Samoa national under-17 football team

The Samoa national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation Samoa.

Samoa U17

Association	Football Federation Samoa
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Martin Tamasese
Captain	Willie Sauiluma
Most caps	Willie Sauiluma (9)
Top scorer	Falaniko Nanumea (7)
Home stadium	National Stadium
FIFA code	SAM
First colours Second colours
First international
Solomon Islands 4 – 0 Western Samoa (New Zealand; April 14, 1997)
Biggest win
Tonga 0 – 9 Samoa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; July 20, 2018)
Biggest defeat
Solomon Islands 12 – 0 Samoa (Pirae, Tahiti; February 18, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1997)
Best result	Group Stage, 6 times

History

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1985 to 1995	Did not Participate
1997 to 2003	Did not Qualify
2005	Withdrew
2007 to 2011	Did not Participate
2013 to 2019	Did not Qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC U-17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983 to 1995	Did not Participate
1997	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0
1999	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	4	13	−9	3
& 2001	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	5	17	−12	3
&& 2003	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	3	10	−7	3
2005	Withdrew
2007 to 2011	Did not Participate
& 2013	Preliminary Round	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
& 2015	Group Stage	5	1	0	4	7	22	−15	3
& 2017	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	6	27	−21	7
& 2018	Group Stage	6	3	1	2	26	12	+14	10
Total	Group Stage	35	10	3	22	57	118	-61	33

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship from 9 to 22 September 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Semu Faimata	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003	5	0	Kiwi
21	1GK	Steve Vainalepa	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002	1	0	Faleasiu
2	2DF	Eli Satuala	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002	5	0	BSL Vaitele Uta
3	2DF	Posiano Fuatogi	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002	0	0	Ellerslie AFC
4	2DF	Tavita To'o	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002	6	0	Kiwi
5	2DF	Fetuao Belcher	(2003-05-01) 1 May 2003	6	3	Havelock North Wanderers
12	2DF	Tony Amituanai	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002	5	0	Moaula United
15	2DF	Alex Falelua	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002	5	0	Faleasiu
18	2DF	Michael Leatutu	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002	3	0	Minto Stingers
	3MF	Samu Galu Tauasa	(2002-05-07) May 7, 2002	3	0	Moaula United
6	3MF	Kawasaki Saofaiga	(2002-03-04) March 4, 2002	6	3	Lepea
8	3MF	Bitner Tafili	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003	2	0	Lupe o le Soaga
9	3MF	Falaniko Nanumea	(2002-01-17) January 17, 2002	10	7	Kiwi
10	3MF	John Tumua	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003	6	2	Vaipuna
13	3MF	Jensen Fa'afua	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002	1	0	Ellerslie AFC
14	3MF	Isaako Sione	(2002-02-26) 26 February 2002	5	0	Lupe o le Soaga
19	3MF	Stanley Leavai	(2003-04-18) April 18, 2003	1	0	Fa'atoia United
7	4FW	Lotial Mano	(2002-01-15) January 15, 2002	11	5	Kiwi
11	4FW	Jarvis Filimalae	(2003-04-20) April 20, 2003	6	7	Kiwi
16	4FW	Denny Cheshire	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002	2	0	Moamoa Rovers
17	4FW	Alman Kwan	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003	1	0	Vaivase-Tai

Results and Fixtures

2016

Samoa  v  American Samoa

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Samoa	3–0	American Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00	Sauiluma  4' Tumua  68', 73'	Report		Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 500[1] Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)

Tonga  v  Samoa

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	1–1	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00	Kau  71'	Report	Mano  3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 350[2] Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Cook Islands  v  Samoa

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0–2	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	Savelio  90+1' Sauiluma  90+4'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300[3] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

2017

Samoa  v  New Zealand

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Samoa	0–11	New Zealand	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00		Report	Spragg  5', 20', 40', 90+4' Ebbinge  10' Sinclair  21' Palmer  67', 70', 90+3' Whyte  86' Mata  89'	Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 527 Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Fiji  v  Samoa

15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Fiji	3–0	Samoa	Pirae, Tahiti
19:00	Matalau  9' Dau  17', 62'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 800 Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Solomon Islands  v  Samoa

18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Solomon Islands	12–0	Samoa	Pirae, Tahiti
16:00	Mekawir  9', 19', 30' Toata  29' Kaoni  45+4', 67', 80', 88' Keana  53', 65' Allen  57', 79'	Report		Stadium: Stade Pater Attendance: 300 Referee:

2018

Samoa  v  Cook Islands

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Samoa	3-0	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Filimalae  37', 75' Belcher  45'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

American Samoa  v  Samoa

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	American Samoa	3-10	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00	Taumua  41' (pen.), 45' Lauvao  70' (pen.)	Report	Saofaiga  3', 8' Tumua Leo  14', 74' Nanumea  22', 44' Mano  77' (pen.) Belcher  90' Filimalae  90', 90+6'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Tonga  v  Samoa

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage	Tonga	0-9	Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00		Report	Nanumea  8' (pen.), 30', 37', 45+1', 75' Belcher  22' Saofaiga  23' Filimalae  39' Mano  52'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Samoa  v  Fiji

10 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Samoa	2-3	Fiji	Honiara, Solomon Islands
12:00[note 1]	Mano  7', 18'	Report	Kumar  45+2' Sela  63', 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)

Samoa  v  New Caledonia

13 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Samoa	1-1	New Caledonia	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Filimalae  44'	Report	Kutran  23'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

Tahiti  v  Samoa

16 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group Stage	Tahiti	5-1	Samoa	Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00	Hanere  11' Labaste  45+4' (pen.), 50' Gitton  45+6', 55'	Report	Filimalae  2'	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

List Of Coaches

• Malo Vaga (2013)
• Desmond Fa'aiuaso (2015–2017)
• Martin Tamasese (2018–)

Notes

1. Kick-off of the match between Samoa and Fiji was delayed from 10:00 to 12:00 due to Samoa's disrupted flight schedule.[4]

References

1. "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa – American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.
2. "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
3. "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
4. "Change to Group B kick-off time". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2018.

External links

• Samoa Football Federation official website