Samoa national under-20 football team

Samoa U20
Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Valerio Raccuglia
Captain	Harlen Russell
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 ; (Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 16 - 0 Western Samoa ; (Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Championship
Appearances	9 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018)
Best result	Group Stage (7 times)
	Current season

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]

Competitive record

OFC

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

OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
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
& 2018	Preliminary Round	3	2	1	0	5	1
Total	Group Stage	33	8	2	23	34	143

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 Tonga.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Junior Loau	(1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Moaula United
21	1GK	Osa Savelio	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Lepea

2	2DF	Sean Atherton	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)	3	0
3	2DF	Matthew-Jas Castro	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Torrey Pines
4	2DF	Iona Ale	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24)	3	0	United Park Eagles
5	2DF	Jay Popese	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Vaipuna
6	2DF	Jefferson Faamatau	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Vaipuna
10	2DF	Stanley Mamea	(2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Kiwi
12	2DF	Peter Felise	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Lepea
24	2DF	Harlen Russell	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Onehunga Sports

7	3MF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 25)	6	4	Kiwi
8	3MF	Daniele Scaroni	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Lepea
14	3MF	Dilo Tumua	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Vaipuna
15	3MF	Paul Felise	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Lepea
17	3MF	Samu Galu Tauasa	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Moaula United
23	3MF	Darcy Knight	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)	3	0	South Auckland

9	4FW	Laauli Blakelock	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Academy
11	4FW	Henry Smith	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25)	3	3	Faatoia
13	4FW	Tawa Saofaiga	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Lepea
16	4FW	Jeffery Leiataua	(2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Faatoia

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Faalavelave Matagi	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
20	1GK	Eteuati Tomasi	(1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 26)	0	0

2	2DF	Peter Hunt	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)	3	0
3	2DF	Timothy Hunt	(1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 27)	3	1	Lupe ole Soaga
4	2DF	Tauati Tanoai	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
5	2DF	Maiseli Matamu	(1997-10-22) October 22, 1997 (age 26)	0	0
17	2DF	Slade Omeri	(1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25)	2	0
18	2DF	Fagupo Teletolio	(2000-10-05) October 5, 2000 (age 23)	3	0

6	3MF	Xavier Tanielu	(1999-03-02) March 2, 1999 (age 25)	3	0
7	3MF	Christopher Gale	(1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 26)	3	0
8	3MF	Vaa Taualai	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Lupe ole Soaga
9	3MF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 25)	3	2	Lupe ole Soaga
13	3MF	Esekielu Laussen	(1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 (age 27)	1	0
14	3MF	Joseph Selemaia	(1998-05-02) May 2, 1998 (age 26)	0	0
19	3MF	Faafouina Felise	(1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 26)	0	0

10	4FW	Frank Mariner	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26)	3	1
11	4FW	Brian Simi	(1999-05-12) May 12, 1999 (age 25)	2	0
12	4FW	Pago Tunupopo	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)	2	4
15	4FW	Vaatausili Vaa	(1997-12-10) December 10, 1997 (age 26)	3	0
16	4FW	Timote Halahingano	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Vaipuna Sports Club

Results & Fixtures

2016

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	American Samoa	0-5	Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, 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	Nukuʻalofa, 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	Nukuʻalofa, 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)

2018

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	0-3	Samoa	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30		Report	Smith 77', 81', 90+3'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

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	Samoa	1-1	Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:30	Malo 8'	Report	Falepapalangi 66'	Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

References

^ http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
^ https://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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

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

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

[3] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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