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Ba FA

Fijian football club

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Ba Football Association (Ba FA) is a Fijian professional football club based in Ba that competes in the Fiji Premier League, the top flight of professional Fijian football. The club was founded in 1935. The club's home ground is the Govind Park.

Ba FA have won more trophies than any other club in Fijian football, with a record of 92 trophies: 21 Fiji Premier League, 25 Inter-District Championship, 9 Fiji FA Cup Tournament, 17 Battle Of Giants, 20 Champion versus Champion and is the only club in OFC to have won a quintuple (5 trophies) in a single season, achieving the feat in 2006.. During the 2019 Fiji Premier League, Ba FA ended the campaign as champions without a single defeat, a record of 11 wins and 3 draws.

Fans gave the club the nickname MEN IN BLACK due to their all black home kit. A common phrase in Ba is BA TOH BA HAI which has since gone on to become the slogan for the club. The success this club has faced over the year has lead to the town being informally known as Crazy Soccer Town,Ba.

Records include:

  • Won Fiji Fact 4 in a row (2004-2007)
  • Won BOG 4 in a row x2 (1998-2001) and (2006-2009)
  • Won IDC 6 in a row (1975-1980)
  • Won the National League 6 in a row (2001-2006)
  • Won CVC 14 in a row (1993-2006)
  • Clean sweep of all Fiji FA competitions in 2006

01History

Ba Football Club was formed in 1935 as a street football club by local Fijians. This was due to the efforts support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company which owned a large Sugar Mill. In 1977, Ba Football Club became a professional club and became affiliated with the Fiji Football Association. In 1977, Ba participated in the 1977 Fiji National League which was the top tier of Fiji football. Ba were the winners of the first ever Fiji National League. In 1979, Ba won their second Fiji National League title and have since then won 21 league titles with their latest being in the 2018/19 season.

03Current 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.

Squad for the 2019 OFC Champions League

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

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.

04Honours

1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019.
1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2023
1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018.
1991, 1997 (shared by Labasa), 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2026
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018.

Note: No football tournaments were held in 1987 besides the Fijian Premier league.

05Continental record

OFC Men's Champions League results
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
Best: Finalist in 2007
1987: Third place
2005: Preliminary round
2007: Finalist
2008: 3rd in Group B
2009: 3rd in Group B
2012: 3rd in Group A
2013: Semi Final
2014: Semi Final
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