The American Samoa national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of American Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa.
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| Nickname(s) | The Boys from the territory | ||
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| Association | Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Tunoa Lui | ||
| Captain | Gabriel Taumua | ||
| Most caps | Paul Collins (8) | ||
| Top scorer | Roy Ledoux Taalenuu Faavi Ismael Herrera Sinisa Tua Steven Fiso (1) | ||
| FIFA code | ASA | ||
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| First international | |||
American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands  (Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| None | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| American Samoa 0–23 Solomon Islands (Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998) | |||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
| Best result | Sixth place (2014) | ||
History edit
The American Samoa national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 6 times (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022). The team has never won a game yet. A 1–1 draw against Papua New Guinea in 2014 has been their best result so far. In 2011, the team scored 2 goals, the highest scoring at a tournament so far.
OFC edit
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.
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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 1978
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 1980
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 1982
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 1985
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 1998 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | ||
  2001 |
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 2002
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| 2011 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 2013 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2014 |
Sixth place | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | ||
 2016 |
Preliminary round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 2018 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 2022 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Total | 6/23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 123 | ||
Current squad edit
The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.
- Caps and goals as of 14 September 2022 before the game against the Cook Islands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Penieli Atu | 5 September 2005 | 3 | 0 | PanSa East
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| 23 | GK | Rex Iose | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Poasa Collins | 12 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 3 | DF | Afa Sione | 22 June 2003 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 4 | DF | Pama Fetuao | 3 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | PanSa East
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| 5 | DF | Viliami Topui | 2 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 16 | DF | Ioane Palepua | 22 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | PanSa East
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| 17 | DF | Zion Moala | 8 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Taputimu Youth
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| 19 | DF | Sekone Faaoga | 17 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Tafuna Jets
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| 6 | MF | Nofomuli Uitalia | 1 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 7 | MF | William Hollister | 1 | 0 | Lion Heart
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| 11 | MF | Pago Isu | 13 November 2005 | 2 | 0 | Black Roses
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| 12 | MF | Jimmy Dong | 24 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Black Roses
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| 13 | MF | Maselino Feula | 23 December 2005 | 3 | 0 | Royal Puma
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| 14 | MF | Tamati Lilo | 3 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | Ilaoa and To'omata
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| 15 | MF | Nuumotu Sasala | 21 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay
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| 18 | MF | Leon Aporosa | 3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | Chris Seleni | 24 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Tafuna Jets
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| 21 | MF | Fuahala Malani | 17 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 8 | FW | Petu Pouli | 18 December 2005 | 3 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 9 | FW | Kelvin Seong | 5 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 10 | FW | Johnica Collins | 12 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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Pre-Squad edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 23 | GK | David Tua | 22 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 5 | DF | Mark Nelisi | 15 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Utulei Youth
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| 7 | MF | Rock Kaleopa | 6 September 2003 | 0 | 0 | Utulei Youth
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| 18 | MF | Talimalolo Taliauli | 13 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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Fixtures and Results edit
2016 edit
| 21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | American Samoa | 0–5 | Samoa | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 15:00 | Report | Mariner  12'Malo 30'Hunt 48'Tunupopo 64', 75' |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[1] Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) |
| 24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Tonga | 1–1 | American Samoa | Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 12:00 | Likiliki 10' |
Report | Fiso 6' |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[2] Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji) |
| 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) |
2018 edit
| 26 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | American Samoa | 0–3 | Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
| 29 May 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Tonga | 2–0 | American Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 13:30 |
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Report | Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
| 1 June 2018 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Cook Islands | 2–1 | American Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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: Tonga - American Samoa" (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.