Samoa national under-20 football team

Samoa U20
Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Desmond Fa'aiuaso
Captain	Harlen Russell
Most caps	Samuelu Malo (6)
Top scorer	Pago Tunupopo & Samuelu Malo (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)

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	0	0	Moaula United
21	1GK	Osa Savelio	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000	3	0	Lepea

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

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

9	4FW	Laauli Blakelock	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003	2	0	Wellington Phoenix Academy
11	4FW	Henry Smith	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999	3	3	Faatoia
13	4FW	Tawa Saofaiga	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002	3	0	Lepea
16	4FW	Jeffery Leiataua	(2000-09-17) 17 September 2000	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	3	0	Lupe ole Soaga
20	1GK	Eteuati Tomasi	(1997-09-26) September 26, 1997	0	0

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

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

10	4FW	Frank Mariner	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998	3	1
11	4FW	Brian Simi	(1999-05-12) May 12, 1999	2	0
12	4FW	Pago Tunupopo	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997	2	4
15	4FW	Vaatausili Vaa	(1997-12-10) December 10, 1997	3	0
16	4FW	Timote Halahingano	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999	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.
"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: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links

Samoa Football Federation official website

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[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.

[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.

[5] "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.