Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Friendly Preview and How to Watch
Solomon Islands host Vanuatu in a friendly at TFL National Stadium on 24 September, kick-off 07:00 Moscow time, with text commentary on Sports.ru and Winline.
Football team
Solomon Islands
Club · SB · Friendlies
«The Bonitos»
29
Matches
12
wins
4
draws
13
losses
40–62
Goals
−22
Difference
1.4
Scored per game
Form
L
13 Nov 2025 · Away Papua New Guinea · 0:1
L
27 Mar · Home Bulgaria · 2:10
L
30 Mar · Away St. Kitts and Nevis · 2:4
W
21 Sep · Away New Caledonia · 2:0
D
24 Sep · Home Vanuatu · 3:3
D
30 Sep · Away Papua New Guinea · 1:1
In 2004 the Solomon Islands stood on a Fijian pitch level with Australia at 2-2 in the group stage of the OFC Nations Cup. The team, run by the Solomon Islands Football Federation and known to their own supporters as the Bonitos, finished runners-up in that same competition weeks later.
The federation formed in 1979, a year after the national side is generally reckoned to have come into being, and joined FIFA in 1988. Home games moved to the National Stadium in Honiara, a ground holding 10,000. The team wears green, gold and blue, and its highest FIFA ranking, 120th, came in October 2007.
The Solomons have won the MSG Prime Minister's Cup twice, in 1994 and again in 2023, and at the Pacific Games they have taken the silver medal six times without ever winning gold, most recently in 2023.
No one has worn the shirt more than Henry Fa'arodo, capped 64 times between 2002 and 2017.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 30 Sep | Friendlies |
Papua New Guinea
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 24 Sep | Friendlies |
Vanuatu
H
|
3:3 | D |
| 21 Sep | Friendlies |
New Caledonia
A
|
2:0 | W |
| 30 Mar | FIFA Series |
St. Kitts and Nevis
A
|
2:4 | L |
| 27 Mar | FIFA Series |
Bulgaria
H
|
2:10 | L |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Friendlies |
New Caledonia
H
|
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 29
29
Matches
12
wins
4
draws
13
losses
40–62
Goals
−22
Difference
1.4
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| Scored | 40 | 22 | 18 |
| Conceded | 62 | 35 | 27 |
| Scored per game | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Conceded per game | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Difference | −22 | −13 | −9 |
Fixtures of Solomon Islands
-
30 Sep
Papua New Guinea
A
1:1
D
-
24 Sep
Vanuatu
H
3:3
D
-
21 Sep
New Caledonia
A
2:0
W
-
30 Mar
St. Kitts and Nevis
A
2:4
L
-
27 Mar
Bulgaria
H
2:10
L
-
14 Nov
New Caledonia
H
-
13 Nov
Papua New Guinea
A
0:1
L
-
21 Dec
Fiji
H
1:3
L
Honours of Solomon Islands
- MSG Prime Minister's Cup 1994, 2023 2
- Pacific Games 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2011, 2023 6
- OFC Nations Cup 2004 1
- Pacific Games 1963, 2007 2
- OFC Nations Cup 2000 1