Lusa national football team

Lusa

Association	FLV
FMF member	2017–
Confederation	CTFA
Head coach	Sulifou Penitusi
Captain	Savea Atualevao
Home stadium	Tonu'ia onalu Vaialu Alu'ia
FMF code	LUS
First FMF intermicronational
Nova England 9–0 Lucerne
Biggest win
Lucerne 7–0 Franklin Islands
Biggest defeat
Novatainia 16–0 Lucerne

The Lusa national football team is the football team which represents the Mercurian autonomous territory of Lusa. It is a member of the CTFA, and is run by the FLV. The team is the official successor of Lucerne, and as such retains its records.

History

The team was founded in mid-2017 after the foundation of Lusa as the successor state to the Mercurian autonomous territory of Lucerne. Under the name of Lucerne, the team competed from mid-2012, finishing fourth in the Territories Cup, bottom of their 2013 qualifying group and third in the inaugural Antarctic Shield. After again finishing bottom of their qualifying group in 2014, they finished second in the first edition of the Emerging Nations Cup, securing a first win in the process.

Lucerne continued to finish bottom of their qualifying groups for both 2015's World Cup and 2016's CiboTap, but finished fourth in the 2016 Emerging Nations Cup on their second appearance. Following yet another bottom-placed finish in their 2017 qualifying group, and a quarter-final defeat in the Emerging Nations Cup, Lucerne was succeeded by Lusa later in the year.

Chronological competitive participation

• 2012 Territories Cup (as Lucerne)
• 2013 FMF World Cup qualification (as Lucerne)
• 2013 Antarctic Shield (as Lucerne)
• 2014 FMF World Cup qualification (as Lucerne)
• 2014 Emerging Nations Cup (as Lucerne)
• 2015 FMF World Cup qualification (as Lucerne)
• 2016 CiboTap Championships qualification (as Lucerne)
• 2016 Emerging Nations Cup (as Lucerne)
• 2017 FMF World Cup qualification (as Lucerne)
• 2017 Emerging Nations Cup (as Lucerne)

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Age Club 1 1GK Levi Vailalo 25 Samiaii Malie 2 3DF Afa Savaiinaea 20 Samiaii Malie 3 3DF Koloa Matafeo 27 Samiaii Malie 4 3DF Savaliga Potoa'e 26 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 5 3DF Atamu Ve'e 22 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 6 5MF Leoso Tinifu 27 Samiaii Malie 7 5MF Savea Atualevao 31 Samiaii Malie 8 5MF Ropati Matafeo 29 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 9 5MF Suani Heleta 26 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 10 7FW Tala Masaniai 24 Samiaii Malie 11 7FW Iosefa Amisone 33 Samiaii Malie 12 1GK Setefana Tuiolesea 22 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 13 3DF Tenoa Fa'agatogo 17 Samiaii Malie 14 3DF Ioane Talaépa 25 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 15 5MF Uasila'a Maiava 18 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 16 7FW Atamu Fa'afetai 22 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 17 3DF Sione Fialua 18 Samiaii Malie 18 3DF Kalepo Fiavivini 20 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 19 5MF Atoa Iula'a 23 Samiaii Malie 20 5MF Manu Ropati 23 Taulaga le Lusa N.V. 21 7FW Ailao Lameta 17 Samiaii Malie 22 7FW Ulufanua Tuitamai 26 Taulaga le Lusa N.V.

Kit

Honours

• Antarctic Shield: 0
  • 2013 – Third place
• Emerging Nations Cup: 0
  • 2014 – Runners-up
  • 2016 – Fourth place
• Territories Cup: 0
  • 2012 – Fourth place

Flag

Lusa has used the following flag during the entirety of its FMF affiliation:

2017–