2022 FFAS Senior League

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FFAS Senior League
Season2022
Dates30 July – 3 December 2022 [1]
Champions Ilaoa and To'omata (1st title)
Champions League Ilaoa and To'omata
Matches played105
Goals scored498 (4.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Tino Vaifale (31 goals)
Biggest home win Pago Youth 15–0 Tafuna Jets
(1 October 2022)
Biggest away win Taputimu Youth 0–9 Pago Youth
(5 September 2022)
Highest scoringPago Youth 15–0 Tafuna Jets
(1 October 2022)
2021
2023

The 2022 FFAS Senior League was the 41st season of the FFAS Senior League, top American Samoan league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1976. Vaiala Tongan were the defending champions, having won their first FFAS Senior League, although Ilaoa and To'omata won the 2022 FFAS Senior League undefeated.

Contents

Teams

Eleven teams competed in the league following the return Taputimu Youth since 2019.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Ilaoa and To'omata (C)2016408712+7552Qualification for the OFC Champions League qualifying stage
2 Pago Youth 20154110319+8449
3 Royal Puma 2014426119+4246
4Vaiala Tongan209476149+1231
5 Utulei Youth 209294542+329
6 Lion Heart 20811131522125
7 PanSa 2073103739224
8 Green Bay 20641033572422
9 Black Roses 20521327754817
10 Taputimu Youth 20411523896613
11 Tafuna Jets 2021172075557
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BLA GRE ILA LIO PAG PAN ROY TAF TAP UTU VAI
Black Roses 3–0a1–80–20–80–30–32–02–10–41–5
Green Bay 2–20–80–3a2–41–00–13–16–21–30–3a
Ilaoa and To'omata 7–012–06–03–32–13–36–03–04–14–1
Lion Heart 4–21–40–41–01–30–00–3a2–33–0a2–1
Pago Youth 8–11–10–08–22–23–015–010–24–05–1
PanSa 2–23–40–13–0a1–42–42–10–24–11–3
Royal Puma 6–01–02–24–00–23–03–212–02–16–1
Tafuna Jets 0–3a1–20–3a0–40–70–31–24–11–62–2
Taputimu Youth 2–43–20–3a1–40–91–50–53–21–31–1
Utulei Youth 4–22–20–32–12–41–11–32–15–05–1
Vaiala Tongan 6–23–30–58–11–66–11–16–17–04–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [2]
1 Flag of American Samoa.svg Tino Vaifale Ilaoa and To'omata 31
2 Flag of American Samoa.svg Petu Pouli Vaiala Tongan 16
3 Flag of American Samoa.svg Nofomuli Uitala Vaiala Tongan 15
4 Flag of American Samoa.svg Deacon Misi Green Bay 14
5 Flag of American Samoa.svg Johnica Collins Pago Youth FC 13
Flag of American Samoa.svg Fau Fe'a Royal Puma
Flag of American Samoa.svg Joe Koroiadi Ilaoa and To'omata
Flag of American Samoa.svg Milo Tiatia Royal Puma
9 Flag of American Samoa.svg Mark Taga'i Ilaoa and To'omata 12
10 Flag of American Samoa.svg Kevin Seong Pago Youth FC 11
Flag of American Samoa.svg Tia Silao Pago Youth FC
12 Flag of American Samoa.svg Ryan Samuelu Pago Youth FC 10
Flag of Fiji.svg Krishnan Chand Utulei Youth
14 Flag of American Samoa.svg Tolu Penitusi Pago Youth FC 9
Flag of American Samoa.svg Edward Loke PanSa East
15 Flag of American Samoa.svg Puni Samuelu Pago Youth FC 8
16 Flag of South Korea.svg Gun-Chul Kang Royal Puma 7
Flag of American Samoa.svg Tevita Talaga Vaiala Tongan

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References

  1. Stokkermans, Karel. "American Samoa 2022". RSSSF . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. "FFAS National League Senior Men 2022". fijifootball.com.fj. Retrieved 9 January 2023.