American Samoa national football team records and statistics
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This page details American Samoa national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals and American Samoa's match record by opponent.
American Samoa played their first full international match against Papua New Guinea, which ended in a 20–0 loss. Their national team have suffered the world's biggest international defeat, by losing to Australia 31–0. American Samoa have only won against Cook Islands and Tonga. American Samoa have by far lost to all of these teams at least once.
Individual records[]
Player records[]
Appearances[]
Most appearances
- Nicky Salapu – 22
- Uasi Heleta – 17
- Ramin Ott – 15
- Jaiyah Saelua – 15
- – 13
- Natia Natia – 10
- Ryan Samuelu – 9
- Pesamino Victor – 9
- – 8
Source:[1]
Youngest player
- Jaiyah Saelua – 15 years 300 days vs. Fiji on 15 May 2004[2]
Oldest player
- Nicky Salapu – 38 years 308 days vs. Tahiti on 18 July 2019[3]
Goals[]
First goal
- – 12 March 2002 vs. Tonga
Most goals
- Ramin Ott – 3
Most goals in a match
- Demetrius Beauchamp – 2 vs. Samoa on 31 August 2015[4]
Manager records[]
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Team records[]
- Biggest victory – 3–0 vs. Wallis and Futuna on 22 August 1983
- Heaviest defeat – 0–31 vs. Australia on 11 April 2001[5]
- Most consecutive victories – 2; achieved September 2015
- Most consecutive matches without defeats – 2; achieved November 2011 and September 2015
- Most consecutive matches without victory – 37 between 24 August 1983 and 5 September 2011
- Most consecutive matches without scoring – 7 between 27 August 2007 and 5 September 2011
Competition records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
Year | Final Tournament | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Host nation(s) | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Source | |
1930 to 1998 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
2002 | South Korea; Japan | Did not qualify | Group – 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | [6] | ||||||
2006 | Germany | First round group – 5th[A] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | [7] | |||||||
2010 | South Africa | First round group – 5th[B] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [8] | |||||||
2014 | Brazil | First round group – 3rd[C] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [9] | |||||||
2018 | Russia | First round group – 2nd[D] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||
Totals | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 136 |
- Notes
- ^ A: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ B: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ C: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ D: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.
OFC Nations Cup[]
The OFC Nations Cup has often acted as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification process for Oceanian national teams and, as a result, American Samoa have competed in the qualifiers for both competitions in every edition since 1998. They have yet to qualify for either competition.
Year | Final Tournament | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Host nation(s) | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Source | |
1973 to 1980 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1996 | No host | Did not qualify | Group – 4th[E] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | [11] | ||||||
1998 | Australia | Group – 5th[F] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | [12] | |||||||
2000 | Tahiti | Group – 5th[G] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | [13] | |||||||
2002 | New Zealand | Group – 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | [14] | |||||||
2004 | Australia | Group – 5th[H] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | [7] | |||||||
2008 | No Host | Group – 5th[I] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [8] | |||||||
2012 | Solomon Islands | Group – 3rd[J] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [9] | |||||||
2016 | Papua New Guinea | Group – 2nd[K] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||
2020 | New Zealand | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 167 |
- Notes
- ^ E: The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ F: The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ G: The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ H: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ I: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ J: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
- ^ K: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.
Pacific Games[]
Pacific Games | |||||||||
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Year | Host nation(s) | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Source |
1963 to 1979 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1983 | Western Samoa | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | [15] |
1987 | New Caledonia | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | [16] |
1991 to 2003 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2007 | Samoa | Group stage[L] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [8] |
2011 | New Caledonia | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | [17] |
2015 | Papua New Guinea | Did not enter[M] | |||||||
2019 | Samoa | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36 | [18] |
Totals | 5/15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 148 |
- Notes
- ^ L: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ M: The men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was an age-restricted competition that doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Head-to-head record[]
The following table shows the American Samoa national football team's all-time international record. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, OFC Nations Cup, Polynesia Cup and Pacific Games matches, as well as international friendlies.
Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 25.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | −37 | 0.00 |
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10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 44 | −39 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | −38 | 0.00 |
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9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 22.22 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 51 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 340 | −310 | 7.84 |
Notes:
- ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.
Performances[]
Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.
Performance by competition[]
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIFA World Cup qualification[N] | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 136 | −125 | 16.67 |
OFC Nations Cup qualification[N] | 29 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 167 | −146 | 10.34 |
Polynesia Cup[N] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 59 | −51 | 0.00 |
Pacific Games[N] | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 148 | −138 | 4.76 |
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive | 50 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 30 | 334 | −304 | 8.00 |
Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
Total | 51 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 340 | −310 | 7.84 |
- Notes
- ^ N: A number of matches in the Polynesia Cup and the Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the ONC Nations Cup and the FIFA World Cup. For full details, see American Samoa national football team results.
Performance by venue[]
Venue | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
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Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
Neutral | 50 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 30 | 334 | −304 | 8.00 |
Total | 51 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 30 | 340 | −310 | 7.84 |
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