The Cook Islands women's national football team represents the Cook Islands in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 18,000 people, it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
Cook Islands has never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, but has entered the OFC Women's Nations Cup five times, in 2003, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2025. In the OFC Women's Nations Cup in 2022, they lost to Fiji in the quarter-final.
In 2025, they participated in the 2025 OFC Women's Nations Cup, losing 0-1 to Tonga in the seventh-place match. Later in November 2025, they participated in the first round of the OFC qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup as one of the four lowest-ranked national teams in the OFC confederation. In the first round, they beat Tahiti 1-0 in front of their home crowd, claiming their first competitive win since 2019. But in the second match of the first round, in which the winner would progress to the second round of qualification, Cook Islands lost 0-4 to American Samoa.
, Cook Islands is on the 132nd position of the FIFA Women's World Ranking.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Coaching staff
Position NameHead coach Rhys RukaAssistant coach Mii Piri-SavageTeam Manager Tokoa HarmonAssistant Team Manager Aramoana MataroaGoalkeepers Coach Rianna PepePhysiotherapist Jana Whittia
Manager history Rhys Ruka (2025-current) Angela Wallbank (202?-2025) Tuka Tisam (202?-202?) Gary Phillips (202?-20??)
Players Current squad The following players were named to the squad for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup OFC Qualification between 28 November and 1 December 2025.
Squad and ages as of 28 November 2025, the opening matchday of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup OFC Qualification.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World CupYearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGFGA 1991Did not enter 1995 1999 2003 Did not qualify 2007 Did not enter 2011Did not qualify 2015 2019 2023 2027To be determined 2031To be determined 2035To be determinedTotal0/10000000
OFC Women's Nations Cup OFC Women's Nations CupYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD 1983Did not enter 1986 1989 1991 1994 1998 2003Group stage4004126−25 2007Did not enter 2010Third place5302511−6 2014Third place3012216−14 2018Group stage3003010−10 2022Quarter-finals301214−3TotalThird place183213967−58 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pacific Games Pacific GamesYearResult 2003Did not enter 2007Group Stage4022410−6 2011Group Stage3111220 2015Third Place411248−4 2019Fourth Place5302810−2TotalThird Place165471830−12
See also
Sport in the Cook Islands Football in the Cook Islands Women's football in the Cook Islands Cook Islands national football team Cook Islands national under-20 football team Cook Islands national under-17 football team Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team
References
External links Official website FIFA profile