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
AssociationFootball Federation Samoa
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coach Martin Tamasese
CaptainWillie Sauiluma
Most capsWillie Sauiluma (9)
Top scorerFalaniko Nanumea (7)
Home stadiumNational Stadium
FIFA codeSAM
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
Appearances0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup 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-00000000

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 1995Did not Participate
1997Group Stage3003011−110
1999Group Stage4103413−93
& 2001Group Stage4103517−123
&& 2003Group Stage4103310−73
2005Withdrew
2007 to 2011Did not Participate
& 2013Preliminary Round31116604
& 2015Group Stage5104722−153
& 2017Group Stage6213627−217
& 2018Group Stage63122612+1410
TotalGroup Stage351032257118-6133

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
4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipSamoa 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)
6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipTonga 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)
8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipCook 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
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipSamoa 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)
15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipFiji 3–0 Samoa Pirae, Tahiti
19:00 Matalau  9'
Dau  17', 62'		 Report Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 800
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 2017 OFC U-17 ChampionshipSolomon 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
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stageSamoa 3-0 Cook Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00
Report Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center
Attendance: 100
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stageAmerican 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)
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stageTonga 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)
10 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group StageSamoa 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)
13 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group StageSamoa 1-1 New Caledonia Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00
Report
  • Kutran  23'
 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
16 September 2018 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Group StageTahiti 5-1 Samoa Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00
  • Hanere  11'
  • Labaste  45+4' (pen.), 50'
  • Gitton  45+6', 55'
 Report
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)

List Of Coaches

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]
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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.
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