Samoa national association football team

"Samoa national football team" redirects here. For the Australian rules football team, see Samoa national Australian rules football team.

Samoa

Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Home stadium	Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	SAM
FIFA ranking	150
Highest FIFA ranking	146 (December 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	204 (November 2011)
Elo ranking	204
Home colours Away colours
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)

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. 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, 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

#	Player	Position	Date of Birth	Caps (Goals)	Club
1	Pasi Schwalger	Goalkeeper	16 October 1982		Heidelberg Football Club
2	Voa Sauaga	Defender			Otahuhu United
3	Damien Fonoti	Right back	4 December 1987		Waitakere City FC
4	Chris Cahill	Centre back	25 December 1984		St. George Saints
5	Jerrell Sale	Right back	16 September 1984		Gruz Azull
6	Fauivi Ugapo	Right midfielder			Gold Star Sogi
7	Fereti Gosche	Midfielder
8	Joseph Hoeflich	Midfielder	12 April 1984		Kiwi FC
9	Max Tom Hoeflich	Midfielder			Kiwi FC
10	Desmond Fa'aiuaso	Striker	24 February 1984		Team Taranaki
11	Junior Michael	Striker	15 April 1971		Gruz Azull
12	Filipo Bureta	Defender	5 March 1983
13	Lionel Taylor	Defensive midfielder			Kiwi FC
14	Bevan Kapisi	Central midfielder			Otahuhu United
15	Edwin Tyrell	Defender	30 June 1977		Gold Star Sogi
16	Penitito Tumua	Striker/Left winger	12 December 1983		Gruz Azull
17	Horst Petana	Left back			Vaivase-tai
18	Sakaria Fuimaono	Centre back	2 January 1984		Strickland Brothers Lepea
19	Alejandro Guerrero	Striker	6 November 1983		Kiwi FC
20	Filipo Uli	Goalkeeper			Vaivase-tai
21	Sapati Umutaua	Midfielder			Kiwi FC
22	Keith Tasi Stanfield	Midfielder
44	Niccolo Moenno	Midfielder	5 December 1995		FC Forest Rangers