Samoa national under-20 football team

Samoa U20

Association

Football Federation Samoa

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Paul Ualesi

Captain

Faalavelvae Matagi

Top scorer

Pago Tunupopo (4)

FIFA code

SAM

First colours

Second colours

First international

Western Samoa 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea

(Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988)

Biggest win

American Samoa 0 - 5 Samoa

(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016)

Biggest defeat

New Zealand 16 - 0 Western Samoa

(Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U20 Championship

Appearances

8 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016)

Best result

Group Stage

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]

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the qualification spots for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1974	Did not Enter
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	31
1990	Did not Enter
1992	Did not Enter
1994	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	6
1997	Did Not Enter
1998	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	1	12
& 2001	Group Stage	5	2	0	3	6	22
& 2002	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	6	12
2005	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	22
2007	Seventh Place	6	0	0	6	4	33
2008	Did not Enter
2011
2013
2014
& 2016	Preliminary Round	3	1	1	1	8	4
Total		30	6	1	23	29	142

Results

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	American Samoa	0-5	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	Mariner 12' Malo 30' Hunt 48' Tunupopo 64', 75'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[3] Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	0-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	D. Tiputoa 85'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[4] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	3-3	Tonga	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00	Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80'	Report	Polovili 10', 40', 73'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300^[5] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship

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

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Faalavelave Matagi	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
20	1GK	Eteuati Tomasi	(1997-09-26) September 26, 1997	0	0

2	2DF	Peter Hunt	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999	3	0
3	2DF	Timothy Hunt	(1997-03-11) 11 March 1997	3	1	Lupe ole Soaga
4	2DF	Tauati Tanoai	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
5	2DF	Maiseli Matamu	(1997-10-22) October 22, 1997	0	0
17	2DF	Slade Omeri	(1998-10-09) 9 October 1998	2	0
18	2DF	Fagupo Teletolio	(2000-10-05) October 5, 2000	3	0

6	3MF	Xavier Tanielu	(1999-03-02) March 2, 1999	3	0
7	3MF	Christopher Gale	(1998-04-23) April 23, 1998	3	0
8	3MF	Vaa Taualai	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998	2	0	Lupe ole Soaga
9	3MF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999	3	2	Lupe ole Soaga
13	3MF	Esekielu Laussen	(1997-07-25) 25 July 1997	1	0
14	3MF	Joseph Selemaia	(1998-05-02) May 2, 1998	0	0
19	3MF	Faafouina Felise	(1997-10-07) October 7, 1997	0	0

10	4FW	Frank Mariner	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998	3	1
11	4FW	Brian Simi	(1999-05-12) May 12, 1999	2	0
12	4FW	Pago Tunupopo	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997	2	4
15	4FW	Vaatausili Vaa	(1997-12-10) December 10, 1997	3	0
16	4FW	Timote Halahingano	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999	0	0	Vaipuna Sports Club

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
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

Football in Samoa

Football Federation Samoa

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team 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-20 Championship
Tournaments	Tahiti 1974 New Zealand 1978 Fiji 1980 Papua New Guinea 1982 Australia 1985 New Zealand 1986 Fiji 1988 Fiji 1990 Tahiti 1992 Fiji 1994 Tahiti 1997 Samoa 1998 New Caledonia/Cook Islands 2001 Vanuatu/Fiji 2002 Solomon Islands 2005 New Zealand 2007 Tahiti 2008 New Zealand 2011 Fiji 2013 Fiji 2014 Vanuatu 2016
Squads	1974 1978 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013 2014 2016

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tournaments	Tunisia 1977 Japan 1979 Australia 1981 Mexico 1983 USSR 1985 Chile 1987 Saudi Arabia 1989 Portugal 1991 Australia 1993 Qatar 1995 Malaysia 1997 Nigeria 1999 Argentina 2001 UAE 2003 Netherlands 2005 Canada 2007 Egypt 2009 Colombia 2011 Turkey 2013 New Zealand 2015 South Korea 2017 TBA 2019
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Squads	1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Book Team appearances

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African 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 Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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