The American Samoa national under-23 football team, also known as American Samoa U23, represents American Samoa at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the American Samoa national football team. They are controlled by the FFAS
| Nickname(s) | The boys from the territory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Stephen Settle | ||
| Captain | Ueli Tualaulelei | ||
| Top scorer | Duane Atuelevao (2) | ||
| FIFA code | ASA | ||
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| First international | |||
 Tonga 3–0 American Samoa  (Auckland, New Zealand; 14 January 2004) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| None | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
American Samoa 1–16 Solomon Islands  (Taupō, New Zealand; 21 March 2012) | |||
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2004, 2012, 2019) | ||
History edit
American Samoa U23 made three appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. They never reached any further than the Group Stage. So far they also never won a game. They managed to score a total of four goals. Duane Atuelevao is with two goals the top scorer. He scored them in a 3-2 loss against the Cook Islands in 2004.
OFC edit
The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.
| OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
  1988
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Did not enter | ||||||
 1991
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| 1996
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| 1999
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| 2004 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 2008 |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2012 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
 2015 |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2019 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 |
Withdrew | ||||||
| Total | Group stage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 79 |
Fixtures & Results edit
2019 edit
| 21 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | Solomon Islands | 6–0 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee:  Mederic Lacour |
| 24 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | New Zealand | 12–0 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: David Yareboinen |
| 27 September 2019 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Group Stage | American Samoa | 0–5 |  Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: ANZ National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: David Yareboinen |
Current squad edit
The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2019 after the match against the Samoa.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Hengihengi Ikuvalu | 2 December 2002 | 3 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 23 | GK | Ken Uti | 10 November 2000 | 1 | 0 | PanSa East
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| 2 | DF | Milo Tiatia | 18 February 2002 | 3 | 0 | Royal Puma
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| 3 | DF | Mark Taga'i | 28 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | Ilaoa and To'omata
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| 4 | DF | Gabriel Taumua | 13 April 2002 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 5 | DF | Walter Pati | 31 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Royal Puma
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| 13 | DF | Joseph Peni Collins | 20 February 2002 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 15 | DF | Afa Sione | 22 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 17 | DF | Gogo Poasa | 7 December 2002 | 1 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 6 | MF | Takai Pouli | 19 July 2000 | 3 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 7 | MF | Austin Kaleopa | 14 August 2001 | 3 | 0 | Utulei Youth
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| 8 | MF | Ueli Tualaulelei | 27 August 1999 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 10 | MF | Michael Settle | 3 December 2001 | 3 | 0 | Coronado Athletic Club
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| 11 | MF | Matthew Taga'i | 28 March 2002 | 1 | 0 | Ilaoa and To'omata
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| 12 | MF | Roy Ledoux | 26 June 2000 | 3 | 0 | Pago Youth
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| 16 | MF | Xavior Leatualevao | 29 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Ilaoa and To'omata
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| 9 | FW | Chris Faamoana | 2 August 2001 | 3 | 0 | Vaiala Tongan
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| 14 | FW | James Settle | 15 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | Coronado Athletic Club
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| 18 | FW | Mark Ashley Faulkner | 2 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Ilaoa and To'omata
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List of coaches edit
Rupeni Luvu (2012)
Stephen Settle (2019)