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{{Use American English|date=June 2021}}
{{Distinguish|Samoa men's national football team}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|American Samoa women's national football team}}
{{short description|National association football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox National football team
|Name          =American Samoa
|Badge         =Football Federation American Samoa (badge).svg
|Badge_size    =172px
|FIFA Trigramme=ASA
|Nickname      =''The Boys from the Territory''
|Association   =[[Football Federation American Samoa]]
|Confederation =[[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oceania)
|Coach         =[[Ruben Luvu]]<ref name="Pacific Games"/>
|Captain       =''Vacant''
|Most caps     =[[Nicky Salapu]] (22)
|Top scorer    =[[Samuel Hayward]]<ref name="The Ultimate Guide">{{cite book |last1=Cloake |first1=Martin |last2=Dakin |first2=Glenn |last3=Hillsdon |first3=Mark |last4=Powley |first4=Adam |last5=Radnedge |first5=Aidan |last6=Saunders |first6=Catherine |title=Soccer: The Ultimate Guide |date=2010 |location=New York |isbn=9780756673215 |page=109 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BOwQ82EArigC&dq=samuel+hayward+american+samoa&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q=samuel%20hayward%20american%20samoa&f=false |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><br/>[[Ramin Ott]] (3)
|Home Stadium  =[[Pago Park Soccer Stadium]]
|FIFA Rank     ={{FIFA World Rankings|ASA|mdy=y}}
|FIFA max      =164
|FIFA max date =October 2015
|FIFA min      =205
|FIFA min date =May 2006
|Elo Rank      ={{World Football Elo Ratings|Eastern Samoa|dmy=y}}
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|Elo max date  =August 22, 1983
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|Elo min date  =August 27, 2015
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|Largest loss  ={{fb|AUS}} [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31–0]] {{fb-rt|ASA}}<br/>([[Coffs Harbour]], [[Australia]]; April 11, 2001)<br /><small>(World record for senior international matches)</small>
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The '''American Samoa men's national football team''' ({{lang-sm|Au soka Amerika Sāmoa}}) represents [[American Samoa]] in men's international [[association football]] and is controlled by the [[Football Federation American Samoa]], the governing body of the sport in the territory. American Samoa's home ground is the [[Pago Park Soccer Stadium]] in [[Pago Pago]] and their head coach is [[Tunoa Lui]].<ref name="Pacific Games 19">{{cite news |url=https://www.ffas.as/american-samoa-mens-national-team-ready-to-play/ |title=American Samoa men's National Team ready to play |work=Football Federation American Samoa |date=July 4, 2019 |access-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705131320/https://www.ffas.as/american-samoa-mens-national-team-ready-to-play/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

=== Early history ===
In 1983, [[American Samoa]] entered a football team in the [[1983 South Pacific Games|South Pacific Games]] for the first time. The territory's official first match took place in [[Apia]], [[Samoa|Western Samoa]] on August 20, 1983, and ended in a 3–1 defeat to [[Samoa national football team|Western Samoa]]. Two days later, the team recorded their first win with a 3–0 victory against [[Wallis and Futuna national football team|Wallis and Futuna]] however, they were eliminated from the competition at the group stage following a 3–2 loss to [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]] on August 24.<ref name="SPG1983">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac83.html |title=South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa) |date=October 17, 2016 |first1=Mark |last1=Cruickshank |first2=Neil |last2=Morrison |first3=Pieter |last3=Veroeveren |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803013601/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac83.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Elo">{{cite web |url=https://www.eloratings.net/Eastern_Samoa |title=World Football Elo Ratings: Eastern Samoa |publisher=World Football Elo Ratings |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028171114/https://www.eloratings.net/Eastern_Samoa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa-intres.html |title=American Samoa – List of international matches |date=November 23, 2006 |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724164808/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa-intres.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following year, the [[Football Federation American Samoa|American Samoa Football Association]] (ASFA) – now known as Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) – was founded and took over responsibility for organizing the territory's national team.<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903111343/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |title=Member Association – American Samoa |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref>

After competing in the [[1987 South Pacific Games]] and the [[1994 Polynesia Cup]], ASFA became full members of the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC) and the [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] (FIFA) allowing them to compete in the [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers for the first time.<ref name="FIFA"/> American Samoa registered their first FIFA-recognized international during the [[1998 Polynesia Cup]] in [[Rarotonga]], [[Cook Islands]] when they lost 3–0 to Tonga on September 2.<ref name="Elo"/><ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="PC1998">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html |title=Polynesian Cup 1998 |date=March 21, 2004 |first1=Jarek |last1=Owsianski |first2=José Luis |last2=Pierrend |first3=Josef |last3=Bobrowsky |first4=Andre |last4=Zlotkowski |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031173822/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== World record for the worst loss in international matches ====
During their [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|first qualifying campaign]] for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] in April 2001, American Samoa was involved in a match which set the record for the largest margin of victory in international football when they [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|lost 31–0]] to [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/apr/11/newsstory.sport9 |title=Aussie Rules as Socceroos smash world record again |last=Rookwood |first=Dan |work=The Guardian |date=April 11, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018083206/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/apr/11/newsstory.sport9 |url-status=live }}</ref> The outcome of the match led to debates about the format of qualification tournaments, with the Australian manager [[Frank Farina]] and striker [[Archie Thompson]] – who scored 13 times in the match – feeling that preliminary rounds should be introduced to avoid such unbalanced matches, views shared by the international footballing body [[FIFA]]. It eventually led to the introduction of a preliminary round in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|Oceanian zone qualification]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=538353.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624084653/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=538353.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2007 |title=Road to SA 2010 starts in Samoa |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=August 5, 2009 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association }}</ref>

=== Stagnation ===
Since joining FIFA, the team has been regarded as one of the world's weakest teams<ref name="DT">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8912337/American-Samoa-wins-first-ever-football-match-after-30-straight-defeats-in-17-years.html |title=American Samoa wins first ever football match after 30 straight defeats in 17 years |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011 |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925040028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8912337/American-Samoa-wins-first-ever-football-match-after-30-straight-defeats-in-17-years.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and were, until November 2011, the joint-lowest ranked national team in the [[FIFA World ranking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007050949/http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |title=FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking |work=FIFA.com |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref>

On November 23, 2011, American Samoa recorded their second and first FIFA-recognized win when they defeated [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]] 2–1 in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|first round of qualifiers]] for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. It was also the team's first victory after 38 consecutive defeats.<ref name="Elo"/><ref name="DT"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news/a352752/american-samoa-football-team-celebrate-first-win-in-18-years.html |title=American Samoa football team celebrate first win in 18 years |last=Lee |first=Ben |work=Digital Spy |date=November 24, 2011 |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref>

The team's efforts to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup were chronicled in a 2014 British documentary, ''[[Next Goal Wins (2014 film)|Next Goal Wins]]'', directed by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/making-next-goal-wins/5066070.article |title=Making Next Goal Wins |work=screendaily.com |first=Wendy |last=Mitchell |date=February 3, 2014 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010212226/https://www.screendaily.com/making-next-goal-wins/5066070.article |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27245733 |title=Next Goal Wins for 'world's worst football team' |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2014 |first=Kev |last=Geoghegan |work=BBC News |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042805/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27245733 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2015, the territory achieved its highest position in the FIFA World Rankings when they reached 164th following back-to-back wins against [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]] and the [[Cook Islands national football team|Cook Islands]] in [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|qualifying]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="Elo"/><ref name="WCQ2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2018q.html |title=World Cup 2018 Qualifying |date=July 5, 2018 |first1=Ian |last1=King |first2=Karel |last2=Stokkermans |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114904/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2018q.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
After playing in the [[Football at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2019 Pacific Games]], American Samoa was removed from the [[FIFA World Rankings]] after it had not played a match in over four years. This hiatus was caused in part by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] which forced the team out of [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] and the cancellation of the [[2020 OFC Nations Cup]]. American Samoa would finally compete again at the [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2023 Pacific Games]].<ref name="football wilderness">{{cite web |last1=Nash |first1=Mathew |title=Pacific nations return from football wilderness |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/502544/pacific-nations-return-from-football-wilderness |publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>

====Player pool====
American Samoa has struggled in part because of its small player pool. The territory has a small population, and many potential players move away for education or work or choose to play other sports such as [[baseball]]. Another limiting factor is that international competition regulations often require that players hold the nationality of the country that they represent, which in the case of American Samoa is [[United States nationality law|United States nationality]].<ref name="Pacific Games">{{cite web |last1=Andrew Fa’asau |first1=Asi |title=FFAS local national teams in final preparations for Pacific Games |url=https://www.samoanews.com/sports/ffas-local-national-teams-final-preparations-pacific-games#google_vignette |publisher=Samoa News |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> Although people born in American Samoa are [[United States nationality law|United States nationals]],<ref>{{USC|8|1101}}, {{USC|8|1401}}, {{USC|8|1408}}.</ref> foreign nationals who immigrate to American Samoa, who comprise about a third of its population,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALAS2010.PBG8 |title=Nativity by place of birth and citizenship status |work=2010 Decennial Census of the Island Areas, American Samoa summary file |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDPAS2020.DP2 |title=Selected social characteristics |work=2020 Decennial Census of the Island Areas, American Samoa demographic profile |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> are ineligible to apply for United States nationality.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/chapter4.pdf |title=Who is eligible for naturalization? |publisher=United States Citizenship and Immigration Services}}</ref> An option for the team would be to recruit players from the United States, as other teams of Pacific territories have done with their parent countries, such as [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] drawing players from [[Metropolitan France]].<ref name="Pacific Games"/>

==Team image==
[[File:Pago Park Soccer Stadium.png|thumb|[[Pago Park Soccer Stadium]]|223x223px]]

=== Home stadium ===
American Samoa's home ground is the [[Pago Park Soccer Stadium]] in [[Pago Pago]] with a 2,000 capacity. However, American Samoa has never played a home match at the senior level in its history.<ref name="Elo" /> The stadium featured in the highly rated 2014 film ''[[Next Goal Wins (2014 film)|Next Goal Wins]]'' and was used as the national team's training ground in the build-up to the [[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011 Pacific Games]] and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brett |first1=Mike |last2=Brodie |first2=Kristian |last3=Jamison |first3=Steve |title=''[[Next Goal Wins (2014 film)|Next Goal Wins]]'' |date=May 9, 2014 |publisher=Icon Productions}}</ref> Matches at the stadium must be concluded before 6:30pm because of a village curfew which limits noise and prevents the installation of floodlighting. For this reason, the association began planning a new facility in [[Tafuna]] in 2023. FIFA president [[Gianni Infantino]] promised the association $5 million for the project during his visit around Oceania in summer of that year.<ref name="State-of-the-art soccer stadium">{{cite web |last1=Andrew Fa’asau |first1=Asi |title=State-of-the-art soccer stadium for the territory to be built with $5 Million in FIFA funding |url=https://www.samoanews.com/sports/state-art-soccer-stadium-territory-be-built-5-million-fifa-funding |publisher=Samoa News |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>

==Results and fixtures==
{{main|American Samoa national football team results}}

=== 2023 ===
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|round       = [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament#Group D|2023 Pacific Games]]
|date        = {{Start date|2023|11|20|df=y}}
|time        = {{UTZ|15:00|11}}
|score       = 10–0
|team1       = {{Fb-rt|SAM}}
|goals1      = 
*[[Alman Kwan|Kwan]] {{goal|10||49}}
*[[Michael Tumua Leo|Tumua Leo]] {{goal|15||41||54||88||90+7}}
*[[Pharrell Trainor|Trainor]] {{goal|24|pen.}}
*[[Dilo Tumua|Tumua]] {{goal|61}}
*[[Va'a Taualai|Taualai]] {{goal|80}}
|team2       = {{Fb|ASA}}
|goals2      =
|stadium     = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]]
|location    = [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance  =
|referee     = Ben Aukwai ([[Solomon Islands Football Federation|Solomon Islands]])
|report      = https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_f9ebd460-0932-45be-9eb0-a80aea9f999e_20231120084924373.pdf
|result      = L
}}
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|format     =  1
|round       = [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament#Group D|2023 Pacific Games]]
|date        = 23 November 2023
|time        = 16:00
|score       = 11–0
|team1       = {{Fb-rt|SOL}}
|goals1      = 
|team2       = {{Fb|ASM}}
|goals2      =
|stadium     = [[Lawson Tama Stadium]]
|location    = [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance  =
|referee     = 
|report      = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-11-23/american-samoa-vs-solomon-islands/3212771/
|result      = L
}}
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|format     =  1
|round       = [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament#Play-Off|2023 Pacific Games]]
|date        = 27 November 2023
|time        = 
|score       =4–0 
|team1       = {{Fb-rt|MNP}}
|goals1      =
|team2       = {{Fb|ASM}}
|goals2      =
|stadium     = [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|SIFF Academy Field]]
|location    = [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance  =
|referee     = 
|report      = 
|result      =L 
}}
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|format      =  1
|round       = [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament#Knockout stage|2023 Pacific Games]]
|date        = 30 November 2023
|time        = 10:00
|score       = 2–6
|team1       = {{fb-rt|ASA}}
|goals1      =
*[[Billjay Vaitoelau|Vaitoelau]] {{Goal|37}}
*[[Tia Silao|Silao]] {{Goal|55}}
|team2       = {{fb|TGA}}
|goals2      =
*[[Hemaloto Polovili|Polovili]] {{Goal|43||88}}
*[[Amoni Fifita|Fifita]] {{Goal|47||81}}
*[[Sione Tu’ifangaloka|Tu’ifangaloka]] {{Goal|61}}
*[[Mohammed Rajani|Rajani]] {{Goal|76|pen.}}
|stadium     = [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|SIFF Academy Field]]
|location    = [[Honiara]], [[Solomon Islands]]
|attendance  =
|referee     = [[David Yaraboinen]] ([[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua New Guinea]])
|report      = [https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_dbc10d09-219f-4bce-a3e0-5dd76259b5f0_20231130050631273.pdf Report]
|result      = L
}}

=== 2024 ===
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|date              = August
|time              = 
|round             = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|team1             = {{fb-rt|American Samoa}}
|score             = 
|report            = 
|team2             = {{flagicon|Nauru}} [[Nauru national soccer team|Nauru]]
|goals1            = 
|goals2            = 
|stadium           = [[Pago Park Soccer Stadium]]
|location          = [[Pago Pago]], [[American Samoa]]
|attendance        = 
|referee           = 
|result            = 
}}
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|format     =  1
|round       = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|date        = September or October
|time        = 
|score       = 
|team1       = {{Fb-rt|ASA}}
|goals1      =
|team2       = TBA
|goals2      =
|stadium     = To Be Determined
|location    = [[To Be Determined]]
|attendance  =
|referee     = 
|report      = 
|result      = 
}}

==Coaching staff==
{{updated|November 23, 2023}}<ref name="SOL23: American Samoa-Solomon Islands">{{cite web |title=SOL23: American Samoa-Solomon Islands |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_4863fc30-ecc9-4459-9f5f-96564cb5e8a3_20231123105751973.pdf |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position 
! Name 
|-
| Head coach
| {{Flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Ruben Luvu]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Fred Maiava]]
|-
| Team manager
| {{Flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Silasila Samuelu]]
|-
| Physicotherapist
| {{Flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Uaealesi Malaga]]
|-
| Goalkeeper coach
| {{Flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Augustine Grey]]
|}

===Coaching history===

{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Tiwo Kummings]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Anthony Langkilde]] (2001)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Tunoa Lui]] (2001–2002)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Crook]] (2004)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Nathan Mease]] (2007)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[David Brand (footballer)|David Brand]] (2007–2010)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Iofi Lalogafuafua]] (2011)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Thomas Rongen]] (2011)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Larry Mana'o]] (2015–2019)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Tunoa Lui]] (2019–2023)
*{{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[Ruben Luvu]] (2023–)
{{div col end}}

== Players ==
===Current squad===
The following players were called up for the [[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2023 Pacific Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Match report |url=https://sol2023.gems.pro/gems_local/Temp/ScoreSheet_f9ebd460-0932-45be-9eb0-a80aea9f999e_20231120084924373.pdf |website=OFC}}</ref>

''Caps and goals updated as of 30 November 2023, after the game against [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]].''

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{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=GK|name=[[Matthias Logologo]]|age={{bda|2002|6|24|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Austin Kaleopa]]|age={{bda|2001|4|24|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Utulei Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Poasa Collins]]|age={{bda|2004|1|12|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Leaga Lealuga]]|age=|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Black Roses (American Samoan football club)|Black Roses]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Robert Yarofalir]]|age=|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Green Bay (American Samoa football club)|Green Bay]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Lalofau Fe'a]]|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=DF|name=[[Misiona Fagapulea]]|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Ilaoa and To'omata SC|Ilaoa and To'omata]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Pela Scanlan]]|age={{bda|2006|1|24|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Roy Ledoux]]|age={{bda|2000|6|26|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Tia Silao]]|age=|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Billjay Vaitoelau]] |age={{birth date and age|2002|4|13|df=y}}| |caps=4|goals=1|club=[[Royal Puma]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Kuresa Taga'i]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|8|4|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Ilaoa and To'omata SC|Ilaoa and To'omata]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Larry Silao]]|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Ben Tofaeono]]|age={{bda|2006|3|18|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Ilaoa and To'omata SC|Ilaoa and To'omata]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Pago Isu]]|age={{bda|2005|11|13|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Black Roses (American Samoan football club)|Black Roses]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Puni Samuelu]]|age={{bda|1996|8|16|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Pago Youth FC|Pago Youth]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Petu Pouli]]|age={{bda|2005|12|18|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Vaiala Tongan]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Lee (soccer)|Daniel Lee]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|11|17|2007|2|17|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Royal Puma]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Tala Fereti]]|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Ilaoa and To'omata SC|Ilaoa and To'omata]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Paneta Loke]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Lion Heart FC|Lion Heart]]|clubnat=ASM}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Player records==
Goalkeeper [[Nicky Salapu]] holds the record for the most appearances for American Samoa.<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |title=American Samoa |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/4/American_Samoa.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> Since his debut against [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on April 7, 2001, he has made 22 appearances for the national team – including the world record defeat to Australia and American Samoa's first FIFA-recognized victory against Tonga in November 2011.<ref name="Salapu">{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/146/Nicky_Salapu.html |title=Nicky Salapu |website=National Football Teams |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504173238/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/146/Nicky_Salapu.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ramin Ott]] holds the record for most goals for American Samoa after scoring three times in 15 appearances between 2004 and 2015.<ref name="Ott">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7573.html |title=Ramin Ott |website=National Football Teams |access-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320061801/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7573/Ramin_Ott.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In total, 10 different players have scored a goal in a FIFA-recognized match for American Samoa.<ref name="NFT"/>

{{Updated|November 30, 2023}}.<ref name="NFT"/>

===Most appearances===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width="28" |Rank
! width="130"|Name
! width="50" |Caps
! width="50" |Goals
! width="50" |Position
! width="90" |{{Tooltip|Career|Career with national team}}
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Nicky Salapu]]
|22
|0
|GK
|2001–2019
|-
|2
|align="left"|Uasi Heleta
|16
|0
|DF
|2004–2019
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Ramin Ott]]
|15
|3
|FW
|2004–2015
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Jaiyah Saelua]]
|14
|0
|DF
|2004–2019
|-
|5
|align="left"|Travis Pita Sinapati
|12
|0
|DF
|2001–2007
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|align="left"|'''Roy Ledoux'''
|9
|0
|DF
|2018–present
|-
|align="left"|Natia Natia
|9
|1
|MF
|2004–2011
|-
|rowspan="4"|8
|align="left"|'''Austin Kaleopa'''
|8
|0
|MF
|2019–present
|-
|align="left"|Maika Molesi
|8
|0
|DF
|2004–2007
|-
|align="left"|Ryan Samuelu
|8
|0
|DF
|2015–2019
|-
|align="left"|Pesamino Victor
|8
|0
|DF
|2007–2011
|}

'''Youngest player'''
*[[Jaiyah Saelua]] – 15 years 300 days vs. [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on 15 May 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/american-samoa/tab/stats/option/youngest/|title=American Samoa national football team statistics and records: youngest players|accessdate=13 July 2021|publisher=11v11.com|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024165424/https://www.11v11.com/teams/american-samoa/tab/stats/option/youngest/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Oldest player'''
*[[Nicky Salapu]] – 38 years 308 days vs. [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 18 July 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/american-samoa/tab/stats/option/oldest/|title=American Samoa national football team statistics and records: oldest players|accessdate=13 July 2021|publisher=11v11.com|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024165426/https://www.11v11.com/teams/american-samoa/tab/stats/option/oldest/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! width="28" |Rank
! width="150"|Name
! width="50" |Goals
! width="50" |Caps
! width="50" |Average
! width="90"|{{Tooltip|Career|Career with national team}}
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left"|[[Ramin Ott]]
|3
|15
|{{#expr:3/15 round 2}}
|2004–2015
|-
|rowspan="3"|2
|style="text-align:left"|Demetrius Beauchamp
|2
|4
|{{#expr:1/4 round 2}}
|2015
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Justin Mana'o
|2
|7
|{{#expr:2/7 round 2}}
|2011–2015
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shalom Luani]]
|2
|8
|{{#expr:2/8 round 2}}
|2011
|-
|}

'''First goal'''
*[[Duane Atuelevao]] – 12 March 2002 vs. [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]]

'''Most goals in a match'''
*Demetrius Beauchamp – 2 vs. [[Samoa national football team|Samoa]] on 31 August 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e0e0b384-3c6c-40a8-8e82-a5598e321a5c/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Samoa 3-2 American Samoa|date=31 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101134/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e0e0b384-3c6c-40a8-8e82-a5598e321a5c/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

==Team records==
*Biggest victory: 3–0 vs. [[Wallis and Futuna national football team|Wallis and Futuna]] on 22 August 1983
*Heaviest defeat: 0–31 vs. [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]] on 11 April 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/australia-31-0-american-samoa-the-loneliest-game-in-history|title=Australia 31-0 American Samoa: The loneliest game in history|date=9 April 2021|publisher=FourFourTwo|access-date=October 24, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024165420/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/australia-31-0-american-samoa-the-loneliest-game-in-history|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Most consecutive victories: 2; achieved September 2015
*Most consecutive matches without defeats: 2; achieved November 2011 and September 2015
*Most consecutive matches without victory: 37 between 24 August 1983 and 5 September 2011
*Most consecutive matches without scoring: 7 between 27 August 2007 and 5 September 2011

==Competitive record==
===FIFA World Cup===
Following FIFA affiliation in 1998,<ref name="FIFA"/> American Samoa first entered the qualifying competition for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They have entered the qualifiers for each subsequent edition but have never made it beyond the first stage. The closest they came to reaching the second phase was in qualifying for the 2018 edition when they won two of their three matches and narrowly missed out on progressing on goal difference.<ref name="WCQ2018"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
|-
!colspan="9"|[[FIFA World Cup]]
!rowspan="13"|
!colspan="8"|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]]
|-
!Year
!Host
!Round
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn, including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals conceded}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in final Qualification Group Stage}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals conceded}}
!Source
|- 
|colspan=2|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||colspan=7{{n/a|''Not a FIFA member''}}||colspan=8{{n/a|''Not a FIFA member''}}
|-
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||align=left|{{flag|Japan}}<br/>{{flag|South Korea}}||colspan=7 rowspan=5{{n/a|''Did not qualify''}}||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|Group – 5th]]||4||0||0||4||0||57||<ref name="WCQ2002">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2002q.html |title=World Cup 2002 Qualifying |date=September 13, 2018 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116173331/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2002q.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||align=left|{{flag|Germany}}||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|First round group – 5th]]{{Cref2|A}}||4||0||0||4||1||34||<ref name="WCQ2006">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html |title=World Cup 2006 Qualifying |date=November 26, 2009 |first1=Karel |last1=Stokkermans |first2=Lars |last2=Aarhus |first3=Jim |last3=Goloboy |first4=Ian |last4=King |first5=Jarek |last5=Owsianski |first6=Malik Riaz Hai |last6=Naveed |first7=Julián Díaz |last7=Rubio |first8=Martín |last8=Tabeira |first9=Antonio |last9=Zea |first10=Andre |last10=Zlotkowski |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114857/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]||align=left|{{flag|South Africa}}||[[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament|First round group – 5th]]{{Cref2|B}}||4||0||0||4||1||38||<ref name="SPG2007">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac07.html |title=South Pacific Games 2007 (Samoa) |date=August 20, 2015 |first=Aleks |last=Priadko |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813184720/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac07.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]||align=left|{{flag|Brazil}}||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|First round group – 3rd]]{{Cref2|C}}||3||1||1||1||3||3||<ref name="WCQ2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014q.html |title=World Cup 2014 Qualifying |date=November 16, 2017 |first1=Karel |last1=Stokkermans |first2=Juan Pablo |last2=Andrés |first3=Erik Francisco |last3=Lugo |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114900/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014q.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]||align=left|{{flag|Russia}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|First round group – 2nd]]{{Cref2|D}}||3||2||0||1||6||4||<ref name="WCQ2018"/>
|-
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]||align=left|{{flag|Qatar}}||colspan=7 {{n/a|''Withdrew''}}||colspan=8 {{n/a|''Withdrew''}}
|-
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]||align=left|{{flag|Canada}}<br/>{{flag|Mexico}}<br/>{{flag|United States}}||colspan=7 rowspan=3 {{pending|''To be determined''}}||colspan=8 rowspan=3 {{pending|''To be determined''}}
|-
|[[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]||align=left|{{flag|Morocco}}<br/>{{flag|Portugal}}<br/>{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|[[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]||align=left|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0||{{Tooltip|0/6|Number of tournaments qualified for}}!!18!!3!!1!!14!!11!!136!!—
|}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|A|'''A:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|B|'''B:''' The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|C|'''C:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|D|'''D:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

===OFC Nations Cup===
Before becoming full members of OFC in 1998,<ref name="FIFA"/> American Samoa entered the [[1994 Polynesia Cup]] which acted as the qualifying round for Polynesian national teams for the [[1996 OFC Nations Cup]]. This was the territory's first time competing for a place in OFC's flagship competition for senior men's national teams.<ref name="PC1998"/>

The [[OFC Nations Cup]] has often acted as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification process for Oceanian national teams and, as a result, American Samoa have competed in the qualifiers for both competitions in every edition since 1998. They have yet to qualify for either competition.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
|-
!colspan="9"|[[OFC Nations Cup|Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup]]
!rowspan="20"|
!colspan="8"|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Host
!Round
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn, including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals conceded}}
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in final Qualification Group Stage}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals conceded}}
!Source
|- 

|-
|[[1973 Oceania Cup|1973]]
|align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|colspan=7 rowspan=2{{n/a|''Did not enter''}}||colspan=8 rowspan=2{{n/a|''Did not enter''}}
|-
|[[1980 Oceania Cup|1980]]
|align=left|{{flag|New Caledonia|1853}}
|-
|[[1996 OFC Nations Cup|1996]]||{{n/a}}{{Cref2|E}}||colspan=7 rowspan=8{{n/a|''Did not qualify''}}||[[1994 Polynesia Cup|4th]]{{Cref2|F}}||3||0||0||3||3||7||<ref name="PC1994">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/polynesia94.html |title=Polynesian Cup 1994 |date=October 20, 2001 |first=Neil |last=Morrison |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930225013/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/polynesia94.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[1998 OFC Nations Cup|1998]]||align=left|{{flag|Australia}}||[[1998 Polynesia Cup|5th]]{{Cref2|G}}||4||0||0||4||3||23||<ref name="PC1998"/>
|-
|[[2000 OFC Nations Cup|2000]]||align=left|{{flag|Tahiti}}||[[2000 Polynesia Cup|5th]]{{Cref2|H}}||4||0||0||4||2||29||<ref name="PC2000">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html |title=Polynesian Cup 2000 |date=March 21, 2004 |first=Andre |last=Zlotkowski |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711004747/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2002 OFC Nations Cup|2002]]||align=left|{{flag|New Zealand}}||[[2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification|5th]]||4||0||0||4||2||29||<ref name="ONCQ2002">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02oc.html |title=Oceanian Nations Cup 2002 |date=March 21, 2004 |first1=Andre |last1=Zlotkowski |first2=Neil |last2=Morrison |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711004744/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02oc.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]||align=left|{{flag|Australia}}||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|5th]]{{Cref2|I}}||4||0||0||4||1||34||<ref name="WCQ2006"/>
|-
|[[2008 OFC Nations Cup|2008]]||{{n/a}}{{Cref2|E}}||[[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament|5th]]{{Cref2|J}}||4||0||0||4||1||38||<ref name="SPG2007"/>
|-
|[[2012 OFC Nations Cup|2012]]||align=left|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|3rd]]{{Cref2|K}}||3||1||1||1||3||3||<ref name="WCQ2014"/>
|-
|[[2016 OFC Nations Cup|2016]]||align=left|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round|2nd]]{{Cref2|L}}||3||2||0||1||6||4||<ref name="WCQ2018"/>
|-
|[[2024 OFC Nations Cup|2024]]||align=left|{{flag|Vanuatu}}||colspan=7{{n/a|''Did not enter''}}||colspan=8{{n/a|''Did not enter''}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0|| !!29!!3!!1!!25!!21!!167!!—
|}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|E|'''E:''' There was no fixed host for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup or the 2008 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|F|'''F:''' The 1994 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|G|'''G:''' The 1998 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 1998 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|H|'''H:''' The 2000 Polynesia Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2000 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|I|'''I:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|J|'''J:''' The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|K|'''K:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|L|'''L:''' The Oceanian qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup doubled as qualifiers for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

===Pacific Games===
American Samoa first entered the South Pacific Games in 1983. This was the first time a team representing the territory had competed in association football and they recorded one win from their three games in the group stage by beating Wallis and Futuna 3–0 – the only time American Samoa have recorded a win in the competition – but that wasn't enough to progress to the next round.<ref name="SPG1983"/> American Samoa would go onto enter the 1987 edition where they were again eliminated in the group stage, losing all four of their matches.<ref name="SPG1987">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac87.html |title=South Pacific Games 1987 (New Caledonia) |date=January 19, 2017 |first=Erik |last=Garin |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031173813/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/southpac87.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

It would be another 20 years before they again entered the competition. The 2007 edition was the last known as the South Pacific Games before becoming the Pacific Games four years later and it was also part of the qualification process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In their third appearance in the competition, American Samoa were again eliminated at the group stage, losing all four matches.<ref name="SPG2007"/> The same fate befell American Samoa in the 2011 Pacific Games as they lost all five games to finish bottom of their group.<ref name="PG2011">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2011.html |title=Pacific Games 2011 (New Caledonia) |date=January 18, 2018 |first1=Neil |last1=Morrison |first2=Hans |last2=Schöggl |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729210312/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2011.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, the Pacific Games was an age-restricted tournament that doubled as the [[OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] and no team representing American Samoa took part. Four years later, they were again eliminated at the group stage however, a 1–1 draw with [[Tuvalu national football team|Tuvalu]] ended a 32-year losing streak in the competition.<ref name="PG2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2019.html |title=Pacific Games 2019 (Samoa) |date=August 21, 2019 |first=Roberto |last=Di Maggio |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803044607/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pacgames2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
!colspan=10|[[Pacific Games]]
|-
!Year
!Host
!Round
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn, including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Goals scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Goals conceded}}
!Source
|-
|colspan=2|[[Football at the 1963 South Pacific Games|1963]] to [[Football at the 1979 South Pacific Games|1979]]||colspan=8{{n/a|''did not enter''}}
|-
|[[Football at the 1983 South Pacific Games|1983]]||align=left|{{flag|Western Samoa}}||rowspan=2|Group stage||3||1||0||2||6||6||<ref name="SPG1983"/>
|-
|[[Football at the 1987 South Pacific Games|1987]]||align=left|{{flag|New Caledonia|french}}||4||0||0||4||1||42||<ref name="SPG1987"/>
|-
|colspan=2|[[Football at the 1991 South Pacific Games|1991]] to [[Football at the 2003 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2003]]||colspan=8{{n/a|''did not enter''}}
|-
|[[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2007]]{{Cref2|M}}||align=left|{{flag|Samoa}}||rowspan=2|Group stage||4||0||0||4||1||38||<ref name="SPG2007"/>
|-
|[[Football at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2011]]||align=left|{{flag|New Caledonia|football}}||5||0||0||5||0||26||<ref name="PG2011"/>
|-
|[[Football at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2015]]||align=left|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}||colspan=8{{n/a|''did not enter''}}{{Cref2|N}}
|-
|[[Football at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2019]]||align=left|{{flag|Samoa}}||rowspan=2|Group stage||5||0||1||4||2||36||<ref name="PG2019"/>
|-
|[[Football at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament|2023]]||align=left|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}||4||0||0||4||2||31||
|-
!colspan=3|Total!!25!!1!!1!!23!!12!!179!!
|}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|M|'''M:''' The men's football tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup and the first round of qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.}}
{{Cnote2|N|'''N:''' The men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was an age-restricted competition that doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

==Records and statistics==
{{Main|American Samoa national football team results}}

American Samoa played their first full international match against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]], which ended in a 20–0 loss. Their national team have suffered the [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|world's biggest international defeat]], by losing to [[Australia national soccer team|Australia]] 31–0. American Samoa have only won against [[Cook Islands national football team|Cook Islands]] and Tonga. American Samoa have by far lost to all of these teams at least once.

===Head-to-head record===
The following table shows the American Samoa national football team's all-time international record. The statistics are composed of [[FIFA World Cup]], [[OFC Nations Cup]], [[Polynesia Cup]] and [[Football at the Pacific Games|Pacific Games]] matches, as well as international friendlies.
{{#lst:American Samoa national football team results|Record by opponent}}

===Performance by competition===
''Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.''
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|show_positions=n
|ranking_style=wperc
|sortable_table=yes
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|team1=WCQ|name_WCQ=[[FIFA World Cup qualification]]{{Cref2|N}}
|team2=ONC|name_ONC=[[OFC Nations Cup|OFC Nations Cup qualification]]{{Cref2|N}}
|team3=PNC|name_PNC=[[Polynesia Cup]]{{Cref2|N}}
|team4=PAG|name_PAG=[[Football at the Pacific Games|Pacific Games]]{{Cref2|N}}

|win_WCQ=3|draw_WCQ=1|loss_WCQ=14|gf_WCQ=11|ga_WCQ=136
|win_ONC=3|draw_ONC=1|loss_ONC=25|gf_ONC=21|ga_ONC=167
|win_PNC=0|draw_PNC=0|loss_PNC=11|gf_PNC=8 |ga_PNC=59
|win_PAG=1|draw_PAG=1|loss_PAG=19|gf_PAG=10|ga_PAG=148

|update=complete|source=<ref name="matches">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa-intres.html|website=[[RSSSF]]|title=American Samoa – List of International Matches|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=February 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228012805/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa-intres.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NFT"/>
}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_positions=n
|ranking_style=wperc
|show_totals=yes
|sortable_table=yes
|team_header=Competition

|team1=COM|name_COM=Competitive
|team2=FRI|name_FRI=[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendlies]]

|win_COM=4|draw_COM=2|loss_COM=44|gf_COM=30|ga_COM=334
|win_FRI=0|draw_FRI=0|loss_FRI=1 |gf_FRI=0 |ga_FRI=6

|update=complete|source=<ref name="matches"/><ref name="NFT"/>
}}

;Notes
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|N|'''N:''' A number of matches in the Polynesia Cup and the Pacific Games doubled as qualifiers for the ONC Nations Cup and the FIFA World Cup. For full details, see [[American Samoa national football team results#Results|American Samoa national football team results]].}}
{{Cnote2 End}}

===Performance by venue===
''Up to matches played on 18 July 2019.''
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_positions=n
|ranking_style=wperc
|show_totals=yes
|sortable_table=yes
|team_header=Venue

|team1=HOM|name_HOM=Home
|team2=AWA|name_AWA=Away
|team3=NEU|name_NEU=Neutral

|win_HOM=0|draw_HOM=0|loss_HOM=0 |gf_HOM=0 |ga_HOM=0
|win_AWA=0|draw_AWA=0|loss_AWA=1 |gf_AWA=0 |ga_AWA=6
|win_NEU=4|draw_NEU=2|loss_NEU=44|gf_NEU=30|ga_NEU=334

|update=complete|source=<ref name="matches"/><ref name="NFT"/>
}}

==See also==
* [[American Samoa national under-23 football team]]
* [[American Samoa national under-20 football team]]
* [[American Samoa national under-17 football team]]
* [[American Samoa women's national football team]]
* [[American Samoa women's national under-17 football team]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|American Samoa national football team}}
* {{official website|http://www.ffas.as/}}
* [https://www.oceaniafootball.com/american-samoa/ American Samoa] at [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/ASA American Samoa] at [[FIFA]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100719052427/http://www.sportingpulse.com:80/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-996-0-0-0&sID=12640 List of American Samoa Internationals up to 2004]

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{{National sports teams of American Samoa}}

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