Association | Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) | ||
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Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Tunoa Lui | ||
Top scorer | Austin Kaleopa (2) | ||
FIFA code | ASA | ||
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First international | |||
American Samoa 0–9 New Zealand Païta, New Caledonia, 28 October 2019) | |||
Biggest win | |||
None | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
American Samoa 0–9 New Zealand (Païta, New Caledonia, 28 October 2019) American Samoa 0–9 New Caledonia (Païta, New Caledonia, 29 October 2019) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
OFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) |
The American Samoa national futsal team represents American Samoa in international futsal. It is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS), the governing body of football in American Samoa. The team played the OFC Futsal Championship for the first time in 2019, losing all three group matches and play-off semi-final.
FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
Netherlands 1989 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hong Kong 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Spain 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Taiwan 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thailand 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colombia 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lithuania 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oceanian Futsal Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1992 | Did not enter | ||||||
1996 | |||||||
1999 | |||||||
2004 | |||||||
2008 | |||||||
2009 | |||||||
2010 | |||||||
2011 | |||||||
2013 | |||||||
2014 | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
2019 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 |
Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
28 October 2019 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Group A | American Samoa | 0–9 | New Zealand | Païta, New Caledonia |
15:00 UTC+11 | Report |
| Stadium: L'Arène du Sud Attendance: 150 Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands) |
29 October 2019 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Group A | American Samoa | 0–9 | New Caledonia | Païta, New Caledonia |
19:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: L'Arène du Sud Attendance: 250 Referee: Francis Roni (Solomon Islands) |
30 October 2019 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Group A | Vanuatu | 10–3 | American Samoa | Païta, New Caledonia |
15:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: L'Arène du Sud Attendance: 250 Referee: Teraimaeva Make (Tahiti) |
1 November 2019 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup Play-off semi-finals | Fiji | 6–2 | American Samoa | Païta, New Caledonia |
11:30 UTC+11 |
| Report |
| Stadium: L'Arène du Sud Attendance: 60 Referee: Charlemagne Waheo (New Caledonia) |
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