2018 FFAS Senior League

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FFAS Senior League
Season2018
Champions Pago Youth
OFC Champions League Pago Youth
2017
2019

The 2018 FFAS Senior League is the 38th edition of the FFAS Senior League, the top football league of American Samoa organized by the Football Federation American Samoa. This season is competed by 12 teams and started on 15 September 2018. [1] The competition was won by Pago Youth. [2]

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Teams

These are the teams for the 2018 season.

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Pago Youth FC 119115614+4228Qualification to Play-offs
2 Ilaoa and To'omata 118123615+2125
3 Utulei Youth 116504214+2823
4 Taputimu Youth 117133320+1322
5 Vaiala Tongan 116053415+1918
6 Royal Puma 116052717+1018
7 PanSa 1141622331113
8 Green Bay 1140720361612
9 Pago Youth B 113081941229
10 Black Roses 11119968594
11 Tafuna Jets 114161523813Team disqualified
12 Lion Heart 11218926177
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2018. Source: [1]

FFAS League Finals

Semi finals

Pago Youth 4-0 Taputimu Youth
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Report

Third place play-off


Final

Winner qualifies for 2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage.

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References

  1. 1 2 American Samoa 2018, RSSSF.com
  2. "Pago Youth three-peats in come-from-behind win". Samoa News. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.