The Vanuatu national under-23 football team, also known as Vanuatu Cyclone and Vanuatu "B", represents Vanuatu at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Vanuatu national football team. They are controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. The team has gained notoriety for thrashing Micronesia's side 46–0 in the 2015 Pacific Games.
History Vanuatu U23 made four appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a third place in 2012. In 2015 they will make their fifth appearance during the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea but before that, they will play a tournament called the Four Nation’s Friendship Cup.
OFC The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying TournamentYearRound 1991Did not enter 19965th place8116543-384 1999Group stage200206-60 2004Third place4301273+249 20085th place5104616-103 2012Third place4202125+76 2015Runners-up5221513+488 2019Third place5401132+1112 2023Semi-finals4202712–56TotalRunners-up3715319121903148
Fixtures & Matches
2015
2019
Current Technical Staff Position Head coach Etienne Mermer Assistant coach George Amos Assistant coach Lauru Wilkins Goalkeeper coach Jean Yves Galinie Teamamanger Richard Tatwin Physiotherapist Daniel Frankem
Current squad The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019. Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2019 after the match against Fiji.
Squad for the Four Nation’s Friendship Cup The following players were called to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games from 3–17 July 2015.Caps and goals updated as of 10 July 2015 after the match against New Zealand.
List of coaches Richard Iwai (2012–2015) Etienne Mermer (2019–2022) George Amos (2022) Emerson Alcantara (2022) Etienne Mermer (2022–)
See also Vanuatu national football team