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

  1. Nicky Salapu – 22
  2. Uasi Heleta – 17
  3. Ramin Ott – 15
  4. Jaiyah Saelua – 15
  5. – 13
  6. Natia Natia – 10
  7. Ryan Samuelu – 9
  8. Pesamino Victor – 9
  9. – 8

Source:[1]

Youngest player

Oldest player

Goals[]

First goal

  • – 12 March 2002 vs. Tonga

Most goals

Most goals in a match

Manager records[]

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
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
  1. ^
    A: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
  2. ^
    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.
  3. ^
    C: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
  4. ^
    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
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
  1. ^
    E: The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.
  2. ^
    F: The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup.
  3. ^
    G: The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.
  4. ^
    H: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
  5. ^
    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.
  6. ^
    J: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
  7. ^
    K: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.

Pacific Games[]

Pacific Games
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
  1. ^
    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.
  2. ^
    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
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 31 −31 0.00
 Cook Islands 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 25.00
 Fiji 4 0 0 4 0 39 −39 0.00
 Guam 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0.00
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 37 −37 0.00
 Samoa[a] 10 0 0 10 5 44 −39 0.00
 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0.00
 Tahiti 4 0 0 4 2 40 −38 0.00
 Tonga 9 2 0 7 10 28 −18 22.22
 Tuvalu 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 0.00
 Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 1 39 −38 0.00
 Wallis and Futuna 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 50.00
Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 −310 7.84
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
Source: [19][20]
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
Source: [19][20]
Notes
  1. ^
    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
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
Source: [19][20]

References[]

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