Samoa national football team

Samoa

Association

Football Federation Samoa

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Phineas Young

Most caps

Desmond Fa'aiuaso (14)

Top scorer

Desmond Fa'aiuaso (7)

Home stadium

National Soccer Stadium (Samoa)

FIFA code

SAM

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

164

2 (5 November 2015)

Highest

146 (December 2007)

Lowest

204 (November 2011)

Elo ranking

Current

207 (8 July 2015)

First international

Wallis and Futuna 3–1 Western Samoa

(Fiji; 22 August 1979)

Biggest win

Samoa 8–0 American Samoa

(Coffs Harbour, Australia; 9 April 2001)

Biggest defeat

Tahiti 13–0 Western Samoa

(Solomon Islands; July 13, 1981)

OFC Nations Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 2012)

Best result

Round 1, 2012

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. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.^[2]

World Cup record

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 – Withdrew
1998 to 2014 – Did not qualify

Oceania Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973 and 1980	Did not enter
1996 to 2008	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	24
Total	Group stage	1/9	3	0	0	3	1	24

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

Results and Fixtures

2015

31 August 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round	Samoa	3–2	American Samoa	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 1), Nuku'alofa
15:30 UTC+13	Fa'aiuaso 4' Hamilton-Pama 18' Mobberly 26'		Beauchamp 38', 86'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

2 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round	Cook Islands	1–0	Samoa	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 1), Nuku'alofa
13:00 UTC+13	Saghabi 39'			Attendance: 150 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

4 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round	Tonga	0–3	Samoa	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 2), Nuku'alofa
15:00 UTC+13			Mobberly 9' Hall 22', 77'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Phineas Young
Goalkeeping coach	Joseph Kapisi
Teammanager	Saolotoga Pula
Technical Adviser	Yuta Sahara
Gear Manager	Bevan Kapisi

Current Squad

Players selected to compete in the First Round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against American Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 September 2015.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Masi Toetu	(1981-12-26) 26 December 1981	6	0	Sydney Crescent Star
21	1GK	Faalavelvae Matagi	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	1	0	BSL Vaitele Uta

2	2DF	Henry Pupi	(1993-01-21) 21 January 1993	1	0	BSL Vaitele Uta
3	2DF	Faitalia Hamilton-Pama	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	3	1	Central United
4	2DF	Andrew Setefano	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987	9	0	Adidas Soccer Club
5	2DF	Vito Laloata	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996	1	0	Lupe ole Soaga
13	2DF	Filipo Bureta	(1983-03-05) 5 March 1983	11	0	Clendon Rovers
15	2DF	Viliami Viliamu	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995	1	0	Vaipuna
16	2DF	Jarrell Sale	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984	13	0	Vailima Kiwi
20	2DF	Elvis Roebeck	(1981-04-09) 9 April 1981	1	0	Clendon Rovers

6	3MF	Joseph Dan-Tyrell	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994	3	0	Central United
8	3MF	Andrew Mobberly	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992	3	2	Queenstown Rovers
9	3MF	Silao Malo	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990	9	2	Vaimoso
12	3MF	Soliai Letutusa	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996	1	0	Lupe ole Soaga
18	3MF	Isaia Fealofi	(1994-05-08) 8 May 1994	1	0	Goldstar Sogi
19	3MF	Darren Talilai	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995	0	0	BSL Vaitele Uta

7	4FW	Johnny Hall	(1991-02-16) 16 February 1991	3	2	Brookvale
10	4FW	Desmond Fa'aiuaso	(1984-02-24) 24 February 1984	14	7	Central United
11	4FW	Mike Saofaiga	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991	5	0	Vailima Kiwi
14	4FW	Lapalapa Toni	(1994-07-04) 4 July 1994	1	0	Lupe ole Soaga
17	4FW	Benson Hunt	(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990	2	0	Vaitoloa

List of coaches

Terry Epa
Víctor Fernández
Malo Vaga (2002)
David Brand (2002/2005)
Falevi Umutaua (2007)
Tunoa Lui (2011)
Malo Vaga (2012–2014)
Phineas Young (2014–Present)

References

↑ http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
↑ http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sam/goalprogramme/index.html "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011

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

International association football

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

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

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 Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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