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The Samoa women's national football team represents
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 ...
in international women's football. The team is controlled by the
Football Federation Samoa 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 regu ...
.


History

The team contested the
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 ...
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 ...
, winning silver. The team topped Group A in the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup after defeating both Tonga and the Cook Islands.


Coaching staff


Current technical staff


Manager history

* Juan Chang Urrea(2023-) *
Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill (born 20 October 1979) is a former professional footballer and current manager who played as a forward. He is currently in charge of New Zealand Central League side Wellington Olympic. He spent most of his career playing as ...


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


2025


Players

A player is eligible to represent Samoa if they have a Samoan parent or grandparent. In 2021 Samoa held trials in
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,
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to identify players from the diaspora who could represent it. It also identified potential players in the
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and Europe. In 2022 the impact of the
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resulted in Samoa-based players being excluded in favour of diaspora players.


Current squad

*The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament between 7 and 19 February 2024.WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW – SAMOA
/ref> ''Caps and goals updated as of 1 August 2022, after the match against .''


Recent call-ups

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


Competitive record


OFC Women's Nations Cup

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


Pacific Games


See also

* Sport in Samoa **
Football in Samoa The sport of football in the country of Samoa is run by the Football Federation Samoa. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Samoa National League Samoa National League is an association football league in Sa ...
***Women's football in Samoa * Samoa women's national under-20 football team * Samoa women's national under-17 football team *Samoa women's national futsal team *Samoa women's national under-18 futsal team * Samoa men's national football team


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samoa Women's National Football Team Oceanian women's national association football teams