Association | Football Federation Samoa |
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Head coach | Paul Ualesi |
Captain | Faalavelvae Matagi |
Top scorer | Pago Tunupopo (4) |
FIFA code | SAM |
First international | |
Western Samoa 0 - 5 Papua New Guinea (Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988) |
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Biggest win | |
American Samoa 0 - 5 Samoa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016) |
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Biggest defeat | |
New Zealand 16 - 0 Western Samoa (Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988) |
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World Cup | |
Appearances | 0 |
OFC U20 Championship | |
Appearances | 8 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016) |
Best result | Group Stage |
The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia. It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.
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.
Caps and goals updated as of 28 June 2016 after the game against Tonga.