Cook Islands national under-20 football team

Cook Islands U20
Nickname(s)	The Cooks
Association	Cook Islands; Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Alan Taylor
Captain	William Napa
Most caps	Conroy Tiputoa (7)
Top scorer	Dwayne Tiputoa (5)
FIFA code	COK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Tonga 1 - 1 Cook Islands ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 15, 2001)
Biggest win
	Cook Islands 5 - 0 American Samoa ; (Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 27, 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Australia 8 - 1 Cook Islands ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U20 Championship
Appearances	3 (2001, 2016 & 2018 OFC U-19 Championship)
Best result	Group Stage

The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.

History

Cook Islands have only won two games so far. A 2-0 win awarded against Samoa in 2001 and a 5-0 win against American Samoa in 2016.

Competition Record

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	GD	Pts
1974	Did not Qualify
1978	Did not Qualify
1980	Did not Qualify
1982	Did not Qualify
1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Did not Qualify
1988	Did not Qualify
1990	Did not Qualify
1992	Did not Qualify
1994	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1998	Did not Qualify
& 2001	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	3	21	-18	4
& 2002	Did not Qualify
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2008	Did not Qualify
2011	Did not Qualify
2013	Did not Qualify
2014	Did not Qualify
& 2016	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2	7
& 2018	Preliminary Stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
Total		14	4	2	8	13	36	-23	14

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 OFC U-19 Championship from 26 May to 2 June 2018. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 2 June 2018 after the game against American Samoa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kayne Matapo	(2001-08-08) August 8, 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Titikaveka
13	1GK	Finlay Munro	(2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Puaikura
20	1GK	Manaariki Pierre	(2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

2	2DF	Manase Unuia	(1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak
3	2DF	Sean Iona	(2000-02-27) February 27, 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Nikao Sokattak
11	2DF	Grafton Potoru	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Nikao Sokattak
12	2DF	Teokotai Paio	(2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 22)	3	1	Titikaveka
15	2DF	Temata Karika	(2000-04-03) April 3, 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Puaikura
18	2DF	Tereapii Matamaki	(2002-09-02) September 2, 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Titikaveka

4	3MF	William Napa (captain)	(2000-07-04) July 4, 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Mount Albert Grammar School
5	3MF	Willynn Karika	(2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
6	3MF	Lee Harmon	(2001-10-23) October 23, 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
8	3MF	Geosah George	(2001-09-26) September 26, 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Titikaveka
10	3MF	Daryl Areai	(2000-05-30) May 30, 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Matavera Ngatangiia
14	3MF	Parau Ellis	(2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Nikao Sokattak
17	3MF	Tumatangi Tumatangi	(2002-07-11) July 11, 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Puaikura

7	4FW	James Nand	(1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Takuvaine
9	4FW	Conroy Tiputoa	(2000-03-13) March 13, 2000 (age 24)	9	2	Puaikura
16	4FW	Graham Viking	(2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Avatiu

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship

Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against Tahiti.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Keegan Inia (captain)	(1997-03-20) March 20, 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Glenfield Rovers
20	1GK	Manaariki Pierre	(2001-03-16) March 16, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

2	2DF	Jarves Aperau	(1997-11-21) November 21, 1997 (age 26)	6	0	Puaikura
3	2DF	George Ellis	(1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
4	2DF	Sunai Joseph	(1998-02-20) February 20, 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
5	2DF	Michael Wood	(1999-12-25) December 25, 1999 (age 24)	6	1
8	2DF	Cahjun Willis	(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997 (age 26)	5	0	Nikao Sokattak
13	3MF	Orin Ruaine-Prattley	(1997-11-03) November 3, 1997 (age 26)	6	0	Manawatu United
17	2DF	Kristian Young	(1998-12-01) December 1, 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Avatiu

6	3MF	Kimiora Samuela	(1997-04-28) April 28, 1997 (age 27)	6	1	Puaikura
7	3MF	Samuel Moate-Cox	(1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 26)	6	0	Puaikura
11	3MF	Thane Beal	(1997-03-26) March 26, 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Gold Coast City
12	3MF	Melbourne Matakino	(1999-03-19) March 19, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	3MF	Owenne Matapo	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Mount Albert Grammar
18	3MF	Dwayne Tiputoa	(1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 (age 26)	6	5	Puaikura

14	4FW	Conroy Tiputoa	(2000-03-13) March 13, 2000 (age 24)	6	1	Puaikura

Fixtures & Results

2016

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Po'oi 51'	Report	C. Tiputoa 77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

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^[2] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	5-0	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Wood 31' Samuela 38' D. Tiputoa 54', 59', 72'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[3] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Zealand	3-0	Cook Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00	Bevan 30', 76', 90'	Report		Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	0-3	Solomon Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00		Report	Waita 54' Witney 56', 83'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	1-3	Tahiti	Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	Tiputoa 83' (pen.)	Report	Salem 45+2', 55' Tau 87'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	3-0	Cook Islands	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Kau 17' Rajani 24' (pen.), 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	0-1	Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30		Report	Malo 78'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	Cook Islands	2-1	American Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:30	Paio 37' Tiputoa 49' (pen.)	Report	Ledoux 51'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

List of coaches

Tuka Tisam (-2016)
Matt Calcott (2016-2017)
Alan Taylor (2018-)

References

^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

[1] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.

[2] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

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