanuatu	Lautoka, Fiji
	Feni 68' Komasi 81'	Report		Stadium: Churchill Park

Fiji  v  Solomon Islands

26 March Friendly	Fiji	0–2	Solomon Islands	Lautoka, Fiji
		Report	Feni 40' (pen.), 53'	Stadium: Churchill Park

Malaysia  v  Solomon Islands

14 June Friendly	Malaysia	4–1	Solomon Islands	Terengganu, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Josué 40' Aiman 45+2' Rasid 76' Tuck 90'		Lea'i 11'	Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium

Singapore  v  Solomon Islands

18 June Friendly	Singapore	1–1	Solomon Islands	Kallang, Singapore
	Shawal Anuar 31'		Joses Nawo 84'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Somsing Torphong (Thailand)

Papua New Guinea  v  Solomon Islands

8 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Papua New Guinea	1–3	Solomon Islands	Nouméa, New Caledonia
14:00 UTC+11:00	Gunemba 51'	Report	Lea'i 80', 86', 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Solomon Islands  v  Vanuatu

11 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Solomon Islands	1–0	Vanuatu	Koné, New Caledonia
13:00 UTC+11:00	Leslie 45'	Report		Stadium: Stade Yoshida

Solomon Islands  v  New Caledonia

14 October 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup	Solomon Islands	1–0	New Caledonia	Nouméa, New Caledonia
17:00 UTC+11:00				Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta

Solomon Islands  v  Samoa

17 November 2023 Pacific Games	Solomon Islands	1–0	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11	Orobulu 49'	Report		Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

American Samoa  v  Solomon Islands

23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 2023 Pacific Games	American Samoa	0–11	Solomon Islands	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
15:00		Report	Orobulu 6', 45+3', 72', 80', 90+3' Leslie 16' Feni 25', 41', 66' Molea 28', 34'	Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Fiji  v  Solomon Islands

28 November 2023 Pacific Games SF	Fiji	0–2	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00		Report	Lea'i 39' (pen.) Lea'alafa 82'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Caledonia  v  Solomon Islands

2 December 2023 Pacific Games Final	New Caledonia	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00	Waya 7' Wélépane 45+4'	Report	Orobulu 32', 72'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
	Penalties
	Ranchain Bako Richard Waya Zeoula Iwa Waia Vakié		Lea'alafa Supa Kaua Ohasio Lea'i Peter Kofana Orobulu

2024

Solomon Islands  v  Fiji

18 March Friendly	Solomon Islands	2–1	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11	Molea 77' Hou 90'	Report	Raheem 14'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Solomon Islands  v  Fiji

21 March Friendly	Solomon Islands	0–2	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
			Raheem 45' Krishna 64'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

Solomon Islands  v  Vanuatu

15 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	Solomon Islands	v	Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

New Zealand  v  Solomon Islands

18 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	New Zealand	v	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

New Caledonia  v  Solomon Islands

21 June 2024 OFC Nations Cup	New Caledonia	v	Solomon Islands	Port Vila, Vanuatu
				Stadium: Freshwater Stadium

As of 28 November 2023^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Solomon Islands.

As of 14 October 2023

More information Team, Pld ...

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	3	3	0	0	29	1	+28	100.00
Australia	10	0	1	9	8	55	−47	0.00
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Cook Islands	5	5	0	0	37	2	+35	100.00
Fiji	38	6	16	16	42	71	−29	15.79
Guam	3	3	0	0	24	2	+22	100.00
Kiribati	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Macau	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00
New Caledonia	27	11	2	14	31	53	−22	40.74
New Zealand	13	0	2	11	11	49	−38	0.00
Papua New Guinea	23	14	4	5	40	29	+11	60.87
Samoa[lower-alpha 1]	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	100.00
Singapore	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	0.00
Tahiti	24	5	3	16	26	76	−50	20.83
Tonga	5	5	0	0	31	0	+31	100.00
Tuvalu	4	4	0	0	29	1	+28	100.00
Vanuatu[lower-alpha 2]	35	22	7	6	77	37	+40	62.86
Wallis and Futuna	3	3	0	0	23	1	+22	100.00
Total	202	87	36	79	445	387	+58	43.07

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• OFC Nations Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2004
  • Third place (2): 1996, 2000
• South Pacific Games
  • Runners-up (3): 1991, 1995, 2011
  • Third place (1): 1975, 1979
• Wantok Cup
  • Winners (1): 2008