Samoa national football team
national association football team
Samoa national football team is the national football team of Samoa.
Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Scott Easthope | ||
Most caps | Desmond Fa'aiuaso (17) | ||
Top scorer | Desmond Fa'aiuaso (7) | ||
Home stadium | National Soccer Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SAM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 191 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
Highest | 146 (December 2007) | ||
Lowest | 204 (November 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Solomon Islands 12–0 Western Samoa (Fiji; 31 August 1979) as Samoa Cook Islands 2–1 Samoa (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 2 September 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Samoa 8–0 American Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 9 April 2001) as Western Samoa Western Samoa 3–1 American Samoa (Apia, Western Samoa; 20 August 1983) Western Samoa 3–1 American Samoa (Apia, Western Samoa; 24 November 1994) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tahiti 13–0 Western Samoa (Solomon Islands; 13 July 1981) as Samoa Australia 11–0 Samoa (Coffs Harbour, Australia; 16 April 2001) Samoa 0–11 Vanuatu (Apia, Samoa; 18 July 2019) | |||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2012 and 2016 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.