American Samoa national association football team
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| Association | Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) | ||
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| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Rongen | ||
| Asst coach | Laurent Lazar | ||
| Captain | Liatama Amisone Jr. | ||
| Most caps | Nicky Salapu (17) | ||
| Top scorer | Shalom Luani (2 goals) Ramin Ott (2 goals) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ASA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 186 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 186 (December 2011) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 206 (February 2011) | ||
| Elo ranking | 231 | ||
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| First international | |||
unofficial Western Samoa 3–1 Am. Samoa  (Apia, Western Samoa; August 20, 1983) FIFA recognised  Tonga 3–0 Am. Samoa (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; September 2, 1998) |
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| Biggest win | |||
unofficial Am. Samoa 3–0 Wallis and Futuna  (Apia, Western Samoa; August 22, 1983) FIFA recognized Am. Samoa 2–1 Tonga (Apia, Samoa; November 22, 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Australia 31–0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001) (International Record) |
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The American Samoa national association football team (Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa soka au) represents American Samoa in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa, the governing body for football in American Samoa. American Samoa's home ground is Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago and their head coach is Thomas Rongen, who previously ran the United States U-20 team.[1] Regarded as one of the world's weakest teams,[1] American Samoa has, as of November 23, 2011, the joint lowest FIFA ranking of all countries registered for full internationals.[2][3] The team hold the world record for the largest defeat in an international match, set after their 31–0 loss to Australia.[4]
American Samoa achieved its first victory in a 3–0 win against Wallis and Futuna in the group stage of the 1983 South Pacific Games,[5] when neither team was a member of FIFA.
On November 23, 2011, the team defeated Tonga 2–1 in the first round of OFC World Cup Qualification, with a long-range goal by Ramin Ott, and a chip over the keeper by Shalom Luani, helping them record their first official international victory after 30 consecutive defeats.[1]
They followed this up with a 1–1 draw against Cook Islands, but failed to progress in their qualifying group, after losing to Samoa 1–0, the only goal being scored in the 89th minute.
On December 2011 the team achieved its greatest position in the FIFA World Rankings.
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[edit] American Samoa all time record against all nations
- As of 27 November 2011 (UTC)
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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| Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | −31 | 0% |
 Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0% |
 Fiji |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0% |
 Guam |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% |
 New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0% |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | −37 | 0% |
| Samoa |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 41 | −38 | 0% |
 Solomon Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0% |
 Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | −31 | 0% |
| Tonga |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 12.5% |
 Tuvalu |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% |
 Vanuatu |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | −38 | 0% |
| Wallis and Futuna |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50% |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 294 | −272 | 4.76% |
[edit] World Cup record
1930–1998: Did not enter
2002–2014: Did not qualify
[edit] World Cup qualification record
| FIFA World Cup qualification history | ||||
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| Year | Round | H/A/N | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 13 Fiji |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 8 Samoa |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 31 Australia |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 5 Tonga |
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| 2006 | Group 1 | A | American Samoa 0 – 4 Samoa |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 1 – 9 Vanuatu |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 11 Fiji |
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| Group 1 | N | American Samoa 0 – 10 Papua New Guinea |
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| 2010 | Group B | N | American Samoa 1 – 12 Solomon Islands |
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| Group B | A | American Samoa 0 – 7 Samoa |
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| Group B | N | American Samoa 0 – 15 Vanuatu |
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| Group B | N | American Samoa 0 – 4 Tonga |
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| 2014 | First Round | N | American Samoa 2 – 1 Tonga |
Win |
| First Round | N | American Samoa 1 – 1 Cook Islands |
Draw | |
| First Round | A | American Samoa 0 – 1 Samoa |
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[edit] OFC Nations Cup record
[edit] South Pacific Games record
- 1963 to 1979 — Did not enter
- 1983 — Group Stage
- 1987 — Sixth place
- 1991 to 2003 — Did not enter
- 2007 — Group Stage
- 2011 — Group Stage
[edit] Performance at the 1983 South Pacific Games
The football tournament at the 1983 South Pacific Games in Western Samoa was the first time American Samoa had entered, having missed the six tournaments from 1963 to 1979. American Samoa were drawn in Group A along with Samoa, Tonga, and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Two points would be awarded for a win, one for a draw, with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Their first two games ended in defeat, losing 3–1 to Samoa and 3–2 to Tonga. In their final game against the Wallis and Futuna Islands, however, they achieved their best result to date, a 3–0 victory. The two points gained from this win, though, were not enough to finish in the top two, so American Samoa went out at the group stage.
[edit] Performance at the 1987 South Pacific Games
The 1987 football tournament saw American Samoa compete for the 2nd time in their history. In a format change from the previous tournament in 1983, the entered teams were placed in one large group, with the group winner taking the gold medal. In their opening match, American Samoa were on the receiving end of a 10–0 thrashing from the hosts, New Caledonia. Their next two matches also ended in defeat, albeit less severe: 7–0 against Vanuatu and 5–1 against the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Papua New Guinea, however, were less merciful, and scored twenty without reply in what turned out to be the American Samoans' last game of the tournament, their final match against Tahiti being cancelled. American Samoa would not enter again until 2007, missing the 1991, 1995, and 2003 tournaments.
[edit] Performance at the 2007 South Pacific Games
American Samoa made their 3rd appearance at the South Pacific Games football tournament in 2007. The competition also doubled as the first stage of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the three medal winners progressing to the final qualifying group. American Samoa were drawn in Group B along with the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu. In their opening match, they were defeated 12–1 by the Solomon Islands, with Ramin Ott scoring only their second goal in their FIFA World Cup qualification history. Following two more heavy defeats (7–0 against Samoa and 15–0 against Vanuatu), American Samoa went into their final game versus Tonga unable to qualify from their group. Their 4–0 defeat in this game, however, was their best result since 2006.
American Samoa were featured on the David Beckham Soccer video game as part of the 31–0 defeat to Australia.
[edit] Managers
Anthony Langkilde (2001)- Tunoa Lui (2001–02)
Ian Crook (2004)- Nathan Mease (2007)
- David Brand (2007–10)
- Iofi Lalogafuafua (2011)
Thomas Rongen (2011–present)
[edit] Squad
The following squad was selected for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands. The caps is of the players is only in FIFA matches.
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "American Samoa wins first ever football match after 30 straight defeats in 17 years". telegraph.co.uk. 23 November 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8912337/American-Samoa-wins-first-ever-football-match-after-30-straight-defeats-in-17-years.html. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. November 23, 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ American Samoa's victory on November 23nd came too late for this ranking period, and will be incorporated into the December rankings
- ^ Rookwood, Dan (April 11, 2001). "Aussie Rules as Socceroos smash world record again". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/apr/11/newsstory.sport9. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Ben (November 24, 2011). "American Samoa football team celebrate first win in 18 years". digitalspy.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a352752/american-samoa-football-team-celebrate-first-win-in-18-years.html. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Saelua apparently became the first transgender player to compete on a World Cup stage." Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/sports/soccer/jonny-saelua-transgender-player-helps-american-samoa-to-first-international-soccer-win.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=jonny&st=cse, examined November 30, 2011.
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