Samoa national football team

The Samoa national association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in men's international football and it is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia.[2] It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[3]

Samoa

Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Scott Easthope
Most caps	Desmond Fa'aiuaso (20)
Top scorer	Desmond Fa'aiuaso (9)
Home stadium	National Soccer Stadium
FIFA code	SAM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	194 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest	146 (December 2007)
Lowest	204 (November 2011)
First international
Solomon Islands 12–0 Western Samoa  (Fiji; 31 August 1979)
Biggest win
Samoa 8–0 American Samoa  (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 9 April 2001)
Biggest defeat
Tahiti 13–0 Western Samoa  (Solomon Islands; 13 July 1981)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group stage, 2012 and 2016

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	2
2002										4	1	0	3	9	18
2006										4	1	0	3	5	11
2010										4	2	0	2	9	8
2014										6	2	1	3	6	27
2018										6	2	0	4	6	22
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		26	9	1	16	37	88

Oceania Nations Cup record

OFC Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973 and 1980	Did not enter
1996 to 2008	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	1	24
2016	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	0	19
2020	Cancelled
Total	Group stage	2/10	6	0	0	6	1	43

Pacific Games record

Pacific Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1975	Did not enter
1979	Group Stage	10th	3	0	0	3	3	19
1983	Quarter-final	6th	4	1	1	2	7	8
1987 to 2003	Did not enter
2007	Group Stage	5th	4	2	0	2	9	8
2011 to 2015	Did not enter
2019	Group Stage	8th	4	1	0	3	3	22
Total		4/15	15	4	1	10	22	57

Results and Fixtures

2021

All-time record against other nations

As of 18 July 2019[4]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
American Samoa	10	10	0	0	44	5	+39	100.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	11	−11	0.00
Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0.00
Cook Islands	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	33.33
Fiji	5	0	0	5	2	22	−20	0.00
Guam	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0.00
New Caledonia	4	0	0	4	0	29	−29	0.00
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19	0.00
New Zealand U23	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	0.00
Papua New Guinea	5	0	0	5	3	26	−23	0.00
Solomon Islands	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0.00
Tahiti	7	0	0	7	3	43	−40	0.00
Tonga	11	6	3	2	21	9	+12	54.55
Tuvalu	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00
Vanuatu	5	0	0	5	1	36	−35	0.00
Wallis and Futuna	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0.00
Total	65	18	4	43	87	251	−164	27.69

Source: 1979–97 results and 1998–present results

Includes results as Western Samoa.

Coaching staff

Position
Head coach	Scott Easthope
Assistant coach	Phineas Young
Goalkeeping coach	Joseph Kapisi
Teammanager	Saolotoga Pula
Technical Adviser	Yuta Sahara
Gear Manager	Bevan Kapisi

Players

The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games from 7–20 July in Apia, Samoa.[5]

Caps and goals correct after the game against Vanuatu on 18 July 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Faalavelave Matagi	13 March 1997	7	0	Lupe o le Soaga
35	GK	Zo	25 February 2001	0	0	Vaivase-Tai
3	DF	Tauati Tanoa'i	19 April 1998	3	0	Lupe o le Soaga
4	DF	Kevin Daniells	19 May 1999	3	0	Innisfall United
5	DF	Faitalia Hamilton-Pama	17 May 1993	6	1	Central United
6	DF	Andrew Setefano (captain)	10 August 1987	15	0	Lupe o le Soaga
16	DF	Harlen Russell	27 March 2000	2	0	Glenfield Rovers
19	DF	Sean Atherton	24 September 1999	3	0	Oratia United
20	DF	Lawrie Letutusa	11 June 1993	5	0	Lupe o le Soaga
22	DF	Mattew Johnston	5 November 1987	0	0	Mount Albert-Ponsonby
2	MF	Keone Kapisi	19 April 1994	4	0	BYU Cougars
8	MF	George Konusi	11 January 1990	4	0	Manukau City
9	MF	Vaa Taualai	4 June 1998	2	0	Lupe o le Soaga
12	MF	Mike Saofaiga	12 January 1991	10	0	Lepea
13	MF	Willie Sauiluma	12 July 2000	4	0	Goulburn Valley Suns
14	MF	Darren Talilai	23 October 1995	1	0	Vaitele Uta
18	MF	John Tumua Leo	15 January 2003	0	0	Lupe o le Soaga
21	MF	Ritchievoy Ueligitone	6 July 1994	2	0	Lupe o le Soaga
7	FW	Lapalapa Toni	7 April 1994	6	0	Lupe o le Soaga
10	FW	Andrew Mobberley	10 March 1992	10	2	Albany United
11	FW	Vito Laloata	15 October 1996	4	3	Hekari United
15	FW	Thomas Konusi	11 June 1996	2	0	Mount Albert-Ponsonby
17	FW	Jarvis Filimalae	20 April 2003	2	0	Lupe o le Soaga

List of coaches

• Terry Epa (1996-2001)
• Vic Fernandez (2001–2002)
• Malo Vaga (2002)
• David Brand (2002/2005)
• Rudi Gutendorf (2003)
• Falevi Umutaua (2007)
• Tunoa Lui (2011)
• Malo Vaga (2012–2014)
• Phineas Young (2014–2016)
• Scott Easthope (2016–Present)

Kit sponsorship [6]

Kit lier	Period
Puma	????-????
Lotto	2003
Uhlsport	2005
Lotto	2007-2013
Nike	2015-16
Adidas	2017-

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011
3. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sam/goalprogramme/index.html "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011
4. "World Football Elo Ratings: Samoa". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
5. Pauga, Angela Lafaialii (10 June 2019). "Pacific Games Squad announced". FFS. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. https://www.oldfootballshirts.com/pt/teams/s/samoa/old-samoa-football-shirts-t2673.html