American Samoa national under-20 football team

American Samoa U20

Nickname(s)

The Boys from the territory

Association

Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS)

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Sione Mau

Captain

Paul Collins

Most caps

Paul Collins (8)

Top scorer

T. Faavi, I. Herrera, S. Tua, S. Fiso (1)

FIFA code

ASA

First colours

Second colours

First international

American Samoa 0 - 23

Solomon Islands
(Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)

Biggest defeat

American Samoa 0 - 23

Solomon Islands
(Apia, Samoa; August 15, 1998)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U-20 Championship

Appearances

4 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016)

Best result

Sixth place (2014)

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.

History

The American Samoa national under-20 football team took 3 times part in a tournament. In 1998, 2011 and 2014. The team has never won a game yet. A 1-1 draw against Papua New Guinea in 2014 has been the best result so far. In 2011 the team scored 2 goals, the highest scoring at a tournament so far.

OFC

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.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1974	Did not Qualify
1978	Did not Qualify
1980	Did not Qualify
1982	Did not Qualify
1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Did not Qualify
1988	Did not Qualify
1990	Did not Qualify
1992	Did not Qualify
1994	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1998	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	46	-46	0
& 2001	Did not Qualify
& 2002	Did not Qualify
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2008	Did not Qualify
2011	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	17	-15	0
2013	Did not Qualify
2014	6th Place	5	0	1	4	1	23	-22	1
& 2016	Preliminary Round	3	0	1	2	1	11	-10	1
Total		14	0	2	12	4	97	-93	2

Results

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)

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship

Caps and goals updated as of 28 June 2016 after the game against the Cook Islands.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kinikinilau Pouli	(1999-05-13) 13 May 1999	3	0
23	1GK	Hinckley Tufa	(1997-09-24) September 24, 1997	0	0

2	2DF	Sione Moeaki	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998	4	0	Vaiala Tongan
3	2DF	Willie Malele	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	3	0	Royal Puma
4	2DF	Frank Hunt	(1998-03-11) March 11, 1998	1	0
5	2DF	Paul Collins	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997	8	0	Utulei Youth
14	2DF	Joseph Choi	(2000-02-18) February 18, 2000	1	0	Green Bay
15	2DF	Tala Auva'a	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000	1	0

6	3MF	Michael Settle	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001	0	0	Coronado Athletic Club
10	3MF	Ferrin Manuleleua	(1998-08-20) 20 August 1998	3	0	Pago Youth
11	3MF	Gabriel Taumua	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002	3	0	Pago Youth
12	3MF	Tor-Lawrence Manao	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999	3	0	Crossfire Premier
13	3MF	Takai Pouli	(2000-07-18) July 18, 2000	3	0	Vaiala Tongan
16	3MF	Simi Moeateau	(1997-07-04) July 4, 1997	1	0
18	3MF	Masila Siua	(2003-04-02) April 2, 2003	1	0	Leone Lions

7	4FW	Tauamo Fe'a	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998	2	0
8	4FW	Joseph Purcell	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000	3	0
9	4FW	Steven Fiso	(2001-01-19) January 19, 2001	3	1
17	4FW	Aliva Nautu	(1998-06-16) 16 June 1998	3	0

Squad for the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship

Caps and goals as of 1 June 2014.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Frederick Maiava	(1996-03-15) 15 March 1996	5	0	Pago Youth
23	1GK	Sione Moeaki	(1998-06-02) June 2, 1998	1	0	Vaiala Tongan

2	2DF	Johnny Sione	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996	5	0	Atu'u Broncos
3	2DF	Ne'emia Kaleopa	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996	4	0	Utulei Youth
4	2DF	Paul Collins	(1997-05-31) 31 May 1997	5	0	Lion Heart
5	2DF	Paia Ipiniu	(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996	5	0	Ilaoa & To’omata
7	2DF	Rueben Luvu (c)	(1996-12-12) 12 December 1996	3	0	Lion Heart
11	2DF	Faiai Kerisiano	(1997-02-13) February 13, 1997	1	0	PanSa East
13	2DF	Fala Levaula	(1995-11-22) November 22, 1995	3	0	Tafuna Jets
16	2DF	Lotupo Lameta	(1998-06-08) 8 June 1998	2	0	Pago Youth
18	2DF	Toko Vaieli	(1995-04-10) April 10, 1995	0	0	Utulei Youth

6	3MF	Sam Kome	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996	5	0	Lion Heart
12	3MF	Kaleopa Siligi	(1996-03-26) March 26, 1996	5	0	Utulei Youth
14	3MF	Tokilupelekina Afu	(1998-04-20) April 20, 1998	4	0	Vaiala Tongan
15	3MF	David Alo	(1995-03-16) March 16, 1995	4	0	FC SKBC
17	3MF	Henry Lameta	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996	3	0	Pago Youth

8	4FW	Rafael Rocha	(1996-12-19) December 19, 1996	3	0	Atu'u Broncos
9	4FW	Ryan Paaga	(1995-12-17) December 17, 1995	5	0	Royal Puma
10	4FW	Sinisa Tua	(1996-05-05) May 5, 1996	5	1	Vaiala Tongan

References

↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "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.

External links

Official website

Football in American Samoa

Football Federation American Samoa

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	FFAS Senior League

Domestic cups

Men	FFAS President's Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National sports teams of American Samoa

Baseball Basketball F M Football F M M-U23 M-U20 M-U17 Rugby League Rugby Union M M-7s

Olympics

National football under-20 teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

OFC U-20 Championship

Tournaments	Tahiti 1974 New Zealand 1978 Fiji 1980 Papua New Guinea 1982 Australia 1985 New Zealand 1986 Fiji 1988 Fiji 1990 Tahiti 1992 Fiji 1994 Tahiti 1997 Samoa 1998 New Caledonia/Cook Islands 2001 Vanuatu/Fiji 2002 Solomon Islands 2005 New Zealand 2007 Tahiti 2008 New Zealand 2011 Fiji 2013 Fiji 2014 Vanuatu 2016

Squads	1974 1978 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013 2014 2016

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup

Tournaments	Tunisia 1977 Japan 1979 Australia 1981 Mexico 1983 USSR 1985 Chile 1987 Saudi Arabia 1989 Portugal 1991 Australia 1993 Qatar 1995 Malaysia 1997 Nigeria 1999 Argentina 2001 UAE 2003 Netherlands 2005 Canada 2007 Egypt 2009 Colombia 2011 Turkey 2013 New Zealand 2015 South Korea 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Book Team appearances

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