Ba F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Ba FC


fullname = Ba FC
nickname = "Men in Black"
founded = 1935
ground = Govind Park
Ba, Fiji
capacity = 13,500
chairman = Rishi Kumar
manager = Yogendra Dutt
league = National Football League (Fiji)
season = 2007
position = 2
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Ba FC is a Fijian football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba.They are nicknamed the Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park. Their uniform is black shirt, white shorts and black and white socks.

History

The Ba FC came into existence with the formation of the Ba Indian Football Association in 1935. This was due to the efforts of educationist, Ami Chandra [cite news|url=http://216.55.168.28/soccer/show/home/affiliates.shtml|title=FIJI FA District Affiliates] and support from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, which owned a large sugar mill in Ba. By 1940 there were four teams playing in a local league, with more clubs joining in the 1950s. The football team took part in a league organised by the Northern District Association in which teams from the north west districts of Viti Levu. When the Fiji Indian Football Association was formed in 1938, Ba was one of its initial members. In 1962 the Fiji Indian Football Association changed its name to the Fiji Football Association and the Ba Indian Football Association changed its name to the Ba Football Association so players of all races could play with the Ba FC.

Achievements

*League Championship (for Districts): 13::1977, 1979, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* Inter-District Championship : 20 ::1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980,1986, 1991,1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006,
*Battle of the Giants: 13::1979, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006,2007,2008
*Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament: 6::1991, 1997 , 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Italy has Milan, england has Man Utd, Spain has Madrid.Like all these famous names, BA FC is Fiji's pride.

Performance in CAF competitions

*OFC Champions League:::2006 - Final::2007 - Group Stage::2007-08 - Group Stage

2008 - emilinated in group stage

quad

See also

* Fiji Football Association

References

Bibliography

* M. Prasad, "Sixty Years of Soccer in Fiji 1938 – 1998: The Official History of the Fiji Football Association", Fiji Football Association, Suva, 1998.

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