Cook Islands national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | The Cooks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association |
Cook Islands Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |
 Delaney Yagona | ||
| Captain | Sunai Joseph | ||
| Most caps | Sunai Joseph (11) | ||
| Top scorer | Tamaiva Smith, Tyrell Barringer-Tahiri, Twin Tiro, Maro Bonsu-Maro, Morgan Wichman (2) | ||
| FIFA code | COK | ||
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| First international | |||
 American Samoa 0 - 0 Cook Islands (Pago Pago, American Samoa; February 13, 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Tonga 1 - 7 Cook Islands (Apia, Samoa; January 22, 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 New Caledonia 8 - 1 Cook Islands (Auckland, New Zealand; January 11, 2011) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Best result | Winning the Preliminary Round (2013) | ||
The Cook Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
Competition Record
OFC
The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 1993 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
 1995 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
| 1997 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
 1999 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2001 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
 2003 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
 2005 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
 2007 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2009 | Did not Qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5th place | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 6 |
 2015 | Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | -25 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 78 | -56 | 13 | |
Recent results and fixtures
2015
| 13 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship | Cook Islands |
0–3 |  Papua New Guinea |
Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 UTC+12 | Report | Brendon Kambula  13'Martin Tokwakwasi 75'Freddy Tupani 90' |
Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Ichikawa Polovili |
| 15 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship | New Caledonia |
8–1 | Cook Islands |
Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC+12 | Etienne Poanoui 4', 55' Jimmy Guseal 5'Henri Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.)Joris Kenon 57'Maxime Betoulle 76' |
Report | Rouruina Mariri 10' |
Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Robinson Banga |
| 17 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship | Cook Islands |
1–5 | Samoa |
Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC+12 | Samuel Koiatu 29' |
Report | Mose Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) David Wensley 55', 61'Frank Mariner 68' |
Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee:  Gerald Oiaka |
| 19 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship | Fiji |
5–0 | Cook Islands |
Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:30 UTC+12 | Simeli Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Muni Reddy 37'France Catarogo 90' |
Report | Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Nelson Sogo |
| 21 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship | New Zealand |
6–0 | Cook Islands |
Apia, Samoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 UTC+12 | Oliver Ceci 4' Jamie Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72'Sean Skeens 82' |
Report | Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex Referee: Nelson Sogo |
Current Technical Staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Delaney Yaqona |
| Assistant coach | Donald Munro |
| Teammanager | Junior Areai |
| Physio | Pare Tangata |
Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship
- Caps and goals as of 23 January 2015.[1]
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Chrismagne Elikana | April 3, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Avatiu
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| 20 | GK | Atera Maroroa | December 30, 1998 | 4 | 0 | Atavera | ||
| 10 | DF | Sunai Joseph (c) | February 20, 1998 | 11 | 1 | Tupapa Maraerenga
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| 11 | DF | Peter Pureau | November 30, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Titikaveka
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| 12 | DF | Samuel Tatuava | November 18, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Titikaveka
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| 13 | DF | Kristian Young | December 1, 1998 | 3 | 0 | Avatiu
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| 16 | DF | Micheal Wood | December 25, 1999 | 5 | 0 |
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| 17 | DF | Albert Taru | August 15, 1998 | 3 | 0 | Mount Albert Grammar
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| 18 | DF | Maru-Enua Miro | September 24, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Mitiaro
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| 21 | DF | Tuaine Ngarua | November 6, 1999 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 2 | MF | Melbourne Matakino | March 19, 1999 | 1 | 0 | Tupapa Maraerenga
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| 3 | MF | Rechimaer Rairoa | June 26, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Avatiu
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| 6 | MF | Owenne Matapo | November 4, 1999 | 5 | 0 | Mount Albert Grammar
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| 7 | MF | William Napa | July 4, 2000 | 5 | 0 | Mount Albert Grammar | ||
| 4 | FW | George Nanua | 0 | 0 | Aitutaki
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| 5 | FW | Rouruina Mariri | December 4, 1998 | 5 | 1 | Mauke
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| 8 | FW | Varu Varu | January 9, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Aitutaki
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| 9 | FW | Tamaiva Mateariki | February 5, 1999 | 5 | 0 | Nikao Sokattack
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| 14 | FW | Samuel Koiatu | March 8, 1998 | 5 | 1 | Nikao Sokattack
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| 15 | FW | Daniel Taokia | December 22, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Mangaia | ||
References
- ↑ "Under 17 Men's Football Set for Samoa". http://www.cookislandsfootball.com/. Cook Islands Football Association. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015. External link in
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