Nickname(s) | The Cooks |
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Association | Cook Islands Football Association |
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Head coach | Matt Calcott |
Captain | Keegan Inia |
Top scorer | Dwayne Tiputoa (5) |
FIFA code | COK |
First international | |
Tonga 1 - 1 Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 15, 2001) |
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Biggest win | |
Cook Islands 5 - 0 American Samoa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; June 27, 2016) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Australia 8 - 1 Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001) |
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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.
Cook Islands have only won one game so far. A 2-0 awarded win against Samoa.
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.
Jess Ibrom - Technical Advisor
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.