A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Association | Vanuatu Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Francois Sakama | ||
| Captain | Bong Kalo | ||
| Most caps | Bong Kalo (13) | ||
| Top scorer | Jean Kaltak (9) | ||
| FIFA code | VAN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Tahiti 2–1 New Hebrides  (Papeete, Tahiti; December 8, 1974) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 American Samoa 0–15 Vanuatu (Apia, Samoa; August 19, 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Fiji 11–0 Vanuatu (Suva, Fiji; October 1, 1994) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2017) | ||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2014, 2016) | ||
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence and renamed their country to Vanuatu.
History
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 14 times (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016). In 2014, the team got the best result with a second place as they finished behind Fiji. Two years later, they would qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating the Solomon Islands in the semifinals to book a spot and compete at their first ever FIFA tournament.[1]
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1977–2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2017 |
Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2019–2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
OFC
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| as New Hebrides
| ||||||||
| 1974 |
Third place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
 1978 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| as Vanuatu
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| 1980 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1982
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| 1985
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 1986
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| 1988 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1990 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1992 |
Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1994 |
Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1997 |
Did not compete | |||||||
 1998 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
  2001 |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2002 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
 2005 |
Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | |
| 2007 |
Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2008 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2011 |
Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2013 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2014 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
 2016 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2018 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2022 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Total | Runners-up | 63 | 27 | 7 | 29 | 130 | 130 | |
Current technical staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Francois Sakama
|
| Team Manager | Peter Takaro
|
| High Performance Coach |  David Laurent Baltase
|
| Assistant coach 1 | Kaison Maki
|
| Assistant coach 2 | Vital Bong
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| Team Manager | Peter Takaro
|
| Goalkeeper coach & Kit Manager | Obed Jimmy
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| Doctor | Basil Leodoro
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| Physio | Albert Kaipam
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Vanuatu at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup before a match against Mexico at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, South Korea.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 20 September 2022 after the game against Tahiti.