The Cook Islands women's national football team represents the

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in international women's football. The team is controlled by the

Cook Islands Football Association The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cook Islands. History The Association was founded in 1971. In 1994, the CIFA became a member of FIFA. The Associations headquarters and Academy were opened in 20 ...

. With a population of around 18,000 people it remains one of the smallest

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teams. Cook Islands has never qualified for a

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, but has entered the

OFC Women's Nations Cup The OFC Women's Nations Cup (previously known as the OFC Women's Championship) is a women's association football tournament for national teams who belong to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held every three years from 1983 to 1989. ...

five times, in

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and

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. The contested the OFC Women's Nations Cup in 2022, losing to Fiji in the quarter-final.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup from 13–30 July in

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. ''Caps and goals updated as of 12 July 2022, before the game against

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2019 Squad

The following players were called up for the

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from 7–20 July in

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. ''Caps and goals updated as of 20 July 2019, after the game against

.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Pacific Games

References

External links

Official websiteFIFA profile
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