Samoa national under-20 football team
Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Kyah Cahill | ||
Most caps | Samuelu Malo (6) | ||
Top scorer | Pago Tunupopo Samuelu Malo (4) | ||
FIFA code | SAM | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018) | ||
Best result | Quarter Final (2022) | ||
The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia.[1] It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[2] The 2022 squad consisted of 18 non-Samoan based players out of a squad of 26, this was made possible through extensive worldwide scouting, no other country in the OFC region has seen this amount of off shore players in an U20 squad.
Competitive record
[edit]OFC
[edit]The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament 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-20 World Cup.
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | No qualification | |||||||
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||
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Seventh Place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | No qualification | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 35 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 151 |
Current technical staff
[edit]Position | |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Team manager | ![]() |
Goal Keeper Coach | ![]() |
Coach | ![]() |
Physio | ![]() |
International Scout | ![]() |
International Scout | ![]() |
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 19 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.
Results and fixtures
[edit]2016
[edit]21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | American Samoa ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 | Report | Mariner ![]() Malo ![]() Hunt ![]() Tunupopo ![]() |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[3] Referee: ![]() |
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 | Report | D. Tiputoa ![]() |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[4] Referee: ![]() |
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 | Tunupopo ![]() Malo ![]() |
Report | Polovili ![]() |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300[5] Referee: ![]() |
2018
[edit]26 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | American Samoa ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | ![]() |
13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: ![]() |
29 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Cook Islands ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: ![]() |
1 June 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Samoa ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | ![]() |
13:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016.