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Football league season
A-Division
Season2012
ChampionsNauti A
Matches played28
Goals scored92 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerAlopua Petoa
(10 goals)
Highest scoringTofaga A 7−1 Niutao A (8 goals)
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The 2012 Tuvalu A-Division (also known as the 2012 National Provident Fund Championship League) was the 12th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The Tuvalu A-Division season began on 4 February 2012 and finished on 17 March 2012. The champions were Nauti FC who won their seventh league title.

Football in Tuvalu is played at club and national team level. The Tuvalu national football team draws from players in the Tuvalu A-Division; the national team competes in the Pacific Games and South Pacific Games. The national team is controlled by the Tuvalu National Football Association (TNFA).

Tuvalu A-Division competition

The competition takes place at the 1,500-capacity Tuvalu Sports Ground in Funafuti, this is the only football field in Tuvalu. The football clubs are based on the communities of the 8 major islands of Tuvalu, with the rivalry between these 8 teams being maintained by each having a ‘home’ island.

Clubs

2012 Tuvalu A-Division is located in TuvaluNauti ANauti ATofaga ATofaga ALakena United ALakena United AManu Laeva AManu Laeva ATamanuku ATamanuku ANanumaga ANanumaga ANiutao ANiutao ANui ANui Aclass=notpageimage| Location of the represented clubs (islands) in the 2012 A-Division
Club Island
Lakena United A Nanumea
Manu Laeva A Nukulaelae
Nanumaga A Nanumanga
Nauti A Funafuti
Niutao A Niutao
Nui A Nui
Tamanuku A Nukufetau
Tofaga A Vaitupu

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nauti A 7 5 1 1 16 7 +9 16
2 Tamanuku A 7 5 0 2 13 7 +6 15
3 Manu Laeva A 7 4 2 1 15 6 +9 14
4 Tofaga A 7 4 1 2 20 6 +14 13
5 Nanumaga A 7 3 0 4 12 9 +3 9
6 Niutao A 7 3 0 4 14 20 −6 9
7 Lakena United A 7 2 0 5 8 24 −16 6
8 Nui A 7 0 0 7 2 22 −20 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2012. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Round 1

Nauti A2 - 3Lakena United A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Manu Laeva A1 - 2Niutao A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tamanuku A1 - 0Nanumaga A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tofaga A4 – 1Nui A
Malakai Alesana Report Lopati Okelani
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti

Round 2

Manu Laeva A5 - 0Lakena United A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Nauti A2 - 0Niutao A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tofaga2 – 0Nanumaga
Saamu Liufau Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tamanuku A3 - 0Nui A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
1 Tamanuku win by default.

Round 3

Tofaga A0 – 2Nauti A
Report Teainuku
Afelee
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Nui A1 - 3Niutao A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Lakena United A0 - 2Nanumaga A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Manu Laeva A2 - 1Tamanuku A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti

Round 4

Nanumaga A1 - 2Manu Laeva A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tofaga A0 – 1Tamanuku A
Report Felo Feoto
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Nui A0 - 3 Nauti A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Lakena United A2 - 6Niutao A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
1 Nauti win by default.

Round 5

Tofaga A6 – 0Lakena United A
Alopua Petoa
Malakai Alesana
Falefou Tapugao Jr 		Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tamanuku A1 - 3Nauti A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Nui A0 - 3 Manu Laeva A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Niutao A1 - 4Nanumaga A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
1 Manu Laeva win by default.

Round 6

Nauti A3 - 2Nanumaga A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Manu Laeva A1 – 1Tofaga A
Jelly Selau Report Malakai Alesana
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tamanuku A3 - 1Niutao A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Lakena United A3 - 0 Nui A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
1 Lakena United win by default.

Round 7

Manu Laeva A1 - 1Nauti A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tofaga A7 – 1Niutao A
Alopua Petoa
Falefou Tapugao Jr 		Report Ioane Haumili
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Tamanuku A3 - 1Lakena United A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
Nui A0 - 3 Nanumaga A
Report
Tuvalu Sports Ground, Funafuti
1 Nanumaga win by default.

Top goalscorers

Pos. Player Club Goals
1 Tuvalu Alopua Petoa Tofaga A 10
2 Tuvalu Felo Feoto Tamanuku A 5
Tuvalu Malakai Alesana Tofaga A

Awards

Best Player

The best player for the tournament was Okilani Tinilau of FC Manu Laeva.

References

  1. ^ "Tuvalu 2012 – A Division (Men)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "Tuvalu 2012 – A Division (Men)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. "Tuvalu - Stadiums". Prepared and maintained by Carlos Santos for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

External links

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