Samoa national association football team

The Samoa national association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia.^[1] It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997, and is one of the weakest teams in the OFC. Samoa's weakness is due to the popularity of rugby union,^[2] the national sport, and American football, baseball and basketball.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1990 - Did not enter
• 1994 - Withdrew
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

OFC Nations Cup record

• 1973 and 1980 - Did not enter
• 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify
• 2012 - Qualified

South Pacific Games record

• 1963 to 1975 - Did not enter
• 1979 - Round 1
• 1983 - Quarter-final
• 1987 to 2003 - Did not enter
• 2007 - Round 1
• 2011 - Did not enter

List of coaches

• Rowan Naylor (1996-01)
• Pedro Smerdon (2001–02)
• Alexander Balson (2002–03)
• Rudi Gutendorf (2003–04)
• David Brand (2004–07)
• Pailasi Saumani (2007-)

Current squad

References