Cook Islands national under-17 football team

Cook Islands U17

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

First colours

Second colours

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

OFC U17 Championship

Appearances

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1993 to 2017	Did not qualify

OFC

The OFC U-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
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1983	Did not Qualify
1986	Did not Qualify
1989	Did not Qualify
1991	Did not Qualify
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	6th place	8	2	0	6	10	28	-18	6
& 2015	Group Stage	5	0	0	5	2	27	-25	0
& 2017	Preliminary Round	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

2016

4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Tonga	2-3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	Faivailo 45' Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Tomasi 19' (o.g.) Tiputoa 20' Ngametua 89'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 200^[1] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	American Samoa	1-3	Cook Islands	Apia, Samoa
16:30	Pouli 29'	Report	Tiputoa 21', 25' Ngametua 90+3'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[2] Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship	Cook Islands	0-2	Samoa	Apia, Samoa
19:00		Report	Savelio 90+1' Sauiluma 90+4'	Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium Attendance: 300^[3] Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach	Delaney Yaqona
Assistant coach	Donald Munro
Teammanager	Junior Areai
Physio	Pare Tangata

Squad for the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship First Round

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Manaariki Pierre		3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
20	1GK	Finlay Munro		0	0

2	2DF	Sean Iona		3	0
3	2DF	Avi Enoka		0	0
5	2DF	Grafton Potoru		3	0
12	2DF	Teokotai Tupuna		2	0
16	2DF	Roimata Karika		0	0

4	3MF	William Napa	(2000-07-04) July 4, 2000	8	0	Mount Albert Grammar
6	3MF	Andrew Herman		3	0
7	3MF	Geosah George		3	0
8	3MF	Parau Ellis		3	0
10	3MF	Conroy Tiputoa	(2000-03-13) March 13, 2000	3	3	Puaikura
13	3MF	Willynn Karika		3	0
14	3MF	Teporoa Henry		3	0
17	3MF	Daryl Areai	(2001-05-30) May 30, 2001	2	0	Matavera

9	4FW	Toru Mateariki		0	0	Nikao Sokattak
11	4FW	Lee Harmon		3	0
15	4FW	Kimiora Ngametua		3	2

Squad for the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship

Caps and goals as of 23 January 2015.^[4]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chrismagne Elikana	(1998-04-03) April 3, 1998	5	0	Avatiu
20	1GK	Atera Maroroa	(1998-12-30) December 30, 1998	4	0	Atavera

10	2DF	Sunai Joseph (c)	(1998-02-20) February 20, 1998	11	1	Tupapa Maraerenga
11	2DF	Peter Pureau	(1998-11-30) November 30, 1998	1	0	Titikaveka
12	2DF	Samuel Tatuava	(1998-11-18) November 18, 1998	5	0	Titikaveka
13	2DF	Kristian Young	(1998-12-01) December 1, 1998	3	0	Avatiu
16	2DF	Micheal Wood	(1999-12-25) December 25, 1999	5	0
17	2DF	Albert Taru	(1998-08-15) August 15, 1998	3	0	Mount Albert Grammar
18	2DF	Maru-Enua Miro	(1998-09-24) September 24, 1998	5	0	Mitiaro
21	2DF	Tuaine Ngarua	(1999-11-06) November 6, 1999	0	0	Unattached

2	3MF	Melbourne Matakino	(1999-03-19) March 19, 1999	1	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
3	3MF	Rechimaer Rairoa	(2000-06-26) June 26, 2000	1	0	Avatiu
6	3MF	Owenne Matapo	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999	5	0	Mount Albert Grammar
7	3MF	William Napa	(2000-07-04) July 4, 2000	5	0	Mount Albert Grammar

4	4FW	George Nanua		0	0	Aitutaki
5	4FW	Rouruina Mariri	(1998-12-04) December 4, 1998	5	1	Mauke
8	4FW	Varu Varu	(2000-01-09) January 9, 2000	0	0	Aitutaki
9	4FW	Tamaiva Mateariki	(1999-02-05) February 5, 1999	5	0	Nikao Sokattack
14	4FW	Samuel Koiatu	(1998-03-08) March 8, 1998	5	1	Nikao Sokattack
15	4FW	Daniel Taokia	(1998-12-22) December 22, 1998	5	0	Mangaia

List Of Coaches

Tuka Tisam (2011-2013)
Delaney Yaqona (2015)
Richard Anderson (2016)

References

↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
↑ "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 |website= (help)

External links

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

Football in the Cook Islands

Cook Islands Football Association

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	Championship

Domestic cups

Men	National 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

National under-17 football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati¹ New Caledonia New Zealand Niue¹ Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu¹ Vanuatu

¹ Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

OFC U-17 Championship

Tournaments	New Zealand 1983 Taiwan 1986 Australia 1989 New Zealand 1991 New Zealand 1993 Vanuatu 1995 New Zealand 1997 Fiji 1999 Samoa/Cook Islands 2001 American Samoa 2003 New Caledonia 2005 Tahiti 2007 New Zealand 2009 New Zealand 2011 Vanuatu 2013 American Samoa/Samoa 2015 Tahiti 2017

Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Team appearances Records and statistics

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 Timeline of association football

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	African 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 Women's football

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