Pago Youth FC B

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Flag of American Samoa.svg Pago Youth B
Full namePago Youth Football Club B
Ground Pago Park Soccer Stadium [1]
Capacity2,000
League FFAS Senior League

Pago Youth B is the reserve team for Pago Youth FC, a football team based in Pago Pago, American Samoa. It currently plays in the country's top division, FFAS Senior League, competing with its own first team. [2] It is unusual for a reserve team to compete in the same league as its first team, as this can lead to accusations of cheating, where the reserve team may be seen to let the first team win. This is the case in other leagues where B teams are allowed to compete, like Spain. [3]

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Frederick Maiava
GK Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Zimri Lauvao
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Lotupo Lameta
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Toa Langkilde
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Toeaso Sola
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Tommy Amisone
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Joseph Choi
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Ben Liu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Josiah Taani
MF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Michel Settle
MF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Eugene Ledoux
MF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Henry Lameta
MF Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Dylan Salapu
FW Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Rafael Rocha
FW Flag of American Samoa.svg  ASA Ricky Faamoana

History

In the last decade, Pago Youth B have competed in the top flight of American Samoa on five occasions - the 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 seasons. In 2011 the B team was separated from the first team at the group stage, but met in the semi-finals of the knock-out stage. [4]

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References

  1. "Pago Youth a goes for 2nd three-peat in six years". 2 December 2018.
  2. "American Samoa 2018". RSSSF .
  3. "The history of Spanish B teams and their eligibility". 2 May 2017.
  4. "American Samoa - List of Champions". RSSSF .