Samoa national under-17 football team

Samoa U17

Association

Football Federation Samoa

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Desmond Fa'aiuaso

Captain

Frank Mariner

Most caps

Samuelu Malo (6)

Top scorer

Paulo Scanlan (3)

FIFA code

SAM

First colours

Second colours

First international

Cook Islands 1 - 0 Samoa

(Pago Pago, American Samoa; February 15, 2003)

Biggest win

Cook Islands 1 - 5 Samoa

(Apia, Samoa; January 17, 2015)

Biggest defeat

New Zealand 9 - 1 Samoa

(Apia, Samoa; January 15, 2015)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U17 Championship

Appearances

3 (2003, 2013, 2015)

Best result

Group Stage

Competition Record

OFC

The OFC 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 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1993	Did not Qualify
1995	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1999	Did not Qualify
2001	Did not Qualify
2003	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	3	10	-7	3
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2009	Did not Qualify
2011	Did Not Qualify
2013	Preliminary Round	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
2015	Group Stage	5	1	0	4	7	22	-15	3
Total		12	3	1	8	16	38	-22	10

Preliminary Round

A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between the dates of 22 and 26 January 2013.^[1]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cook Islands	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
American Samoa	3	1	1	1	7	5	+2	4
Samoa	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
Tonga	3	1	0	2	6	12	–6	3

All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)

Samoa v American Samoa

22 January 2013
15:00

Samoa	2 – 2	American Samoa
F. Keni 15', 69' (pen.)		K. Siligi 10' S. Tua 35'

National Stadium, Apia
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Samoa v Tonga

24 January 2013
15:00

Samoa	3 – 2	Tonga
P. Scanlan 16', 51', 53'		H. Polovili 50', 77' (pen.)

National Stadium, Apia
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)

Samoa v Cook Islands

26 January 2013
15:00

Samoa	1 – 2	Cook Islands
S. Pelesa 23'		T. Tararo 59' D. Tiputoa 86'

National Stadium, Apia
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Faafouina Iole	(1998-01-01) January 1, 1998	0	0	Unattached
22	1GK	Taase Hunt	(1999-02-16) February 16, 1999	5	0	Unattached
23	1GK	Tusitala Vito	(1998-08-04) August 4, 1998	1	0	Unattached

2	2DF	Tauati Tanoai	(1998-04-19) April 19, 1998	5	0	Unattached
3	2DF	Peter Hunt	(1999-06-29) June 29, 1999	5	0	Unattached
4	2DF	Bronson Lotu-L'iga	(1998-09-10) September 10, 1998	5	0	Unattached
5	2DF	Lafoga Lafoga Pupula	(1998-05-04) May 4, 1998	4	0	Unattached
18	2DF	Slade Omeri	(1998-10-09) October 9, 1998	1	0	Unattached
19	2DF	Felix-Dominique Iulio	(1998-08-30) August 30, 1998	1	0	Unattached
21	2DF	Salvation Satuala	(1998-09-07) September 7, 1998	2	0	Unattached

6	3MF	Poasa Epa	(1999-12-15) December 15, 1999	3	0	Unattached
7	3MF	Seli Fuimaono	(1998-10-08) October 8, 1998	5	0	Mount Albert Grammar
8	3MF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) April 4, 1999	6	1	Unattached
9	3MF	Willie Sauiluma	(2001-01-01) January 1, 2001	4	0	Goulburn Valley Suns
11	3MF	David Wensley	(1998-04-30) April 30, 1998	5	2	Unattached
12	3MF	Vaa Taualai	(1998-04-06) April 6, 1998	5	0	Unattached
13	3MF	Mose Sofala	(1999-05-10) May 10, 1999	4	2	Unattached
16	3MF	Iosefo Toma	(1999-05-10) May 10, 1999	0	0	Unattached
17	3MF	Henry Smith	(1999-05-23) May 23, 1999	0	0	Unattached
20	3MF	Maaushammah Tauasa	(1999-07-17) July 17, 1999	0	0	Unattached

10	4FW	Frank Mariner (c)	(1998-08-04) August 4, 1998	4	2	Unattached
14	4FW	Timote Halahingano	(1999-06-15) June 15, 1999	5	0	Vaipuna Sports Club
15	4FW	Osa Savelio	(2000-05-02) May 2, 2000	0	0	Adidas Soccer Club

Squad for 2013 OFC Under 17 Tournament

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Raymond Tafeaga	(1996-06-28) June 28, 1996	3	0	Unattached
20	1GK	Faalavelave Matagi	(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997	0	0	Vaitele Uta Sports Club

2	2DF	Tuli Filiga	(1996-03-31) March 31, 1996	3	0	Unattached
3	2DF	Vito Laloata	(1996-10-15) October 15, 1996	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
5	2DF	Billy Maka	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996	1	0	Unattached
8	2DF	Bernard Ulugia	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997	1	0	Unattached
12	2DF	Key Viliamu	(1996-08-26) August 26, 1996	3	0	Unattached
14	2DF	Sue Pelesa	(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996	3	1	Unattached
16	2DF	Steven Alapati	(1996-09-11) September 11, 1996	0	0	Unattached
18	2DF	Petaia Faimasasa	(1996-06-26) June 26, 1996	0	0	Unattached
19	2DF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) April 4, 1999	1	0	Unattached

7	3MF	Esekielu Laussen	(1997-07-25) July 25, 1997	3	0	Unattached
9	3MF	Malo Felegai	(1996-04-06) April 6, 1996	2	0	Unattached
10	3MF	Paulo Scanlan (c)	(1996-08-09) August 9, 1996	2	3	Vaipuna Sports Club
13	3MF	Filisi Keni	(1996-03-12) March 12, 1996	3	2	Unattached
15	3MF	Livigisitone Taloto	(1996-03-30) March 30, 1996	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga

4	4FW	Johnwesley Teo	(1996-02-19) February 19, 1996	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
6	4FW	Pago Tunupopo	(1997-03-24) March 24, 1997	3	0	Unattached
11	4FW	Junior Sia	(1996-09-15) September 15, 1996	3	0	Unattached
17	4FW	Soliai Letutusa	(1996-09-30) September 30, 1996	1	0	Lupe ole Soaga

References

↑ "OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2012-11-30.

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

Football in Samoa

Football Federation Samoa

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-19 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Samoa National League

Domestic cups

Men	Samoa Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

OFC U-17 Championship

Tournaments	New Zealand 1983 Taiwan 1986 Australia 1989 New Zealand 1991 New Zealand 1993 Vanuatu 1995 New Zealand 1997 Fiji 1999 Samoa/Cook Islands 2001 American Samoa 2003 New Caledonia 2005 Tahiti 2007 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2011 Vanuatu 2013 American Samoa/Samoa 2015

Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 United Arab Emirates 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Team appearances

International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football