Samoa women's national football team
Association | Football Federation Samoa |
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) |
Head coach | Juan Chang |
FIFA code | SAM |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | NR (16 August 2024)[1] |
Highest | 93 (March 2009) |
Lowest | 115 (July 2019) |
First international | |
(Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998) | |
Biggest win | |
(Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2019) | |
Biggest defeat | |
(Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998) | |
OFC Women's Nations Cup | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1998) |
Best result | Fourth place (2003, 2022) |
The Samoa women's national football team represents Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa.
History
[edit]The team contested the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia,[2] winning silver.[3]
The team topped Group A in the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup after defeating both Tonga and the Cook Islands.[4]
Coaching staff
[edit]Current technical staff
[edit]- As of 7 October 2023
Position | |
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Head coach | Juan Chang Urrea |
Assistant coach | |
Team Manager | |
Goal Keeper Coach | |
International Scout | |
International Scout |
Manager history
[edit]- Juan Chang Urrea(2023-)
Paul Ifill
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Void or postponed Fixture
2023
[edit]18 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games GS | Tahiti | 2–3 | | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
24 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games GS | Samoa | 4–1 | | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
27 November 2023 2023 Pacific Games SF | Papua New Guinea | 5–1 | | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands) |
1 December 2023 2023 Pacific Games 3rd place | Samoa | 1–3 | | Honiara,Solomon Islands |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands) |
2024
[edit]7 February 2024 2024 Summer Olympic Qualification | Papua New Guinea | 1-1 | | Apia, Samoa |
17:00 UTC+13 |
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Report |
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Stadium: FFS football stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti) |
10 February 2024 2024 Summer Olympic Qualification | American Samoa | 1–7 | | Apia, Samoa |
12:00 UTC+13 |
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Report | Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 2) Attendance: 100 Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia) |
13 February 2024 OFC Olympic Qualifying | Tonga | 0–2 | | Apia, Samoa |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Attendance: 500 Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) |
16 February 2024 OFC Olympic Qualifying | Solomon Islands | 2–0 | | Apia |
13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: FFS Football Stadium (Field 1) Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia) |
Players
[edit]A player is eligible to represent Samoa if they have a Samoan parent or grandparent.[5] In 2021 Samoa held trials in Auckland, New Zealand to identify players from the diaspora who could represent it.[6] It also identified potential players in the United States and Europe.[7] In 2022 the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Samoa-based players being excluded in favour of diaspora players.[8]
Current squad
[edit]- The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament between 7 and 19 February 2024.[9]
Caps and goals updated as of 1 August 2022, after the match against Solomon Islands.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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13 | GK | Angelique Tuisamoa | 3 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | DF | Shontelle Stevens | 10 September 1995 | 5 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Alisa Tuatagaloa | 8 May 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Lianna Soifua | 6 September 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Jaedeci Uluvii | 2 June 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Sariah Taeoalii | 5 July 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | Monique Fischer | |||||
9 | FW | Torijan Lyne-Lewis | 15 June 1995 | 4 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Jayda Stewart | 8 March 2002 | 5 | 5 | |
Xeyana Salanoa | ||||||
Xevani Salanoa | ||||||
Leah Manuleleua | ||||||
Khelistar Murray | ||||||
Arianna Skeers | ||||||
Lily Catherine Dowsing | ||||||
Sasjah Vikolia Dade | ||||||
Alexandria Ape-Paia | ||||||
Grace Taeoalii | ||||||
Jordyn Sagapolutele | ||||||
Xehlia Salanoa | ||||||
Malia Jessop | ||||||
Repeka Asofa |
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Faith Lilli Moa | 3 February 2004 | 5 | 0 | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |
MF | Paige Mccloskey | 26 January 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |
MF | Iole Avenoso | 27 January 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |
Leiloa Fesolai | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |||||
Eve Stuart | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |||||
Shylah Balla-Ateli | 2023 Pacific Games GS | |||||
Faaitaita Iakopo | 2023 Pacific Games GS |
Competitive record
[edit]OFC Women's Nations Cup
[edit]OFC Women's Nations Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | ||
Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | ||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
Total | 4/12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 83 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pacific Games
[edit]Pacific Games | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
Did not enter | |||||||||
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | ||
Did not enter | |||||||||
Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | ||
Second Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | ||
Total | Second Place | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
See also
[edit]- Sport in Samoa
- Football in Samoa
- Women's football in Samoa
- Football in Samoa
- Samoa women's national under-20 football team
- Samoa women's national under-17 football team
- Samoa women's national futsal team
- Samoa women's national under-18 futsal team
- Samoa men's national football team
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Soli Wilson (8 June 2019). "Football Pacific Games squad announced". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoan Women's Football takes silver medal second to great footballers to PNG". Football Federation Samoa. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Karalaini Tavi (20 July 2022). "Samoa tops Group A after win over Cook Islands". FBC News. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Jax Tran Van (13 August 2021). "Samoa to keep drawing on the diaspora". Pasifika Sisters. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Richard Ewart (11 August 2021). "Samoa women's soccer coach convinced there is unearthed talent in the diaspora". ABC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "New Samoa women's football coach dreaming of World Cup debut". RNZ. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Richard Ewart (3 June 2022). "Stranded home based players unlikely to feature in Samoa's OFC Nations Cup quest". ABC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW – SAMOA