The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's U20 home ground is Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer StadiuminApia.[1] It was known as the Western Samoa national under-20 football team until 1997, following the renaming of the country. Samoa is a part of the FIFA Goal project.[2] The 2022 squad consisted of 18 non-Samoan based players out of a squad of 26, this was made possible through extensive worldwide scouting, no other country in the OFC region has seen this amount of off shore players in an U20 squad.
| Association | Football Federation Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | 
Matt Calcott | ||
| Captain | Kyah Cahill | ||
| Most caps | Samuelu Malo (6) | ||
| Top scorer | Pago Tunupopo Samuelu Malo (4) | ||
| FIFA code | SAM | ||
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| First international | |||
 Western Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea  (Suva, Fiji; September 3, 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 American Samoa 0–5 Samoa (Nukuʻalofa, Tonga; June 21, 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa (Suva, Fiji; September 5, 1988) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018) | ||
| Best result | Quarter Final (2022) | ||
 Current season | |||
The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| as Western Samoa
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 1974 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1978
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 1980
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| 1982
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 1985
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| 1986
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| 1988 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | |
| 1990 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1992
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| 1994 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1997 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| as Samoa
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| 1998 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
  2001 |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | ||
 2002 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
 2005 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 2007 |
Seventh Place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | |
| 2008 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2011
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| 2013
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| 2014
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 2016 |
Preliminary Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2018 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022 |
Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | Group stage | 35 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 151 | |
Samoa's starting line-up against Fiji, OFC U-20 Championship 2022, Quarter Final
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Matt Calcott
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| Assistant coach | Alastair McLae
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| Team manager | Gareth Winder
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| Goal Keeper Coach | Horst Petana
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| Coach | Paul Lomitusi
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| Physio | Ethan Horne
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| International Scout | Alastair McLae
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| International Scout |  Russ Gurr
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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.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Joel Bartley | (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Sydney United 58
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| 22 | 1GK | Semu Faimata | (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Vailima Kiwi
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| 28 | 1GK | Neville Peni | (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Faleasiu
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| 2 | 2DF | Elijah Uelese | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers
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| 3 | 2DF | Elijah Fiaalii | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Dandenong City
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| 4 | 2DF | Taine Wilson | (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Western Springs
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| 5 | 2DF | Fetuao Belcher | (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Napier City Rovers
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| 12 | 2DF | Rushonn Tafunai | (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Melbourne Victory
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| 14 | 2DF | Luke Tolo Kent | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Miramar Rangers
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| 19 | 2DF | Samuel Tauai | (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Lepea
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| 6 | 3MF | Laauli Blakelock | (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Jarvis Filimalae | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 |  Fluminense
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| 15 | 3MF | Reupena Fatu | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Goldstar Sogi
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| 16 | 3MF | Alton Leiataua | (2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Vaivase-Tai
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| 21 | 3MF | Jonny Aoelua | (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Lepea
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| 23 | 3MF | James Settle | (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 |  Corondao
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| 25 | 3MF | Philip Fatialofa | (2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Stop Out
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| 7 | 4FW | Victor Leddy | (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Ipswich Knights
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| 8 | 4FW | Jesse Vine | (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Kemps Creek United
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| 9 | 4FW | Greg Siamoa | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Western United
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| 11 | 4FW | Juan Gobbi | (2005-11-17) 17 November 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Mounties Wanderers
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| 13 | 4FW | Luke Salisbury | (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Roslyn-Wakari
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| 17 | 4FW | Kyah Cahill | (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 |  Lusail
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| 18 | 4FW | Alex Malauulu | (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Monaro Panthers
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| 20 | 4FW | Lesley Bethem | (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Faleasiu
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| 24 | 4FW | Ethan Stowers | (2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Fa'atoia United
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v Samoa
| 21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | American Samoa | 0–5 | Samoa | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| 15:00 | Report | Mariner  12'Malo 30'Hunt 48'Tunupopo 64', 75' |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250[3] Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands) |
v Cook Islands
| 24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa | 0–1 | Cook Islands | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| 15:00 | Report | D. Tiputoa 85' |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200[4] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
v Tonga
| 27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship | Samoa | 3–3 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
| 15:00 | Tunupopo 66', 70' Malo 80' |
Report | Polovili 10', 40', 73' |
Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 300[5] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand) |
v Samoa
| 26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | American Samoa | 0–3 | Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 100 Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu) |
v Samoa
| 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Cook Islands | 0–1 | Samoa | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 16:30 | Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti) |
v Tonga
| 1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Preliminary stage | Samoa | 1–1 | Tonga | Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| 13:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: CIFA Academy Field Attendance: 125 Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) |
