American Samoa national under-20 football team explained

American Samoa U20
Badge:Flag of American Samoa.svg
Fifa Trigramme:ASA
Nickname:The Boys from the territory
Association:Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS)
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
Coach: Tunoa Lui
Asst Manager:Talalelei Faalavaau
Captain:Gabriel Taumua
Most Caps:Paul Collins (8)
Top Scorer:Roy Ledoux
Taalenuu Faavi
Ismael Herrera
Sinisa Tua
Steven Fiso (1)
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Largest Win:None
Largest Loss: 0–23
(Apia, Samoa; 15 August 1998)
Regional Name:OFC U-20 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:6 (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Regional Cup Best:Sixth place (2014)
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The American Samoa national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of American Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa.

History

The American Samoa national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 6 times (1998, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022). The team has never won a game yet. A 1–1 draw against Papua New Guinea in 2014 has been their best result so far.In 2011, the team scored 2 goals, the highest scoring at a tournament so far.

OFC

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.

OFC U-19 ChampionshipQualification record
YearRound
1974Did not enterNo qualification
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1997
1998Group stage3003046
2001Did not enter
2002
2005
2007
2008
2011Group stage3003217
2013Did not enter
2014Sixth place5014123
2016Did not qualify3012111
2018300317
2022Group stage3003019No qualification
2024Did not qualify3000511
TotalGroup stage14011331059018729

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship from 7 to 20 September 2022. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 14 September 2022 before the game against the Cook Islands.

Pre-Squad

Fixtures and Results

2018

See also