Cook Islands national under-20 football team

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Cook Islands U20
Nickname(s)The Cooks
AssociationCook Islands
Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachEngland Alan Taylor
Captain
Most caps (7)
Top scorer (5)
FIFA codeCOK
First colours
Second colours
First international
Tonga Tonga 1–1 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 15, 2001)
Biggest win
Cook Islands Cook Islands 5–0 American Samoa American Samoa
(Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 27, 2016)
Biggest defeat
Australia Australia 8–1 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC U20 Championship
Appearances3 (2001, 2016, 2018 OFC U-19 Championship)
Best resultGroup Stage

The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 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.

History[]

Cook Islands have only won two games so far. A 2–0 win awarded against Samoa in 2001 and a 5–0 win against American Samoa in 2016.

Competition Record[]

OFC[]

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the qualification spots for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
French Polynesia 1974 to Samoa 1998 Did not qualify
New CaledoniaCook Islands 2001 Group Stage 5 1 1 3 3 21 –18 4
VanuatuFiji 2002 to Fiji 2014 Did not Qualify
TongaVanuatu 2016 Group Stage 6 2 1 3 8 10 –2 7
Cook IslandsFrench Polynesia 2018 Preliminary Stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
Total 14 4 2 8 13 36 –23 14

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 26 May to 2 June 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 2 June 2018 after the game against American Samoa.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (2001-08-08) August 8, 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
13 1GK (2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
20 1GK (2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
2 2DF (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 22) 3 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
3 2DF (2000-02-27) February 27, 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
11 2DF (2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
12 2DF (2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 20) 3 1 Cook Islands Titikaveka
15 2DF (2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
18 2DF (2002-09-02) September 2, 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
4 3MF (captain) (2000-07-04) July 4, 2000 (age 21) 2 0 New Zealand Mount Albert Grammar School
5 3MF (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
6 3MF (2001-10-23) October 23, 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
8 3MF (2001-09-26) September 26, 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
10 3MF (2000-05-30) May 30, 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Cook Islands Matavera Ngatangiia
14 3MF (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
17 3MF (2002-07-11) July 11, 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
7 4FW (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 (age 22) 3 0 Cook Islands Takuvaine
9 4FW (2000-03-13) March 13, 2000 (age 21) 9 2 Cook Islands Puaikura
16 4FW (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Cook Islands Avatiu

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship[]

Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against Tahiti.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (captain) (1997-03-20) March 20, 1997 (age 24) 6 0 New Zealand Glenfield Rovers
20 1GK (2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
2 2DF (1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 24) 6 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
3 2DF (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 23) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
4 2DF Sunai Joseph (1998-02-20) February 20, 1998 (age 23) 6 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
5 2DF (1999-12-25) December 25, 1999 (age 22) 6 1 New Zealand
8 2DF (1997-10-04) October 4, 1997 (age 24) 5 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
13 3MF (1997-11-03) November 3, 1997 (age 24) 6 0 New Zealand Manawatu United
17 2DF (1998-12-01) December 1, 1998 (age 23) 1 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
6 3MF (1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 24) 6 1 Cook Islands Puaikura
7 3MF (1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 24) 6 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
11 3MF (1997-03-26) March 26, 1997 (age 24) 6 0 Australia
12 3MF (1999-03-19) March 19, 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
15 3MF (1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Cook Islands Mount Albert Grammar
18 3MF (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 24) 6 5 Cook Islands Puaikura
14 4FW (2000-03-13) March 13, 2000 (age 21) 6 1 Cook Islands Puaikura

Fixtures and results[]

2016[]

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Tonga  1–1  Cook Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00 51' Report 77' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 250[1]
Referee: (Vanuatu)
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Samoa  0–1  Cook Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00 Report 85' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 200[2]
Referee: (New Zealand)
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Cook Islands  5–0  American Samoa Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00 Wood 31'
38'
54', 59', 72'		 Report Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 200[3]
Referee: (Vanuatu)
3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship New Zealand  3–0  Cook Islands Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00 Bevan 30', 76', 90' Report Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: (Fiji)
6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Cook Islands  0–3  Solomon Islands Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00 Report 54'
56', 83'		 Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: (Vanuatu)
10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Cook Islands  1–3  Tahiti Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00 83' (pen.) Report 45+2', 55'
Tau 87'		 Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium
Referee: (Vanuatu)

2018[]

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage Tonga  3–0  Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30
Report Stadium:
Attendance: 250
Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage Cook Islands  0–1  Samoa Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30 Report
Stadium:
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage Cook Islands  2–1  American Samoa Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30
Report
  • 51'
 Stadium:
Attendance: 250
Referee: (Solomon Islands)

List of coaches[]

  • Cook Islands Tuka Tisam (-2016)
  • New Zealand Matt Calcott (2016-2017)
  • England (2018-)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
  2. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
  3. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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