Football Federation American Samoa

Not to be confused with Football Federation Samoa.

Football Federation American Samoa
OFC

Founded	1984 (2007 as FFAS)
FIFA affiliation	1998
OFC affiliation	1998
Website	http://www.ffas.as/

Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) is the governing body for competitive football in the nation of American Samoa.

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 national football team has struggled on the pitch since it was admitted to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in the 1990s with a 31-0 defeat against Australia in an OFC Nations Cup match an unwanted blemish in its short history.

American Samoa is currently ranked 186th (Prev 204th (November 2011) in the FIFA world rankings (as December 2011). 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 organises the islands football league, the ASFA Soccer League, which began in 1981. PanSa are the most successful team in American Samoa, winning the league 5 times. The winners of the league used to qualify for the preliminary rounds of the OFC Champions League up until the 2008-09 Season.

External links

Football Federation American Samoa official website
American Samoa at OFC site
American Samoa at FIFA site

References

Football in American Samoa

Football Federation American Samoa

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	FFAS Senior League

Domestic cups

Men	FFAS President's Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National Members of the Oceania Football Confederation

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati† New Caledonia New Zealand Niue† Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu† Vanuatu

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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