Cook Islands national under-20 football team
Nickname(s) | The Cooks | ||
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Association | Cook Islands Football Association | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | William Napa | ||
Most caps | Conroy Tiputoa (7) | ||
Top scorer | Dwayne Tiputoa (5) | ||
FIFA code | COK | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC U20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2001, 2016, 2018) |
The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 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.
History
[edit]Cook Islands have only won two games so far. A 2–0 win awarded against Samoa in 2001 and a 5–0 win against American Samoa in 2016.
Competition Record
[edit]OFC
[edit]The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the qualification spots for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Group stage | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
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Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | No qualification | ||||||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 52 |
Current squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 14 September 2022 after the game against American Samoa.
2018 squad
[edit]The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 26 May to 2 June 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 2 June 2018 after the game against American Samoa.
Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship
[edit]- Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against Tahiti.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Keegan Inia (captain) | March 20, 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | GK | Manaariki Pierre | March 16, 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Jarves Aperau | November 21, 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | George Ellis | November 14, 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Sunai Joseph | February 20, 1998 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Michael Wood | December 25, 1999 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | DF | Cahjun Willis | October 4, 1997 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Orin Ruaine-Prattley | November 3, 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Kristian Young | December 1, 1998 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Kimiora Samuela | April 28, 1997 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Samuel Moate-Cox | August 31, 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Thane Beal | March 26, 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Melbourne Matakino | March 19, 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Owenne Matapo | November 4, 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Dwayne Tiputoa | December 8, 1997 | 6 | 5 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Conroy Tiputoa | March 13, 2000 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
Fixtures and results
[edit]2016
[edit]21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tonga ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
12:00 | Po'oi ![]() |
Report | C. Tiputoa ![]() |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) |
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
15:00 | Report | D. Tiputoa ![]() |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[2] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Cook Islands ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
12:00 | Wood ![]() Samuela ![]() D. Tiputoa ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[3] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) |
3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | New Zealand ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Luganville, Vanuatu |
12:00 | Bevan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji) |
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Cook Islands ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Luganville, Vanuatu |
12:00 | Report | Waita ![]() Witney ![]() |
Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Cook Islands ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Luganville, Vanuatu |
15:00 | Tiputoa ![]() |
Report | Salem ![]() Tau ![]() |
Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu) |
2018
[edit]26 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
16:30 | Report | Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) |
29 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Cook Islands ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
1 June 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Cook Islands ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
List of coaches
[edit]Tuka Tisam (-2016)
Matt Calcott (2016-2017)
Alan Taylor (2018-)
See also
[edit]- Cook Islands men's national football team
- Cook Islands men's national under-17 football team
- Cook Islands women's national football team
- Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.