Federated States of Micronesia national football team

The Federated States of Micronesia national football team is the national team of the Federated States of Micronesia and is controlled by the Federated States of Micronesia Football Association. The team is not a member of FIFA, or a regional confederation, and therefore cannot compete in the World Cup.

For the team that lost 46–0, 38–0 and 30–0 at the 2015 Pacific Games, see Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team.

Federated States of Micronesia
Nickname(s)The Four Stars[1]
AssociationFederated States of Micronesia
Football Association
Head coachStan Foster
Home stadiumYap Sports Complex
FIFA codeFSM
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Guam 3–0 FS Micronesia
(Guam; 1 June 1999)
Biggest win
FS Micronesia 7–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Palikir, FSM; 12 July 1999)
Biggest defeat
 New Caledonia 18–0 FS Micronesia
(Suva, Fiji; 1 July 2003)

Overview

The team has only played a handful of matches, the last in 2003.[2] In 2015 the Under-23 team suffered a series of heavy defeats at the Pacific Games, though the presence of a side at the tournament was intended to be the first step towards having a more permanent national team with FIFA recognition.[3]

1999 Micronesian Cup

In 1999, the Micronesian island Yap hosted the Micronesian Cup. This was a three-team tournament consisting of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and an international team known as Crusaders (or Crushers according to other sources). On 12 July 1999, the Federated States of Micronesia competed in their first competitive match as they defeated the Northern Mariana Islands 7–0. The team won their second group match 4–1 against Crusaders to qualify for the final. Again, they faced Crusaders and Peter Paul Igesumal scored seven times as the Federated States of Micronesia won 14–1 to win the tournament.[4]

Results history

The Federated States of Micronesia's score is shown first in each case.

No. Date Venue Opponents Score Competition FS Micronesia scorers Att. Ref.
1 1 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 0–3 Friendly — [2][5]
2 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 1–4 Friendly Unknown — [2][5]
3 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 0–5 Friendly — [2]
4 12 July 1999 Yap (N)  Northern Mariana Islands 7–0 1999 Micronesian Cup Peter Paul Igesumal (3), Percy Rasung (2), Daniel, Jerry Gorong — [2][5][4]
5 14 July 1999 Yap (N) Crusaders[A] 4–1 1999 Micronesian Cup Jerry Gorong, Peter Paul Igesumal, Daniel, Percy Rasung 400 [4]
6 19 July 1999 Yap (N) Crusaders[A] 14–1 1999 Micronesian Cup Peter Paul Igesumal (7), other scorers unknown — [4]
7 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  Tahiti 0–17 2003 South Pacific Games — [2][5][6]
8 1 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  New Caledonia 0–18 2003 South Pacific Games 3,000 [2][5][6]
9 5 July 2003 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Tonga 0–7 2003 South Pacific Games 1,000 [2][5][6]
10 7 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka (N)  Papua New Guinea 0–10 2003 South Pacific Games 3,500 [2][5][6]
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Also reported as Crushers.

Record by opponent

Up to matches played on 7 July 2003.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
Crusaders 2 2 0 0 18 2 +16 100.00
 Guam 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0.00
 New Caledonia 1 0 0 1 0 18 −18 0.00
 Northern Mariana Islands 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 1 0 10 −10 0.00
 Tahiti 1 0 0 1 0 17 −17 0.00
 Tonga 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 0.00
Total 10 3 0 7 26 66 −40 30.00
Source: Results history

South Pacific Games record

Micronesian Cup
  • 1999 – Champions[4]

See also

References
  1. Minahan, James (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems. ABC-CLIO. p. 109. ISBN 978-0313344978. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. "World Football Elo Ratings: Federated States of Micronesia". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Micronesia suffer another humiliating defeat after 46–0 loss to Vanuatu | Football". The Guardian. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. Pratama, Naufaldi; Jovanovic, Bojan (23 July 2015). "Micronesian Cup 1999". www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. Cruickshank, Mark (3 January 2004). "Micronesia – International matches". www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. Zlotkowski, Andre (14 July 2003). "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) - Tournament Details". www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) at RSSSF
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