Cook Islands national under-20 football team

Cook Islands U20

Nickname(s)	The Cooks
Association	Cook Islands Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Matt Calcott
Captain	Keegan Inia
Top scorer	Dwayne Tiputoa (5)
FIFA code	COK
First colours Second colours
First international
Tonga 1 - 1 Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 15, 2001)
Biggest win
Cook Islands 5 - 0 American Samoa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; June 27, 2016)
Biggest defeat
Australia 8 - 1 Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U20 Championship
Appearances	2 (2001, 2016)
Best result	Group Stage

The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.

History

Cook Islands have only won one game so far. A 2-0 awarded win against Samoa.

Competition Record

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	Did not Qualify
& 2001	Did not Qualify
& 2002	Did not Qualify
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2008	Did not Qualify
2011	Did not Qualify
2013	Did not Qualify
2014	Did not Qualify
& 2016	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2	7
Total		3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7

Fixtures & Results

Tonga  v  Cook Islands

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Po'oi  51'	Report	C. Tiputoa  77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Samoa  v  Cook Islands

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	0-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	D. Tiputoa  85'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[2] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Cook Islands  v  American Samoa

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)

New Zealand  v  Cook Islands

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Zealand	3-0	Cook Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00	Bevan  30', 76', 90'	Report		Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Cook Islands  v  Solomon Islands

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	0-3	Solomon Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00		Report	Waita  54' Witney  56', 83'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Cook Islands  v  Tahiti

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	1-3	Tahiti	Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	Tiputoa  83' (pen.)	Report	Salem  45+2', 55' Tau  87'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Jess Ibrom - Technical Advisor

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against Tahiti.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Keegan Inia (captain)	March 20, 1997	6	0	Central United
20	GK	Manaariki Pierre		0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
2	DF	Jarves Aperau	November 21, 1997	6	0	Puaikura
3	DF	George Ellis	November 14, 1998	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
4	DF	Sunai Joseph	February 20, 1998	6	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
5	DF	Michael Wood	December 25, 1999	6	1
8	DF	Cahjun Willis	October 4, 1997	5	0	Nikao Sokattak
13	MF	Orin Ruaine-Prattley	November 3, 1997	6	0	Manawatu United
17	DF	Kristian Young	December 1, 1998	1	0	Avatiu
6	MF	Kimiora Samuela	April 28, 1997	6	1	Puaikura
7	MF	Samuel Moate-Cox	August 31, 1997	6	0	Canterbury United
11	MF	Thane Beal	March 26, 1997	6	0	Gold Coast City
12	MF	Melbourne Matakino	March 19, 1999	2	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	MF	Owenne Matapo	November 4, 1999	2	0	Mount Albert Grammar
18	MF	Dwayne Tiputoa	December 8, 1997	6	5	Puaikura
14	FW	Conroy Tiputoa	March 13, 2000	6	1	Asia–Pacific Football Academy

List of coaches

• Tuka Tisam (-2016)
• Matt Calcott (2016-)

References

1. "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
2. "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
3. "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.

External links

• Cook Islands Football Federation official website