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Not to be confused with Samoa men's national football team.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see American Samoa women's national football team.

American Samoa
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Boys from the Territory
AssociationFootball Federation American Samoa
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachShani Simpson
CaptainJustin Manao
Most capsNicky Salapu (24)
Top scorerSamuel Hayward[1]
Ramin Ott (3)
Home stadiumPago Park Soccer Stadium
FIFA codeASA
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 189 Steady (October 24, 2024)[2]
Highest164 (October 2015)
Lowest205 (May 2006)
First international
 Western Samoa 3–1 American Samoa 
(Apia, Western Samoa; August 20, 1983)
FIFA recognized
 Tonga 3–0 American Samoa 
(Avarua, Cook Islands; September 2, 1998)
Biggest win
 Wallis and Futuna 0–3 American Samoa 
(Apia, Western Samoa; August 22, 1983)
FIFA recognized
 American Samoa 2–0 Cook Islands 
(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; September 4, 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 31–0 American Samoa 
(Coffs Harbour, Australia; April 11, 2001)
(World record for senior international matches)
Pacific Games
Appearances6 (first in 1983)
Best resultSixth place (1987)
Polynesia Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1994)
Best resultFourth place (1994)

The American Samoa men's national football team (Samoan: Au soka Amerika Sāmoa) represents American Samoa in men's international association football and is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa, the governing body of the sport in the territory. American Samoa's home ground is the Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago.

History

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Early history

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In 1983, American Samoa entered a football team in the South Pacific Games for the first time. The territory's official first match took place in Apia, Western Samoa on August 20, 1983, and ended in a 3–1 defeat to Western Samoa. Two days later, the team recorded their first win with a 3–0 victory against Wallis and Futuna however, they were eliminated from the competition at the group stage following a 3–2 loss to Tonga on August 24.[4][5][6]

The following year, the American Samoa Football Association (ASFA) – now known as Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) – was founded and took over responsibility for organizing the territory's national team.[7]

After competing in the 1987 South Pacific Games and the 1994 Polynesia Cup, ASFA became full members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) allowing them to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time.[7] American Samoa registered their first FIFA-recognized international during the 1998 Polynesia Cup in Rarotonga, Cook Islands when they lost 3–0 to Tonga on September 2.[5][6][8]

World record for the worst loss in international matches

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During their first qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in April 2001, American Samoa was involved in a match which set the record for the largest margin of victory in international football when they lost 31–0 to Australia.[9] The outcome of the match led to debates about the format of qualification tournaments, with the Australian manager Frank Farina and striker Archie Thompson – who scored 13 times in the match – feeling that preliminary rounds should be introduced to avoid such unbalanced matches, views shared by the international footballing body FIFA. It eventually led to the introduction of a preliminary round in the Oceanian zone qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Stagnation

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Since joining FIFA, the team has been regarded as one of the world's weakest teams[11] and were, until November 2011, the joint-lowest ranked national team in the FIFA World ranking.[12]

On November 23, 2011, American Samoa recorded their second and first FIFA-recognized win when they defeated Tonga 2–1 in the first round of qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It was also the team's first victory after 38 consecutive defeats.[5][11][13]

The team's efforts to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup were chronicled in a 2014 British documentary, Next Goal Wins, directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison.[14][15] In October 2015, the territory achieved its highest position in the FIFA World Rankings when they reached 164th following back-to-back wins against Tonga and the Cook Islands in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5][16]

After playing in the 2019 Pacific Games, American Samoa was removed from the FIFA World Rankings after it had not played a match in over four years. This hiatus was caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the team out of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the cancellation of the 2020 OFC Nations Cup. American Samoa would finally compete again at the 2023 Pacific Games.[17]

Player pool

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American Samoa has struggled in part because of its small player pool. The territory has a small population, and many potential players move away for education or work or choose to play other sports such as baseball. Another limiting factor is that international competition regulations often require that players hold the nationality of the country that they represent, which in the case of American Samoa is United States nationality.[18] Although people born in American Samoa are United States nationals,[19] foreign nationals who immigrate to American Samoa, who comprise about a third of its population,[20][21] are ineligible to apply for United States nationality.[22] An option for the team would be to recruit players from the United States, as other teams of Pacific territories have done with their parent countries, such as Tahiti drawing players from Metropolitan France.[18]

Team image

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Pago Park Soccer Stadium

Home stadium

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See also: FFAS Tafuna Soccer Stadium

American Samoa's home ground is the Pago Park Soccer Stadium, however American Samoa had never played a home match there in their history at the senior level.[5] The stadium featured in the 2023 film Next Goal Wins and was a facility used as the national team's training ground in the build-up to the 2011 Pacific Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[23] Matches at the stadium must be concluded before 6:30pm because of a village curfew which limits noise and prevents the installation of floodlighting. For this reason, the association began planning to build a new facility in Tafuna in 2023. FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised the association $5 million for the project during his visit around Oceania in summer of that year.[24]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: American Samoa national football team results

2023

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20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) 2023 Pacific Games Samoa  10–0  American Samoa Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
23 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games American Samoa  0–11  Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 UTC+11 Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
27 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games Northern Mariana Islands  4–0  American Samoa Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
Report Stadium: SIFF Academy Field
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
30 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games American Samoa  2–6  Tonga Honiara, Solomon Islands
10:00
Report
Stadium: SIFF Academy Field
Referee: David Yaraboinen (Papua New Guinea)

2024

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6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification American Samoa  0–2  Samoa Apia, Samoa
15:00 UTC+13 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium Field 1
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
9 September Friendly Cook Islands  1–2  American Samoa Apia, Samoa
11:00 UTC+13 Kaufononga 83' Report (OFC)
Stadium: FFS Football Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Coaching staff

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As of November 23, 2023[25]
Position Name
Head coach American Samoa Shani Simpson
Assistant coach American Samoa Fred Maiava
Team manager American Samoa Silasila Samuelu
Physicotherapist American Samoa Uaealesi Malaga
Goalkeeper coach American SamoaAugustine Grey

Coaching history

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.[26]

Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2023, after the game against Tonga.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Penieli Atu (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19) 3 0 American Samoa PanSa
23 1GK Matthias Logologo (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
3 2DF Austin Kaleopa (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23) 8 0 American Samoa Utulei Youth
4 2DF Poasa Collins (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
5 2DF Leaga Lealuga 4 1 American Samoa Black Roses
6 2DF Robert Yarofalir 3 0 American Samoa Green Bay
8 2DF Lalofau Fe'a 4 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
14 2DF Misiona Fagapulea 2 0 American Samoa Ilaoa and To'omata
15 2DF Pela Scanlan (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
2 3MF Roy Ledoux (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) 9 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
10 3MF Tia Silao 4 1 American Samoa Pago Youth
11 3MF Billjay Vaitoelau (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) 4 1 American Samoa Royal Puma
12 3MF Kuresa Taga'i (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 24) 7 0 American Samoa Ilaoa and To'omata
13 3MF Larry Silao 2 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
16 3MF Ben Tofaeono (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0 American Samoa Ilaoa and To'omata
17 3MF Pago Isu (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19) 3 0 American Samoa Black Roses
20 3MF Puni Samuelu (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) 7 0 American Samoa Pago Youth
7 4FW Petu Pouli (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 18) 4 0 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
9 4FW Daniel Lee (2007-02-17)17 February 2007 (aged 16) 3 0 American Samoa Royal Puma
18 4FW Tala Fereti 4 0 American Samoa Ilaoa and To'omata
19 4FW Paneta Loke 0 0 American Samoa Lion Heart

Player records

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Goalkeeper Nicky Salapu holds the record for the most appearances for American Samoa.[27] Since his debut against Fiji on April 7, 2001, he has made 22 appearances for the national team – including the world record defeat to Australia and American Samoa's first FIFA-recognized victory against Tonga in November 2011.[28] Ramin Ott holds the record for most goals for American Samoa after scoring three times in 15 appearances between 2004 and 2015.[29] In total, 10 different players have scored a goal in a FIFA-recognized match for American Samoa.[27]

As of September 6, 2024.[27]

Most appearances

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Rank Name Caps Goals Position Career
1 Nicky Salapu 24 0 GK 2001–Present
2 Uasi Heleta 16 0 DF 2004–2019
3 Ramin Ott 15 3 FW 2004–2015
4 Jaiyah Saelua 14 0 DF 2004–2019
5 Travis Pita Sinapati 12 0 DF 2001–2007
6 Roy Ledoux 9 0 DF 2018–present
Natia Natia 9 1 MF 2004–2011
8 Austin Kaleopa 8 0 MF 2019–present
Maika Molesi 8 0 DF 2004–2007
Ryan Samuelu 8 0 DF 2015–2019
Pesamino Victor 8 0 DF 2007–2011

Youngest player

Oldest player

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career
1 Ramin Ott 3 15 0.2 2004–2015
2 Demetrius Beauchamp 2 4 0.25 2015
Justin Mana'o 2 7 0.29 2011–2015
Shalom Luani 2 8 0.25 2011

First goal

Most goals in a match

  • Demetrius Beauchamp – 2 vs. Samoa on 31 August 2015[31]

Team records

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  • Biggest victory: 3–0 vs. Wallis and Futuna on 22 August 1983
  • Heaviest defeat: 0–31 vs. Australia on 11 April 2001[32]
  • Most consecutive victories: 2; achieved September 2015
  • Most consecutive matches without defeats: 2; achieved November 2011 and September 2015
  • Most consecutive matches without victory: 37 between 24 August 1983 and 5 September 2011
  • Most consecutive matches without scoring: 7 between 27 August 2007 and 5 September 2011

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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Following FIFA affiliation in 1998,[7] American Samoa first entered the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They have entered the qualifiers for each subsequent edition but have never made it beyond the first stage. The closest they came to reaching the second phase was in qualifying for the 2018 edition when they won two of their three matches and narrowly missed out on progressing on goal difference.[16]

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A Source
1930 to 1998 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
2002  Japan
 South Korea		 Did not qualify Group – 5th 4 0 0 4 0 57 [33]
2006  Germany First round group – 5th[A] 4 0 0 4 1 34 [34]
2010  South Africa First round group – 5th[B] 4 0 0 4 1 38 [35]
2014  Brazil First round group – 3rd[C] 3 1 1 1 3 3 [36]
2018  Russia First round group – 2nd[D] 3 2 0 1 6 4 [16]
2022  Qatar Withdrew Withdrew
2026  Canada
 Mexico
 United States		 Did not qualify First round 1 0 0 1 0 2
2030  Morocco
 Portugal
 Spain
2034  Saudi Arabia
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 19 3 1 15 11 138 —
Notes
  1. ^
    A: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
  2. ^
    B: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  3. ^
    C: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
  4. ^
    D: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.

OFC Nations Cup

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Before becoming full members of OFC in 1998,[7] American Samoa entered the 1994 Polynesia Cup which acted as the qualifying round for Polynesian national teams for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup. This was the territory's first time competing for a place in OFC's flagship competition for senior men's national teams.[8]

The OFC Men's Nations Cup has often acted as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification process for Oceanian national teams and, as a result, American Samoa have competed in the qualifiers for both competitions in every edition since 1998. They have yet to qualify for either competition.

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup Qualification record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Source
1973  New Zealand Did not enter Did not enter
1980  New Caledonia
1996 —[E] Did not qualify 4th[F] 3 0 0 3 3 7 [37]
1998  Australia 5th[G] 4 0 0 4 3 23 [8]
2000  Tahiti 5th[H] 4 0 0 4 2 29 [38]
2002  New Zealand 5th 4 0 0 4 2 29 [39]
2004  Australia 5th[I] 4 0 0 4 1 34 [34]
2008 —[E] 5th[J] 4 0 0 4 1 38 [35]
2012  Solomon Islands 3rd[K] 3 1 1 1 3 3 [36]
2016  Papua New Guinea 2nd[L] 3 2 0 1 6 4 [16]
2024  Fiji
 Vanuatu		 Did not enter Did not enter
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 1 25 21 167 —
Notes
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    E: There was no fixed host for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup or the 2008 OFC Nations Cup.
  2. ^
    F: The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.
  3. ^
    G: The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup.
  4. ^
    H: The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.
  5. ^
    I: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.
  6. ^
    J: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  7. ^
    K: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.
  8. ^
    L: The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.

Pacific Games

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American Samoa first entered the South Pacific Games in 1983. This was the first time a team representing the territory had competed in association football and they recorded one win from their three games in the group stage by beating Wallis and Futuna 3–0 – the only time American Samoa have recorded a win in the competition – but that wasn't enough to progress to the next round.[4] American Samoa would go onto enter the 1987 edition where they were again eliminated in the group stage, losing all four of their matches.[40]

It would be another 20 years before they again entered the competition. The 2007 edition was the last known as the South Pacific Games before becoming the Pacific Games four years later and it was also part of the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In their third appearance in the competition, American Samoa were again eliminated at the group stage, losing all four matches.[35] The same fate befell American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games as they lost all five games to finish bottom of their group.[41]

In 2015, the Pacific Games was an age-restricted tournament that doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and no team representing American Samoa took part. Four years later, they were again eliminated at the group stage however, a 1–1 draw with Tuvalu ended a 32-year losing streak in the competition.[42]

Pacific Games
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Source
1963 to 1979 Did not enter
1983  Western Samoa Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 6 [4]
1987  New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 1 42 [40]
1991 to 2003 Did not enter
2007[M]  Samoa Group stage 4 0 0 4 1 38 [35]
2011  New Caledonia 5 0 0 5 0 26 [41]
2015  Papua New Guinea Did not enter[N]
2019  Samoa Group stage 5 0 1 4 2 36 [42]
2023  Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 2 31
Total 25 1 1 23 12 179
Notes
  1. ^
    M: The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
  2. ^
    N: The men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was an age-restricted competition that doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Records and statistics

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Main article: American Samoa national football team results

American Samoa played their first full international match against Papua New Guinea, which ended in a 20–0 loss. Their national team have suffered the world's biggest international defeat, by losing to Australia 31–0. American Samoa have won only against Cook Islands, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna. American Samoa have also lost to all of these teams at least once.

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows the American Samoa national football team's all-time international record. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, OFC Nations Cup, Polynesia Cup and Pacific Games matches, as well as international friendlies.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 31 −31 0.00
 Cook Islands 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 40.00
 Fiji 4 0 0 4 0 39 −39 0.00
 Guam 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 Northern Mariana Islands 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0.00
 New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0.00
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 37 −37 0.00
 Samoa[a] 12 0 0 12 5 55 −50 0.00
 Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 1 40 −39 0.00
 Tahiti 4 0 0 4 2 40 −38 0.00
 Tonga 10 2 0 8 12 34 −22 20.00
 Tuvalu 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 0.00
 Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 1 39 −38 0.00
 Wallis and Futuna 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 50.00
Total 57 5 2 50 34 373 −339 8.77
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.

Performance by competition

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Up to matches played on 5 September 2024.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
FIFA World Cup qualification[N] 19 3 1 15 11 138 −127 15.79
OFC Nations Cup qualification[N] 29 3 1 25 21 167 −146 10.34
Polynesia Cup[N] 11 0 0 11 8 59 −51 0.00
Pacific Games[N] 25 1 1 23 12 179 −167 4.00
Source: [43][27]
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
Competitive 55 4 2 49 32 367 −335 7.27
Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0.00
Total 56 4 2 50 32 373 −341 7.14
Source: [43][27]
Notes
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    N: A number of matches in the Polynesia Cup and the Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the ONC Nations Cup and the FIFA World Cup. For full details, see American Samoa national football team results.

Performance by venue

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Up to matches played on 5 September 2024.

Venue Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
Home 7 0 1 6 3 44 −41 0.00
Away 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0.00
Neutral 53 4 2 47 32 355 −323 7.55
Total 63 4 3 56 36 424 −388 6.35
Source: [43][27]

Historical kits

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2000 Home
2004 Home
2004 Away
2007 Home
2007 Away
2011 Home
2011 Home
2011 Away
2011 Away
2011 Home
2011 Away
2015 Home
2015 Away
2019 Home
2019 Away
2019 Third
2023 Home
2023 Away

Sources:[44][45][46][47][48][49][50]

See also

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