OFC | |
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Short name | FFS |
Founded | 1968 |
Headquarters | Apia |
FIFA affiliation | 1986 |
OFC affiliation | 1986 |
President | Papalii Leslie Petaia |
Vice-President | Fuata Lai Tautiaga |
Website | http://www.footballsamoa.ws |
Football Federation Samoa is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation and is the national governing body for association football in Samoa. It was founded in 1968 and became a FIFA member in 1986. The Samoa national football team is a regular entrant into OFC competitions, including FIFA World Cup qualifying.
Football Federation Samoa hosts one league, the Samoa National League. The current champion of the league is Lupe o le Soaga, as of the 2017 season.
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
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