Английская Википедия:American Samoa national football team
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The American Samoa men's national football team (Шаблон:Lang-sm) 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.[1]
History
Early 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 victory against Wallis and Futuna however, they were eliminated from the competition at the group stage following a 3–2 loss to Tonga on August 24.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
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.[5] 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.[3][4][6]
World record for the worst loss in international matches
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.[7] 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.[8]
Stagnation
Since joining FIFA, the team has been regarded as one of the world's weakest teams[9] and were, until November 2011, the joint-lowest ranked national team in the FIFA World ranking.[10]
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.[3][9][11]
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.[12][13] 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.[3][14]
After playing in the 2019 Pacific Games, American Samoa was removed from the FIFA World Rankings after it had not played a match in over four years. This hiatus was caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the team out of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the cancellation of the 2020 OFC Nations Cup. American Samoa would finally compete again at the 2023 Pacific Games.[15]
Players
American Samoa has struggled in part because of its small player pool. American Samoans are United States nationals but not automatically United States citizens, therefore not processing a US passport. Because of the regulations for some competitions such as the Pacific Games, American Samoan players must have a US passport to compete which limits the number of players who are eligible. This puts the team at a disadvantage to other Pacific territories that can draw from citizens of the country with which they are affiliated, such as in the case of Tahiti being able to call up players from Metropolitan France. Other limiting factors include players moving off island for work or to attend university and a preference by local athletes for more American sports such as baseball.[16]
Team image
Home stadium
American Samoa's home ground is the Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago with a 2,000 capacity. However, American Samoa has never played a home match at the senior level in its history.[3] 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] Matches at the stadium must be concluded before 6:30pm because of a village curfew which limits noise and prevents the installation of floodlighting. For this reason, the association began planning a new facility in Tafuna in 2023. FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised the association $5 million for the project during his visit around Oceania in summer of that year.[18]
Results and fixtures
2023
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2024
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Ruben Luvu |
| Assistant coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Maiava |
| Team manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Silasila Samuelu |
| Physicotherapist | Шаблон:Flagicon Uaealesi Malaga |
| Goalkeeper coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Augustine Grey |
Coaching history
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tiwo Kummings (2000)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Langkilde (2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tunoa Lui (2001–2002)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Crook (2004)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nathan Mease (2007)
- Шаблон:Flagicon David Brand (2007–2010)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Iofi Lalogafuafua (2011)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Rongen (2011)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Larry Mana'o (2015–2019)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tunoa Lui (2019-2023)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ruben Luvu (2023-)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2023 Pacific Games.[20]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2023, after the game against Tonga.
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Player records
Goalkeeper Nicky Salapu holds the record for the most appearances for American Samoa.[21] 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.[22] Ramin Ott holds the record for most goals for American Samoa after scoring three times in 15 appearances between 2004 and 2015.[23] In total, 10 different players have scored a goal in a FIFA-recognized match for American Samoa.[21]
Most appearances
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Salapu | 22 | 0 | GK | 2001–2019 |
| 2 | Uasi Heleta | 16 | 0 | DF | 2004–2019 |
| 3 | Ramin Ott | 15 | 3 | FW | 2004–2015 |
| 4 | Jaiyah Saelua | 14 | 0 | DF | 2004–2019 |
| 5 | Travis Pita Sinapati | 12 | 0 | DF | 2001–2007 |
| 6 | Roy Ledoux | 9 | 0 | DF | 2018–present |
| Natia Natia | 9 | 1 | MF | 2004–2011 | |
| 8 | Austin Kaleopa | 8 | 0 | MF | 2019–present |
| Maika Molesi | 8 | 0 | DF | 2004–2007 | |
| Ryan Samuelu | 8 | 0 | DF | 2015–2019 | |
| Pesamino Victor | 8 | 0 | DF | 2007–2011 |
Youngest player
- Jaiyah Saelua – 15 years 300 days vs. Fiji on 15 May 2004[24]
Oldest player
- Nicky Salapu – 38 years 308 days vs. Tahiti on 18 July 2019[25]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Average | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| 1 | Ramin Ott | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 2004–2015 |
| 2 | Demetrius Beauchamp | 2 | 4 | 0.25 | 2015 |
| Justin Mana'o | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2011–2015 | |
| Shalom Luani | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 2011 |
First goal
- Duane Atuelevao – 12 March 2002 vs. Tonga
Most goals in a match
Team records
- Biggest victory: 3–0 vs. Wallis and Futuna on 22 August 1983
- Heaviest defeat: 0–31 vs. Australia on 11 April 2001[27]
- 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,[5] 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.[14]
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Source | |
| 1930 to 1998 | colspan=7Шаблон:N/a | colspan=8Шаблон:N/a | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:Flag |
colspan=7 rowspan=5Шаблон:N/a | Group – 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | [28] | |||||||
| 2006 | Шаблон:Flag | First round group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | [29] | ||||||||
| 2010 | Шаблон:Flag | First round group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [30] | ||||||||
| 2014 | Шаблон:Flag | First round group – 3rdШаблон:Cref2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [31] | ||||||||
| 2018 | Шаблон:Flag | First round group – 2ndШаблон:Cref2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [14] | ||||||||
| 2022 | Шаблон:Flag | colspan=7 Шаблон:N/a | colspan=8 Шаблон:N/a | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:Flag |
colspan=7 rowspan=3 Шаблон:Pending | colspan=8 rowspan=3 Шаблон:Pending | ||||||||||||||
| 2030 | Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:Flag | ||||||||||||||||
| 2034 | Шаблон:Flag | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 136 | — | ||||
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OFC Nations Cup
Before becoming full members of OFC in 1998,[5] 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.[6]
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 | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Source | |
| 1973 to 1980 | colspan=7Шаблон:N/a | colspan=8Шаблон:N/a | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Шаблон:N/aШаблон:Cref2 | colspan=7 rowspan=8Шаблон:N/a | Group – 4thШаблон:Cref2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | [32] | |||||||
| 1998 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | [6] | ||||||||
| 2000 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | [33] | ||||||||
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | [34] | ||||||||
| 2004 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | [29] | ||||||||
| 2008 | Шаблон:N/aШаблон:Cref2 | Group – 5thШаблон:Cref2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [30] | ||||||||
| 2012 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 3rdШаблон:Cref2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [31] | ||||||||
| 2016 | Шаблон:Flag | Group – 2ndШаблон:Cref2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [14] | ||||||||
| 2024 | Шаблон:Flag | colspan=7Шаблон:N/a | colspan=8Шаблон:N/a | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 167 | — | ||||
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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.[2] American Samoa would go onto enter the 1987 edition where they were again eliminated in the group stage, losing all four of their matches.[35]
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.[30] The same fate befell American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games as they lost all five games to finish bottom of their group.[36]
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.[37]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Source |
| 1963 to 1979 | colspan=8Шаблон:N/a | ||||||||
| 1983 | Шаблон:Flag | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | [2] |
| 1987 | Шаблон:Flag | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | [35] | |
| 1991 to 2003 | colspan=8Шаблон:N/a | ||||||||
| 2007Шаблон:Cref2 | Шаблон:Flag | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | [30] |
| 2011 | Шаблон:Flag | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | [36] | |
| 2015 | Шаблон:Flag | colspan=8Шаблон:N/aШаблон:Cref2 | |||||||
| 2019 | Шаблон:Flag | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36 | [37] |
| 2023 | Шаблон:Flag | Placement matches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 179 | |||
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Records and statistics
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. {{#lst:American Samoa national football team results|Record by opponent}}
Performance by competition
Up to matches played on 18 July 2019. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_positions=n |ranking_style=wperc |sortable_table=yes |team_header=Competition
|team1=WCQ|name_WCQ=FIFA World Cup qualificationШаблон:Cref2 |team2=ONC|name_ONC=OFC Nations Cup qualificationШаблон:Cref2 |team3=PNC|name_PNC=Polynesia CupШаблон:Cref2 |team4=PAG|name_PAG=Pacific GamesШаблон:Cref2
|win_WCQ=3|draw_WCQ=1|loss_WCQ=14|gf_WCQ=11|ga_WCQ=136 |win_ONC=3|draw_ONC=1|loss_ONC=25|gf_ONC=21|ga_ONC=167 |win_PNC=0|draw_PNC=0|loss_PNC=11|gf_PNC=8 |ga_PNC=59 |win_PAG=1|draw_PAG=1|loss_PAG=19|gf_PAG=10|ga_PAG=148
|update=complete|source=[38][21] }}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_positions=n |ranking_style=wperc |show_totals=yes |sortable_table=yes |team_header=Competition
|team1=COM|name_COM=Competitive |team2=FRI|name_FRI=Friendlies
|win_COM=4|draw_COM=2|loss_COM=44|gf_COM=30|ga_COM=334 |win_FRI=0|draw_FRI=0|loss_FRI=1 |gf_FRI=0 |ga_FRI=6
|update=complete|source=[38][21] }}
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Performance by venue
Up to matches played on 18 July 2019. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_positions=n |ranking_style=wperc |show_totals=yes |sortable_table=yes |team_header=Venue
|team1=HOM|name_HOM=Home |team2=AWA|name_AWA=Away |team3=NEU|name_NEU=Neutral
|win_HOM=0|draw_HOM=0|loss_HOM=0 |gf_HOM=0 |ga_HOM=0 |win_AWA=0|draw_AWA=0|loss_AWA=1 |gf_AWA=0 |ga_AWA=6 |win_NEU=4|draw_NEU=2|loss_NEU=44|gf_NEU=30|ga_NEU=334
|update=complete|source=[38][21] }}
See also
- American 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 team
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website
- American Samoa at OFC
- American Samoa at FIFA
- List of American Samoa Internationals up to 2004
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