| Samoa | |
| Badge: | Football Federation Samoa logo.svg |
| Badge Size: | 265px |
| Association: | Football Federation Samoa |
| Confederation: | OFC (Oceania) |
| Coach: | Ryan Stewart |
| Captain: | Andrew Setefano |
| Most Caps: | Andrew Setefano (23) |
| Top Scorer: | Desmond Fa'aiuaso (9) |
| Home Stadium: | National Soccer Stadium |
| Fifa Trigramme: | SAM |
| Fifa Max: | 146 |
| Fifa Max Date: | December 2007 |
| Fifa Min: | 204 |
| Fifa Min Date: | November 2011 |
| Elo Max: | 182 |
| Elo Max Date: | 1979 |
| Elo Min: | 224 |
| Elo Min Date: | September 2015 |
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| First Game: | (Suva, Fiji; 31 August 1979) |
| Largest Win: | 10–0 (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 20 November 2023) |
| Largest Loss: | 13–0 (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 13 July 1981) |
| Regional Name: | OFC Nations Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2012 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Group stage (2012, 2016, 2024) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Pacific Games |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 5 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1979 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (1983) |
The Samoa men's national association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J. S. Blatter Soccer Stadium in Apia. It was known as the Western Samoa national football team until 1997.
Although they had not taken part in the first five editions of the South Pacific Games, their geographical proximity to Fiji, host of 1979 South Pacific Games, allowed them to participate for the first time. They lost both group stage matches to Wallis and Futuna 3–1 and Solomon Islands 12–0. Four years later, as hosts of the 1983 edition, they beat American Samoa 3–1, drew 3–3 with Tonga and fell again to Wallis and Futuna, but the results allowed them to advance to the next round. In the quarterfinals, Tahiti eliminated them by beating them 2–0.
Samoa entered qualification for the 1988 Summer Olympics however they were defeated by New Zealand over two legs, losing 7–0 at home before being defeated 12–0 in Auckland. In the playoffs for the next round, Samoa lost to Taiwan 5–0 and were eliminated.
In 1994 they hosted the first edition of the Polynesia Cup, where they beat American Samoa, tied with Tonga and lost to Tahiti to finish in third position. In 1998 they were third again, coming within a point of the Cook Islands in second. Samoa returned to finish third again in the 2000 edition by beating Tonga and American Samoa, but losing to the Cook Islands and Tahiti.
After four tournaments absent, they returned in the 2007 South Pacific Games as hosts. They managed six points by beating Tonga and American Samoa again, but were eliminated after losing to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
In 2011, they hosted the OFC Nations Cup qualifying tournament. There, they beat the Cook Islands 3–2, drew 1–1 with Tonga and defeated American Samoa 1–0 to qualify for the first time in their history. At the championship proper, they were beaten 10–1 by Tahiti, 5–0 by Vanuatu and 9–0 by New Caledonia.
In the 2016 qualifiers, they beat American Samoa 3–2 and lost 1–0 to the Cook Islands. In their final game, the Samoan team defeated Tonga 3–0 and qualified on goal difference, because of American Samoa's 2–0 win over the Cookian team. At the tournament, which took place in Papua New Guinea, the Samoan team lost 4–0 to Tahiti, 7–0 to New Caledonia and 8–0 to the local team. Therefore, they finished in last place in their group without a single point.
During 2024 qualifying, Samoa qualified for the final tournament after a 4-1 win over Tonga, and a 1-0 win against Cook Islands. Samoa were then eliminated from the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup after a 2-0 defeat to Tahiti, a 9-1 defeat against co-hosts Fiji, and a 2-1 defeat against Papua New Guinea; this ensured their elimination as Samoa placed fourth in Group B after conceding thirteen goals without a single point.
| Kit supplier[1] | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| ? | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2007–2013 | ||
| 2015–2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2019– |
See main article: Samoa national football team results and Western Samoa national football team results. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Ryan Stewart | |
| Assistant coach |  Alastair McLae | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Joseph Kapisi | |
| Team manager | Saolotoga Pula | |
| Technical adviser | Jess Ibrom | |
| Gear manager | Bevan Kapisi | |
| International Scout | Alastair McLae | |
| International Scout | Russ Gurr |
Vic Fernandez (2001–2002) Scott Easthope (2016–2018) Matt Calcott (2021–2022)The following players were called up for the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2024, after the game against Papua New Guinea.
Players in bold are still active with Samoa.
| width=30px | Rank | Name | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Setefano | 23 | 0 | 2011–present | |||
| 2 | Desmond Fa'aiuaso | 20 | 9 | 2001–2016 | |||
| 3 | Filipo Bureta | 14 | 0 | 2001–2016 | |||
| Lionel Taylor | 14 | 1 | 2004–2016 | ||||
| 5 | Junior Michael | 13 | 5 | 1996–2007 | |||
| 6 | Silao Malo | 12 | 2 | 2011–2016 | |||
| 7 | Pualele Lemana | 11 | 3 | 2001–2004 | |||
| Mike Saofaiga | 11 | 0 | 2011–2019 | ||||
| 9 | Jarrell Sale | 10 | 0 | 2007–2015 | |||
| Penitito Tumua | 10 | 2 | 2004–2011 | ||||
| width=30px | Rank | Name | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desmond Fa'aiuaso | 9 | 20 | 2001–2016 | |||||
| 2 | Michael Tumua Leo | 5 | 5 | 2023–present | |||||
| Junior Michael | 5 | 13 | 1996–2007 | ||||||
| 4 | Tama Fasavalu | 3 | 4 | 2002–2004 | |||||
| Dilo Tumua | 3 | 5 | 2023–present | ||||||
| Pualele Lemana | 3 | 11 | 2001–2004 | ||||||
| 7 | Albert Bell | 2 | 3 | 2011 | |||||
| Chris Cahill | 2 | 3 | 2007 | ||||||
| Luke Gosche | 2 | 3 | 2011–2012 | ||||||
| Vito Laloata | 2 | 3 | 2015–2019 | ||||||
| Peniamina Timo | 2 | 5 | 2001–2002 | ||||||
| Johnny Hall | 2 | 6 | 2015–2016 | ||||||
| Ben Lemana | 2 | 6 | 1996–2001 | ||||||
| Pharrell Trainor | 2 | 6 | 2023–present | ||||||
| Andrew Mobberley | 2 | 9 | 2015–2019 | ||||||
| Penitito Tumua | 2 | 10 | 2004–2011 | ||||||
| Silao Malo | 2 | 12 | 2011–2016 | ||||||
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | |||||||||||||
| 1930 to 1986 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
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 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
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 1998 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
  2002 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
 2014 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27 | |||||||||
 2018 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||
 2022 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
  2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
  2030 | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 88 | ||
| Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| width=100 | Year | width=95 | Round | width=60 | Position | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | Squad | ||||||||||||
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| 1973 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 1998 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
 2016 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 56 | — | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 64 | 58 | |||||||||
| Pacific Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 1963 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||
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 1975 | |||||||||
| 1979 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
 1983 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1987 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2007 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2011 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2015 | N/A – tournament was U23 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 3 | |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 5/16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 60 | |
As of 27 July 2024[4]
Includes results as Western Samoa.