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The Football Federation Samoa Football Stadium (or simply FFS Football Stadium) is a
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stadium located in
Apia Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban A ...
,
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
. It is the
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of Samoa and the home of the
Samoa national football team The Samoa national football team () represents Samoa in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J. S. Blatter Soccer Stadium in ...
and the
Samoa National League Samoa National League is an association football league in Samoa and the top division of the Football Federation Samoa. The 3,500 capacity National Soccer Stadium (Samoa), Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Stadium is the sole venue of the national league. ...
. It also was the venue for the
2012 OFC Nations Cup The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The group stage of the tournament also doubled as the second round of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA ...
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and different youth and women's football tournaments in
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.


Hosted Competitions

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2007 Pacific Games The 13th South Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 2007, were held from 25 August to 8 September 2007 in Apia, Samoa. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional mult ...
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* 2014 FIFA World Cup OFC first round qualification *
2015 OFC U-17 Championship The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa ...
* 2017 OFC U-17 Championship - First Round *
2019 Pacific Games The 16th Pacific Games (), also known as Apia 2019, were held from 7 to 20 July 2019. The Games were held in Apia, Samoa, returning there for the first time since 2007. It was the third time overall that the Pacific Games were held in Samoa. The ...
* 2026 FIFA World Cup OFC first round qualification


Owning teams

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Samoa national rugby union team The Samoa national rugby union team represents Samoa in men's international rugby union competitions. They are governed by Samoa Rugby Union and also known as "Manu Samoa", which is thought to derive from the name of a Samoan warrior. They perf ...
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Samoa women's national football team The Samoa women's national football team represents Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa. History The team contested the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, winning silver. The team topped Gro ...
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Samoa national football team The Samoa national football team () represents Samoa in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Federation Samoa, the governing body for football in Samoa. Samoa's home ground is Toleafoa J. S. Blatter Soccer Stadium in ...


See also

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Tuanaimato Tuanaimato is a geographical area near Apia, Samoa. It is the site of the one hundred acre Faleata Sporting Complex which houses, among other facilities, a 12,000 seater soccer stadium (home of Tuanaimato Breeze, a Samoan soccer team), a baseball ...


References

{{Reflist Buildings and structures in Apia Football venues in Samoa Samoa National League