Cook Islands national football team

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Cook Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationCook Islands
Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachKevin Fallon
CaptainJake Stuart
Most capsTony Jamieson (22)
Top scorerTaylor Saghabi (6)
Home stadiumNational Stadium
FIFA codeCOK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (16 September 2021)[1]
Highest166 (October 2015)
Lowest207 (April–July 2015)
First international
 Papua New Guinea 16–1 Cook Islands 
(Papeete, Tahiti; 11 September 1971)
Biggest win
 Cook Islands 3–0 American Samoa 
(Papeete, Tahiti; 12 June 2000)
 Cook Islands 4–1 Tuvalu 
(Apia, Samoa; 1 September 2007)
 Cook Islands 3–0 Kiribati 
(Boulari, New Caledonia; 1 September 2011)
 Tonga 0–3 Cook Islands 
(Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; 31 August 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Tahiti 30–0 Cook Islands 
(Papeete, Tahiti; 13 September 1971)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage, 1998 and 2000

The Cook Islands national football team is the men's football team that represents the Cook Islands in international competition since 1971. It is governed by the Cook Islands Football Association which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA.

The nation has participated in six FIFA World Cup qualification attempts since their first attempt back in 1998. They have qualified for the OFC Nations Cup twice in 1998 and 2000 OFC Nations Cup with both appearances seeing no wins from their four games that they have played.

Competition record[]

World Cup record[]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
South Korea Japan 2002 4 0 0 4 2 25
Germany 2006 4 0 0 4 1 17
South Africa 2010 4 1 0 3 4 9
Brazil 2014 3 0 1 2 4 6
Russia 2018 3 2 0 1 4 2
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 0/21 20 3 1 16 16 63

Oceania Nations Cup record[]

OFC Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1973 to 1996 Did not enter
Australia 1998 Group Stage 6th 2 0 0 2 0 19
French Polynesia 2000 Group Stage 6th 2 0 0 2 1 22
New Zealand 2002 Withdrew
2004 to 2016 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled
Total Group Stage 2/10 4 0 0 4 1 41

1998 Oceania Nations Cup[]

The Cook Islands qualified for their first Oceania Nations Cup after finishing second in the 1998 Polynesia Cup, which they hosted. They faced Australia and Fiji in Group B, in what proved to be a tough draw. Australia crushed the Cook Islands 16–0 in their first match, scoring eight goals either side of the interval. In their next match against Fiji, however, the Cook Islands acquitted themselves much better, losing only 3–0, but with two defeats from two matches they failed to make the semi-finals.

2000 Oceania Nations Cup[]

In finishing 2nd at the Polynesia Cup for the second tournament running, the Cook Islands also qualified for their second successive OFC Nations Cup. They were drawn in Group A along with the Solomon Islands, and again, Australia. After their heavy defeat at the hands of Australia in the 1998 tournament, the Cook Islands hoped to avoid a repeat performance. However, they were powerless to prevent their opponents from running rampant, this time to the tune of 17–0. The Solomon Islands were up next, and in this game the Cook Islands had the consolation of scoring their first goal at the Oceania Nations Cup–the only bright spot in an otherwise bleak 5–1 defeat. After two defeats, then, the Cooks Islands again went out at the group stage.

South Pacific Games record[]

Pacific Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1963 to 1969 Did not enter
French Polynesia 1971 Group Stage 6th 3 0 0 3 2 61
1975 to 1991 Did not enter
French Polynesia 1995 Group Stage 7th 4 1 0 3 2 37
Fiji 2003 Did not enter
Samoa 2007 Group Stage 8th 4 1 0 3 4 9
New Caledonia 2011 Group stage 9th 4 1 0 3 4 15
Papua New Guinea 2015 N/A – tournament was U23
Samoa 2019 Did not enter
Total 0/13 15 3 0 12 12 122

Kit sponsorship[]

Kit supplier Period
Germany Adidas 2002–2004
Italy Lotto 2007–2012
New Zealand Onu Football 2015–2020
Australia KPI Sports 2020–

Source:[3][4]

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of the Cook Islands' most recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2015[]

31 August 2015 2018 World Cup Q Tonga  0–3  Cook Islands Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
13:00 UTC+13 Saghabi Goal 38'53'60' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
2 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q Cook Islands  1–0  Samoa Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
13:00 UTC+13 Saghabi Goal 39' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Referee: (Vanuatu)
4 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q American Samoa  2–0  Cook Islands Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00 UTC+13
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Referee: (Fiji)

2022[]

Current squad[]

Players selected to compete in the First Round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 September 2015.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Iona Lupena (1984-05-03) 3 May 1984 (age 37) 2 0 New Zealand Manukau City
20 1GK Tahiri Elikana (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 33) 9 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
3 2DF Joseph Miitamariki (1988-08-14) 14 August 1988 (age 33) 11 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
4 2DF Tyrell Baringer-Tahiri (1994-04-20) 20 April 1994 (age 27) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
5 2DF Paavo Mustonen (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 35) 10 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
13 2DF Nathan Tisam (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 33) 8 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattack
17 2DF Sunai Joseph (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
2 3MF Grover Harmon (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 32) 10 1 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
6 3MF Arus Sem (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 28) 1 0 New Zealand Western Springs
7 3MF Gichin Fuhiniu (1988-08-20) 20 August 1988 (age 33) 5 0 New Zealand Manukau City
8 3MF Legend Pareta (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 25) 3 0 New Zealand Metro
11 3MF Taylor Saghabi (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 30) 10 6 Australia
14 3MF Josh Karika (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 32) 3 0 New Zealand Manukau City
15 3MF Jake Stuart (C) (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 29) 3 0 Australia Clarence United
16 3MF Alex McGregor (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 34) 2 0 New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
9 4FW Campbell Best (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 (age 35) 10 3 Cook Islands Puaikura
10 4FW Harlem Simiona (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 29) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
12 4FW Emiel Burrow (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 29) 3 0 New Zealand Oratia United
18 4FW Ishak Mohammed (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 29) 2 0 New Zealand Tupapa Maraerenga

Player records[]

As of 4 September 2015[citation needed]

Coaches[]

Head-to-head record[]

Up to matches played on 4 September 2015.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 American Samoa 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 50.00
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0 33 −33 0.00
 Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 26 −24 0.00
 Kiribati 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 0 32 −32 0.00
 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 1 20 −19 0.00
 Samoa[a] 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 50.00
 Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 2 35 −33 0.00
 Tahiti 8 0 0 8 0 64 −64 0.00
 Tonga 8 3 2 3 12 11 +1 37.50
 Tuvalu 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Vanuatu 1 0 0 1 1 8 −7 0.00
 Wallis and Futuna 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 47 11 4 32 44 247 −203 23.40
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/c/cook-islands/old-cook-islands-football-shirts-t2505.html
  4. ^ "KPI Sports". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

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