Samoa national under-20 football team

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Samoa U20
AssociationFootball Federation Samoa
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachSamoa Desmond Fa'aiuaso
Captain
Most capsSamuelu Malo (6)
Top scorer
Samuelu Malo (4)
FIFA codeSAM
First colours
Second colours
First international
Samoa Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988)
Biggest win
American Samoa American Samoa 0–5 Samoa Samoa
(Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa Samoa
(Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances9 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018)
Best resultGroup Stage (7 times)
Current season

The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia.[1] It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[2]

Competitive record[]

OFC[]

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament 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-20 World Cup.

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
French Polynesia 1974 to New Zealand 1986 Did not enter
Fiji 1988 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 31
Fiji 1990 Did not enter
French Polynesia 1992
Fiji 1994 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 6
French Polynesia 1997 Did not enter
Samoa 1998 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 12
New CaledoniaCook Islands 2001 Group stage 5 2 0 3 6 22
VanuatuFiji 2002 Group stage 4 1 0 3 6 12
Solomon Islands 2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 22
New Zealand 2007 Seventh Place 6 0 0 6 4 33
French Polynesia 2008 Did not enter
New Zealand 2011
Fiji 2013
Fiji 2014
TongaVanuatu 2016 Preliminary Round 3 1 1 1 8 4
Cook IslandsFrench Polynesia 2018 Preliminary Round 3 2 1 0 5 1
Total Group stage 33 8 2 23 34 143

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 Tonga.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Samoa Moaula United
21 1GK (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Samoa
2 2DF (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 22) 3 0 New Zealand
3 2DF (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 23) 3 0 United States Torrey Pines
4 2DF (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 22) 3 0 Australia
5 2DF (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Samoa
6 2DF (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 21) 3 0 Samoa
10 2DF (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Samoa Kiwi
12 2DF (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Samoa
24 2DF (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 21) 3 0 New Zealand Onehunga Sports
7 3MF Samuelu Malo (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 22) 6 4 Samoa Kiwi
8 3MF (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Samoa
14 3MF (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Samoa
15 3MF (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Samoa
17 3MF (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Samoa Moaula United
23 3MF (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 21) 3 0 New Zealand South Auckland
9 4FW (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 19) 2 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Academy
11 4FW (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 22) 3 3 Samoa
13 4FW (2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Samoa
16 4FW (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Samoa

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship[]

Caps and goals updated as of 28 June 2016 after the game against Tonga.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Faalavelave Matagi (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 24) 3 0 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
20 1GK (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 24) 0 0
2 2DF (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 22) 3 0
3 2DF (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 24) 3 1 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
4 2DF (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 23) 3 0 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
5 2DF (1997-10-22) October 22, 1997 (age 24) 0 0
17 2DF (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 23) 2 0
18 2DF (2000-10-05) October 5, 2000 (age 21) 3 0
6 3MF (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 (age 22) 3 0
7 3MF (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 23) 3 0
8 3MF (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 23) 2 0 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
9 3MF Samuelu Malo (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 22) 3 2 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
13 3MF (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 24) 1 0
14 3MF (1998-05-02) May 2, 1998 (age 23) 0 0
19 3MF (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 24) 0 0
10 4FW (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 23) 3 1
11 4FW (1999-05-12) May 12, 1999 (age 22) 2 0
12 4FW (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 24) 2 4
15 4FW (1997-12-10) December 10, 1997 (age 24) 3 0
16 4FW (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Samoa

Results and fixtures[]

2016[]

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship American Samoa  0–5  Samoa Tonga Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00 Report 12'
Malo 30'
48'
64', 75'		 Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 250[3]
Referee: Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands)
24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Samoa  0–1  Cook Islands Tonga Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00 Report 85' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 200[4]
Referee: New Zealand (New Zealand)
27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship Samoa  3–3  Tonga Tonga Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00 66', 70'
Malo 80'		 Report Polovili 10', 40', 73' Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Attendance: 300[5]
Referee: New Zealand (New Zealand)

2018[]

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage American Samoa  0–3  Samoa Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30 Report
  • 77', 81', 90+3'
 Stadium:
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vanuatu (Vanuatu)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage Cook Islands  0–1  Samoa Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30 Report
Stadium:
Attendance: 250
Referee: French Polynesia Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage Samoa  1–1  Tonga Cook Islands Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30
Report
Stadium:
Attendance: 125
Referee: New Zealand Cory Mills (New Zealand)

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
  2. ^ FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
  3. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
  4. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
  5. ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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