Samoa national football team

Samoa
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Furkaa Asov
Most caps	Silao Malo
Top scorer	Luki Gosche Silao Malo
Home stadium	Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	SAM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	183 1
Highest	146 (December 2007)
Lowest	204 (November 2011)
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.^[1] 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,^[2] the national sport.

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		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

List of coaches

Rowan Naylor (1996-01)
Pedro Smerdon (2001–02)
Alexander Balson & Grant Bedford (2002–03)
Rudi Gutendorf (2003–04)
David Brand (2004–07)
Pailasi Saumani (2007–11)
Tunoa Lui (2011–12)
Jez Teague (2012 - 2012/2013)
Furkaa Asov (since 2012/2013)

Current squad

Caps and goals as of 1 August 2012.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aukusitino Aitupe	(1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39)	1	0
21	1GK	Ethan Hanns	(1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 35)	1	0

2	2DF	Andrew Setefano	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)	6	0	Kiwi
3	2DF	Peni Kitiona	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30)	1	0
4	2DF	Vaalii Faalogo	(1983-11-09) 9 November 1983 (age 40)	6	0
14	2DF	Sue Pelesa	(1996-01-06) January 6, 1996 (age 28)	0	0
5	2DF	Tamoto Fenika	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)	1	0	Kiwi
7	2DF	Jarrell Sale	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 40)	10	0	Kiwi
13	2DF	Sapati Umataua	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 36)	3	0
19	2DF	Masei Amosa	(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 36)	3	0

6	3MF	Silao Malo	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)	6	2	Stop Out
8	3MF	Joseph Hoeflich	(1984-04-12) 12 April 1984 (age 40)	6	0
14	3MF	Sopo FaKaua	(1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 36)	3	0
18	3MF	Ureta Viskaya	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39)	0	0	Sampaio Corrêa
15	3MF	Patrick Asiata	(1985-08-13) 13 August 1985 (age 39)	2	0
10	3MF	Paulo Scanlan	(1996-08-09) August 9, 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Vaipuna Sports Club

10	4FW	Luki Gosche	(1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 38)	5	2	Mouala United
11	4FW	Suivai Ataga	(1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 (age 37)	1	0
12	4FW	Mike Saofaiga Foai	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)	5	0	Kiwi
16	4FW	Amilale Esaroma	(1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 39)	3	0
17	4FW	Spencer Keli	(1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 39)	3	0	Mouala United

Current U20's Squad

Caps and goals as of 1 July 2012.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oena Parole	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Gold Star Sogi U20's
11	1GK	Stol'ea Bik'e	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Henea Win

20	2DF	Fefito Fafa'eti	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Kiwi FC
8	2DF	Sevinte Luake	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Henea Win
2	2DF	Steven Grace	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)	8	0	Gold Star Sogi U20's
3	2DF	Solomon Mafusa	(1995-01-14) 14 January 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Apia Warriors

7	3MF	Dani Hoeflich	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)	8	1	Gold Star Sogi U20's
10	3MF	Dennis Shiet'e	(1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 28)	8	4	Heathcote Storm
9	3MF	Nick Gonella	(1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Forest Rangers FC

11	4FW	Sam Kikalaku	(1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29)	8	2	Kiwi FC U20's
12	4FW	Niccolo Moenno Alaiasa	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 28)	7	3	Forest Rangers FC
6	4FW	Valentine Howard	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Gold Star Sogi U20's

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

[1] ttp://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups - Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011

[2] ttp://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sam/goalprogramme/index.html "FIFA.com - Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011

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