Cook Islands national under-17 football team

Cook Islands U17
Nickname(s)	The Cooks
Association	Cook Islands; Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Tahiri Elikana
Most caps	Sunai Joseph (11)
Top scorer	Conroy Tiputoa (3)
FIFA code	COK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands ; (New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
Biggest win
	Tonga 1 – 7 Cook Islands ; (Apia, Samoa; January 22, 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands ; (New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1997)
Best result	6th place (2013), ; Quarterfinals (2023)

The Cook Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people, it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.

Competition Record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1997 to 1999	Did not qualify
2001	Withdrew
2003 to 2005	Did not qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not participate
2011 to 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record[edit]

The OFC Under 17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1997	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	26	−26	0
1999	Group Stage	5	0	1	4	2	31	−29	0
& 2001	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
&& 2003	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	4
2005	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	0	19	−19	0
2007	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	8	15	−7	3
& 2013	6th place	8	2	0	6	10	28	−18	6
& 2015	Group Stage	5	0	0	5	2	27	−25	0
& 2017	Preliminary Round	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
& 2018	Preliminary Round	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1
2023	Quarterfinals	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0
Total	6th place & Quarterfinals	42	6	3	33	32	176	-144	20

Current Technical Staff[edit]

Position
Head coach	Delaney Yaqona
Assistant coach	Donald Munro
Team manager	Junior Areai
Physio	Pare Tangata

Current squad[edit]

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 28 January 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Robert Savage	(2006-01-11) January 11, 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Avatiu
20	1GK	Teina Ngametua	(2007-03-13) March 13, 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

2	2DF	Ioane Brogan	(2008-07-15) July 15, 2008 (age 15)	1	0	Matavera-Ngatangiia
12	2DF	Stanley Tutai	(2007-04-13) April 13, 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Avatiu
13	2DF	Temuera Newnham	(2008-03-24) March 24, 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Matavera-Ngatangiia
16	2DF	Iaveta Remuera	(2006-07-01) July 1, 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Nikao Sokattak
18	2DF	Jordan Matapo	(2006-07-12) July 12, 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak
19	2DF	Dwayne Matapo	(2006-07-12) July 12, 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak

3	3MF	Paulo Allsworth	(2006-10-07) October 7, 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Nikao Sokattak
6	3MF	Shane Tuteru	(2006-06-29) June 29, 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
8	3MF	Dallas Rongokea	(2007-07-13) July 13, 2007 (age 16)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak
9	3MF	Te Ariki Ringi	(2006-06-18) June 18, 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Matavera-Ngatangiia
10	3MF	Jeremiah Williams	(2006-11-11) November 11, 2006 (age 17)	3	1	Auckland United
15	3MF	Hyrum Numanga	(2007-11-07) November 7, 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Matavera-Ngatangiia

4	4FW	Timi Kiriau	(2008-08-10) August 10, 2008 (age 15)	2	0	Avatiu
5	4FW	Tione Nand	(2006-01-01) January 1, 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Avatiu
7	4FW	Christopher Pita	(2006-01-16) January 16, 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Avatiu
11	4FW	Juleo Tauu	(2006-09-03) September 3, 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
14	4FW	Akai Tuakeu	(2006-04-08) April 8, 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Aitutaki

Results and fixtures[edit]

2015[edit]

13 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–3	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12		Report	Brendon Kambula 13' Martin Tokwakwasi 75' Freddy Tupani 90'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Ichikawa Polovili

15 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	New Caledonia	8–1	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12	Etienne Poanoui 4', 55' Jimmy Guseal 5' Henri Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Joris Kenon 57' Maxime Betoulle 76'	Report	Rouruina Mariri 10'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Robinson Banga

17 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	1–5	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12	Samuel Koiatu 29'	Report	Mose Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) David Wensley 55', 61' Frank Mariner 68'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Gerald Oiaka

19 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Fiji	5–0	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12	Simeli Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Muni Reddy 37' France Catarogo 90'	Report		Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Nelson Sogo

21 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	New Zealand	6–0	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
14:00 UTC+12	Oliver Ceci 4' Jamie Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72' Sean Skeens 82'	Report		Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Nelson Sogo

2016[edit]

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	2–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	Faivailo 45' Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Tomasi 19' (o.g.) Tiputoa 20' Ngametua 89'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200^[1] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	American Samoa	1–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	Pouli 29'	Report	Tiputoa 21', 25' Ngametua 90+3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[2] Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–2	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	Savelio 90+1' Sauiluma 90+4'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

2018[edit]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	3–0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Filimalae 37', 75' Belcher 45'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0–0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	1–3	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Mateariki 50' (pen.)	Report	Taumua 31' (pen.) Lauvao 67' (pen.) Leatualevao 86'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

List Of Coaches[edit]

Tuka Tisam (2011–2013)
Delaney Yaqona (2015)
Richard Anderson (2016)
Delaney Yagona (2017)
Anthony Samuela (2017–)

References[edit]

^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

[3] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t e National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA