Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) is the governing body for competitive
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
in
American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
.
History
It came into existence following inaugural elections held in late 2007. The new general secretariat took office under newly elected FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet in the first elections for the national body since 2005. Previously its name was the American Samoa Football Association.
Godinet headed off four other candidates in the race for the top job that included Pou Supapo, Tony Langkilde, Malia Perelini and Maselino Tautu.
National football team
American Samoa's
men's national team and
women's national team have struggled on the pitch since they were admitted to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 1998; including a 31–0 defeat against Australia in a World Cup qualifying match for the men and a 21–0 defeat against the same opposition for the women.
American Samoa's men are currently ranked 188th (Prev 204th (November 2011) in the FIFA world rankings and the women are ranked 142nd (as August 2022). This was due to recent results and American Samoa's first competitive victory against Tonga by 2 goals to 1 on 23 November 2011. There is hope for the territory with the completion of work on the Pago Stadium Goal Project that was inaugurated prior to the XIII South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007 under the watchful eyes of former FIFA World Cup winner and OFC Player of the Year Christian Karembeu.
Senior eleven-a-side competition for both men and women recommenced in 2007 with Konica FC winning the men's title after a 4–2 victory over Peace Brothers.
Domestic Football
The FFAS also organizes the island's football leagues, the
FFAS Senior League
FFAS Senior League is the top division of the Football Federation American Samoa in American Samoa and is played on an amateur basis.
In 2009, the last two rounds of the league and the play-offs were cancelled because the only available pitch in ...
, which began in 1981, and the
FFAS Women's National League, which began around 1987.
Pago Youth are the most successful men's team and
Black Roses are the most successful women's team in
American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
. The winners of the men's league used to qualify for the preliminary rounds of the
OFC Champions League
The OFC Men's Champions League is the premier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 ...
up until the 2019 pandemic cancelled the tournaments. They also organize the
FFAS President's Cup The FFAS President's Cup is American Samoa's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer).
Previous winners
*2010: Vailoatai Youth 3–2 ( a.e.t.) Lion Heart
*2011: ''Not Held''
*2012: Taputimu Youth 1–0 Lion Heart
*2013: FC SKBC
...
, the men's national cup.
The 2023 FFAS National League kicked off on 6 August 2023 in Pago Pago with the Men's Division, Women's Division, Men's Division Cup and Women's Division Cup.
10 Teams involved in the 2023 FFAS National League (Men's) are Royal Puma, Black Roses, Utulei Youth, Ilona & To'omata, Tafuna Jets, Vaiala Tonga, PanSa, Lion Heart, Green Bay, Pago Youth.
10 Teams involved in the 2023 FFAS National League (Women's) are Royal Puma, Black Roses, Utulei Youth, Ilona & To'omata, Tafuna Jets,Vaiala Tonga, PanSa, Lion Heart, Green Bay, Pago Youth.
External links
Football Federation American Samoaofficial website
American Samoaat OFC site
at
FIFA
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site
References
{{National Members of the Oceania Football Confederation
American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
Soccer in American Samoa
Sports organizations established in 1984
Organizations based in American Samoa
American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...