Samoa national football team
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Not to be confused with American Samoa men's national football team.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Samoa women's national football team.
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.
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Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Ryan Stewart | ||
Captain | Andrew Setefano | ||
Most caps | Desmond Fa'aiuaso / Andrew Setefano (20) | ||
Top scorer | Desmond Fa'aiuaso (9) | ||
Home stadium | National Soccer Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SAM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 181 5 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 146 (December 2007) | ||
Lowest | 204 (November 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Solomon Islands 12–0 Western Samoa (Suva, Fiji; 31 August 1979) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Samoa 10–0 American Samoa (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 20 November 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tahiti 13–0 Western Samoa (Honiara, Solomon Islands; 13 July 1981) | |||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2012 and 2016 |
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