Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team

Cook Islands women's U17
Nickname(s)	The Cooks
Association	Cook Islands; Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Theresa Tatuava
Captain	Ngametua Taringa
Top scorer	Tepaeru Toka, Moeroa Harmon (3)
FIFA code	COK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	New Zealand 7–0 Cook Islands ; (Māngere, New Zealand; 9 April 2012)
Biggest win
	Vanuatu 1–5 Cook Islands ; (Matavera, Cook Islands; 18 January 2016); American Samoa 0–4 Cook Islands ; (Apia, Samoa; 7 August 2017)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 12–0 Cook Islands ; (Pirae, Tahiti; 14 September 2023)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances	5
Best result	Third Place (2012)

Last updated May 06, 2025

The Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.

History

The Cook Islands participated two times so far in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, in 2012 and in 2016. In 2012 they managed to reach the third place, out of four participants. Tepaeru Toka was the big star as she managed to score three goals during that tournament. She also scored the Cook Islands first goal ever, in a 3–2 loss against Papua New Guinea. In 2016 they participated again. This time was less successful as they became third in the group and therefore missed qualification for the semi-final. Moeroa Harmon however managed to gain some recognition as she managed to score a hattrick in a 5–1 victory against Vanuatu.

Competition Record

OFC

The OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Women's Championship								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Did not enter							No qualification
2012	Third place	3	1	0	2	5	10
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	6
OFC U-16 Women's Championship ^[1]								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2017	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	7	12	No qualification
2023	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	17	No qualification
2024	Group stage	4	4	0	4	1	2	Qualified automatically
Total	5/6	16	9	0	12	21	47

Current technical staff

Position
Head Coach	Theresa Tatuava
Technical Adviser	Jesse Ibrom
Physio	Kendal De Besten
Team Manager	Merian Noovao

Current squad

Squad for the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship

Caps and goals correct after match against Vanuatu on January 18, 2016.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Matangaro Emmanuel	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Matavera Ngatangiia
20	1 GK	Dora Iripa	(2001-11-15) 15 November 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Titikaveka

2	2 DF	Nicole Marurai	(2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 23)	3	1
3	2 DF	Isabelle Mana	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
4	2 DF	Pivai Mateariki	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Nikao Sokattak
12	2 DF	Josephine Kuraia	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 24)	3	0
13	2 DF	Kayleena Kermode	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26)	3	0	Arorangi
17	2 DF	Susan Williams	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 26)	3	1	Avatiu
19	2 DF	Ngarangi Mapu	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

5	3 MF	Lyric Davison	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Ellerslie
7	3 MF	Geneva Miles	(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Titikaveka
8	3 MF	Piri Murare	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Avatiu
10	3 MF	Tehinnah Tatuava	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Titikaveka
14	3 MF	Ngapare Noovao	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
18	3 MF	Daimzel Rongokea	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 23)	3	1

6	4 FW	Moeroa Harmon	(2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24)	3	3	Tupapa Maraerenga
9	4 FW	Ngametua Taringa	(2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Titikaveka
11	4 FW	Christina Areai	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	4 FW	Nathalia Viking	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

Squad for the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Moeroa Nootai	(1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 29)	31	0	Unattached
20	1 GK	Imelda Vakai	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Unattached

2	2 DF	Edna Teio	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 28)	11	0	Unattached
3	2 DF	Tyrina Trego	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27)	11	1	Unattached
4	2 DF	Tuakana Noovao	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29)	7	0	Unattached
5	2 DF	Lee Maoate-Cox	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 30)	3	0	Unattached
18	2 DF	Maeva Carr	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Unattached
19	2 DF	Aketuke Unuka	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Unattached

7	3 MF	Maeva Carr	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)	7	1	Unattached
8	3 MF	Jade Valamaka	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)	2	1	Unattached
10	3 MF	Louana Trego	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Unattached
14	3 MF	June Punua	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)	10	0	Unattached
15	3 MF	Temata Harmon	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Unattached
16	3 MF	Mona Taio	(1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 29)	5	2	Unattached
9	3 MF	Brooke Miller (footballer, born 1995)	(1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 29)	6	2	Unattached
9	3 MF	Jessica Puiri	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)	6	2	Unattached

9	4 FW	Rai Nganur	(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29)	6	2	Unattached
11	4 FW	Tepaeru Toka	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 30)	5	1	Unattached

References

↑ "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

External links

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

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[1] "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.

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