Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team

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Cook Islands women's U17
Nickname(s)The Cooks
AssociationCook Islands
Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachCook Islands
Captain
Top scorer, (3)
FIFA codeCOK
First colours
Second colours
First international
 New Zealand 7–0  Cook Islands
(Mangere, New Zealand; April 9, 2012)
Biggest win
 Vanuatu 1–5  Cook Islands
(Matavera, Cook Islands; January 18, 2016),  American Samoa 0–4  Cook Islands
(Apia, Samoa; August 7, 2017)
Biggest defeat
 New Zealand 9–0  Cook Islands
(Apia, Samoa; August 15, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances3
Best resultThird Place (2012)

The Cook Islands women's 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.

History[]

The Cook Islands participated two times so far in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, in 2012 and in 2016. In 2012 they managed to reach the third place, out of four participants. was the big star as she managed to score three goals during that tournament. She also scored the Cook Islands first goal ever, in a 3–2 loss against Papua New Guinea. In 2016 they participated again. This time was less successful as they became third in the group and therefore missed qualification for the semi-final. however managed to gain some recognition as she managed to score a hattrick in a 5–1 victory against Vanuatu.

Competition Record[]

OFC[]

The OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 2010 Did not Participate
New Zealand 2012 3rd Place 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
Cook Islands 2016 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
Samoa 2017[1] Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 7 12 -5 6
Total 10 4 0 6 18 28 -10 12

Current technical staff[]

Position
Head Coach Cook Islands
Technical Adviser England
Physio New Zealand
Team Manager Cook Islands

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship[2]

Caps and goals correct after match against New Zealand on August 15, 2017.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001 (age 20) 7 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
15 1GK (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
3 2DF (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 20) 4 0 Cook Islands Takuvaine
5 2DF (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
6 2DF (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
11 2DF (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
13 2DF (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 18) 3 0 Cook Islands Takuvaine
14 2DF (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
16 2DF (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
2 3MF (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 19) 4 0 New Zealand Ellerslie
4 3MF (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 19) 4 2 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
7 3MF (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 20) 7 2 Cook Islands Avatiu
8 3MF [3] (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 19) 7 1 Cook Islands Titikaveka
9 3MF (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Cook Islands Puaikura
10 4FW (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
12 4FW (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 19) 4 2 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship[]

Caps and goals correct after match against Vanuatu on January 18, 2016.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Cook Islands
20 1GK (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
2 2DF (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 19) 3 1
3 2DF (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
4 2DF (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
12 2DF (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 20) 3 0
13 2DF (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 22) 3 0 Cook Islands Arorangi
17 2DF (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 22) 3 1 Cook Islands Avatiu
19 2DF (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
5 3MF (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 19) 1 0 New Zealand Ellerslie
7 3MF (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
8 3MF (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
10 3MF (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
14 3MF (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
18 3MF (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 20) 3 1
6 4FW (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 21) 3 3 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
9 4FW (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Cook Islands Titikaveka
11 4FW (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
15 4FW (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga

Squad for the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 26) 31 0 Unattached
20 1GK (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 25) 1 0 Unattached
2 2DF (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 25) 11 0 Unattached
3 2DF (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 24) 11 1 Unattached
4 2DF (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 26) 7 0 Unattached
5 2DF (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 26) 3 0 Unattached
18 2DF (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 25) 7 0 Unattached
19 2DF (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Unattached
7 3MF (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 24) 7 1 Unattached
8 3MF (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27) 2 1 Unattached
10 3MF (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 26) 2 0 Unattached
14 3MF (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27) 10 0 Unattached
15 3MF (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 26) 2 0 Unattached
16 3MF (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 26) 5 2 Unattached
9 3MF Brooke Miller (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 26) 6 2 Unattached
9 3MF (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 25) 6 2 Unattached
9 4FW (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 26) 6 2 Unattached
11 4FW (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 26) 5 1 Unattached

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Cook Islands: Official Team List" (PDF). oceaniafootball.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Tatuava makes fine selection". oceaniafootball.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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