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American Samoa national football team

January 23, 2023

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

The American Samoa 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 and their head coach is Tunoa Lui.[3]

American Samoa
Nickname(s)The Boys from the Territory
AssociationFootball Federation American Samoa
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachTunoa Lui
CaptainNicky Salapu
Most capsNicky Salapu (22)
Top scorerRamin Ott (3)
Home stadiumPago Park Soccer Stadium
FIFA codeASA
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 188 (December 22, 2022)[1]
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)

History

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 defeat of 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]

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]

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]

Home stadium

American Samoa's home ground is the Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago, however, the team has never played a home match in its history.[5] The stadium featured in the highly rated 2014 film Next Goal Wins and was used as the national team's training ground in the build-up to the 2011 Pacific Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[17]

Coaching staff

As of July 4, 2019
Position Name
Head coach   Tunoa Lui
Assistant coach   Travis Pita Sinapati
Team manager   Silasila Samuelu
Assistant team manager   Tavita Taumua
Trainer   Talalelei Faalavaau
Equipment curator   Christopher Taimovai

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games.[18]

Caps and goals updated as of July 18, 2019, after the game against Tahiti.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nicky Salapu (captain) (1980-09-13) September 13, 1980 (age 42) 22 0   PanSa East FC
18 1GK Hengihengi Ikuvalu (2002-12-02) December 2, 2002 (age 20) 1 0   Pago Youth
2 2DF Takai Pouli (2000-07-18) July 18, 2000 (age 22) 4 0   Vaiala Tongan
3 2DF Jaiyah Saelua (1988-07-19) July 19, 1988 (age 34) 15 0   Ilaoa and To'omata
4 2DF Ryan Samuelu (1991-02-19) February 19, 1991 (age 31) 9 0   Utulei Youth
5 2DF Ueli Tualaulelei (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 23) 5 0   Pago Youth
13 2DF Matthew Taga'i (2002-03-28) March 28, 2002 (age 20) 2 0   Ilaoa and To'omata
19 2DF Tuaki Latu (2000-07-15) July 15, 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Vaiala Tongan
20 2DF Uasila'a Heleta (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 (age 35) 17 0   Lion Heart
6 3MF Kuresa Taga'i (2000-08-04) August 4, 2000 (age 22) 5 0   Ilaoa and To'omata
7 3MF Austin Kaleopa (2001-11-24) November 24, 2001 (age 21) 5 0   Utulei Youth
8 3MF Roy Ledoux (2000-06-26) June 26, 2000 (age 22) 5 0   Pago Youth
11 3MF Milo Tiatia (2002-02-18) February 18, 2002 (age 20) 5 0   Pago Youth
12 3MF Mark Taga'i (2002-03-28) March 28, 2002 (age 20) 2 0   Ilaoa and To'omata
15 3MF Chris Faamoana (2001-08-02) August 2, 2001 (age 21) 5 1   Pago Youth
21 3MF Puni Samuelu (1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 26) 4 0   Pago Youth
9 4FW Walter Pati (2002-03-31) March 31, 2002 (age 20) 5 1   Pago Youth
10 4FW MJ Faoa-Danielson (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Vaiala Tongan
14 4FW Palauni Tapusoa (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 28) 0 0   Utulei Youth
16 4FW Junior Teoni (2001-02-06) February 6, 2001 (age 21) 1 0
17 4FW King Moe (2002-01-21) January 21, 2002 (age 21) 1 0

Player records

Goalkeeper Nicky Salapu holds the record for the most appearances for American Samoa.[19] 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.[20] Ramin Ott holds the record for most goals for American Samoa after scoring three times in 15 appearances between 2004 and 2015.[21] In total, 10 different players have scored a goal in a FIFA-recognized match for American Samoa.[19]

As of July 18, 2019.[19]

First goal

  • Duane Atuelevao – 12 March 2002 vs. Tonga

Most goals in a match

  • Demetrius Beauchamp – 2 vs. Samoa on 31 August 2015[25]

Team records

  • Biggest victory: 3–0 vs. Wallis and Futuna on 22 August 1983
  • Heaviest defeat: 0–31 vs. Australia on 11 April 2001[26]
  • 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

FIFA World Cup

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 Did not enter Did not enter
2002   Japan
  South Korea		 Did not qualify Group – 5th 4 0 0 4 0 57 [27]
2006   Germany First round group – 5th[A] 4 0 0 4 1 34 [28]
2010   South Africa First round group – 5th[B] 4 0 0 4 1 38 [29]
2014   Brazil First round group – 3rd[C] 3 1 1 1 3 3 [30]
2018   Russia First round group – 2nd[D] 3 2 0 1 6 4 [16]
2022   Qatar Withdrew Withdrew
2026   Canada
  Mexico
  United States		 To be determined To be determined
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 1 14 11 136 —
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

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 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
Year Host Round Pld W D L F A Pos. Pld W D L F A Source
1973 to 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
1996 —[E] Did not qualify Group – 4th[F] 3 0 0 3 3 7 [31]
1998   Australia Group – 5th[G] 4 0 0 4 3 23 [8]
2000   Tahiti Group – 5th[H] 4 0 0 4 2 29 [32]
2002   New Zealand Group – 5th 4 0 0 4 2 29 [33]
2004   Australia Group – 5th[I] 4 0 0 4 1 34 [28]
2008 —[E] Group – 5th[J] 4 0 0 4 1 38 [29]
2012   Solomon Islands Group – 3rd[K] 3 1 1 1 3 3 [30]
2016   Papua New Guinea Group – 2nd[L] 3 2 0 1 6 4 [16]
2020   New Zealand Cancelled Cancelled
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 1 25 21 167 —
Notes
  1. ^
    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

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.[34]

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.[29] The same fate befell American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games as they lost all five games to finish bottom of their group.[35]

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.[36]

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 [34]
1991 to 2003 Did not enter
2007[M]   Samoa Group stage 4 0 0 4 1 38 [29]
2011   New Caledonia 5 0 0 5 0 26 [35]
2015   Papua New Guinea Did not enter[N]
2019   Samoa Group stage 5 0 1 4 2 36 [36]
Total 21 1 1 19 10 148
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

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 only won against Cook Islands and Tonga. American Samoa have by far lost to all of these teams at least once.

Head-to-head record

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.

Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
  Australia 1 0 0 1 0 31 −31 0.00
  Cook Islands 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 25.00
  Fiji 4 0 0 4 0 39 −39 0.00
  Guam 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 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] 10 0 0 10 5 44 −39 0.00
  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0.00
  Tahiti 4 0 0 4 2 40 −38 0.00
  Tonga 9 2 0 7 10 28 −18 22.22
  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 51 4 2 45 30 340 −310 7.84
Source: Results
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.

Performance by competition

Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
FIFA World Cup qualification[N] 18 3 1 14 11 136 −125 16.67
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] 21 1 1 19 10 148 −138 4.76
Source: [37][19]
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
Competitive 50 4 2 44 30 334 −304 8.00
Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0.00
Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 −310 7.84
Source: [37][19]
Notes
  1. ^
    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

Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.

Venue Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Away 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0.00
Neutral 50 4 2 44 30 334 −304 8.00
Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 −310 7.84
Source: [37][19]

See also

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Not to be confused with Samoa national football team This article is about the men s team For the women s team see American Samoa women s national football team The American Samoa national football team Samoan Au soka Amerika Samoa 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 and their head coach is Tunoa Lui 3 American SamoaNickname s The Boys from the TerritoryAssociationFootball Federation American SamoaConfederationOFC Oceania Head coachTunoa LuiCaptainNicky SalapuMost capsNicky Salapu 22 Top scorerRamin Ott 3 Home stadiumPago Park Soccer StadiumFIFA codeASAFirst colorsSecond colorsFIFA rankingCurrent188 December 22 2022 1 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 Contents 1 History 2 Home stadium 3 Coaching staff 3 1 Coaching history 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 5 Player records 5 1 Most capped players 5 2 Top goalscorers 6 Team records 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 OFC Nations Cup 7 3 Pacific Games 8 Records and statistics 8 1 Head to head record 8 2 Performance by competition 8 3 Performance by venue 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditIn 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 defeat of 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 Federation 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 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 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 Home stadium Edit Pago Park Soccer Stadium American Samoa s home ground is the Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago however the team has never played a home match in its history 5 The stadium featured in the highly rated 2014 film Next Goal Wins and was used as the national team s training ground in the build up to the 2011 Pacific Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 17 Coaching staff EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message As of July 4 2019Position NameHead coach Tunoa LuiAssistant coach Travis Pita SinapatiTeam manager Silasila SamueluAssistant team manager Tavita TaumuaTrainer Talalelei FaalavaauEquipment curator Christopher TaimovaiCoaching history Edit Tiwo Kummings 2000 Anthony Langkilde 2001 Tunoa Lui 2001 2002 Ian Crook 2004 Nathan Mease 2007 David Brand 2007 2010 Iofi Lalogafuafua 2011 Thomas Rongen 2011 Larry Mana o 2015 2019 Tunoa Lui 2019 present Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following players were called up for the 2019 Pacific Games 18 Caps and goals updated as of July 18 2019 after the game against Tahiti No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Nicky Salapu captain 1980 09 13 September 13 1980 age 42 22 0 PanSa East FC18 1 GK Hengihengi Ikuvalu 2002 12 02 December 2 2002 age 20 1 0 Pago Youth2 2 DF Takai Pouli 2000 07 18 July 18 2000 age 22 4 0 Vaiala Tongan3 2 DF Jaiyah Saelua 1988 07 19 July 19 1988 age 34 15 0 Ilaoa and To omata4 2 DF Ryan Samuelu 1991 02 19 February 19 1991 age 31 9 0 Utulei Youth5 2 DF Ueli Tualaulelei 1999 08 02 2 August 1999 age 23 5 0 Pago Youth13 2 DF Matthew Taga i 2002 03 28 March 28 2002 age 20 2 0 Ilaoa and To omata19 2 DF Tuaki Latu 2000 07 15 July 15 2000 age 22 2 0 Vaiala Tongan20 2 DF Uasila a Heleta 1987 02 27 February 27 1987 age 35 17 0 Lion Heart6 3 MF Kuresa Taga i 2000 08 04 August 4 2000 age 22 5 0 Ilaoa and To omata7 3 MF Austin Kaleopa 2001 11 24 November 24 2001 age 21 5 0 Utulei Youth8 3 MF Roy Ledoux 2000 06 26 June 26 2000 age 22 5 0 Pago Youth11 3 MF Milo Tiatia 2002 02 18 February 18 2002 age 20 5 0 Pago Youth12 3 MF Mark Taga i 2002 03 28 March 28 2002 age 20 2 0 Ilaoa and To omata15 3 MF Chris Faamoana 2001 08 02 August 2 2001 age 21 5 1 Pago Youth21 3 MF Puni Samuelu 1996 08 16 August 16 1996 age 26 4 0 Pago Youth9 4 FW Walter Pati 2002 03 31 March 31 2002 age 20 5 1 Pago Youth10 4 FW MJ Faoa Danielson 2000 04 13 April 13 2000 age 22 3 0 Vaiala Tongan14 4 FW Palauni Tapusoa 1994 02 01 February 1 1994 age 28 0 0 Utulei Youth16 4 FW Junior Teoni 2001 02 06 February 6 2001 age 21 1 017 4 FW King Moe 2002 01 21 January 21 2002 age 21 1 0Player records EditGoalkeeper Nicky Salapu holds the record for the most appearances for American Samoa 19 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 20 Ramin Ott holds the record for most goals for American Samoa after scoring three times in 15 appearances between 2004 and 2015 21 In total 10 different players have scored a goal in a FIFA recognized match for American Samoa 19 As of July 18 2019 19 Most capped players Edit Rank Name Caps Goals Position Career1 Nicky Salapu 22 0 GK 2001 20192 Uasi Heleta 16 0 DF 2004 20193 Ramin Ott 15 3 FW 2004 20154 Jaiyah Saelua 14 0 DF 2004 20195 Travis Pita Sinapati 12 0 DF 2001 20076 Natia Natia 9 1 MF 2004 20117 Maika Molesi 8 0 DF 2004 2007Ryan Samuelu 8 0 DF 2015 2019Pesamino Victor 8 0 DF 2007 2011 Source 22 Youngest player Jaiyah Saelua 15 years 300 days vs Fiji on 15 May 2004 23 Oldest player Nicky Salapu 38 years 308 days vs Tahiti on 18 July 2019 24 Top goalscorers Edit Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career1 Ramin Ott 3 15 0 2 2004 20152 Demetrius Beauchamp 2 4 0 25 2015Justin Mana o 2 7 0 29 2011 2015Shalom Luani 2 8 0 25 2011 First goal Duane Atuelevao 12 March 2002 vs TongaMost goals in a match Demetrius Beauchamp 2 vs Samoa on 31 August 2015 25 Team records EditBiggest victory 3 0 vs Wallis and Futuna on 22 August 1983 Heaviest defeat 0 31 vs Australia on 11 April 2001 26 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 2011Competitive record EditFIFA World Cup Edit 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 QualificationYear Host Round Pld W D L F A Pos Pld W D L F A Source1930 to 1998 Did not enter Did not enter2002 Japan South Korea Did not qualify Group 5th 4 0 0 4 0 57 27 2006 Germany First round group 5th A 4 0 0 4 1 34 28 2010 South Africa First round group 5th B 4 0 0 4 1 38 29 2014 Brazil First round group 3rd C 3 1 1 1 3 3 30 2018 Russia First round group 2nd D 3 2 0 1 6 4 16 2022 Qatar Withdrew Withdrew2026 Canada Mexico United States To be determined To be determinedTotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 1 14 11 136 Notes A The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup 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 C The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup D The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup OFC Nations Cup Edit 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 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 QualificationYear Host Round Pld W D L F A Pos Pld W D L F A Source1973 to 1980 Did not enter Did not enter1996 E Did not qualify Group 4th F 3 0 0 3 3 7 31 1998 Australia Group 5th G 4 0 0 4 3 23 8 2000 Tahiti Group 5th H 4 0 0 4 2 29 32 2002 New Zealand Group 5th 4 0 0 4 2 29 33 2004 Australia Group 5th I 4 0 0 4 1 34 28 2008 E Group 5th J 4 0 0 4 1 38 29 2012 Solomon Islands Group 3rd K 3 1 1 1 3 3 30 2016 Papua New Guinea Group 2nd L 3 2 0 1 6 4 16 2020 New Zealand Cancelled CancelledTotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3 1 25 21 167 Notes E There was no fixed host for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup or the 2008 OFC Nations Cup F The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup G The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup H The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup I The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup 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 K The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup L The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Pacific Games Edit 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 34 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 29 The same fate befell American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games as they lost all five games to finish bottom of their group 35 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 36 Pacific GamesYear Host Round Pld W D L F A Source1963 to 1979 Did not enter1983 Western Samoa Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 6 4 1987 New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 1 42 34 1991 to 2003 Did not enter2007 M Samoa Group stage 4 0 0 4 1 38 29 2011 New Caledonia 5 0 0 5 0 26 35 2015 Papua New Guinea Did not enter N 2019 Samoa Group stage 5 0 1 4 2 36 36 Total 21 1 1 19 10 148Notes 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 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 EditMain 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 only won against Cook Islands and Tonga American Samoa have by far lost to all of these teams at least once Head to head record Edit 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 Up to matches played on 18 July 2019 Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT Australia 1 0 0 1 0 31 31 0 00 Cook Islands 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 25 00 Fiji 4 0 0 4 0 39 39 0 00 Guam 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 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 10 0 0 10 5 44 39 0 00 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 1 29 28 0 00 Tahiti 4 0 0 4 2 40 38 0 00 Tonga 9 2 0 7 10 28 18 22 22 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 00Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 310 7 84Source ResultsNotes Includes results as Western Samoa Performance by competition Edit Up to matches played on 18 July 2019 Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCTFIFA World Cup qualification N 18 3 1 14 11 136 125 16 67OFC Nations Cup qualification N 29 3 1 25 21 167 146 10 34Polynesia Cup N 11 0 0 11 8 59 51 0 00Pacific Games N 21 1 1 19 10 148 138 4 76Source 37 19 Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCTCompetitive 50 4 2 44 30 334 304 8 00Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 0 00Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 310 7 84Source 37 19 Notes 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 Edit Up to matches played on 18 July 2019 Venue Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCTHome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Away 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 0 00Neutral 50 4 2 44 30 334 304 8 00Total 51 4 2 45 30 340 310 7 84Source 37 19 See also EditAmerican Samoa national under 23 football team American Samoa national under 20 football team American Samoa national under 17 football team American Samoa women s national football team American Samoa women s national under 17 football teamReferences Edit The FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking FIFA December 22 2022 Retrieved December 22 2022 Elo rankings change 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Cup 2006 Qualifying RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b c d Priadko Aleks August 20 2015 South Pacific Games 2007 Samoa RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b Stokkermans Karel Andres Juan Pablo Lugo Erik Francisco November 16 2017 World Cup 2014 Qualifying RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 Morrison Neil October 20 2001 Polynesian Cup 1994 RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 Zlotkowski Andre March 21 2004 Polynesian Cup 2000 RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 Zlotkowski Andre Morrison Neil March 21 2004 Oceanian Nations Cup 2002 RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b Garin Erik January 19 2017 South Pacific Games 1987 New Caledonia RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b Morrison Neil Schoggl Hans January 18 2018 Pacific Games 2011 New Caledonia RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b Di Maggio Roberto August 21 2019 Pacific Games 2019 Samoa RSSSF Retrieved December 2 2020 a b c American Samoa List of International Matches RSSSF External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Samoa 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