Samoa women's national football team explained

Type:women
Samoa
Association:Football Federation Samoa
Confederation:OFC (Oceania)
Coach:Juan Chang
Fifa Trigramme:SAM
Fifa Max:93
Fifa Max Date:March 2009
Fifa Min:115
Fifa Min Date:July 2019
First Game: 21–0
(Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998)
Largest Win: 5–0
(Apia, Samoa; 8 July 2019)
Largest Loss: 21–0
(Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998)
Regional Name:OFC Women's Nations Cup
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:1998
Regional Cup Best: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

The team contested the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia,[1] winning silver.[2]

The team topped Group A in the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup after defeating both Tonga and the Cook Islands.[3]

Coaching staff

Current technical staff

Position
Head coach Juan Chang Urrea
Assistant coach Taelor Pickering-parker
Team Manager Wendy Turton
Goal Keeper Coach Alex Britton
International Scout Alastair McLae
International Scout Russ Gurr

Manager history

Results and fixtures

See also: FIFA International Match Calendar.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2024

Players

A player is eligible to represent Samoa if they have a Samoan parent or grandparent.[4] In 2021 Samoa held trials in Auckland, New Zealand to identify players from the diaspora who could represent it.[5] It also identified potential players in the United States and Europe.[6] In 2022 the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in Samoa-based players being excluded in favour of diaspora players.[7]

Current squad

Caps and goals updated as of 1 August 2022, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Competitive record

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup
YearResultGPW D*LGFGA
1983Did not enter
1986
1989
1991
1994
1998Group stage2002026
2003Fourth place4103339
2007Did not enter
2010
2014
2018Group stage3012512
2022Fourth place531186
Total4/12144281683

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearResult
2003Did not enter
2007Group Stage311124−2
2011Did not enter
2015Fourth Place521258−3
2019Second Place5311105+5
TotalSecond Place1363417170

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Pacific Games squad announced . Samoa Observer . 8 June 2019 . Soli Wilson . 10 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Samoan Women’s Football takes silver medal second to great footballers to PNG . Football Federation Samoa . 20 July 2019 . 10 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Samoa tops Group A after win over Cook Islands . FBC News . Karalaini Tavi . 20 July 2022 . 20 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Samoa to keep drawing on the diaspora . Pasifika Sisters . Jax Tran Van . 13 August 2021 . 10 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Samoa women's soccer coach convinced there is unearthed talent in the diaspora . Richard Ewart . ABC . 11 August 2021 . 10 July 2022.
  6. Web site: New Samoa women's football coach dreaming of World Cup debut . RNZ . 13 February 2021 . 10 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Stranded home based players unlikely to feature in Samoa's OFC Nations Cup quest . Richard Ewart . ABC . 3 June 2022 . 10 July 2022.
  8. https://www.oceaniafootball.com/womens-olympic-football-tournament-preview-samoa/ WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW – SAMOA