Cook Islands national under-17 football team

Cook Islands U17
Nickname(s)	The Cooks
Association	Cook Islands; Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach
Captain
Most caps	(11)
Top scorer	(3)
FIFA code	COK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands ; (New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
Biggest win
	Tonga 1 – 7 Cook Islands ; (Apia, Samoa; January 22, 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands ; (New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in )
Best result	6th (2013)

The Cook Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 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.

Competition Record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[]

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1997 to 1999	Did not Qualify
2001	Withdrew
2003 to 2005	Did not Qualify
2007 to 2009	Did not Participate
2011 to 2019	Did not Qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record[]

The OFC Under 17 Championship 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-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	26	−26	0
	Group Stage	5	0	1	4	2	31	−29	0
& 2001	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
&& 2003	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	4
2005	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	0	19	−19	0
2007	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not Participate	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	8	15	−7	3
& 2013	6th place	8	2	0	6	10	28	−18	6
& 2015	Group Stage	5	0	0	5	2	27	−25	0
& 2017	Preliminary Round	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
& 2018	Preliminary Round	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1
Total	6th place	39	6	3	30	31	165	-134	21

Current Technical Staff[]

Position
Head coach
Assistant coach
Team manager
Physio

Current squad[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK			2	0	Matavera
20	1GK			0	0	Puaikura

2	2DF		(2002-09-21) September 21, 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Matavera
3	2DF			3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
5	2DF		(2002-09-02) September 2, 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Titikaveka
16	2DF			1	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
18	2DF			2	0	Puaikura

4	3MF		(2002-07-11) July 11, 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Puaikura
6	3MF			1	0	Nikao Sokattack
7	3MF			3	0	Nikao Sokattack
8	3MF			3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
10	3MF			3	0	Titikaveka
12	3MF			2	0	Titikaveka
14	3MF			3	0	Avatiu
15	3MF			0	0	Matavera

9	4FW			3	0	Puaikura
11	4FW	Toru Mateariki		3	1	Nikao Sokattack
17	4FW			0	0

Squad for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship First Round[]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK		(2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
20	1GK		(2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 21)	0	0

2	2DF		(2000-02-27) February 27, 2000 (age 22)	3	0
3	2DF		(2001-11-01) November 1, 2001 (age 20)	0	0
5	2DF		(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 21)	3	0
12	2DF		(2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Titikaveka
16	2DF		(2001-05-23) May 23, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Puaikura

4	3MF		(2000-07-04) July 4, 2000 (age 21)	8	0	Mount Albert Grammar
6	3MF		(2001-06-26) June 26, 2001 (age 20)	3	0
7	3MF		(2001-09-26) September 26, 2001 (age 20)	3	0
8	3MF		(2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak
10	3MF		(2000-03-13) March 13, 2000 (age 22)	3	3	Mount Albert Grammar
14	3MF		(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 21)	3	0
17	3MF		(2001-05-30) May 30, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Matavera
18	3MF		(2000-05-06) May 6, 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

9	4FW	Toru Mateariki	(2000-03-11) March 11, 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Nikao Sokattak
11	4FW		(2001-10-23) October 23, 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	4FW		(2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 21)	3	2

Results and fixtures[]

2015[]

13 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–3	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12		Report	13' 75' 90'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee:

15 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	New Caledonia	8–1	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12	4', 55' 5' Henri Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Joris Kenon 57' 76'	Report	10'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee:

17 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	1–5	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12	29'	Report	8' 24' (o.g.) 55', 61' 68'	Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Gerald Oiaka

19 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Fiji	5–0	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12	24', 59', 77' 37' 90'	Report		Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee:

21 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship	New Zealand	6–0	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
14:00 UTC+12	4' 45+2', 56', 66', 72' 82'	Report		Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee:

2016[]

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	2–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	45' Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.)	Report	19' (o.g.) 20' 89'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200^[1] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	American Samoa	1–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	Pouli 29'	Report	21', 25' 90+3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[2] Referee: (Vanuatu)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–2	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	90+1' Sauiluma 90+4'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

2018[]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	3–0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Filimalae 37', 75' 45'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: (New Zealand)

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0–0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: (Vanuatu)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	1–3	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Mateariki 50' (pen.)	Report	Taumua 31' (pen.) 67' (pen.) 86'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 150 Referee: (Solomon Islands)

List Of Coaches[]

Tuka Tisam (2011–2013)
(2015)
(2016)
(2017)
(2017–)

References[]

^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

[3] "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t National sports teams of the Cook Islands
Basketball Beach soccer Cricket M W Football M M U-20 M U-17 W W U-20 W U-17 Futsal Handball M-Y M-J Netball Rugby league M W Rugby union M M U-20 M7 W7
Olympics Commonwealth Games

v t National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji ¹ New Caledonia New Zealand ¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu
¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA