The team's home ground is the Tuvalu Sports Ground, the only football field in Tuvalu. Manu Laeva plays on an amateur level, as do all the teams in Tuvalu. They also have a reserve squad and a women's team.
Manu Laeva was formed in 1980. The first name was Tavakisa for A team and the B Team Called Young Kisa. In 1998 Tavakisa and Young kisa were renamed Manu Laeva A and Manu Laeva B. In 1998 and 2001, they won their first prizes.[1] Manu Laeva won 6–0 against FC Nanumaga in 1998 Tuvalu KnockOut Cup; and they won the Knock-Out Cup again in 2001.[1] Of all teams they won the Tuvalu Games the most. They won it in 2008, 2009, and 2011, 2014 & 2017.[1] Manu Laeva won the Independence Cup (held to recognise the independence of Tuvalu) in 2011, 2016 & 2018.[1]
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