Samoa national football team

Samoa

Association

Football Federation Samoa

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Scott Easthope

Most caps

Desmond Fa'aiuaso (17)

Top scorer

Desmond Fa'aiuaso (7)

Home stadium

National Soccer Stadium (Samoa)

FIFA code

SAM

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

191

2 (24 November 2016)

Highest

146 (December 2007)

Lowest

204 (November 2011)

Elo ranking

Current

206 (15 June 2016)

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)

OFC Nations Cup

Appearances

2 (first in 2012)

Best result

Group stage, 2012 and 2016

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. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.^[2]

World Cup record

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 – Withdrew
1998 to 2018 – 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
2016	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	0	19
Total	Group stage	2/10	6	0	0	6	1	43

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

Results and Fixtures

2015

31 August 2015 2018 World Cup Q	Samoa	3–2	American Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:30 UTC+13	Fa'aiuaso 4' Hamilton-Pama 18' Mobberly 26'		Beauchamp 38', 86'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

2 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q	Cook Islands	1–0	Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
13:00 UTC+13	Saghabi 39'			Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 150 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

4 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q	Tonga	0–3	Samoa	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
15:00 UTC+13			Mobberly 9' Hall 22', 77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250 Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

2016

29 May 2016 2016 OFC Nations Cup	Tahiti	4–0	Samoa	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	T. Tehau 2', 5' Chong Hue 15' A. Tehau 39'	Report (FIFA) Report (OFC)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

1 June 2016 2016 OFC Nations Cup	New Caledonia	7–0	Samoa	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	R. Kayara 18', 30' K. Nemia 28' C. Zeoula 38' (pen.) J. Wadriako 53' J. Cexome 79' J. Dahite 89' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

5 June 2016 2016 OFC Nations Cup	Samoa	0–8	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	Foster 13', 51' Gunemba 33', 63', 83' Dabinyaba 58', 74' Upaiga 67'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Scott Easthope
Assistant coach	Phineas Young
Goalkeeping coach	Joseph Kapisi
Teammanager	Saolotoga Pula
Technical Adviser	Yuta Sahara
Gear Manager	Bevan Kapisi

Current Squad

The following 23 players were called-up for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 5 June 2016, after the game against Papua New Guinea.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Faalavelvae Matagi	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	3	0	Kiwi FC
22	1GK	Charlie Tapelu	(1993-07-22) 22 July 1993	0	0	BSL Vaitele Uta
23	1GK	Ted Sikovi	(1983-05-26) 26 May 1983	1	0	Lupe ole Soaga

2	2DF	Johnny Hall	(1991-02-16) 16 February 1991	6	2	Brookvale
3	2DF	Kaipo Tagaloa	(1993-03-24) 24 March 1993	0	0	Maui Sabers
4	2DF	Filipo Bureta	(1983-03-05) 5 March 1983	14	0	Clendon United
5	2DF	Jarrell Sale	(1984-09-16) 16 September 1984	13	0	Kiwi FC
16	2DF	Marcus Alimonti	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997	2	0	Dulwich Hill
18	2DF	Henry Pupi	(1993-01-23) 23 January 1993	4	0	Kiwi FC

6	3MF	Ryan Martin	(1993-09-04) 4 September 1993	2	0	Unattached
7	3MF	Andrew Mobberly	(1992-03-10) 10 March 1992	6	2	East Coast Bays
8	3MF	Cameron Martin	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994	0	0	Unattached
9	3MF	Paulo Scanlan	(1996-08-09) 9 August 1996	3	0	Kiwi FC
13	3MF	Lionel Taylor	(1984-01-22) 22 January 1984	15	1	Kiwi FC
14	3MF	Keone Kapisi	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994	2	0	Maui Sabers
17	3MF	Joseph Dan-Tyrell	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994	6	0	Central United
20	3MF	Silao Malo	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990	11	2	Kiwi FC
21	3MF	Samuelu Malo	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999	2	0	Vaimoso

10	4FW	Desmond Fa'aiuaso	(1984-02-24) 24 February 1984	17	7	Kiwi FC
11	4FW	Jai Ingham	(1993-08-14) 14 August 1993	0	0	Melbourne Victory
12	4FW	Mike Saofaiga	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991	8	0	Kiwi FC
15	4FW	Luki Gosche	(1986-01-13) 13 January 1986	3	2	Kiwi FC
19	4FW	Lapalapa Toni	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994	4	0	Kiwi FC

List of coaches

Terry Epa
Víctor Fernández
Malo Vaga (2002)
David Brand (2002/2005)
Rudi Gutendorf (2003)
Falevi Umutaua (2007)
Tunoa Lui (2011)
Malo Vaga (2012–2014)
Phineas Young (2014–2016)
Scott Easthope (2016–Present)

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
↑ "Nations Cup Team List". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.

Football in Samoa

Football Federation Samoa

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Samoa National League

Domestic cups

Men	Samoa Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands FS Micronesia¹ Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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