American Samoa national football team

The football tournament at the 1983 South Pacific Games in Western Samoa was the first time American Samoa had entered, having missed the six tournaments from 1963 to 1979. American Samoa were drawn in Group A along with Samoa, Tonga, and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Two points would be awarded for a win, one for a draw, with the top two in each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Their first two games ended in defeat, losing 3–1 to Samoa and 3–2 to Tonga. In their final game against the Wallis and Futuna Islands, however, they achieved their first victory, winning by three goals to nil. The two points gained from this win, though, were not enough to finish in the top two, so American Samoa went out at the group stage.

The 1987 football tournament saw American Samoa compete for the 2nd time in their history. In a format change from the previous tournament in 1983, the entered teams were placed in one large group, with the group winner taking the gold medal. In their opening match, American Samoa were on the receiving end of a 10–0 thrashing from the hosts, New Caledonia. Their next two matches also ended in defeat, albeit less severe: 7–0 against Vanuatu and 5–1 against the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Papua New Guinea, however, were less merciful, and scored twenty without reply in what turned out to be the American Samoans' last game of the tournament, their final match against Tahiti being cancelled. American Samoa would not enter again until 2007, missing the 1991, 1995, and 2003 tournaments.

American Samoa made their 3rd appearance at the South Pacific Games football tournament in 2007. The competition also doubled as the first stage of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the three medal winners progressing to the final qualifying group. American Samoa were drawn in Group B along with the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu. In their opening match, they were defeated 12–1 by the Solomon Islands, with Ramin Ott scoring only their second goal in their FIFA World Cup qualification history. Following two more heavy defeats (7–0 against Samoa and 15–0 against Vanuatu), American Samoa went into their final game versus Tonga unable to qualify from their group. Their 4–0 defeat in this game, however, was their best result since 2004.

At the football tournament of the 2011 Pacific Games, held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, American Samoa were drawn in Group A alongside the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Guam, Tuvalu, and the hosts New Caledonia. In their opening two games, they were defeated 4–0 first by Tuvalu and then by the Solomon Islands. Their best result came in game three, a 2–0 loss to Guam, before back-to-back 8–0 defeats to New Caledonia and Vanuatu ensured that once again American Samoa exited at the group stage. Their group stage stats were: Played 5, Lost 5, Scored 0, Conceded 26.

American Samoa did not enter the football tournament of the 2015 Pacific Games, which was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.[12] However, they made their 5th appearance at the Pacific Games Football Tournament in 2019, with the team being managed by former coach Tunoa Lui.[13] Lui had previously managed the team at the time of their world-record 31-0 defeat to Australia in 2001.[14] The squad also saw the return of Nicky Salapu, famous for being the goalkeeper during their 31-0 defeat to Australia in 2001, and Jaiyah Saelua, who was the world's first openly transgender player to play in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.[14][13][15] The team were unable to call upon the services of star striker Ramin Ott however, since he was occupied with military responsibilities.[16] The team was drawn in Group B, alongside Tuvalu, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tahiti. The team performed better than expected in their opening game, only losing 5-0 to one of the pre-tournament favourites New Caledonia, when they were expected to lose by a much greater margin.[17] They then lost 9-0 to Fiji, before earning a 1-1 draw with Tuvalu after a Walter Pati goal.[18] This was the first game American Samoa had not lost at the tournament in 36 years.[19] Saelua was praised for her strong defensive performance.[20] The team then lost 13-0 to the Solomon Islands, and finished their campaign with a 8-1 loss to Tahiti, with Chris Faamoana scoring an impressive solo goal.[21] The team managed to avoid finishing bottom of their group on goal difference. They achieved their highest goal tally since their first tournament in 1983.