The Samoa national under-20 association football team () 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 Stadium in Apia.http://www.football-lineups.com/stadium/743/ "Football Lineups – Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex" Retrieved 15 August 2011 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.FIFA.com "FIFA.com – Samoa: FIFA Goal Programme" Retrieved 15 August 2011 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.
Competitive record
OFC
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 U-19 ChampionshipQualification recordYearRoundas 1974Did not enterNo qualification 1978 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988Group stage3003131 1990Did not enter 1992 1994Group stage310226 1997Did not enteras 1998Group stage3102112No qualification 20015203622 20024103612 20053003122 2007Seventh place6006433 2008Did not enter 2011 2013 2014 2016Did not qualify311184 2018321051 2022Quarter-finals200218No qualification 2024Group stage4104412Qualified automaticallyTotalGroup stage39922939163
Current technical staff Position Head coach Matt Calcott Assistant coach Alastair McLae Team manager Gareth Winder Goal Keeper Coach Horst Petana Coach Paul Lomitusi Physio Ethan HorneInternational Scout Alastair McLaeInternational Scout Russ Gurr
Current squad 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.
Caps and goals as of 19 September 2022 after the game against Fiji.
Results and fixtures
2016
2018
References
External links Samoa Football Federation official website